Mangalore University is a public state university which is located in the coastal city of Mangaluru also known as Mangalore in the territory of Karnataka in India. It was established in the year 1980 and is currently recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), and has been accredited by NAAC in the year 2022 with ‘A’ Grade and CGPA 3.01. NIRF 2023 rank for Mangalore University places it in the band of 151-200 in the Universities category. The sprawling campus of JU is spread over 353 acres in lush green area and has 40 PG departments, research centres, special research centres and several other facilities. At the undergraduate level it has a number of disciplines including science, arts, commerce, business administration, education, social work and technology and postgraduate, MPhil and PhD programs in science, arts, commerce, business administration, education, social work and technology.
UG and PG courses are BA, BCom, BSc, BSW, MA MSc MCom MSW MCA MBA BEd and diploma courses are also conducted in the University. These are dates that are released for each semester in the university and can be found on the university’s website. Concerning the admission to this university, the courses offered are undertaken through a common entrance examination at the state level, transfer certificate for UG and a common entrance test and merit for PG programs. The application forms for all the programmes are planned to be available in January, the next year and the dates of admission are planned to start from June of the same year next year. For admission to UG programmes it is merit based while Entrance Test Score and Marks in qualifying examination is considered for admission to PG programmes.
More than 300 companies across all sectors have visited Mangalore University campus for on-campus and pooled campus placement drives and the placement cell helps the students in their attempt to secure jobs with leading organisations. The placement record has been higher than 80 percent with the best salary package offered is about 16 LPA and the median salary is between 3-4 LPA. Some of the key employers in the region are Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, ICICI Bank, Federal Bank, Tech Mahindra, HPCL, TCS among others in fields like IT services, banking, marketing, consulting and analytics.
Mangalore University Highlights 2024
| Highlights |
Details |
| University Short Name |
Mangalore University |
| Institute Type |
Public University |
| Established |
1980 |
| Approved By |
UGC |
| NAAC Grade |
YES - A+ |
| Complete Address |
Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri - 574 199, Karnataka State, India |
| Nearest Bus Stand |
Mangalore University Bus Stand (distance might vary depending on specific location within campus) |
| Nearest Railway Station |
Mangalore Junction Railway Station (around 16 km from the campus) |
| Nearest Airport |
Mangalore International Airport (around 14 km from the campus) |
| Campus Area Size |
347 acres |
| Library Books |
1,92,598 books |
| Total Faculty Size |
118 |
Mangalore University Eligibility Criteria 2024 (by Departments)
| Category |
Eligibility |
| Undergraduate (UG) |
Passed 10+2 or equivalent with minimum marks varying by program (usually 45-50%) |
| Postgraduate (PG) |
Bachelor's degree in relevant field with minimum marks varying by program (usually 45-50%) |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
Bachelor's degree with minimum marks (varies for SC/ST/Category-I) |
| M.Phil. |
Master's degree in relevant field with minimum marks (usually 50%) |
| Ph.D. |
Master's degree (M.Phil. preferred) in relevant field with minimum marks (usually 50%) |
| Diploma |
Bachelor's degree or equivalent with minimum marks (usually 45%) |
Mangalore University Courses Details 2024
| Course Name |
Fees (INR) |
| MBBS |
150,000-200,000 |
| BTech |
40,000-70,000 |
| BBA |
20,000-35,000 |
| LLB |
30,000-50,000 |
| MTech |
40,000-80,000 |
Mangalore University Placements 2024
The university has ensured its students have great placement in the market through its placement cell. It was pleasing to see that in the current placement session 2022-23, more than 75% of the students got placed in different companies. The maximum salary package given to any candidate was Rs 18 lakh per annum for an IT service company. The overall average of the salary package offered by TCS to its students across all branches was around Rs 6 lakhs per annum. Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Accenture, IBM, Deloitte were some of the prominent recruiters along with other organizations. Students from departments of computer science, information technology, electronics and electrical engineering got multiple number of job offers from product-based companies, as well as service based IT companies and thus has excellent placement ratio in these branches.
Mangalore University Placement Companies
| Company Name (Column-1) |
Company Name (Column-2) |
Company Name (Column-3) |
| Amazon |
Accenture |
Microsoft |
| TCS |
Wipro |
Infosys |
| Cognizant |
Capgemini |
IBM |
| HCL |
Tech Mahindra |
Oracle |
| Google |
Facebook |
Apple |
| Samsung |
LG |
Sony |
| Tata Motors |
Tata Steel |
Reliance Industries |