Mangalore is the chief port city of Karnataka state. It is the administrative headquarters of Dakshina Kannada district in south western Karnataka. Mangalore has some of the major enterprises like Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (MCF), Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL), Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), BASF, Bharati Shipyard Limited and Total Oil India Limited (ELF Gas). These industries creates lots of job opportunities for qualified professionals. Corporation Bank, Canara Bank and Vijaya Bank were the 3 nationalized banks established in Mangalore. Some of the popular educational institutions in Mangalore city are National Institute of Technology (Karnataka), KS Hegde Medical Academy, A. J. Institute of Medical Science, Father Muller Medical College, Father Muller Homeopathic Medical College, Yenepoya Medical College, Srinivas Medical College Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering (MITE), Bearys Institute of Technology, P.A. College of Engineering, St. Aloysius College, Canara College, Canara Engineering College,Alvas Education foundation, S.D.M. College and St. Joseph Engineering College. These educational institutions creates job opportunities for candidates who have done Phd and want to take up teaching as their career.