College of Fisheries, Mangalore

The fore runner institution to the present College of Fisheries, Mangalore is as old as 1969 which is one of the most prestigious institution involved in the field of fisheries education and research. This constituent college is located in Yekkur Kankanady Mangalore Karnataka and has a total area of 74. 69 acres of campus region.

Recognised by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research, it provides a wide field of specialization of its programmes in fisheries science. This college has total enrolment capacity of 237 students and faculty strength of 26; therefore, it offers concentrated learning opportunities. Today College of Fisheries, Mangalore has abundant infrastructural facility to support its academic and research programmes.

This Fisheries Library which is adjudged one of the best Fisheries Libraries in the country today has over 14000 books, 2700 technical reports and gets 55 journals out of which 20 are international. The quite well equipped computer laboratory that contains 25 computers is the essential anymore of Information Technology for students and the staff.

The college also has equally well-equipped departmental laboratories that are important in skills practice and research in the area of fisheries science.

In the area of accommodation the institution provides this with separately for male and female; these hostels are fully furnished and equipped with facilities which include Wi/sri for internet connection, CCTV, electricity supply round the clock and water supply also is round the clock.

There is also a gym, sports courts, a cafeteria and a health facility with first aid facilities to cater for every need of students in their development. Facilitating Fisheries Education, The College of Fisheries, Mangalore provides a number of courses in accordance with different level of education in fisheries. It offers 13 courses and include full-time undergraduate programme, postgraduate programme and doctorate.

The flagship programme is the Bachelor of Fishery Science (B. F. Sc) and the ministry of education and sports has approved this college to admit forty two students. The admission procedures adopted at the College of Fisheries Mangalore are also competitive based on merit list. Admission requirements for the B. F. Sc programme are strictly on merit basis without compromise on the required admission requirements.

As in the case of M. Sc. , the admission to Ph. D. programme shall also involve filling of an online form to be forwarded to the Registrar, KVAFSU, Bidar.