Vivekananda Degree College (also known as "Vivekananda College of Arts, Science & Commerce" or "VC Puttur") is located in the locality of Nehru Nagar, about 3 km north-east to the center of the city of Puttur in

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. This college is run by Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha Puttur (VVS). The college is accredited at 'A' by

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/ref> The college totally has around 2000 students and 100 faculty members in various disciplines.

History

Established in 1965 by a private organization "Puttur Education Society". The college is named after influential spiritual leaders and philosopher

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. The visionaries and members of 'Puttur Education Society' (now renamed as 'Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha') behind the origin of this college are Molahalli Shiva Rao, Baindoor Rama Rao, Dharmastala Manjayya Heggade, Rao Bahadur Raghunatha Rao, Baindoor Prabhakar Rao, Jnanapeeta award winner Dr Kota Shivarama Karanth, and Sri K Rama Bhat..

Academics

The duration of the courses for bachelor's degree is three years. All courses include two mandatory languages:

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. Courses award

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(B.A),

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...

(B.Sc),

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects. The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations. Structure Bachelor of Commerce The Bac ...

(B.Com),

Bachelor of Business Management Bachelor of Business Management (BBM), sometimes known as a fundamentals in marketing, is an undergraduate program of four years. The BBM degree is designed to teach students the skills necessary to perform leadership roles in the business and cor ...

(B.B.M.) or

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(B.C.A.). In addition there are one year certificate course and two year diploma course in Rural Marketing.

Admissions

The admissions, based on the availability of seats, are open to everyone who has completed

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(or any other 11th and 12th grade course that is considered equivalent by the

Mangalore University Mangalore University commonly known as, MU is a public university in Konaje, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. In 2021, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded Mangalore University 'B' grade. As on 2024, Prof. P L Dharma took ...

). Those seeking admission to B.Sc. should have studied Science in PUC. Those seeking admission to B.Com. and B.B.A.. should have studied Business Studies and Accountancy in PUC. Those seeking admission to B.A and B.C.A. could come from any stream.

Campus

Vivekananda College campus is spread over an area of about located in Nehru Nagar, approximately 3 km from the city of

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. A statue of

is situated at the entrance of the campus. ;Library The College library is located very close to the main College building. The library follows an open-access system and allows outsiders too to use books of referral worth and this library is considered one of the best libraries under the affiliated Colleges of

Mangalore university Mangalore University commonly known as, MU is a public university in Konaje, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. In 2021, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded Mangalore University 'B' grade. As on 2024, Prof. P L Dharma took ...

with more than 77,000 volumes. ;Hostels The hostels for boys and girls are available at a very subsidized rate for students from remote places and are situated within the campus. They also have individual attached vegetarian messes to cater to meals for hostelers. ;Vivekananda College Employees Co-operative Society The campus also houses a Co-operative Society which supplies all the necessary day-to-day items to the inmates at a reasonable price. And the banking section in the Co-operative Society helps the staff and students in the campus to handle their savings bank accounts.

References

External links

vc.vivekanandaedu.org
Official Website
Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha Website
{{Coord, 12.780236, N, 75.186986, E, type:edu, display=title Colleges in Karnataka Universities and colleges in Dakshina Kannada district Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in Mysore State Colleges of Mangalore University