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Mangaluru Education Market Report 2026 • Karnataka • K-12 and Higher Education

Mangaluru Education Market Report 2026

By Aurobindo Saxena, Founder, RAYSolute Consultants. Updated Sep 2026

Mangaluru has a 87-affiliation national-board K-12 market (75 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), 7 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), 5 Cambridge CAIE) (affiliations, not unique schools; State Board schools are not in this dataset), alongside 443 higher education institutions (7 universities and 436 colleges). This report maps 85 of the 134 schools at a verified location, the tier and fee structure, the higher education landscape, and the structural opportunity a new entrant can address.

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Market at a Glance

Mangaluru K-12 Market in Six Numbers

Exhibit 1 · Key market indicators, Mangaluru district K-12
134
School affiliations in Mangaluru district: 75 CBSE, 7 ICSE, 5 CAIE
Source: RAYSolute Consultants' internal school research, Jun 2026
5
Cambridge CAIE schools mapped in Mangaluru; International Baccalaureate (IB) not captured in this dataset
Source: Cambridge CAIE directory, 2026
6
CBSE Premium and mid-premium schools: 2 CBSE Premium + 4 CBSE Mid-Premium; plus 18 ICSE schools (ICSE fee tiers are not disclosed in this dataset); Cambridge CAIE counted separately
Source: RAYSolute Consultants' internal school research, Jun 2026
111
CBSE-affiliated schools in Mangaluru district
Source: CBSE affiliation list / RAYSolute Consultants' internal school research, 2026
INR 0.4L
Median annual fee across 116 schools with disclosed fees in Mangaluru.
Source: RAYSolute Consultants' internal school research fee enrichment, Jun 2026
410
Higher education institutions in Mangaluru district
Source: AISHE HEI Directory, May 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

Mangaluru has 87 national-board school affiliations: 75 CBSE, 7 ICSE and 5 Cambridge CAIE. These are affiliations, not unique schools, and State Board schools are not in this dataset (Source: RAYSolute Consultants' internal school research, Jun 2026).
The median annual fee across schools with disclosed fees in Mangaluru is INR 0.4L; not every school discloses its fee (Source: RAYSolute Consultants' internal school research, Jun 2026).
8 universities sit within 80 km of the city centre, including institutions in adjacent districts (Source: Wikidata/OSM, Jun 2026).
443 higher education institutions are mapped in this report: 7 universities and 436 colleges.
RAYSolute advises school promoters, trusts, and institutional investors on feasibility studies, board selection, curriculum design, and market entry strategy for K-12 projects across India. Contact RAYSolute to scope a feasibility study (DPR) for Mangaluru.