Cabinet panel decides to split BU into four

A decision to split Bangalore University (BU) into four was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet subcommittee on Thursday.

Minister for Health and Welfare U T Khadar, who is also on the panel, told Deccan Herald: “A decision to split the university into one existing university and three new universities was taken at the meeting. However, this decision will need the approval of the Cabinet.”

If this plan falls through, the BU will be divided into North, South and Central, in addition to the existing university at Jnanabharthi.

Presently, around three lakh students are under the BU with around 650 colleges in five districts.