Sharnbasva University is a state private university in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, established in 2017 under legislation enacted by the Government of Karnataka. The university is sponsored by Sharnbasveshwar Vidya Vardhak Sangha, an education organization whose history in the region extends back to the early twentieth century. This gives the university a long institutional lineage despite its relatively recent university status. The statutory framework began with the Sharnbasva University Act, 2012, enacted as Karnataka Act No. 17 of 2013, and the university was formally notified in July 2017. Its academic structure covers engineering and technology, computer applications, business and management, science, humanities, education and research programs, with diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels represented. The university’s campus environment in Kalaburagi reflects the educational network developed by the sponsoring Sangha, including residential facilities and student-support infrastructure. It also participates in the Karnataka State Scholarship Portal framework for eligible students. Sharnbasva University’s character combines a regional educational mission with a modern multidisciplinary university structure. The institution emphasizes teaching, professional preparation, research and student development while drawing on the Sangha’s long-standing role in expanding access to education in the Hyderabad-Karnataka/Kalyana Karnataka region. Its statutory recognition under the UGC framework and state legislation provides the basis for degree-awarding authority. Applicants should review the precise course, intake, entrance route and professional approval applicable to their intended program, especially in regulated disciplines. The university is particularly relevant for students seeking a private-university environment in northern Karnataka that is connected to a century-old local education movement rather than a newly created standalone corporate campus. Kalaburagi’s position as the principal urban center of the Kalyana Karnataka region gives the university a strong regional service role. The combination of a longstanding sponsoring society and formal private-university status supports both continuity and curricular flexibility within the same institutional system.