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University of Mysore

The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. It opened on 27 July 1916. Its first chancellor was the Maharaja of Mysore, the first Vice- Chancellor was H. V. Nanjundaiah. The university became the first outside the British administration in India, the sixth in India as a whole and the first in Karnataka. It is a state university of the affiliating type and became autonomous on 3 March 1956, when it gained recognition from the University Grants Commission. The university encompasses 180 affiliated colleges and four constituent colleges. In addition, the university has 37 postgraduate departments, eight specialised research and training centres and two postgraduate centres that together offer a total of about 55 regular academic programs. It also runs a number of employment oriented diploma courses and certificate programs. The Mysore University Library comprises over 800,000 books, 2,400 journal titles and 100,000 volumes of journals. The University of Mysore was accredited "Grade A" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). During the reorganization of Mysore state in 1956, the Mysore University Act passed, which made the university an autonomous body (this has since been superseded by the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000).