Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational Trust, Ujire is a premier-non-profit
educational organization, functioning under the aegies of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala,
which is known for a unique embodiment of Dharma. It is renowned for its Lord Manjunatha
Swamy temple and the Dharmadhikari known as Heggade who practice ‘Annadana', 'Vastradana',
'Aushadhadhana', 'Vidyadana'. rural development and social service. SDME Trust has under
its wings more than 25 recognized educational institutions imparting quality education
from the primary level to the postgraduate level. The colleges include Medical, Dental,
Engineering, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Law, IMD, Business Management and Physiotherapy.
The SDME Trust that charts the destiny of SDM institutions under the President ship
of Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, operates from a modest building of Ujire. As the apex body,
it acts as the catalyst that triggers off the right reaction to provide synergy for
furthering the Society's aim. Always keeping in mind that the education in its
institutions provides is the means to achieve a higher purpose - the transformation
of the individual and through him the world.
