The place Jagalur is supposed to have got its name from a renowned king who had ruled over that region. Another belief is that it is derived from the name of a yogi called 'Jogappa'. On the basis of information obtained from research conducted by Prof. B.L.Rice, there is a 200 year old temple on the bypass road of Jagalur. The temple which is dedicated to god 'Jogappa' was built by the headman of the village. It is said that the place might have obtained its name from 'Jogappa'. A third opinion regarding the source of the name Jagalur is that, at the outskirts of the village there is a shrine dedicated to 'Jagalurajja'. Therefore the village could also have been named after the village god 'Jagalurajja'.

Formerly Jagalur was included in the purview of Chitradurga District. The then Chief Minister Sri J.H. Patel formed a new district Davangere in 1997 and Jagalur was also included into the jurisdiction.

Geographically, the taluk is situated at about 1800 sq.ft. above sea level and it is 48 kms far from Davangere. Rainfall is scanty here. The average annual rainfall is bare, minimum i.e. 373.8 m.m to 615.9 m.m. Due to this, life of the people here is miserable. The taluk is home to a number of people belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribes. Besides there are also a number of economically backward people. To add to this woe the taluk is devoid of basic irrigational facilities. As a result every summer the labourers here are forced to migrate to the coffee estates of Chikkamagalur district and Bangalore in search of their daily bread

Vision
H.C. Boraiah Memorial SC/ST First Grade College of Arts and Commerce, Jagaluraspires to be an excellent centre of higher education in this part of rural India by providing career oriented programmes and by ensuring overall development of the student to make himself reliant in changing times.
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Mission
1. To be consistent with statutory regulations while we promote education
2. To provide necessary learning resources as per need and promote faculty
3. Development programmes.
4. Bringing SC/ST and OBC students to main stream
5. To build research culture on the campus
6. To enter into association with organizations for teaching, learning, research and training purposes
7. To ensure effective communication among the stake holders.
8. Promotion of gender sensitization to ensure woman empowerment.

The whole admission process for all the courses offered is offline and merit-based. Any candidate who fulfills the minimum eligibility criteria can take part in the admission process. Admission to all the courses is based on the marks scored by the applicant in the concerned qualifying examination.

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The candidates must be studying in Classes 11 and 12 at a recognised educational institution in India. Applicants must have scored at least 60% marks in the preceding class. The annual family income of the applicants from all sources must be less than or equal to₹2,50,000.

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