University College was established in 1868 in

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city of

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. The campus is situated on an eight-acre land at

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in Mangalore. This college became a constituent college of

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on 7 March 1993. It is among the 19 colleges chosen by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for 'heritage status' across the country.

Alumni

Notable alumni from this college include *

K. Shivaram Karanth Kota Shivaram Karanth (10 October 1902 – 9 December 1997), also abbreviated as K. Shivaram Karanth, was an Indian polymath, who was a novelist in Kannada language, playwright and an ecological conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called him ...

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer and freedom activist. She was most remembered for her contribution to the Indian independence movement; for being the driving force behind the renaissance ...

Veerappa Moily Marpadi Veerappa Moily (born 12 January 1940) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka. Moily was the former Chief Minister (and the first ethnic Tuluva CM) of the Indian state of Karnataka ...

Ramanath Rai Bellipady Ramanath Rai (born 13 September 1952) is an Indian politician who was a Minister in Government of Karnataka from 23 May 2013 to 15 May 2018. Biography Rai was born 13 September 1952 to Bellipady Perne Narayan Rai and Girija Rai in ...

M. V. Kamath Madhav Vittal Kamath (7 September 1921 – 9 October 2014) was an Indian journalist and broadcasting executive, and the chairman of Prasar Bharati. He worked as the editor of ''The Sunday Times'' for two years from 1967 to 1969, as Washing ...

* P. M. Sayeed * K. Suryanarayana Adiga *

Panje Mangesh Rao Panje Mangesh Rao (1874–1937) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote short stories, essays, poems and children's rhymes in Kannada.He is known as 'kavishishya'. He wrote Huthariya haadu, Naagara haave, Koti chennaya, Gudugudu Gummata Devaru, M ...

M. Govinda Pai Manjeshwar Govinda Pai (23 March 1883 – 6 September 1963), also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai, was a Kannada poet. He was awarded the first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government (Kasaragod district was part of South Kanara district of M ...

References

{{reflist Colleges of Mangalore University Universities and colleges in Mangalore Educational institutions established in 1868 1868 establishments in India Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras