page_title: University of Mysore
section_title: Crest and Motto
hierarchical_section_title: University of Mysore / Crest and Motto
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a popular hangout of students inside the Mysore University main campus located near the Premier Studio bus stop.
context_page_description: The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. It opened on 27 July 1916. Its first chancellor was the Maharaja of Mysore; the first Vice-Chancellor was H. V. Nanjundaiah. The university became the first outside the British administration in India, the sixth in India as a whole, and the first in Karnataka. It is a state university of the affiliating type, and became autonomous on 3 March 1956, when it gained recognition from the University Grants Commission.
  The university encompasses 180 affiliated colleges and four constituent colleges. In addition, the university has 37 postgraduate departments, eight specialised research and training centres, and two postgraduate centres that together offer a total of about 55 regular academic programs to 3,500 students. It also runs a number of employment-oriented diploma courses and certificate programs.
  The Mysore University Library comprises over 800,000 books, 2,400 journal titles, and 100,000 volumes of journals.
context_section_description: The university's motto, "Na Hi Gyanena Sadrusham" (Nothing compares with knowledge) is taken from the Bhagavad Gita. It is inscribed in Devanagari script at the top of the university crest. At the bottom of the same crest is a saying in Sanskrit, reading "Sathyamevoddharamyaham" (I uphold only the truth).
caption: Budha Statue near Genetics Department
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