The NSS unit of the University College, Hampankatta, Mangalore and its programme officer have bagged State-level awards for 2018-19 from the State Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports. The NSS unit of the college too received the Best NSS unit State award. The Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University College Bharathi Pilar has been honoured with the State-level Best NSS Program Officer. Principal of the college Anasuya Rai and Ms. Pilar received the award from the Minister of Youth Empowerment and Sports K.C. Narayana Gowda in Bangalore.