Karnatak Education College, Dharwad

Karnatak Science College (KSCD), Dharwad, is an educational institute in North Karnataka, India, and a constituent science college of Karnatak University, offering basic and applied science courses at undergraduate and pre-university levels. It originated from the Karnatak College Dharwad (KCD), founded in 1917 by the Government of Bombay through the efforts of Diwan Bahaddur S K Rodda, Rao Bahaddur R C Artal, and Sir Siddappa T Kambli. Karnatak University took over the college in 1958, running it as a model college, after which it was bifurcated into Arts and Science colleges. G. S. Paramasivaiah, a student of Nobel laureate Sir C V Raman, served as the first principal of the science college from 1958 to 1968, followed by principals such as Dr. J C Uttangi, Prof. H R Ladwa, Pujari, and Prof. R S Bhoosnurmath. The college has a large campus with a botanical garden, sports ground, and departmental libraries and laboratories. It has seven departments, including Physics, which also offers Electronics and Computer Science as optional subjects, alongside student activities coordinated through the Karnatak Science College Gymkhana.