Kishkinda University is a private university in Ballari district, Karnataka, established under the Kishkinda University Act, 2022. The legislation received the Governor's assent in March 2023, was published as Karnataka Act No. 20 of 2023 and came into force through a government notification dated 5 August 2023. The sponsoring body is the Thungabhadra Education, Health and Rural Development Trust, a Ballari-based organization identified in the Act as responsible for creating the university. The Act establishes Kishkinda University as a unitary private university with a mandate centered on applied university education. Its statutory fields include engineering, pure sciences, arts, management and humanities, while the broader university framework supports multidisciplinary academic growth. The main campus is located near H. Hosalli on the Ballari-Siruguppa Road, with the district administration also listing a city correspondence office in Ballari. Because Kishkinda University is a recent institution, its verified history is primarily statutory and developmental. The 2022 bill and 2023 Act created the legal framework; the August 2023 commencement notification activated that framework; and the subsequent phase has focused on establishing academic programmes, governance and campus operations. Its location in the Ballari region gives the university a role in expanding private higher education beyond Karnataka's largest metropolitan centers. The institution's stated applied-education orientation and trust sponsorship position it as a regional multidisciplinary university built around professional, scientific and general academic fields. Its main campus lies in Siruguppa Taluk of Ballari district, linking the institution closely with the regional education landscape. The university's statutory objects explicitly emphasize applied higher education across multiple disciplines. Established through the Kishkinda University Act, 2022, published as Karnataka Act No. 20 of 2023. Sponsored by Thungabhadra Education, Health and Rural Development Trust, Ballari. 16 March 2023 — The Act was published as Karnataka Act No. 20 of 2023.