RV University is a private university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, created under Karnataka Act No. 11 of 2019 and launched as a university in 2021. It is governed by Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust, the same educational trust behind the long-established RV Educational Institutions network. The trust was founded in 1940 by educationist M.C. Sivananda Sarma and grew from a modest school into a large group spanning school, undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education. The university therefore combines a recent statutory identity with more than eight decades of institutional heritage. RV University's academic model is intentionally liberal, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, with schools spanning design and innovation, economics and public policy, computer science and engineering, business, law, liberal arts and sciences, and related emerging fields. The Bengaluru location also supports connections with technology, design, entrepreneurship and professional networks. RV University began its full academic journey in 2021, drawing on the trust's existing infrastructure, governance experience and reputation while developing a distinct university system. The campus emphasizes teaching, research, community engagement and global partnerships. Official institutional material notes that the broader RV Educational Institutions network now includes dozens of institutions serving a large student population. This lineage gives RV University a strong historical foundation even though its university-level operations are comparatively new. Established through Karnataka Act No. 11 of 2019. The university's academic journey began in 2021. Governed by Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust. The sponsoring trust was founded in 1940 by M.C. Sivananda Sarma. The wider RV Educational Institutions network spans school through postgraduate education. Located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The university follows a liberal, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary model. Academic areas include design, economics, computing, business, law and liberal arts. Research and community engagement are central to the university mission. 1940s onward — The trust expanded from a small school into a wider education network.