Other name Tunga College Principal Dr B Ganapathi Founded 1967 | Established 1967 Phone 081812 28262 Type of business Aided | |
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Affiliations Affiliated to Kuvempu University Address Anandagiri, Thirthahalli, Shimoga, Karnataka 577432 | ||
Tunga Mahavidyalaya (Kannada: ತುಂಗಾ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ) is located at the foothills of Anandagiri in Thirthahalli Town. Tunga Mahavidyalaya "is the offspring of" Tunga Vidyavardhaka Sangha" - an association of the philanthropists. Thirthahalli Taluk is the birthplace of great writers, artists, Jurists and political leaders. It has given birth to two Jnanapeetha awardees - Rastrakavi Kuvempu and U. R. Ananthamurthy, besides a host of other eminent writers like H.M. Nayak, Sri. S.V. Parameshwar Bhat, Poornachandra Tejashwi and so on. Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri. Kadidal Manjappa, socialist leader Sri. S. Gopal Gowda, Justice N.D. Venkatesh, Justice Rama Jois, Cine Director Sri. Girish Kasaravalli, artists like, C.S. Krishna Shetty and B.M. Jagadeesh, B.S. Vishwanath of Co-Operative Movement, Kadidal Shamanna of farmer's movement are important personalities of this region.
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Mission
To make quality higher education accessible and affordable for all in this educationally backward rural region of malnad, to develop higher awareness among the youth and to create opportunities for improvement of the self and the society.
Postgraduate Departments
Undergraduate Departments
Pre-university Courses
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of arts Bachelor of Science Bachelor of computer applicationNotable Alumni
Diganth-Kannada Actor
Activities
The institute organizes co-curricular and extra curricular activities.