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Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
MU's sports year concludes with achievements and challenges
Mangaluru: Mangalore University sports academic year concluded with several achievements. It successfully completed its annual sports activities, won several laurels, and set records. The university also conducted a few inter-university events. The only setback it witnessed was from April to the present, where outdoor activities saw poor participation of sportspersons due to extreme heat and rain. CK Kishore Kumar, senior professor at physical education and sports, said that the academic sports calendar is back to normal after Covid-19 disruption. The department, with the help of colleges under Mangalore University, was able to host the All India Inter-University Kho-Kho Championship in Udupi, where 16 top university teams from across India, that qualified through their respective zonal tournaments, competed for the national title. The Mangalore University men's team emerged as winners. Apart from this, many athletes under Mangalore University participated in various events and won medals. A notable achievement is that as many as 11 athletes from Alva's Education, representing Mangalore University, were selected to represent India in the forthcoming World University Games 2025. Kishore also pointed out that over the years, they noticed poor participation from affiliated colleges of Mangalore University. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo "Only a few colleges participate in all the sports events conducted by the university," he said. Gerald Santhosh D'Souza, director of physical education, Mangalore University, said that events saw poor participation post-April as sportspersons could not participate actively due to extreme heat conditions prevailing in the region. The two months, April and May, in general, saw poor participation.


Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Mangalore University acquires data from UUCMS to issue physical marks card
Mangaluru: After several deliberations, Mangalore University (MU), which was assured to issue consolidated physical mark cards for its NEP batch students, has acquired data from the UUCMS to facilitate the process. According to officials, the printing of mark cards for PG students under the NEP syllabus is underway, and UG and other courses will take some time. MU needs to print over 45,000 mark cards for UG courses and is in the process of procuring materials, especially printing paper, for the same. There is a pressing demand from two batches of NEP-UG students to issue physical mark cards at the earliest, as it is hindering their prospects, whether for a job or higher studies, since currently, mark cards are issued digitally and available on DigiLocker. "We were requesting to give all the data of our students to UUCMS. After long discussions and pressure, they finally handed over the data to us. It took nearly two months to procure the data," said H Devendrappa, registrar (evaluation) of MU. The syndicate body of MU has already approved providing a consolidated marks card to candidates, and procuring the data has delayed the entire process. Currently, the cross-verification of the provided data is in process. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Truque caseiro eficaz contra o bigode chinês (faça hoje mesmo) Notícias | Beleza | Mulher Saiba Mais Undo "Since it is used officially by MU, the marks card needs to be proper without any error. It will be an issue for both candidates and MU when an issued marks card comes for verification of marks card/verification of genuineness. Once all this cross-checking is over, MU will start printing the same," said Devendrappa. Meanwhile, the printing of marks card of NEP-PG courses is in progress. "Their number comes around 4,500 to 5,000 marks cards. It will be issued soon. The UG and related course marks card number is 45,000 plus. There are two NEP batches, 2022-23 and 2023-24, whose marks card need to be issued at the moment," he said. With the delay in issuing physical marks card, the passed candidates continue to suffer. They are unable to secure jobs and get into higher education institutions abroad since digitally issued marks card are not accepted, considering them not to be genuine. The students' union under Mangalore University has been fighting for one year to issue physical marks card for all under the NEP syllabus.


Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Mangalore University allocates seed grant for research
Mangaluru: Mangalore University (MU) has, for the first time, earmarked a total of Rs 5 lakh as a seed grant to encourage research on campus. This allocation is part of its budget for the financial year 2025-26 that was presented during the first special academic council meeting held on Thursday. Stressing the rationale behind the fund allocation, PL Dharma, vice-chancellor of MU, said that this initiative aims to fund a minimum of five of the best research proposals invited from the permanent faculty of MU this time. Initially, the plan is to allocate a maximum of Rs 1 lakh for each research proposal received from the faculty. Closure of courses with less demand Dharma, when asked about the closure of several UG courses, said that at University College, Hampankatta, a constituent college of MU, the BA travel and tourism management course has been stopped and merged with BBA. MU will also strengthen BBA courses by increasing admissions and offering a one-semester internship experience. The University College will offer a BCA course from the next academic year. "It has been decided that any courses under constituent colleges of MU with fewer than 30 admissions are not economically viable and will be closed from the next academic year (2025-26). The reason is that they don't generate income, and secondly, justice is not done to students since all the faculty here are guest faculty with not much academic experience. The academic exposure will be less," he added, stressing the reason behind course closures. MU has also decided to shift all PG courses offered at constituent colleges to the Konaje campus from next year. Only the International Business MBA offered at Evening College, Hampankatta, will remain as it has a good response, he added, noting that MU has requested the govt to take over constituent colleges under it. Fresh academic year from July end Dharma said that considering all 34 state universities, MU is one month ahead of them in the academic schedule. However, despite this, it cannot reopen on June 9, as it will start the second, fourth, and sixth-semester examinations on that day. MU has also not received any official communication on the same. "We are considering starting the fresh academic year tentatively from the last week of July. It is not at all possible to start in June," he stressed.


The Hindu
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
11 athletes from Alva's Foundation chosen to represent India in World University Games
Eleven athletes from Alva's Education Foundation's Sports Adoption Scheme, representing Mangalore University, have been selected to represent India in the forthcoming World University Games 2025, scheduled to be held in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, from July 16 to 27. Foundation president M. Mohan Alva told reporters in Moodbidri on Wednesday that with the selection, the total number of athletes from the foundation participating in the games has risen to 32. He said the selection was a matter of pride for the institution and the State. The athletes were selected during the trials held at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), a deemed-to-be university in Bhubaneswar. In the men's category, the selected athletes are Gagan (5,000 meters run), Sachin (20 km walk), Balakrishna (400 meters run) and N. Taufique (decathlon). Those selected in the women's category are Deekshita Ramakrishna Gowda (400 meters hurdles), Basanti Kumari (half marathon), Manju Yadav (steeplechase), Sindhusree (pole vault), Sakshi Sharma (javelin throw), Jyoti (half marathon) and Shalini (20 km walk). Dr. Alva said all the selected athletes represent Mangalore University and are trained under Alva's Sports Adoption Scheme. Each athlete will require a financial outlay of ₹2.5 lakh to participate in the event. While Mangalore University has assured a contribution of ₹75,000 per athlete, the remaining expenses are being borne by the foundation, he added.


Time of India
4 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
World University Games: 11 athletes from Alva's College selected
Mangaluru: As many as 11 athletes from Alva's Education Foundation's Sports Adoption Scheme, representing Mangalore University, were selected to represent India in the forthcoming World University Games 2025. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The event is scheduled to be held in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, from July 16 to 27. With this, the total number of athletes from the foundation participating in the games over the years has risen to 32. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, M Mohan Alva, president of the foundation, said the selection was a matter of great pride for the institution and the state. The athletes were selected during the trials held at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar. In the men's category, the selected athletes are Gagan (5,000m run), Sachin (20km walk), Balakrishna (400m run), and Taufique N (decathlon). In the women's category, Deekshita (400m hurdles), Basanti Kumari (half marathon), Manju Yadav (steeplechase), Sindhusree (pole vault), Sakshi (javelin throw), Jyoti (half marathon), and Shalini (20km walk) secured their spots. All the selected athletes represent Mangalore University and trained under Alva's Sports Adoption Scheme. Each athlete will require a financial outlay of Rs 2.5 lakh to participate in the event. While Mangalore University has assured a contribution of Rs 75,000 per athlete, the remaining expenses are being borne by the foundation. Athletes from the Foundation participated in previous World University Games, with a total of 32 individuals selected, including this year. In the 2015 games held in Croatia, one athlete participated; in the 2017 games in Taiwan, two athletes participated; in the 2019 games in Italy, 10 athletes participated; and in the 2023 games in Chengdu, China, eight athletes took part.