Best Colleges in Mangalore

Situated on the coast of Arabian Sea and being a major commercial centre for Karnataka, Mangalore has around 200 colleges offering various courses. The top 10 colleges in Mangalore offer courses in the field of commerce, Engineering, Medical Science, Nursing, Pharmacy,and Business Management.The city of Mangalore is a port city with well resourced colleges, which makes it a preferable city for higher studies.

Top colleges in Mangalore offer diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate degrees. Admission to colleges in Mangalore is based on entrance exams such as KCET, JEE MAIN, KRLMPCA CET, NEET and COMEDK UGET. Students can pursue their desired courses in full time,part time, distance and online mode by the top colleges in Mangalore.

Top 10 Colleges in Mangalore: Entrance Exam Schedule 2024

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year in online mode for admission to IIMs, IITs, NITs, MNITs and other B schools and colleges in India.

KCET:Karnataka Common Entrance Test or KCET is a state level examination conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority once a year.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national level exam conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in online mode every year.

Karnataka PGCET - Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test is conducted once a year by Karnataka Examinations Authority in offline mode. It is a state level examination conducted in English.

JEE Mains- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted by NTA twice a year in online mode.

COMEDK UGET- It is a state level examination conducted in online mode by Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka.

Top 5 Colleges in Mangalore: Admission Process 2024

College Name	Admission process
Kasturba Medical College Admissions	Interested candidates are required to appear for NEET(UG) examination and the counselling process.
NGSMIPS Mangalore Admission	For admission students have to pass the qualifying exam and follow the complete admission process.
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore Admission	Yenepoya Medical College admission to MBBS course is based on NEET(UG) examination. For PG courses students need to qualify NEET PG..
NITTE University Admission	Admission in different courses is based on the merit in the qualifying exam.
Mangalore University Admission	Admission to the courses is based on merit of the qualifying examination. The university accepts scores of Karnataka PGCET for admission to MBA and MCA courses.

Top Colleges/Universities in Mangalore - NIRF Rank Wise

National Institute of Ranking Framework for ranking the educational institutes all over the country. This institute is governed by the Ministry of Education and it ranks the institutions imparting higher education like universities and colleges. Below given table also represents the list of top colleges in Mangalore according to the NIRF rankings 2024:

Top 5 Colleges in Mangalore: NIRF Ranking 2024

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangaluru	Dental	6
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore	Dental	11
Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore	Dental	26
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore	Medical	33
N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangaluru	Pharmacy	41
NITTE University, Mangalore	University	66
St.Aloysius College, Mangaluru	College	58
Yenepoya University	University	95

Top Government Colleges in Mangalore: Fee-Wise

College Name	Fees Range
Mangalore University	Rs 8,000 to Rs 7,35,000
Government Tool Room and Training Centre, Mangalore	Rs 90,000

Top Private Colleges in Mangalore: Fee Wise

College Name	Fees Range
Yenepoya University, Mangalore	Rs 70,000 to Rs 1 crore
SJEC, Mangalore	Rs 1,79,000 to Rs 8,09,000
N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Rs 2,83,000 to Rs 17,61,000
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore	Rs 2,26,000 to Rs 1-02 Crore
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore	Rs 1,50,000 to Rs 1,crore

Top Colleges in Mangalore: Popular Courses offered

College Name	Courses Offered
Mangalore University Courses	BCA, BBA,M.A,/M.Sc.,M.Com, M.B.A.
SJEC, Mangalore Courses	B.E, M.Tech, M.Sc, M.B.A
KMC, Mangalore Courses	M.Sc, MBBS, MD
Father Muller Institute of Medical Education and Research, Mangalore Courses	B.Sc., M.Sc.MBBS, MD, MS, MPT
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore Courses	B.Sc, MBBS, M.Sc, MS

Top Colleges in Mangalore - Placement Wise

The top college Mangalore has a placement cell or the training and placement department in their campus. The placement cell in a college works to provide placements to their students after completing their degrees. These cells provide proper training to the students through seminars, internships, educational visits, workshops and skill development programmes. The placement links for detailed placement information of top colleges in Mangalore for the year 2024 have been mentioned below:

Top Colleges in Mangalore: Placement Statistics (NIRF 2024)

Placements Link	Median Salary UG	Median Salary PG
Yenepoya University, Mangalore Placements	Rs 6,00,000	Rs 4,80,000
NGSMIPS Mangalore Placements	Rs 2,64,000	Rs 3,62,400
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore Placements	Rs 7,40,000	Rs 15,00,000

Top Colleges in Mangalore: Cutoff Wise

Yenepoya Medical College,Cutoff	SJEC Mangalore Cutoff
KMC Mangalore Cutoff	Father Muller Institute of Medical Education and Research, Mangalore Cutoff

Top Colleges in Mangalore: College Predictor

CAT College Predictor	KCET College Predictor
JEE Main College Predictor	COMEDK College Predictor
NEET College Predictor	CMAT College Predictor

Note: The fee in the top colleges in Mangalore varies according to the course type and time period of the course. Also the top colleges in Mangalore are managed by both government and private authorities.