Mangalore University has decided to discontinue several BA and BSc subject combinations in government colleges from the next academic year. The university has also decided to reduce the number of courses and student intake at certain government colleges in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts.
The Karnataka Department of Collegiate Education has notified the colleges about this. For some courses, the enrolment numbers were too low to continue, resulting in the discontinuation.
Which colleges are affected
At Ajjarkad Government First Grade College in Udupi, the BCom subject combination will be discontinued. However, the college can opt for a second BCom subject combination from the available combinations, so students will have an alternative option to continue their studies.
At Government First Grade College in Byndoor, a BSc combination will be discontinued. The subjects for this combination were not named in the report.
New combinations at Hiriyadka
Government First Grade College in Hiriyadka has received approval to introduce two new BA combinations, Kannada, Political Science and Sociology, and History, Kannada and Sociology. At the same college, the BA combination of Kannada, Sociology, Ancient History and Archaeology will be discontinued.
The college will also discontinue the BSc combinations of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, and Mathematics, Physics and Statistics.
Discontinuations at Kaup and Kota-Padukere
At Government First Grade College in Kaup, the BA combinations of History, Economics and Political Science (HEP) and History, Economics and Kannada (HEK) have been discontinued.
At Sri Kalavara Varadaraja M. Shetty Government First Grade College in Koteshwara, Kundapura, two BSc subject combinations will be discontinued, though the subjects were not named in the report. At Lakshmi Soma Bangera Government First Grade College in Kota-Padukere, the BSc combinations of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) and Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science (PMCs) will be discontinued.
What students can expect
The changes take effect from the next academic year. Students at the affected colleges will need to choose from the combinations that continue, or from the new combinations being introduced where they are available.
The university is considering introducing new courses based on demand from students, even as it drops combinations that have drawn too few students to continue.
