KLCE being a private college, is affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University. University specifies the syllabus of the subjects to be followed, schedule of end examinations, valuation of examinations, selection of members of teaching staff and guidelines for general administrative procedures. The college is recognized by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

Karunya University was founded with the noble vision to raise professionals and leaders of high academic calibre and unblemished character, nurtured with a strong motivation and commitment to serve humanity. The Karunya Institute of Technology was started as a private self-financing engineering college on 4 October 1986. In 2004, the institute was awarded the Deemed to be University status in recognition of its academic excellence by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government.......