The Central University of Karnataka through the Statute 45 [Section 26 (k) of the Act], after receiving the assent of the Visitor to the statue vide letter No.F.42-26/2009-Desk(U) of April 19, 2011 from the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi has established the Centre for Classical Kannada

     The Centre is established for undertaking - research on various aspects of Classical Kannada, to conduct short term courses and also to train future generation of scholars for sustenance and continuity. Also there shall be a full-time regular course leading for Ph. D programme. The w ork of the Centre is envisaged in a continuous research mode.