Government PU College Chikkamagaluru is a state-run pre-university institution in the headquarters of Karnataka's coffee-growing district, established in 1999. Affiliated with the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, the college offers Science, Commerce, and Arts streams at government fees. Located in the Western Ghats foothills at 910 metres elevation, it serves students from Chikkamagaluru city and the surrounding coffee estate and plantation communities.
Government PU College Kadur is a state-run pre-university institution in Kadur taluk, eastern Chikkamagaluru district, established in 2000. Affiliated with the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, the college offers Science, Commerce, and Arts streams at government fees. Kadur sits at the transition between Malnad (hill) and Maidan (plains) Karnataka, serving students from a mixed agricultural and coffee-fringe economy.
Government PU College Tarikere is a state-run pre-university institution in Tarikere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, established in 2001. Affiliated with the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, the college offers Science, Commerce, and Arts streams at government fees. Located on the NH-73 corridor between Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga, Tarikere is a transitional taluk town serving students from the semi-coffee, semi-plains belt of the district.
Government PU College Mudigere is a state-run pre-university institution in Mudigere taluk, western Chikkamagaluru district, established in 2002. Affiliated with the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, the college offers Science, Commerce, and Arts streams at government fees. Mudigere is deep in the Western Ghats coffee and cardamom belt — one of Karnataka's most densely forested and ecologically rich taluks — making this government college the primary PU option for plantation community students.
Sarvodaya PU College Chikkamagaluru is a private pre-university institution in the Chikkamagaluru district headquarters, established in 2003. Affiliated with the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, the college offers Science and Commerce streams with a focus on Karnataka PU Board preparation and KCET coaching. It's one of Chikkamagaluru city's established private PU colleges, serving students who prefer a structured private institution environment in the coffee-growing capital of Karnataka.
Government Engineering College Chikkamagaluru GEC — government VTU college, AICTE approved, est 2011. KCET CSE ~5,000-10,000 GM. Government fees Rs 10,000-30,000/year. Coffee district Western Ghats.