Shri Channabasawa Pattadevaru, after whom the college has been named, sowed the seeds by starting a primary school at Kamalnagar. After many ups and downs and much trying circumstances, the efforts of Shri Swamiji bore fruits and the present college namely Channabasaveshwara College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bhalki came into being in 1968. It is now standing tall with all the three faculties namely Arts, Science and Commerce. Besides, the modern subject like Computer science has been introduced. A large number of students seek education in this temple of education.
The people of this area did not have amenities of collegiate education. Therefore, they have no alternative but to go to Hyderabad or Gulbarga for pursuing their Higher Studies. The S.V.E. Society, Bhalki having perceived the need of higher education for the residents of Bhalki and its vicinity, started Channabasaveshwar College of Arts and Commerce, Bhalki in 1968. The College was started in a rented Govt. building. One year later, the faculty of science was introduced. Thus the College now became Channabasaveshwar College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bhalki.
This place which once enjoyed its own religious and political identity passed into oblivion for several centuries, particularly during the reign of Asifjahis of Hyderabad. This part of modern Karnataka was highly dominated by Urdu and Marathi Languages. Kannada, which has enjoyed a wide popularity during the age of Lord Basaveshwara, dwindled into a simple family language of the a few and relegated to the minority status and was on the verge of extinct.
The SVE Society acquired a land of about 54 acres at the outskirts of the city on Bhalki-Humnabad Road for expanding its activities. It decided to get an independent premise for the college on a campus area of 8 acres. The foundation stone was laid on 17th March 1969 by the then Chief Minister of Mysore State Hon’ble Sri Verrendra Patil. When the ground floor of the college building was ready, the College was shifted to its present location. By the time when additional requirement of accommodation was felt, the first floor was constructed. The College building was officially declared open on the 26th December, 1976 by late Sri Sanjay Gandhi. Later, an independent Central Library building was provided in the year 1996 by UGC. The college has never had to look back since then. Considering the need to provide Post Graduate Studies with a high standard and at an affordable fees, the college has started 3 PG Courses: M.A. (English), M.Sc. (Physics) & M.Com. (Commerce) in the year 2011. Now currently running 2 PG Courses: M.Sc. (Physics) & M.Com. (Commerce)
