Tunga Mahavidyalaya
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Other name | Tunga College |
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| Type | Aided |
| Established | 1967 |
| Principal | K.C. Thimmappa Gowda [1] |
| Location | Thirthahalli, Karnataka, India |
| Affiliations | Affiliated to Kuvempu University |
| Website | http://www.tungacollege.com |
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.
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.
Undergraduate Departments
- Department of Arts.
- Department of Science.
- Department of Commerce.
- Department of Computer Science.
- Department of Management Studies.
Pre-university Courses
- Arts
- Commerce
- Science
Undergraduate Programs
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of arts
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of computer application
Alumni
Notable Alumni
Diganth-Kannada Actor
Activities
The institute organizes co-curricular and extra curricular activities.
- NCC - National Cadet Corps
- NSS - National Service Scheme