Mangalore is a major port city located in the state of Karnataka and the city is located at a distance of about 350 kms from the capital of the state of Karnataka, Bangalore. The city acts as the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada District located in the South Western part of the state. The names of Government colleges offering education in the city of Mangalore  in Karnataka are given below:

Teacher Training Institute:

• Government Teacher Training Institute for Women, Balmatta

Pre-University College:

• Government Girls’ PU College

B. Ed College:

• Government College of Teacher Education, Hampankatta

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

• Government First Grade College, Kavoor

• Government First Grade College for Women

Industrial Training Institutes:

• Government Industrial Training Institute, Yeyyadi

• Government ITI, Vitla

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic College for Women, Bondel

Here are some of the details regarding these government colleges offering education in the city of Mangalore:

Teacher Training Institute:

Government Teacher Training Institute for Women, Balmatta got recognition from the National Council for Teacher Education in the year 2000 and the institute has been approved with an intake capacity of 50 students per year for the teacher education course offered.

Pre-University College:

Government Girls’ PU College offers higher secondary (i.e.) Pre-University education in the faculties of arts, science and commerce.

B. Ed College:

Government College of Teacher Education, Hampankatta is accredited with B grade status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and this college offers Bachelor of Education course with approval from the National Council of Teacher Education.

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

Government First Grade College, Kavoor is affiliated to the Mangalore University and this college offers Bachelor of Business Management and Bachelor of Commerce Courses. Recently, the college has introduced Bachelor of Arts course in different subjects like English, Kannada, History and journalism.

Government First Grade College for Women came into existence in the year 2007 and the college offers Bachelor of arts course in three different combinations namely

• History, Economics, Kannada

• History, Economics, Sociology

• History, Economics, Political Science

Industrial Training Institutes:

Both Government-run ITIs in Mangalore offers ITI courses in different subjects.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic College for Women, Bondel offers diploma courses in different subjects like library science, electronics & communication engineering, computer science & engineering and commercial practice.

Besides, these government-run colleges, the city is the home for the Mangalore University and several other colleges under different streams of education like teacher training institutions, pre-university colleges, fashion technology college, engineering colleges, medical colleges, dental colleges, etc…