The Central University of Karnataka (CUK) was established at Gulbarga, Karnataka by the Government of India along with other fifteen other 16 new Central Universities during the UGC XI Plan Period to address to the concerns of ‘equity and access’ and to increase the access to quality higher education.
The School presently comprises of the Departments of Economic Studies and Planning, Commerce, and Department of Business Studies. It has an internship programme and undertakes various other measures like ERP, personality development and such initiatives that offer maximum exposure and increase the skill-level and employability of the students. A Placement Assistance Division is also established to explore opportunities for student's placements with industries and institute