The State Cabinet decided to allot 470 acres of land at Kelageri village adjunct to Mammigahtti Industrial Area in Dharwad district.[10] The historic Kittur Fort is 20 kilometers from the campus.[2] The city also houses educational institutions like Karnataka University, Karnatak Science, Arts and Commerce College , University of Agricultural Sciences, SDMCET and Karnataka state Law University.[11] Also, new institutes like the IIIT Dharwad[12] are coming up in the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad.[2] There is also the NTTF tool and die making educational institute at Dharwad.