ABVP protests at Mangalore University over MBA lab fee, staff shortage and student issues

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jun 13, 2026: Students affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest in front of the administrative building at Mangalore University in Konaje, demanding the resolution of various student issues and highlighting several grievances faced by students.

Hundreds of students participated in the demonstration and raised slogans against the university authorities. Police later took the protesting students into custody and dispersed the agitators.

The ABVP alleged that MBA students were being charged a laboratory fee of ₹12,000 despite the absence of functional lab facilities. The student body demanded the immediate withdrawal of the fee and a refund of the amount already collected.

The organisation also pointed out the lack of water purifiers in the Departments of Botany, Economics, Zoology and the university auditorium. Around 240 students on the second floor of the Science Block reportedly depend on a single water filter. ABVP urged the university to install adequate RO water purifiers in every department.

It further claimed that there was a shortage of functioning computers in the Departments of Library Science, Computer Science and Computer Applications. The students demanded the immediate supply of 64 computers sanctioned under the PM-USHA scheme. They also called for the repair or replacement of damaged furniture, laboratory chairs and air-conditioning units.

According to ABVP, laboratory equipment in the Chemistry and Life Sciences departments has deteriorated due to poor maintenance. The organisation sought regular servicing and repair of these facilities. It also alleged that sports infrastructure had been neglected for the past four years and demanded the proper utilisation of budgetary allocations to restore all sports facilities, including the damaged indoor wooden court.

The student body highlighted that no permanent teaching staff appointments had been made since 2013, adversely affecting academic standards and depriving students of quality guidance. It urged the university to fill all vacant teaching posts without delay.

ABVP also criticised the high convocation fees, alleging that toppers were being exploited through excessive charges. It further claimed that students of Cyber Security, Marine Geology, Industrial Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Applications and Analytical Chemistry internship batches were being made to pay examination fees of ₹3,650 despite not having examinations. The organisation demanded an immediate halt to the practice.

The students alleged that campus placements had come to a complete standstill. They also objected to the differential access policy on campus, stating that while research scholars and faculty members were permitted entry until midnight, regular students faced restrictions. The organisation demanded an end to such discrimination.

ABVP further called for the immediate resolution of issues such as delays in the distribution of marks cards, problems related to EBL scholarships for SC/ST students, and delays in the tender process for the procurement of chemicals.