GM University is in Davanagere city located adjoining to Deputy Commissioner├oΓe¼Γaos office on Poona -Bangalore Highway in Karnataka State. It├oΓe¼Γaos around 262 km from Bangalore city and it is well connected by trains and bus routes with all the major cities of Karnataka. The GMU campus is around 4 km distance from Davanagere city centre.
Detailed program curriculum, fee structures, and course specializations for this university are currently being updated by our team.
GM University was created by an act of the State of Karnataka (Act No. 19 of 2023). GM University has been established with a goal to provide opportunities for higher education for all sections of Society. Though GM University is new in its name but has a history of more than 20 years in higher education. GM Institute of Technology (GMIT), a well-known Engineering and Technology institution which is now a part of GM university was established way back in 2001. GMIT is known for its quality education and nurturing of young talents. To extend the portfolio of offerings and to meet 21st Century education needs GMU was established. GMU aims to be a premier university in the country and in the globe. GMU has a unique education model to provide holistic education to its students and to meet 21st Century Education Challenges.
The primary goal of higher education is to develop quality human resources to contribute to scientific, technological, healthcare, economic and social development to achieve the sustainable and developmental goals of our nation and communities in general. The educational institutions develop quality human resources imparting required education, competencies, technical skills, and life skills to the student communities and train them to be able to contribute to the socio-economic development of Society. Education not only plays a major role in the overall development of a nation but moulds an individual to be a global citizen.
Investments in education and equity will increase student learning and graduation rates and in turn secure our nation's economic future. But more importantly, they will move us closer to obtaining a priceless dividend: a more equitable and just society.
The Government of India and State Governments spend considerably on education and encourage public charitable trusts to fund education. The Public charitable trusts have established private universities, private higher education institutions, and primary and secondary education schools across India. Srishyla Education Trust-Davanagere is a charitable trust funding higher education.
Sri. G. Mallikarjunappa, a well-known philanthropist, social visionary, and statesman, the member of parliament hailing from Chitradurga district of Karnataka state founded the Shrishyla Education Trust in 2000, to achieve his great desire to provide education to the students of middle-part of Karnataka. The Shrishyla Education Trust has established several Schools and Colleges under the aegis of this trust, known as GM Group Institutions. During the year, 2023 Srishyla Education Trust established “GM University” under act 19 of 2023 of the state of Karnataka, India.
Detailed program curriculum, fee structures, and course specializations for this university are currently being updated by our admissions team.
Students are hereby informed to apply for various scholarships offered by Government of Karnataka and Government of India (GOI) National Scholarship/AICTE and other funded scholarships based on their eligibility criteria.
1. Guidelines to apply for SSP scholarship (Sponsored by Karnataka state government)
Required documents/information to create account and submit application for postmatric scholarship:
The Campus is spread across 57 acres of land and located on Poona-Bangalore Highway adjoining District Commissioner’s Office. The campus is around 4 km distance from Davanagere City Centre. University buses ply at regular intervals from city centre to the Campus.
The Campus is green and serene. On-campus, there are academic buildings, Library building, Sports Grounds, separate hostels for boys and girls, faculty quarters and cafeteria with almost a million square feet of built-up area. There are more than 6000 students studying undergraduate and postgraduate programs with more than 200 faculty members involved in teaching and research and, there are around 150 support staff. The campus is always buzzing with student activities.
Placement training plays a major role in shaping up the career goals of students. It is a dream of every engineering student to get placed in a top organization visiting their campus for recruitment. Keeping this key aspect into consideration, it is realized that training is important for students to enhance their employability skills and achieve good placement in various industries.
Oriental Group of Institutes has a state of the art Soft Skills Training Dept, which teaches prospective candidates about the vital soft skills that are necessary for them if they plan for long innings in the corporate world
Below, we are providing a list of soft skills we provide and a brief insight into the details:
Life-skills training encompasses practical approaches and hands-on learning. These skills empower trainees, build confidence and enable them to gain employment. Life skills help individuals to deal with rapid changes brought about by modernization. Life skills include creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making, the ability to communicate and collaborate, along with personal and social responsibility that contribute to become both a good citizen as well as a successful person.
• Verbal Communication
• Personal Development
• Decision Making
• Written Communication
• Time Management
• Stress Management
• Team work
• Leadership
• Creativity
• Attitude
• Professionalism
• Responsibility
• Acceptance of diversity
• Ability to follow Instructions