As on 2024, Prof. P L Dharma took charge of the university as Vice Chancellor.[5]
History
Mangalore University was established in 1980 with jurisdiction over the districts of
Udupi,
Dakshina Kannada and
Kodagu.[2]
Academics
Established with only three
post-graduate departments, Mangalore University now has 26 post-graduate departments. Mangalore university has two constituent colleges, five autonomous colleges and more than 200 affiliated colleges.[6][2] The university also has a post-graduate centre at Chikka Aluvara,
Kushalanagar.[7]
In 2023 Mangalore University went from A to B grade in NAAC University rankings.[8]
Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Radioactivity (CARER), an advanced centre for radioecological and radiation protection research with collaborations with many laboratories of the world.[15][16][17]
Religious festival celebrations under Acting vice-chancellor Jairaj Amin sparked widespread protests as students demanded that university remain a place for learning, not religion.[24]
In January 2024 the
Enforcement Directorate raided the office of the
Vice Chancellor and registrar in connection with a Rs 150 cr recruitment scam in Kolar-Chikkaballapura District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited (KOMUL).[25][26]
Acting VC Jairaj Amin was also involved in a fight where he assaulted retired Prof. Rajaram Tolpady in broad daylight on the campus.[27][28]
At the start of 2024 about 129 teaching posts remained vacant at the university.[29][30]
In a move to further hide transparency, the university syndicate decided to stop live streaming of meetings.[31]