The Karnataka State Law University was established in January, 2009 under Karnataka State Law University Act, 2009 of Government of Karnataka. The University with the avowed object of providing quality legal education is making all endeavors for the growth of legal education in Karnataka by including appropriate components to professionally orient the students. It is the single largest affiliating Law University in the whole of Asia having 109 affiliated Law colleges spread over the entire State of Karnataka with the strength of 26,000 students. The University is also operating its own Law School at the main campus in Hubballi.