Most of graduate education in Bellary city, Karnataka, India falls under the jurisdiction of Gulbarga University and Visvesvaraya Technological University. The following is a list of prominent Educational institutions in the city:
Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS)
P.G. Center,Gulburga University in Allipur,Bellary
Taranath Ayurveda College in Anathpur Road
Government Polytechnic in Fort
Sanjay Gandhi Polytechnic in Infantry Road
V.V.S. Polytechnic in Kolagal Road
Teacher's Training Institute in Radio Park
Shree Medha Degree College
St. Philomena's High School & Good Shepherd Convent in Cantonment
Founded in 1885. In 1901, a technical class was run at the high school by the nuns of the Order of Good Shepherd, and the pupils were almost all Europeans or Eurasians.
St. Joseph's High School in Radio Park
St. John's High School & Junior College in Fort, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S.Rajashekara Reddy is from this School.
Wardlaw Composite Jr. College in Kalamma Street.
Founded as a school in 1846 by Rev. R S Wardlaw, D.D. of the London Mission, and raised to second grade college in 1891. For a long time, it was the only Arts college in the Ceded Districts. In 1903-04 it had an average daily attendance of 319 students, of whom 17 were in F.A.Class. This is the oldest educational institution in the Bellary town and continues to offer education to the people of Bellary to date. Prof. U. R. Rao of ISRO studied in this institute.
Maddikera Bhimayya Sonta Linganna [M.B.S.L] High School in Gandhi Nagar.
Bala Bharati Vivekananda High School in Gandhinagara.
London Mission Telugu Primary School (LMT) near Gadigi Channappa Circle.
Municipal Junior College
This school on Ananthapur Road is over 150 years old. One of the oldest institutions in the town, it was started as a composite school for students from the Class IV elementary to Class VI form school final with English as the medium of instruction along with other languages like Telugu, Kannada and Urdu, besides ancient languages such as Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.
John Neale was the first headmaster of the school, followed by eminent people such as Arcot Ranganath Mudaliar, T. D. Logan, Arcot Bheemachar, K. S. Vedantham, B. Madhava Rao, and Bahaddoor S. Seshagiri Rao. The foundation for the present building on Anantapur Road was laid on 16 July 1926 by R. G. Grieve, Director of Public Instruction, Government of Madras when Nagaruru Narayana Rao was the chairman of the Bellary Municipality
Moulana Abul Kalam Azad High School (MAKA High School) in Fort
The Municipal High School was bifurcated in the 1950s and the Municipal Muslim High School located in the Fort area was later renamed Moulana Abul Kalam Azad High School. Janaab Meer Mohammed Hussain became the headmaster of the new school.
Bellary Institute Of Technology and Management (BITM) (formerly Bellary Engineering College) in Allipura
Kendriya Vidyalaya in Cowl Bazaar
Heerada Sugamma Model Higher Primary School
Shettra Gurushantappa Junior College on Kappagal Road
Veerasaiva College (Arts, Commerce & Science) in Cantonment
Kotturswamy College of Education on Kappagal Road
Allam Sumangalamma Memorial Women's College in Gandhinagara
Vunki Sannarudrappa Law College on Kappagal Road
Rao Bahadur Y. Mahabaleshwarappa Engineering College (formerly Vijayanagar Engineering College) in Cantonment
Togari Veeramallappa Memorial College of Pharmacy
Kittur Rani Chennamma Girl's High School
V.V. Sangha's Polytechnic
Allum Karibasappa Institute of Management(Formerly Vijayanagara Institute of Management) in Cantonment
Pupil Tree School, Talur road
Dream World School, Kappagal Road.
Nandi School & College in Cantonment and Belagll Road
Sri Chaithanya School and College in Moka road
Nalandha School and College in Moka road and Radio Park
Bellary Residential School and College in Allipur
ICFAI University in Moka Road
Basavarajarajeswari Public School and College in Ananthapur Road
Sri Matha College in Kappagal Road
Sathyam Group of Institutions in Kappagal Road
SSS Govt. First Grade College in S.N.Pete
Ashirvaad School in Radio Park
Vasavi School in Infantry Road
Vyana Vidyalaya in Vidyanagar
BEST School and PU College, off Hospet Road at Allipur
Bellary Educational Service's Trust, generally known as BeST School. Started in the year 2002 and follows the syllabus of Karnataka State Education Board and ICSE. The institute accommodates both residential and dayscholar students.
