# Manipal Academy of Higher Education

The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is a private deemed university in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. The school has campuses in Mangalore, Bangalore, and Jamshedpur in India, as well as global campuses in Dubai and Malaysia. Its sister universities are Manipal University Jaipur and Sikkim Manipal University, all managed by the Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG).

## Governance

At MAHE, Dr. Ramdas Madhav Pai is the founder-Chancellor. Dr. Hebri Subhaskrishna Ballal acts as the President, while Dr. Ranjan Pai holds the position of Pro Chancellor. The university's governance is overseen by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, who serves as the Vice Chancellor.

## History

In 1953, T. M. A. Pai founded India's first private medical school, the Kasturba Medical College, and five years later the Manipal Institute of Technology was established. Initially, degrees were awarded by Karnataka University, Dharwad and later by the University of Mysore. From 1980 to 1993 they were awarded by Mangalore University. The current organizational structure was formed in 1993 when Kasturba Medical College and Manipal College of Dental Sciences were accorded deemed university status by UGC. Manipal Institute of Technology became a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education in 2000. In 2022, MAHE introduced five online degree and diploma programs in business administration, data science, business analytics, and logistics and supply chain. The campus at Manipal covers 600 acres (2.4 km$^2$) of land and is centred in the university town of Manipal.
In 2022, MAHE started offering UGC-entitled online degree programs through Online Manipal platform. Currently, the university offer online MBA for working professionals, online M.Sc. in Data Science, and online M.Sc. in Business Analytics beside online PGCP in Business Analytics and PGCP in Logistics & Supply Chain Management.

## Academics
### Rankings

Manipal Academy of Higher Education was conferred the Institutes of Eminence status by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 2020. Internationally, Manipal Academy of Higher Education was ranked 751–800 in the QS World University Rankings of 2023 and 215 in Asia. It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023, 201–250 in Asia in 2024 and 301–350 among emerging economies. In India, MAHE has been accredited by NAAC with an A++ Grade, and the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Manipal Academy of Higher Education 16th overall and 6th among universities in 2023. NIRF also ranked the Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 8th in 2024.

### Libraries

Manipal Academy of Higher Education library system comprises six libraries spread across its Medical, Humanities and Engineering school campuses.

## Research

Budgetary provisions are given for research through capital allocations for the maintenance of animal facilities, consumables, equipment etc. ₹15 million (US$170,000) was sanctioned to the Manipal Institute of Technology in 2008–2009 towards funding innovation. MCOPS, Manipal sends its second-year postgraduate (PG) students for collaborative research programs 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.
The Manipal Life Science Centre has a 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, and the University of Queensland.

### Manipal Advanced Research Group

The Manipal Advanced Research Group was formed in early 2006 with an aim to grow new research projects in fundamental sciences and promote interdisciplinary cooperation in areas between basic research, biomedical science and engineering.

## Notable alumni

* Rajeev Chandrasekhar — Indian politician and entrepreneur, Union Minister of State, member of Parliament in the upper house
* Satya Nadella — CEO of Microsoft
* Mirza Faizan — Indian aerospace scientist, developed the Ground Reality Information Processing System, (GRIPS)
* Arun Shenoy — Grammy Award-nominated musician
* Anant J Talaulicar — president and CEO, Cummins India Ltd
* Vikas Khanna — Michelin Guide Star Chef
* Annapoorna Kini — American cardiologist and a professor of cardiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City
* Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor — Malaysian orthopedic surgeon and the first Malaysian astronaut
* Junaid Sheikh — actor and model
* Nag Ashwin — film director and screenwriter