Vijaya First Grade College, Mandya

Vijaya First Grade College stand at Pandavapura in the Mandya district of Karnataka is an affiliated college, founded in the year 1983. The possibility of the institution, situated in the 5 acres area, is to provide a cocoon for higher learning in this country. At present the students strength is 293 and the faculty members are 19 and so they have good student-teacher ratio which is highly desirable.

Vijaya First Grade College which is affiliated with the University of Mysore , currently offers two undergraduate programmes: Full-time three-year integrated courses are the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com). Vijaya First Grade College has facilities that are intended to improve the college experience of the students.

Academic halls, of which the library is one, boasts of having over ten thousand, five hundred and sixty-four books, six journals, and twelve periodicals. It also offers new papers and magazines for patronage with Featuring Different reading Rooms for students and the Staff. The college’s membership in INFLIBNET has also helped open access to thousands of journals and magazines in online formats.

As for the female students, the college has hostels i. e. , the safe and sound accommodation is provided for the female students. Other facilities offered by the sports department are in adequate and well equipped for different sports like kabaddi, kho-kho, volleyball, cricket and athletic meets as well as physical education director Sri C. E Thygaraju.

In this regard, it has appeared that many students have represented the college at the university level competitions thus indicating the college’s dedication to the students’ all round development. First of all, there is a fact that Vijaya First Grade College provides only two total under graduate courses and both of them are full time. The Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Commerce (B.

Com) programmes are intended to give the student a sound education in their chosen field. Though the number of students per programme is not quantified, the total college’s student capacity is 349. This can be regarded as indicative of relatively equal enrolment of students in both courses, which should ensure privacy of learning.

The college aims at offering sound education in these base courses to prepare the students for different vocations or other advanced courses in their areas of specialisation. The admission processes of Vijaya First Grade College are well styled for being simple and easy to follow especially for students from Pandavapura. Consequently, Vijaya First Grade College aims at offering a balanced education.

Regarding information and communications technologies, the necessary computers with internet connection as the institution has 35 computers are all provided for the students. The college also occupies an auditorium for events and seminars, a health centre with first aid facilities as well as parking space.

Practical Laboratories are Provided according to the requirement of the students, a Guest Room is used as a faculty/family member’s accommodation. The active alumni association adds a layer of support to the college community extending great networking benefits to the current student.

Being equipped with all the necessary facilities and distinctive area of specialiation, Vijaya First Grade College, Pandavapura aims at pupil age for the advancements of human talents in arts and commerce.