Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University is a public cluster university located in Satara, Maharashtra. It was established by the Government of Maharashtra on 27 October 2021 under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 as part of the RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) initiative. The Chancellor, when present, shall preside over the Convocation of the university and may issue directions to the Vice-Chancellor to convene the meeting of any authority of the university for specific purposes, whenever necessary, and the Vice-Chancellor shall submit the minutes of such meeting to the Chancellor for his perusal. Vice-Chancellor is the principal academic and executive officer of the university and ex-officio Chairperson of the Management Council, Academic Council, Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Board of Lifelong Learning and Extension, Finance and Accounts Committee, Board of National and International Linkages and the Board for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise, Board of Information Technology, Board of Students’ Development, Board of Sports and Physical Education and Board of Research and shall preside in the absence of the Chancellor at any convocation for conferring degrees and also at any meeting of Senate.