Value-added, skill-based add-on courses for final-year B.A. and B.Com students were inaugurated by Dr. Shashibhushan Hegde.
Value-added, skill-based add-on certificate courses in Entrepreneurship & Startup and in Tourism & Heritage were inaugurated for the academic year 2025-26 on 27 September 2025.
Prof. V. Kirankumar, HOD, Department of Commerce, gave the introductory speech, introducing the add-on course in Commerce on Entrepreneurship and Startups.
Resource person Prof. Pramod Hegde, HOD, Department of History, GFGC Kumta, introduced the value-added course in Tourism & Heritage and its importance today.
Inaugurator Dr. Shashibhushan Hegde, President, Shikshana Prasaraka Samiti, spoke on introducing value-added, skill-based add-on courses for final-year B.A. and B.Com students.
Chief guest Shri V.K. Nayak, Principal, S.V.N. Government P.U. College, Nilekani, Sirsi, spoke on the relevance of add-on courses, and Shri H. Devendra, retired Professor of History, spoke about tourism and heritage. Principal Prof. Jagannath Moger gave the presidential remarks.
