Mangalore University (MU) is a public university located in Konaje (18-Kilo Meters away from main city Mangalore), Karnataka State of India. The previous undivided Dakshina Kannada (South canara) district was under jurisdiction of University of Mysore. In the early 1970's there was a growing demand for a local university. A post graduation centre of Mysore university was set up in late 1970s at Mangaluru. To satisfy the demand for separate university Mangalore University was set up in September 10, 1980. The engineering and medicine disciplines were later transferred to Visvesvaraya Technological University and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences of Karnataka respectively.
Ranked with a four star by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in June 2000, this young university offers higher education and conducts research in various fields. The university has jurisdiction over revenue districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu of Karnataka state in India. The university imparts higher education in field of arts, commerce, science, law and management. The Mangalore University campus is called Mangalagangothri and is spread over an area of about 350 acres, It is located Konaje, on a hilltop overlooking the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east.
The University has 25 Post-Graduate Departments on the Campus, 2 constituent colleges, 4 law, 17 education, 5 autonomous and 126 affiliated colleges/institutions. Financial support from different funding agencies, to the tune of Rs. 6.5 Crores, has been received for the 37 ongoing Research Projects.
University offers innovative and need-based Master's degree programmes in Computer Science, Business Management, Microbiology, Electronics and Geo-Informatics. Variable Energy Microtron Accelerator facility, installed in collaboration with CAT, Indore and BARC, Mumbai is available for Research in Radiation Physics and interdisciplinary areas.
Departments:
ARTS
Department of Economics
Department of English
Department of Kannada
Department of History
Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Physical Education
Department of Social Work
SCIENCE
Department of Applied Botany
Department of Applied Zoology
Department of Bio-Sciences
Department of Microbiology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Computer Science
Department of Electronics
Department of Library information science
Department of Marine Geology
Department of Materials Science
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics
Department of Statistics
Department of Human Consciousness And Yogic Sciences
Department of Geoinformatics
Department of Biochemistry
COMMERCE
Department of Business Administration
Department of Commerce
OTHERS
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy (CSEIP)
Microtron Centre
Ocean Science & Technology Cell
Contact Us:
Mangalore University
Mangalagangotri
Konaje - 574 199
Karnataka State
Telephone Numbers: 0824-2287276, 0824-2287347
FAX Numbers : 0824-2287367, 0824-2287424
E-mail : info@mangaloreuniversity.ac.in
Website : www.mangaloreuniversity.ac.in