Student Life at Manipal University: Placement Drives and Events

Being a final year student at Manipal University, in my past two years have experienced that the University offers the great wholesome environment of knowledge, technology, skills, information, and interesting activities. The University is a perfect example of blend of great education and interactive learning in an interesting manner that will keep you hooked without making you feel a burden on your shoulder, the teaching pattern here not just focuses on the bookish text but also on the practical knowledge, which actually helps you when you steps in the corporate world. It has refined and polished my skills and capabilities.

Being a final year student of Journalism, I can proudly say that it is an excellent option if you are interested in content creation, photography, media, and journalism, finds yourself suitable as radio jockey, or feels confident in front of camera. It has broaden the spectrum of media and journalism in various aspects, the teaching here is not just confined to the syllabus but also to the ground level practical knowledge that will build your skills and will make you prepare for the outside competitive world. In simple words if you want to experience the ground level, activity learning then Manipal has to be on the top of your list. The admission here is not a difficult task you have to be 12th passed with certified board, the admission department is very cooperative and guides you with every step of enrollment, and if we talk about the exams, every semester will have two exams i.e. mid semester exam and end semester exam. This is a six-semester course. The subjects chosen by the faculty are advanced and keep on evolving with time and advancement in the media industry. Here, we have well designed labs and equipment for the advance learning.

The fees structure of the respective course is Rs. 97,000 per year, with Rs. 10,000 security deposit, which is refundable at the end of the course.

The faculty is highly educated in their respective subjects and enjoys teaching and spreading knowledge and information to the students. Every faculty prefers teaching with the method, which is suitable to the students, and is ready to switch their traditional way of teaching in correspondence with the students. The main objective of the faculty is to make sure that each student is understanding what is been taught to them. The student teacher ratio is decent 45 to 50 is limit of student in one batch. in Manipal we have mentor mentee system in which every group of 5 to 6 students are given a mentor which will council them in academics, attendance and other problems.

The University has a great placement cell. Companies visiting the University every year in mostly every department Students get good packages. Many of seniors are placed in renowned media and production houses.

Manipal has a great hostel facility at the campus called GHS, which is safe and follows the safety measures strictly; there we have two-tier security check in face recognition and identity card tap system which does not leave any room for bluff and false identity. in GHS we have separate buildings for boys and girls, the food provided in mess is rich in quality, taste and variety and hygiene is been taken concern of, mess provide four meals a day which involves breakfast, lunch, dinner and high tea in addition to that Jain food is also provided by the mess. Hostel has its in and out timing students coming after 9:30 PM is not entertained by the hostel. GHS is overall a wonderful place it has a lot of food outlets in the hostel premises we have gym tennis court volley ball court, swimming pool, indoor games etc. every festival is celebrated with full of fun and joy in the hostel.

Manipal University counts in the top 10 infrastructure in India, being a final year student I can surely confirm it from the classrooms to the labs every room is build and designed beautifully labs are very well equipped and a lot of greenery can be seen in the campus, the campus has a centralized AC facility to beat the heat of Jaipur the campus is huge and will not feel overly crowded in the campus.

Campus life is just great we have all the facilities and great infrastructure, one can never get bore in the campus, the people here are friendly and helpful that will not make you feel homesick, in addition to that we have many clubs in the University that held events every now then, it also organizes the fest for the student called 'Onirose', very famous artists and singers are called for the entertainment for the students. I have a good experience of campus life because of the friendly environment this University brings to you.