Well known as Manasagangotri, Mysore University was the sixth university established in India and the first in the state of Karnataka. Today, it caters to the requirements of about 53,000 students across five constituent colleges and 122 affiliated colleges in the districts of Mysore, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajnagar.
Mysore University comprises two postgraduate centres, 37 postgraduate departments and eight centres for research and training. It was the first Indian university to receive an A+ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
What Does Mysore University Offer
Mysore University offers courses in a wide range of subjects ranging from botany, biochemistry, food science and nutrition and sericulture to anthropology, psychology, journalism, economics, Jainology, Kannada studies and philosophy. In addition to academic courses, the university offers several job-oriented certificate and diploma courses.
Recognizing the high level of academics at Manasagangotri, the University Grants Commission has recommended that this university should be denoted as a National Centre for Excellence.
The well-stocked library of Mysore University houses more than 800,000 books and around 2,400 journals, with volumes exceeding 100,000. Besides the library, the campus has an auditorium, swimming pool, amphitheatre, and dedicated hostel facilities for men and women.
Besides the main campus in Mysore, the university also runs two satellite campuses in Mandya and Hassan to cater to the educational needs of students in these districts.
Research and Grants at Mysore University
With several notable scientists and researchers on its faculty list, Mysore University is at the forefront of scientific research with more than 1343 national and 1280 international publications.
Research work at this university receives grants totalling more than Rs. 390 million from both government and non-government institutions, such as the Indian Council for Agricultural Research, the Indian Council of Medical Research, the University Grants Commission, the All India Council for Technical Education, the Department of Science and Technology, and the Ford Foundation.
The university has also undertaken a unique venture of interfacing and providing consultation to industrial organisations through the University Industry Interaction Centre. Through this Centre, faculty members provide consultancy to organisations such as the Indian Space Research Organisation, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the Indian Institutes of Technology. Most consultancy services are concentrated in areas such as geology, psychology, sericulture and food science and nutrition.
The Who’s Who of Mysore University
Mysore University was founded in 1916 by the efforts of the eminent engineer and statesman Sri M. Visvesvarayya under the reign of the Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. It was recognized as an autonomous university by the University Grants Commission in 1956.
The Chancellor of Mysore University is the Honourable Governor of Karnataka. Several eminent personalities have been associated with Mysore University as either alumni or faculty of which, a few include Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, R.K. Narayan, R.K. Laxman, K.V. Puttappa and N. R. Narayana Murthy.
With its pursuit of excellence in academics and research, Mysore University truly lives up to its sobriquet of Manasagangotri, which literally translates as the fountainhead of the Ganga of the Mind.
Contact Address
Mysore University,
D C Office,
Mysuru – 570005
Tel : +91-821-241 9336
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