Manipal University Manipal university, the prominent deemed university located at Manipal, Karnataka, has one of the finest

teaching faculties in India. The university has 24 professional institutions in medicine, engineering, management and humanities, presenting top students at all levels with an intellectual environment supreme in depth and breadth on any other Indian campus. Extended above 600 acres of green expanse, with more than 82,000 students pursuing undergraduate and post graduate courses and over 94,000 alumni active in every region of the world, Manipal Universitys influence is felt in every area of human endeavor. The university has branches in Bangalore, Malaysia, Dubai and Antigua in the Caribbean Island and has students from 52 countries around the world. The international collaboration for twinning programmes in engineering with universities in US, UK, Australia and other countries, Manipal University enrich the knowledge of students and thereby making the campuses attractive settings for scholarly activities. All campuses proffer the perfect environment to study and have high quality lifestyle with first-rate infrastructure for academics, sports and extracurricular activities. The amenities cover air-conditioned lecture halls, skills lab, air-conditioned hostels, multi-cuisine food court, gym, swimming pools, and football and cricket grounds. Manipal University values Integrity, transparency, quality, team work, execution with passion and humane touch. It wishes to encourage learning as a life-long activity. Through its colleges University offers courses in Master of engineering, BSC and MSc nursing, Journalism and animation, Bio technology, Master of Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture, Allied health science-UG and PG, BBM and MBA, Master of dental surgery, Hotel management and many more. Being an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001: 2004 certified University it will continue to value its inheritance of colleges that give many students an institutional home within the large University. Manipal University has won the esteemed IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award and International Asia Pacific Quality Award during 2007- 2008. The university is committed to be internationally significant in every discipline of education, health sciences, engineering and management and to be a global leadership in human development, excellence in education and healthcare. Manipal is like the Nalanda of yore. I am happy to see engineering, medicine and the other disciplines being taught in the same campus, an ideal environment for research to flourish. These are the words spoken by Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India. The

University will strive to make sure that its graduates are educated in the broadest sense of the term, with the ability to think undoubtedly, judge independently, and contribute beneficially to the society. Manipal University is a name to reckon with not just in India, but the world over. Although it got the deemed university status in 1993, the seeds for its magnificent growth were sown way back in 1953 with the setting up of the flagship Kasturba Medical College on what was then a barren hilltop. From then on, institution after institution was added and facilities kept improving to ensure Manipal University emerges the leading higher education provider in the country today with 24 professional institutions in medicine, engineering, management and humanities . The University is making a strong headway in research as well. Spread over 600 acres of green expanse, the University is home to 28,000 students pursuing undergraduate and post graduate programs in diverse subjects. The University has a strong alumni network of over 94,000 members. Manipal, today, is a knowledge powerhouse and a brand name in higher education. Over five and half decades ago, one man, Dr Tonse Madhava Anantha Pai, had a vision which ensured that everything he did then, was consigned to posterity, making sure that generation after generation of students enjoy the fruits of his labour till eternity on this lateritic plateau. Manipal University is a name to remember, not just across the length and breadth of India, but worldwide. The fact that students from 52 countries are studying here is a testimony to this fame. In 1953, he set up Kasturba Medical College, the first private medical college in the voluntary sector. And, with that began the story of Manipal University. Then, in 1957 came the engineering college, the dental college, Pharmacy College and so on and so forth. Dr TMA Pai passed on the baton of leadership to his son, Dr Ramdas M Pai who is the present President and Chancellor of the University.