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Dakshina Kannada at a glance
| At a glance | Figure |
|---|---|
| Active NIOS academic listings (8 Oct 2026) | 38, belonging to 17 institutions |
| School / college-type institutions | 16 |
| ITI-linked institutions (may admit only their own trainees) | 1 |
| Listings offering science subjects | 9 |
| Listings taking Class 10 / Class 12 | 36 / 12 |
| Listings whose renewal date is still current | 36 of 38 |
| Regional Centre | Bengaluru |
| State listing share | 38/1269 |
| Science rows | 9 |
| ITI institutions | 1 |
NIOS locator, Academic/Active, 8 Oct 2026. No centre names or phones.
Centre numbers for Dakshina Kannada
Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru coastal urban + hinterland): 38 active NIOS Academic rows on 8 Oct 2026 under RC Bengaluru. Do not read the Academic locator as an exam hall list. Check the NIOS exam-centre tool for Dakshina Kannada separately. Locator spelling used: Dakshina Kannada. Level split — Secondary 36, Senior Secondary 12, exclusive Class-10 rows 26, exclusive Class-12 rows 1. Still-valid affiliations: 36/38.
Language and urban profile
Medium tally: Kannada (17), English (14), Hindi, English (4), Urdu (2), Sanskrit (1). Institution mix — 17 overall; school-type 16; ITI-linked 1. Transfer-of-credit papers go to Bengaluru. Practical travel note: Bengaluru RC overnight from Mangaluru. Science-marked rows: 9. Backup stream: commerce codes 319/320/318 plus English 302.
Subject fit and state board
strong renewal currency on this pull Mangaluru coast; 38 rows with strong renewal currency. Settlement read (LGD/census-style): Mangaluru coastal urban + hinterland. Home language context: Kannada / Tulu / English. Kannada shows on the local medium mix; Senior Secondary still follows the national medium list where Kannada is Secondary-only. Compared with SSLC/PUC, NIOS wins when you need TOC, a second attempt after a failed year, or a subject the local private stream will not clear. City clones folding into Dakshina Kannada: Manglore.
Full fee tables and state-wide notes: Karnataka hub. Block 2 to 31 Jan 2027 without late fee. Exams: exam-centre tool. Subjects: NIOS subjects. SWOT Academy (Pune, independent of NIOS): Basic ₹6,500 · Premium ₹11,000 · classroom ₹12,500/subject/year · home tuition ₹750/hr. NIOS fees go to NIOS.
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026. We never publish study-centre names or contacts — use the official locator.
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SWOT Academy, G-10 Ashoka Mall, Bund Garden Road, Sangamvadi, Pune 411001. Independent private coaching: we are not the NIOS board, not an NIOS Regional Centre and not an NIOS study centre. Admission is granted by NIOS on its official portal; NIOS fees are paid to NIOS.