Manipal University

Manipal University

'manipal.edu', the administrative building of the university.
Motto Inspired by Life
Type Deemed university
Established 1956
Academic staff
 2500
Administrative staff
 7200
Students 28,000
Location Manipal, Karnataka, India
Campus Urban, 600 acres (2.4 km2)
Affiliations UGC, ACU, AIU
Website Manipal.edu

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, branded as Manipal University is a deemed university[1] located in Manipal, Karnataka, India. It has over 28,000 students from 52 countries.[2] The university has branch campuses in Bangalore, Mangalore, Sikkim, Jaipur, Dubai, Malaysia and Antigua.[3] It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[4]

History

List of vice chancellors

In 1953, T.M.A. Pai founded India's first private medical school, Kasturba Medical College,[8] and five years later the Manipal Institute of Technology was formed. Ramdas Pai took over the management in 1979 after the death of T.M.A. Pai. Initially all degrees were awarded by Karnatak University Dharwad and later Mysore University. From 1980 to 1993 they were awarded by Mangalore University. The current organizational structure was formed in 1993, when Manipal University (then known as the Manipal Academy of Higher Education) was accorded deemed university status by the University Grants Commission.[9] The university is certified as an ISO 14001:2004 organization.[10] In, 2007, it rebranded itself as Manipal University.[11] The legal name remains the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.[12]

Organisation

The pro-chancellor is H. S. Ballal and vice-chancellor is K. Ramnarayan. It is organized into 19 colleges and 7 departments.[2]

The university is composed of the following schools:

The university is made up of the following departments:

There is one autonomous institute

Campuses in Manipal

The campus covers 600 acres (2.4 km2)[13] of land[13] and is centered in the university town of Manipal. The campus is divided into two areas: the healthsciences campus and the engineering campus.

Healthsciences Campus (Manipal)

The dormitories are segregated by sex, with 7 hostels for men and 13 for women. There is a mix of air-conditioned and regular rooms, with both single- and double-occupancy rooms.

Manipal Hostel Building

Each hostel is run by a warden, while the entire system is governed by a chief warden. The medical colleges have centrally located lecture halls near the Healthsciences library and administrative building.[14] The campus has a food court that serves over 800 people and is centrally air conditioned. Cuisine ranges from Indian to continental food.[15] The campus includes the Center for Basic Sciences, healthcare colleges and the Kasturba Hospital.

MIT Campus

The Innovation Centre was established during the 50th anniversary of the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT): It is a research center in which funding is provided to students, faculty and the university. School of Management, one the esteemed institutes under Manipal university is located in the MIT campus.

Athletics

The campuses have playgrounds and courts for cricket, hockey, football, tennis, basketball, badminton and volleyball.[16] There is a gym and an athletics track.[16] MARENA, the indoor sports complex in Manipal, which covers an area of 142,132 sq ft (13,204.5 m2), has badminton courts, basketball courts, squash court and an indoor jogging track along with a gym and a sauna.[16]

Libraries

Manipal University has a chain of six libraries that support its schools.[17]

Research

Manipal University encourages research. Budgetary provisions are given for research through capital allocations for the maintenance of animal facility, consumables, equipment etc. Experts from research groups from all over the world contribute as adjunct members of faculty.₹1.5 crore (US$220,000)[24] was sanctioned to MIT in 2008–2009 towards funding innovation. A five-member student team from MIT won the prestigious Innovation Competition in 2008,[25] organized by GE’s largest R&D centre outside the U.S.: the John F. Welch Technology Centre (JFWTC) Bangalore.[24]

MIT has interdisciplinary labs constituted under the Innovation Centre, where several research programmes in emerging areas such as nanotechnology, ad hoc wireless networks, nuclear engineering, VLSI design and pattern recognition are being pursued. A collaborative project with Philips in the area of sustainable and ecofriendly technology and telemedicine at the BOP level is being pursued.[26]

MCOPS, Manipal sends its second-year postgraduate (PG) students for collaborative research programmes at R&D centres all over the country. Often the research carried out by them becomes a part of the intellectual property of the company. MCOPS has ongoing programmes in novel drug delivery systems, formulation development and preclinical screening of drug candidates. The TIFAC CORE programme in pharmacogenomics envisages the development of personalized medicine. The MLSC engages its laboratories in rendering diagnostic advice to Kasturba Hospital in complicated cases. MCOPS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA, under which a candidate registered for Ph.D. under MU will receive training and research guidance at the Laramie campus, leading to a split-campus Ph.D. MCOPS has been awarded a 1.3 crore[24] DST research grant in collaboration with US Vitamins, Ltd Mumbai for the development of biodegradable sustained-release formulations.[24]

The Manipal Life Science Centre has a dedicated research team and is undertaking several research projects funded by DBT, DST, etc. MLSC is linked to several international research institutions such as Wistar Institute Philadelphia, University of Queensland, etc. A patient-friendly device for the early detection of malignancy has been developed by the Department of Laser Spectroscopy collaboration with M/s Philips.[27]

Manipal Advanced Research Group

The Manipal Advanced Research Group was formed in early 2006[28] with an aim to grow new research projects in fundamental sciences and promote interdisciplinary cooperation in areas between basic research, biomedical science and engineering.[29] Agreements for academic collaborations in the natural sciences have been signed with GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.[30] The university boasts of researchers like Aadarsh Mishra who has published 23 International Research papers at the Undergraduate level [31]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
Careers 360 (Magazine)[32] 3
Engineering – India
Outlook India[33] 21
Private colleges:
Mint[34] 12
Electronics For You[35] 2
Medical - India
Business – India

University Survey
Manipal University was ranked 3rd in India in the Higher Education Review "TOP 25 Private/ Deemed University in India 2015." It has been also ranked 3rd for High - Qualities infrastructure and 4th rank for in academic excellence in India by Higher Education Review Magazine survey 2014.

(http://www.theher.in/survey/top-25-private-deemed-2015.html) [36]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Deemed universities within India
  2. 1 2 "Manipal University Top Amongst the Indian Private Universities in the QS Asian University Rankings". Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Manipal University Overview". manipal.edu. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.acu.ac.uk/institutions/view?id=456
  5. ↑ "Dr. HS Ballal appointed as new Vice Chancellor of MAHE". oneIndia.in. 2 September 2003.
  6. ↑ "Adieu to Dr. Raj Warrier" (PDF). Departmental News (Department of Pediatrics ~ LSUMC New Orleans) 9 (2). May 2007.
  7. ↑ "K. Ramnarayan, Manipal varsity Vice-Chancellor". The Hindu. 31 May 2010.
  8. ↑ http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/28302?id=28302
  9. ↑ "UGC accreditation". Manipal gets deemed university status. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  10. ↑ "Green Manipal". Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  11. ↑ http://express-press-release.net/34/MAHE,%20now%20Manipal%20University,%20Introduces%20online%20entrance%20tests%20for%20admissions%20to%20its%20programs.php. Express Press Release. 26-02-2007. Accessed 03-06-2012.
  12. ↑ http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemed universities/manipal.html. Deemed Universities. University Grants Commission. 2006. Accessed 03-06-2012.
  13. 1 2 "Campus area". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  14. ↑ "Classroom Facility". Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  15. ↑ "Dining Facility". Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  16. 1 2 3 "Sports Facility". Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  17. ↑ "Library". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  18. 1 2 "Health Sciences Library". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  19. 1 2 3 "KMC Library". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  20. 1 2 "MIT Library". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  21. 1 2 3 "WGSHA Library". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  22. 1 2 3 "MIC Library". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  23. 1 2 "MIM Library". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  24. 1 2 3 4 "Research Overview". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  25. ↑ "GE Edison Innovation Challenge". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  26. ↑ "Research at MIT". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  27. ↑ "Research at MLSC". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  28. ↑ "MARG". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  29. ↑ "TOI-MARG". The Times Of India. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  30. ↑ "MARG-Collaboration". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  31. ↑ "A thirst for answers". Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  32. ↑ "Top Universities in India 2015". Careers 360 (Magazine).
  33. 1 2 "Top Engineering Colleges". Outlook India. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  34. 1 2 "Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges of 2009" (PDF). Mint. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  35. 1 2 "Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges" (PDF). Electronics for You. May 2011. pp. 84–85. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  36. ↑ http://www.theher.in/survey/top-private-engineering-colleges-in-India.html
  37. 1 2 3 "Outlook Rankings". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  38. ↑ "India Today Rankings". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  39. 1 2 "Hindustan Times Rankings". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
  40. ↑ "India's Best Pharmacy Colleges 2011". careers360.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  41. ↑ Top Private Universities in India 2015

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