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The '''National College, Bangalore''' is the name given to two sister institutions in [[Bangalore]], India: the '''National College Basavanagudi''', founded in 1920, and the '''National College, Jayanagar''', founded in 1965. Other related institutions, also called National College, are located in Bagepalli (Chikkaballapur District) and Gowribidanur. These institutions are managed by the National Education Society of Karnataka (NES).<br />
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==National College (autonomous) Basavanagudi==<br />
National College Basavanagudi is located in [[Basavanagudi]]. It was started in the year 1920. The college was founded by Sampath Giri Rao.<br />
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Educationalist Dr. [[H. Narasimhaiah]] was the chairman of NES until his death. He also started the [[Bangalore Science Forum]] (BSF).<br />
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==National College (autonomous), Jayanagar==<br />
The National College in [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]] was started in 1965. It offers courses at both pre-university and degree levels in the arts and sciences including English, Kannada, Sanskrit, French, Hindi, physics, computer science, electronics, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, botany, and zoology.<br />
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The college is known for following [[Gandhism|Gandhian]] principles and was founded by educationalist H. Narasimhiah, a Gandhian himself and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient.<br />
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The college has Dr. H.N. Kalakshetra on its premises who is linked with Bangalore Lalitha Kala Parishat. The college features the B.V. Jagadeesh Science Centre, a public institution open to anyone interested in science education, established with the hope that the younger generation will make the best use of it.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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Notable alumni of either of the two colleges include: <br />
* [[C. N. R. Rao]]<br />
* [[Kalya Jagannath Rao]]<br />
* [[Anil Kumble]]<br />
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br />
* [[Ramesh Aravind]]<br />
* [[Srinath]]<br />
* [[Vinayak Joshi]]<br />
* [[Nicole Rodrigues-Larsen]]<br />
* [[EAS Prasanna]]<br />
* [[Pawan Kumar (director)|Pavan Kumar]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[National High School, Basavanagudi]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://ncbgudi.com/ Official website] of the National College, Basavanagudi<br />
* [http://www.naacindia.org/Reports/The%20National%20College,%20Basavangudi,%20Bangalore,%20KA.doc Report on National College, Basavangudi] by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]: [http://www.naacindia.org/Colleges.asp?state=12 accredited "B+"]<br />
* [http://www.naacindia.org/Reports/The%20National%20College,%20Jayanagar,%20Bangalore,%20KA.doc Report on National College, Jayanagar] by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]: [http://www.naacindia.org/Colleges.asp?state=12 accredited "B"]<br />
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