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Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Bellary (VSKUB) is a new public university established in 2010 by the Government of Karnataka at Bellary district through the Karnataka State Universities Act 2000. It has been named after Krishnadevaraya, former emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire.

VSKUB has jurisdiction of two districts: Bellary and Koppal. It has two post graduate campuses, the main campus Jnana Sagara is at Vinayaka Nagar, Bellary which is spread over about 100 acres, houses all the key administrative departments of the university as well as 14 post graduate departments.[citation needed] The second campus is located at Nandihalli in Sandur taluk of Bellary district.