Sahyadri Science College is a government college located in the

Shivamogga Shimoga, officially Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the Karnataka state of India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of the Western Ghats, the city ...

district of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. The college is a constituent college of the

Kuvempu University Kuvempu University is a public state university in Shankaraghattta, Bhadravathi taluk, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1987 by the act of the Karnataka state legislature through amendment No. 28/1976 dated 29 January 1989 ...

, Shivamogga.

History

College was established as

intermediate college A junior college is a type of post-secondary institution that offers vocational and academic training that is designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations or support roles in professions such as engineering, acc ...

in 1940 by

Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (18 July 1919 – 23 September 1974), sometimes simply Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, was the twenty-fifth and last ruling Maharaja of Mysore, reigning from 1940 to 1950, who later served as the governor of Mysore until 1964 an ...

then

Maharaja of Mysore The maharaja of Mysore was the king and principal ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore and briefly of Mysore State in the Indian Dominion roughly between the mid- to late-1300s and 1950. The maharaja's consort was called the maharani of Mysore. In ...

. In 1956, it was upgraded to the First grade College level and renamed as Government First Grade College. Subsequently, in 1962, it underwent another name change to become Sahyadri College, and in 1984, it was bifurcated as Sahyadri Arts College and Sahyadri Science College.

Alumni

Notable Alumni of the college include: * U. R. Ananthamurthy *

Poornachandra Tejaswi Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (8 September 1938 – 5 April 2007) was a prominent Indian writer and novelist in Kannada. He also worked as a photographer, publisher, painter, naturalist, and environmentalist. He made a great impress ...

* D.H.Shankaramurthy * K.V. Subbanna * C.N.R. Rao * Shri. K.V. Subbanna, an eminent theatre personality and winner of the

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Former teachers

Padmashri K. S. Nissar Ahmed taught in the college for two terms during 1967–72 and 1975–78.

Dr. C.N.R. Rao Auditorium

Eminent scientist and

Bharat Ratna The Bharat Ratna (; ) is the highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distin ...

C.N.R. Rao studied here during 1947 to 1949 for his Intermediate course. In honour of his contribution and service to the nation, the college dedicated an auditorium in the name of him. During the year 2006, Dr. Rao visited Sahyadri Science College and addressed the students and staff. In his talk, Dr. Rao strongly advised the students to evince more interest in scientific research.

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* {{Authority control Education in Shimoga Universities and colleges in Shimoga district 1940 establishments in India 1940 establishments in British India