Reviewed 6 Sept 2026Besant Women's College · MangaluruBesant Women's College Fees 2026-27, Courses & Admission
Besant Women's College is an arts, science and commerce college in Mangaluru, Karnataka, established in 1977. It is affiliated to Mangalore University. Its programmes are approved by the UGC. Besant…
Overview
About Besant Women's College
Besant Women's College is an arts, science and commerce college in Mangaluru, Karnataka, established in 1977. It is affiliated to Mangalore University. Its programmes are approved by the UGC. Besant Women's College offers 12 programmes, 10 at undergraduate level and 2 at postgraduate level. These include B.Com. (Regular), B.Com. (Business Data Analytics), BBA (Regular), BCA (Regular) and BCA (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), among others. The institution is the women’s college in Mangaluru, officially affiliated to Mangalore University. For the 2026-27 target, the official admissions page is current, but the calendar page’s latest listed calendar is 2023-24. The faculty total and PhD count are counted from the official NIRF submission labeled NIRF 2025: 43 listed faculty entries, of which 42 are marked currently working; six currently working entries list Ph.D. qualifications. The R&D Cell and student research project evidence is specifically for 2021-22. No named research centre, funded-project amount/list, MoU list, or recent publication count was published in the reviewed official pages. The official website presents the current institution as Besant Women's College, a women-only college founded in 1977 and affiliated to Mangalore University. The site carries current 2026 news and programmes. Its NIRF material is a data submission for NIRF 2025, not an announced rank.
Courses & costs
Besant Women's College fees
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No fee published by this college was found. The schedules below were published by a state authority or another institution and are shown for reference only.
Placements · 2023-24
Besant Women's College placements
Besant Women's College placements 2023-24: 8 placed.
8Students placed
PG [2 Years Program(s)] placements for 2023-24: 8 students placed.
Campus
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
B.Com. (Business Data Analytics)
BBA (Regular)
BCA (Regular)
BCA (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
B.Sc. (Food Nutrition and Dietetics)
B.Sc. (Home Science)
B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
B.A. (History, Secretarial Practice, Optional English)
B.A. (Economics, Secretarial Practice, Optional Kannada)
M.Com
M.Sc. Food Science and Nutrition
Recognition & affiliations
- Authority
- UGC
Faculty & teaching
Faculty
Admissions · collected information
Besant Women's College admissions
The college’s admission-process page states that admission is open to students who have passed the recognised pre-university examination or an equivalent examination approved by Mangalore University. Applicants are directed to contact the college office for the prospectus, application form and fee structure, and an official Apply Now Google Form is provided. The published sources do not state a selection method, entrance examination, document checklist or reservation policy. Admission source
From the sources
Research — sourced details
| Notable academic features | Bajaj Certificate Program – Banking, Finance and Insurance, listed as an add-on course for B.Com. and BBA. Source |
|---|---|
| Notable academic features | Aviation and Hospitality Management, listed as an add-on course for B.Com. and BBA. Source |
| Notable academic features | NEP course and syllabus offerings are published for the 1st–4th semesters, alongside CBCS and credit-based semester offerings. Source |
| Attendance minimum percent | 75 Source |
| Medium of instruction | English or Kannada Source |
| Grading | SGPA/CGPA-based alpha-sign grading with grade points on a 10-point scale; the published revised scale runs from OO+ (10) through CC (4.5) and FF (0). Source |
| Honours or research pathways | Certificate after the first year/2 semesters, Diploma after the second year/4 semesters, and the regular Bachelor degree after the third year/6 semesters. Source |
| Honours or research pathways | A student completing the three-year degree with a minimum CGPA of 7.5 may pursue the fourth year by research and obtain Honours by Research. Source |
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Reach the college
Besant Women's College contact details
| Address | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kodialbail, Mangaluru-575003 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0824-2492206 |
| bwc@besant.edu.in | |
| Website | https://bwc.besant.edu.in |
From the sources
More details
| Established | 1977 Source |
|---|---|
| City | Mangaluru Source |
| Official name | Besant Women's College Source |
| State | Karnataka Source |
| Affiliating university | Mangalore University Source |
| Catalogue complete | No Source |
| Department | Commerce & Business Administration Source |
| Qualification | BCom Source |
| Name | B.Com. (Regular) Source |
| Study level | UG Source |
| Eligibility | Admission is open to students who have passed the recognised pre-university examination or an equivalent examination approved by Mangalore University. Source |
| Stated cycle | 2026-27 Source |
| Name | B.Com. (Business Data Analytics) Source |
| Qualification | BBA Source |
| Name | BBA (Regular) Source |
| Department | Computer Application & Computer Science Source |
| Qualification | BCA Source |
| Name | BCA (Regular) Source |
| Name | BCA (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) Source |
| Specialisations | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Source |
| Department | Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Source |
| Qualification | BSc Source |
| Name | B.Sc. (Food Nutrition and Dietetics) Source |
| Specialisations | Food Nutrition and Dietetics Source |
FAQ
Besant Women's College FAQs
How can I get admission to Besant Women's College?
Applications are submitted through the official portal at https://forms.gle/kKT6pWSMcXNAsELB7.
What are the placements like at Besant Women's College?
Besant Women's College reports 43 students placed in 2023-24.
What courses does Besant Women's College offer?
Besant Women's College offers 12 programmes, including B.Com. (Regular), B.Com. (Business Data Analytics), BBA (Regular), BCA (Regular), BCA (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), B.Sc. (Food Nutrition and Dietetics) and others.
Where is Besant Women's College located?
Besant Women's College is located at Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kodialbail, Mangaluru-575003, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India.
Is Besant Women's College recognised and accredited?
Besant Women's College is affiliated to Mangalore University.
Sources
Verification & sources
This page cites 20 source links. Each source is linked beside the facts it supports.
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Admission Process Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Scholarships Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Besant Women's College Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in · pdf — National Institutional Ranking Framework
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Library and Information Centre Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in · pdf — STUDENT’S RESEARCH PROJECTS - bwc.besant.edu.in
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Publications Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Departments Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Department of English Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Department of Kannada Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Department of Secretarial Practice Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Courses Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Courses Offered Besant Women's College
- mangaloreuniversity.ac.in · pdf — academic
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Examinations and Tests Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Calendar Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Besant Women's College Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Research & Development Cell Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Placement Besant Women's College
- bwc.besant.edu.in — Admissions Besant Women's College
Reviewed by
Amrit Ashu
Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Every figure on this page is checked against the official disclosures and sources linked beside it; admissions-office conversations are not used as citations.