Department of Kannada Studies (DKS) was started at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore during 1969-70 to publish agricultural literature in kannada in line with the recommendations of the National Education policy of Education commission to promote regional languages along with the National Language. Commission for Scientific Terminology (CSTT) is providing grants every year for the publication of Text Books / Reference Books in regional language.

The Kannada Development Committee is the advisory body of the University level under the chairmanship of the Director of Education.

As per the Orders of the Department of Higher Education and Higher Education Council, Government of Karnataka that Kannada must be taught as a subject in all Technical Universities of Karnataka, UAS Bangalore has started teaching Kannada as a subject for two semesters for the First Year Under Graduate Students of all disciplines in all its Campuses from the academic year 2015-16. Non-Kannada Students of the University are being taught through a separate course.