Vivekananda Degree College

Vivekananda Degree College is located in the locality of Nehru Nagar, about 3 km north-east to the center of the city of Puttur in Karnataka state, India. This college is run by Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha Puttur .The college is accredited at 'A' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.The college totally has around 2000 students and 100 faculty members in various disciplines.HistoryEstablished in 1965 by a private organization "Puttur Education Society", this college has long been providing Bachelor's Degree education to students from Dakshina Kannada District, Madikeri and Kasargod among others. The college is named after the great saint Swami Vivekananda in recognition of his exceptional work in spreading the wisdom not only across India, but also across the world. Swami Vivekananda was one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga.The visionaries and members of 'Puttur Education Society' behind the origin of this college are Molahalli Shiva Rao, Baindoor Rama Rao, Dharmastala Manjayya Heggade, Rao Bahadur Raghunatha Rao, Baindoor Prabhakar Rao, Jnanapeeta award winner Dr Kota Shivarama Karanth, and Sri K Rama Bhat. The members of 'Puttur Education Society' (now renamed as 'Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha') and other individual philanthropists are responsible for the continuous growth of this college.