Besant Womens College

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About Besant Womens College

Besant Womens College is a private college in Mangalore, Karnataka, established in 1977. Campusbells lists it under Social Sciences, with courses including BA, BSc and B.Com.

Besant Women’s College was created in 1977 on the visionary ambition of the late Manel Srinivas Nayak, president of WNES at the time. Under the active guidance of his successors, the late B. DamodarPrabhu and the late Manel Krishna Nayak, the institution has continued to flourish.

Besant Women’s College is one among the few institutions in the region that offers education entirely to women, guided by the admirable principles of Dr. Annie Besant, the renowned Theosophist, and social reformer. Besant women’s college strives to make higher education accessible to all girls who seek it, particularly those from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds.

The college is adequately equipped to secure women’s alternatives in life as it seeks to improve a social environment that is mainly discriminatory towards them. Besant Women’s College is a Mangalore University-affiliated institution with 1135 students. The institutions provide undergraduate programs in Arts, Commerce, Science, and Business Management that lead to B.

, B. , B. , and B.

B. A. degrees with a broad range of topic combinations.

The college also offers post-graduate programmes leading to M. Sc. degree and UGC sponsored job-oriented courses in Computer Networking.

The institution also provides postgraduate programs in Computer Networking that lead to M. Com. Sc.

degrees, as well as UGC-sponsored job-oriented courses.

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1977

Ownership

Private-Unaided

Stream

Social Sciences

Location

Mangalore, Karnataka

Academics

Courses offered at Besant Womens College

5 programmes listed