Christ University, Bangalore (CU) was established in 1969 as Christ College. The University Grants Commission (UGC) of India conferred Autonomy to Christ College in 2004. In 2008 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India, declared the institution a Deemed to be University, in the name of Christ University. Christ University courses include Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Commerce, Management, Business Studies and Social Sciences, Engineering, Law and Architecture. CU offers B.Tech, B.Com, BHM, B.Sc, B.Arch, BA, BBA, BCA, B.Ed., MBA, M.Tech, MCA, LLM, M.Com, M.Phil, M.Sc, MA, MSW, PG Diploma and PhD programmes. In the NIRF rankings of 2021, the university has been ranked 19th in the law category. Location: CU is located at Hosur Road, Bhavani Nagar, S.G. Palya, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Kempegowda International Airport is the closest airport to the University, located about 42 km away. Bengaluru City Railway Station is the closest railway station to the University, located about 8.6 km away while Kempegowda Bus Station is the closest bus depot to the University, located about 8.4 km away. Students can take a cab or a bus to reach Christ University. Rankings:

• The university has been ranked 19th in the NIRF rankings of 2021 in the law category with an overall score of 49.78. In the NIRF rankings of 2020, the university was ranked 20th.

Accreditation:

• Christ University is accredited by NAAC with an 'A' grade.

Collaborations: CU has collaborated/signed MOUs with the following institutions:

• University of Toronto, Canada
• Baldwin Wallace College, Ohio, USA
• Central Michigan University
• University of Illinois, USA
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Western Michigan University, USA
• Mount Union College, USA
• University of Nevada, USA
• St. Mary's University, Texas, USA
• Texas A&M University, USA
• Catholic University of America
• University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
• Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
• Washington Centre for Internship and Academics
• Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Rio De Janerio, Brazil
• Catholic University of Valencia, Spain
• University of Teacher Education, Switzerland
• Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Social Work
• University of Verona, Italy
• Vives University College, Belgium
• Birmingham City University
• NHTV Breda University of Applied Science, Netherlands
• University of Tubingen, Germany
• Kozminski University, Poland
• Bodo University College, Norway
• Assumption University of Thailand
• Hong Kong Baptist University
• Providence University Taiwan
• Catholic University of Daego, Korea
• Kyungpook National University, South Korea
• Coleman College, Singapore
• University of Malaysia, Sabah
• Australian Catholic University, Sydney
• Griffth University, Queensland

Clubs, Committees and Societies:

• Internal Complaints Committee- This committee of Christ University registers and addresses the internal issues faced by the college community. It tries to resolve the issues by taking necessary measures.
• Centre for Social Action (CSA)- CSA has been promoting volunteerism and enabling students to develop as socially responsible citizens by involving them in social development initiatives both in campuses and marginalized communities. It envisions that every student will be aware, sensitive and empathetic and contributing to sustainable changes in society.
• Centre for Sustainable Education and Development- This centre associate with academicians, research scholars, alumni, voluntary organisations, corporate and government departments interested in developing sustainability model towards education.
• Centre for Concept Design- This centre was started to make digital video courses and support faculty members with digital teaching methodology. More than 100 faculty members are trained on how to prepare digital video sessions. They are given hands-on experience too.
• Centre for Publications- This centre publishes books, journals and conference proceedings that are specialised in academic subjects to communicate the development in respective fields through the latest hypotheses and research results to the academic community.
• Centre for Digital Innovation- This centre enables the students to participate in international innovation contests and offers courses and internships on cutting edge technologies.