SDM College, Ujire

SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire is an autonomous college of Mangalore University, located in Karnataka, India.^[1] It was a brainchild of the then Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala, Sri D Ratnavarma Heggade.^{[citation needed]} Established in 1966^[1] at a very small scale at Siddavana Gurukula was affiliated to Mysore University.^[2] It is affiliated to the Mangalore university since 1989.^[3] The college continued to grow with the introduction of Postgraduate programmes from the academic year 2001.^[4] The college attained academic autonomy from the academic year 2007.^{[citation needed]} At present, the college offers 5 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate programmes, as well as PhD programmes affiliated with the universities of Hampi, Tumkur and Mangalore.^{[citation needed]}

Managed by Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Educational Society.^{[citation needed]} The College is accorded with autonomous status by the UGC and is one of the five autonomous colleges under Mangalore University.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2023, the college won the Mangalore University Kabaddi Championship.^[5]