Mangaluru: The Academic Council of Mangalore University on Tuesday agreed to affiliate with seven new degree colleges, five private and two constituent colleges of the university, from the academic year 2015-16. Of them three, including two private, would be evening colleges.

BGS First Grade College, Kavoor (B.Com.); Nishara Degree College, Harekala (B.A., B.Com.); Meredian College of Hotel Management, Koteshwar (Bachelor of Hotel Management); Alva’s Evening College, Moodbidri (B.A., B.Com., BBM); and Geen Mountain Evening College, Madikeri (B.Com.) are the five private colleges.

Besides, the academic council gave its approval for the university to open its own degree college (offering B.A. and B.Com. courses) at Konaje and allowed to start an evening college on the premises of University College, Hampankatta (B.A., B.Com.) in the city.

In the meanwhile, the academic council rejected the application of two more private managements, seeking permission to open two colleges after the local inquiry committees of the university observed that they lacked basic infrastructure to offer classes.

The two institutes are Nidhi Institute of Creative Art Management, Mangaluru (B.Sc. in animation), and The Vinci International Institute of Design, Mangaluru (Diploma in animation and visual effect).

Presiding over the meeting, Vice-Chancellor K. Byrappa said that one more chance would be given to those managements to come up with infrastructure before the start of the academic year 2015-16.