K.R.E. Society's Karnatak Arts, Science and Commerce College, Bidar was established on 1st June 1970. It is one among the 26th educational institutions being run by Karnataka Rashtriya Education (K.R.E.) Society, Bidar which was established in 1942.

It is one of the premier institutions in Bidar District established to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone in the part of progress.

The college is affiliated to Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) on 1st August 1975 & 12(B) on 1st August 1976 under Act, 1956. It also conferred the status of "College with Potential for Excellence" by the UGC on 1st April 2014 (CPE Phase III).
 
It is re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade - (CGPA Score 3.05 on a 4 Point Scale in 3rd Cycle) on 21st April 2012.

Although a number of colleges have come up lately in different parts of the district, yet this institution has been drawing the students from every corner of the state due to its ability to offer a spectrum of courses which are not available in newly established colleges. It attracts the students irrespective of gender, geographical location, social and economic strata.

Since its inception, the college started as a Commerce college in 1970, Arts Courses were started in 1978-79 and Science courses in 1980-81. Every year more than 2000 students are being enrolled in various disciplines exhibiting a typical example of the multi-disciplinary co-educational institute.

It offers conventional, professional and multi-disciplinary add-on courses at UG (four UG courses) and PG (six PG courses) levels. Besides, the college has been running M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Kannada and Computer Science.

In addition to the curriculum, the college offers skill-based and job oriented courses sponsored by UGC, STP (Spoken Tutorial Project of IIT Mumbai), NPTEL (National Programme for Technology Enhanced Learning, a project of MHRD) and self-financed add-on Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma Courses.

The college has exclusive language and MASCOM (Management Secretarial Practice and Commerce) laboratories.

Vision:

• To achieve a higher level of excellence

Mission:

• To liberate the young minds from the shackles of ignorance and to motivate them to face the complexities of life efficiently with a sense of self-respect and national pride

Objectives:

• To impart value based education
• To develop scientific temperament among the students
• To raise the competitive spirit among the students of Hyderabad Karnataka region through modern learning techniques and ensuring their participation in co-curricular, extra-curricular and extension activities
• To inculcate research culture among the staff and students