The Indian DGCA had a policy in place when I was there. It was called Assisted Take-off and landing. This meant that new Capts and those who did not have the clearance had to fly each take-off and landing and had to assume control 1000 ft AGL prior to landing, and could give the F/O the departure after 1,000 ft AGL. If the Capt and the F/O were cleared then the F/O could take-off and land but only under favorable conditions.
Certain special airports were Capt only takeoff/landing under all conditions. Since Mangalore is a special airport, not sure if the F/O would have been allowed to land unless the Capt was a check pilot doing his training. News media has stated that F/O had 66 landings there. That may not be acccurate. Maybe some AIE guys can shed some light.