Overview
Christ University, earlier known as Christ College, is a private deemed-to-be research university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The institution was founded in 1969 by the CMI Fathers on the Dharmaram Campus and has since grown into a multi-disciplinary university.
The university was declared an institution deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. It functions under the management of priests of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), a Catholic religious order that forms part of the Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church.
In 2016, Christ University was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an A+ grade. The institution is commonly referred to in shortened form as CHRIST.
References
Adapted from the English Wikipedia article on Christ University.