The present composition of the governing council of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru is as follows:
| NAME | Designation |
| Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Higher Education, Government of Karnataka. | Chairman |
| Shri. B. Sreeramulu Hon’ble Minister for Social Welfare, Government of Karnataka. | Vice Chairman |
| Vice Chairman, Karnataka State Higher Education Council. | Ex-officio Member |
| Dr. N. R. Bhanumurthy Vice Chancellor Dr.B.R.Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru | Member |
| Ms. Sudha Murthy Chairperson, Infosys Foundation. | Nominated Member |
| Dr. Sanjeev Sanyal Principal Economic advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India | Nominated Member |
| Dr. K.P. Gopalkrishna Founder of National Public School, Bengaluru | Nominated Member |
| Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Member-HR, Capacity Building Commission, Government of India and Visiting Professor, Cornell University, USA and IIT-Delhi, India | Nominated Member |
| Prof. S. Bisalaiah Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Science, Bengaluru | Nominated Member |
| Shri. I.S.N. Prasad, IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Karnataka. | Ex-officio Member |
| Dr. N. Nagambika Devi Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Karnataka. | Ex-officio Member |
| Shri. G. Kumar Naik, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Education (Higher Education), Government of Karnataka. | Ex-officio Member |
| Shri. Pradeep. P IAS Commissioner of Collegiate Education. | Ex-officio Member |
| Dr. Venugopal K.R. Vice Chancellor, Bengaluru University, Bengaluru. | Ex-officio Member |
| Prof. S Madheswaran Director, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. | Ex-officio Member |
| Dr. Gopal Krishna Joshi Executive Director, Karnataka State Higher Education Council. | Ex-officio Member |
| Sri. Srinivas Srirangam | Special invitee |
| Sri. Prashant Prakash | Special invitee |
| Sri. M. Lakshmi Narayana IAS(Retd) Adviser to Chief Minister of Karnataka. | Special invitee |
| Sri. Vasanth Horatti, Chairman Of Oxford College, Hubli. | Special invitee |
| Dr. H.R. Shivakumar Registrar, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru | Member Secretary |