The University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga is a specialized state agricultural university in Karnataka that integrates agriculture, horticulture, and forestry within one institutional framework. It was created by separating colleges, research stations, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, and other units from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru and the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkote. The university began operating on 21 September 2012 under Karnataka Act No. 38 of 2012 and came into independent existence on 1 April 2013. Its jurisdiction covers a diverse part of Karnataka that includes Shivamogga, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi. These districts represent contrasting farming environments, from dryland agriculture to high-rainfall hill and coastal systems. That diversity shapes the university’s academic and research priorities. Teaching and research cover agronomy, genetics and plant breeding, entomology, plant pathology, soil science, agricultural extension, fruit science, vegetable science, floriculture, plantation and spice crops, forestry, agroforestry, and forest-resource management. The university describes itself as Karnataka’s first integrated university bringing agricultural and horticultural sciences under a common institutional umbrella. Its constituent institutions and field units support undergraduate and postgraduate education, research, extension, and farmer outreach. The university examination system was established after the new university became operational, providing a common academic framework across its colleges. Because its jurisdiction includes the Western Ghats, plantation belts, coastal zones, and major food-crop districts, the institution works within one of the state’s most ecologically varied agricultural regions. This gives its teaching and research a strong location-specific character. The university’s public role therefore extends from degree education to crop improvement, production technologies, natural-resource management, extension services, and practical support for farming communities across central, hill, and coastal Karnataka. The university’s integrated structure is especially valuable for problems that cross disciplinary boundaries, such as watershed management, plantation systems, crop diversification, agroforestry, biodiversity conservation, and climate adaptation.