About MU

It is a picturesque campus that sprawls over 353 acres, overlooking the confluence of the river Nethravathi with the Arabian Sea on one side, and the cloud-capped Western Ghats on the other. It grew out of a modest Postgraduate Centre of the University of Mysore to become the focal point of an independent University in 1980. The campus, which once housed only three postgraduate departments, now has 26 postgraduate departments, supported by modern infrastructure and experienced faculty. Mangalore University has grown impressively since its inception with 204 affiliated colleges, two constituent colleges (at Mangalore and Madikeri) and five autonomous colleges. The University has established Jnana Kaveri, the PG Centre at Chikka Aluvara, Somwarpet taluk, Kodagu district, with two departments, and offers 11 postgraduate and two Ph D. programmes.

The University campus is a self-contained facility that provides all the essential facilities and infrastructure for the pursuit of excellence in higher education. Among the several central facilities at Mangalagangothri, mention may be made of the spacious and modern library, University Science Instrumentation Centre, Microtron Centre, Humanities Block, MBA Block, Science Faculty Building, and a Cybercafe.

Mangalore University adheres to order and discipline in all academic matters: academic programmes are run on schedule, examinations are conducted on time, and the UGC norm of 180 working days in a year is fulfilled. A total of 429 full time and 394 part-time scholars are pursuing their doctoral studies, and faculty members are engaged in active research along with their teaching assignments. The University has received major grants from the UGC, DST, Govt. of Karnataka, Department of Ocean Development, Department of Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Space, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Atomic Energy and other nodal agencies. All these have given the University national and international visibility.

Under-graduate and postgraduate courses in the distance education mode have been introduced for the benefit of students to promote higher education through non-formal means through the distance education mode. The rationale of the distance education mode is to make learning accessible for those who, for various reasons, cannot avail the benefit of regular courses.

The University maintains a close liaison with the public of the coastal region and Kodagu through meaningful programmes, extension activities, Endowment Chairs, Study Centres and through University-Industry interaction. Mangalore University received Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Best University Award 2013-14 from the President of India. The University has produced great players, athletes, Olympians, Asian Games Medalists, Ekalavya, Arujna and Khel Ratna awardees. In addition to this, the University has introduced sports scholarships for talented sports persons and established a sports policy. More recently, the Government of Karnataka has given the “Kreeda Poshaka” award to the University for its sports-friendly initiatives and programmes for its college/and campus students.

The Campus is also recognized as a Green Campus: it has secured the first place nationally and 139th place globally during 2020 in the Global Green metrics rankings initiated by the Universitas Indonesias a decade ago. During the Covid-19 pandemic, online classes were held for students from May onwards even during lockdown and examinations was conducted as per Government and UGC directives during September/October 2020, and results announced soon thereafter. Special exams have been conducted for those who could not take the regular examinations, during December. An important student-friendly initiative was enabling outstation students to take exams in special centres recognized for the purpose in states such as Manipur in the North-East, and even abroad in Bhutan and Sri Lanka, besides having examination centres all over the state to facilitate students from other districts, and permitting local hostel students within the distrust to write their exams in the colleges nearest to their homes.