Gokhale Centenary College
College of Karnataka University Dharwad
Gokhale Centenary College Vandige is affiliated to Karnataka University Dharwad. This college offers pre-university, B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc. degrees. This college was established in 1966 by Dinakara Desai. It is the first college of the Kanara Welfare Trust while the trust is managing many high schools, primary schools and other institutions in Uttar Kannada district.
Situated on the national highway NH66, Gokhale Centenary College has brought college education to thousands of young people coming from the backward classes of Ankola town and its outskirts. Prof. K. G. Naik was its founding principal.
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