145 year old University College under Mangalore University to get a facelift

Updated on: Monday, January 21, 2013

The 145-year-old University College, a constituent college of Mangalore University, is all set to get a facelift. Plans are afoot to build eight new classrooms at a cost of Rs 1.10 crore and a new auditorium at a cost of Rs 38 lakh on the college campus.

The college at present has 30 classrooms, an auditorium and a seminar hall.

Presently over 1,600 students are pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses and others the college which has around 30 classrooms, one auditorium and a seminar hall.

TC Shivashankara Murthy, vice-chancellor of the university, who recently inaugurated the new BBM block building at the college, told TOI that an exclusive rest room for girls will also come up on the campus.

For providing good quality teaching, the college got 'A' grade from National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC) in September 2010.

"The infrastructure developments will help the college to get 'Potential for excellence' scheme benefits from the University Grants Commission, which has given an A grade for the college, in the coming days," the VC said.

He added that the tenders for construction works at the college premises have been already called. "Already Rs 1.8 crore has been spent for various development works. We are also planning build an asphalted road on the campus," he said. About 1,600 students are studying the college currently.

Of the 56 full time teaching faculties in the college 36 have doctoral degrees. Since there is a demand for postgraduate courses for the college, the university is planning to start MA in Kannada, economics and political science courses from next academic year.

"These three courses have been planned to utilize the potential of 36 faculties who have doctoral degree," he added.

Laxminarayana Bhatta HR, the college principal, said the new classrooms are needed as the available classrooms will not be sufficient after the start of PG courses.

145 year old University College under Mangalore University to get a facelift

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