K E Board was born under the leadership of Late Shri Rodda Shrinivas Rao when the National Freedom Movement was at its peak. Later it was nurtured by Late Shri Narayan Rao Kabbur, a firm Nationalist, and it expanded its wings to great heights and has emerged as one of the reputed institutions of North Karnataka with 17 institutions ( sister concerns) right from LKG to Degree level.

Late Shri Rodda Shrinivas Rao laid the foundation for Karnataka Education Board in the year 1919 in Dharwad, the city of seven hills famous as VIDYA KASHI (Varanasi) in Karnataka. K E Board celebrated its grand centenary in the year 2019.

The five teachers of this institution viz: Dr D R Bendre ( Jnana Peetha Awardee), Prof. B M Shrikanthanyya, Dr Shambha Joshi, Shri Ranganath Diwakar and prof. K G Kundanagar became the Presidents of All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana which can be marked as a unique achievement for the institution.