Local Vidyabhivardhini Sangha Regd. (Barkur Education Society Regd.) at its Golden Jubilee Celebration during 1997 had a dream of starting a First Grade College in Barkur for the benefit of rural youths. But due to financial constraints it could not materialize the same. It got cancelled the affiliation received to start a private First Grade College and requested the Education Department of Government of Karnataka through Department of collegiate Education to sanction a Government First Grade College to Barkur Accordingly, Government sanctioned Government College with B.A. & B.Com. Courses with a condition to the local community to provide all infrastructural facilities. The Local Management Committee with the patronage of Barkur Sudhakar Shetty and the then MLA and State Minister for Fisheries Sri. K. Jayaprakash Hegde accepted the Government offer. As a result of this, the Govt. college was started at Barkur during 1998 with B.A & B.Com. Courses of Mangalore University with 95 students on the rolls. At present college is well directed by Shri. Halady Srinivas Shetty, the sitting M.L.A of Kundapura constituency.