Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), popularly known as Manipal University, is popular for excellence in the field of education. Established in the year 1953 in the Udupi district of Karnataka, academia offers professional education in the field of Management, engineering, health sciences, communication, and humanities. It treasures nearly 2500 faculty and almost ten thousand services and support staff.
The vision of academia is to be Global leadership in the field of human development as well as excellence in healthcare and education. The mission is to be the preferred choice of faculty, students, and the industry as well as be in the topmost position in each discipline of education. Manipal Academy of Higher Education is affiliated with PCI, DCI, INC, AICTE, MCI, and UGC.
The Varsity has a centralized admission process, and candidates are selected based on merit in qualifying examination. MAHE is consistently ranked no.1 by prominent agencies, India Today, The Week, and Education World.
There are six central libraries present on the campus, namely Health Sciences Library Manipal, Health Sciences Library Mangalore, MIT Library, SOC Library, WGSHA Library, and SOM Library. Departmental libraries are also present in every institute. Academia strives to facilitate students by providing the best and latest collections of books, online resources, journals, dissertations, and much more. These resources are helpful in the course work and research area.
The University comprises of various institutes offering variety of courses in specific fields namely Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Department of Commerce, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Department of Languages, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Department of Philosophy, Department of Sciences, Gandhian Center for Philosophical Arts and Sciences, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Center of Humanities, Manipal Center for Natural Science, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Institute of Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Institute of Virology, Manipal Prolearn, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal School of Information Sciences, Manipal School of Life Sciences, and Melaka Manipal Medical College.
Manipal University follows strict attendance criteria, and students must possess a minimum of 75% attendance to appear in the semester examination.
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