Alliance University is a non-profit private university that was established in the State of Karnataka by act no. 34 of the year 2010 under the recognition of University Grants Commission of Ministry of Education (India) (MoE). The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in the academic disciplines of business, engineering, technology, liberal arts, applied mathematics, commerce, and law under the aegis of its flagship constituent colleges Alliance School of Business, Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance School of Law, Alliance Ascent College, Alliance School of Liberal Arts, and the Alliance School of Applied Mathematics and Alliance Executive Education.
History and governance
Alliance University has a history of over 25 years within the educational sector. It is the first private university in both Karnataka and South India.
Originally established in 1995 as Alliance Business Academy, the institution later transformed into Alliance Business School in 2005. Through the enactment of the Karnataka State Act No. 34 in 2010, Alliance University attained the status of a university. The university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. The growth and development of the university has been supported by Alliance Business School Pvt. Ltd.
In March 2021, a new leadership team was appointed, including the Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor, and Vice Chancellor.
Campus
Alliance Central Campus-The central campus is situated within the borders of Bangalore City, in Chandapura-Anekal Main Road and houses more than 60 acres of green campus and over 80 multimedia enabled classrooms. The campus also includes 18 acres of sporting facilities, an administrative block, central library, learning center, labs, fitness and activity center, multiple food outlets, and halls of residents for its students.
Academics
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, executive, and doctoral degree programs and several professional certificate programs under its constituent schools.
Alliance School of Business offers B.Com., BBA, MBA, MBA-Digital Transformation, Executive PGDM, and Ph.D. in management.
Alliance School of Law offers. B.A. LL.B., B.B.A. LL.B., LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D. in law.
Alliance College of Engineering and Design offers B.Tech., M.Tech., and Ph.D. in Engineering and Design.
Alliance Ascent College offers BBA and MBA.
Alliance School of Liberal Arts offers B.Sc., BA, BFA, B. Des., BVA, MA, Global Leaders’ Alliance (GLA), Ph.D. in Sciences, Ph.D. in economics, and Ph.D. from School of Liberal Arts.
Alliance School of Applied Mathematics offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics.
In addition to the full-time programs, the university offers a variety of on-campus and flexi-mode executive education programs and doctoral programs with a research-focused teaching methodology and learning.
Rankings, Accreditions, Accolades
July 2023: Ranked 25th in Law by NIRF and 87th in Management. May 2023: Rated DIAMOND by QS I-GAUGE March 2023: Shortlisted for THE Awards Asia 2023 under the category ‘International Strategy of the Year’ for Global Leaders’ Alliance (GLA) program at Alliance School of Liberal Arts. January 2023: Times B-School Rankings 2023- Ranked 3rd Best B-School under a Private University, 3rd Best B-School in South India, 13th Best B-School in India (including IIMs and other Government-run Business Schools) June 2022: The Economic Times Best Education Brands Award 2022 June 2020: Ranked 159th among engineering institutions, including IITs and NITs by NIRF May 2020: Awarded the QS IGAUGE E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation.
Literary Fests and Programs
Alliance Literary Festival; May 20-21st, 2022 Alliance University presented the biggest literary festival hosted by an educational institution in India. An initiative of the Alliance School of Liberal Arts, the event witnessed speakers and performers in the areas of art, history, culture, politics, management, media, music, and much more.
Notable Speakers- Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Barkha Dutt, Perumal Murugan, Manu S. Pillai, Usha Uthup, Riyas Komu, Rajdeep Sardesai, Alka Pande, Preeti Das, Hansa Sowvendra Shekhar, Anita Nair, Preeti Shenoy, Amandeep Singh Sandu, Anindita Ghose, Meghna Pant
