The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is a private

deemed university In India, a deemed university or deemed-to-be-university is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions by the Ministry of Education. According to the ministry's definition, the accreditation indicates, "an Institution of higher ...

in the

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi () in Kannada or Odipu () in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara old north Malabar c ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

, India. The school has campuses in

Mangaluru Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the stat ...

Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

, and

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (; ), also known as Tatanagar, is a major industrial city in eastern India. It is the List of cities in Jharkhand by population, largest city in the state of Jharkhand. With a population of 629,658 in the city limits and 1.3 million ...

in India, as well as global campuses in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

and

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. 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 Chancellor. Dr. Ranjan Pai acts as the President, while Dr. Hebri Subhaskrishna Ballal 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 Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru, together known as KMC, are two private medical colleges in the state of Karnataka, India, established in 1953 and 1955. The colleges are constituent units of Manipal A ...

, and five years later the

Manipal Institute of Technology Manipal Institute of Technology is a private engineering college under Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India. MIT is a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education. The institute has 18 academic departments and awards unde ...

was established. Initially, degrees were awarded by Karnataka University, Dharwad and later by the

University of Mysore The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV and the premiership of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The university is recognised by t ...

. From 1980 to 1993 they were awarded by

Mangalore University Mangalore University commonly known as, MU is a public university in Konaje, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. In 2021, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded Mangalore University 'B' grade. As on 2024, Prof. P L Dharma took ...

. The current organizational structure was formed in 1993 when Kasturba Medical College and Manipal College of Dental Sciences were accorded

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 of land and is centred in the

university town A college town or university town is a town or city whose character is dominated by a college or university and their associated culture, often characterised by the student population making up 20 percent of the population of the community, bu ...

Manipal 300px, The house of T. M. A. Pai located in Manipal; it has since been converted to a museum. Manipal is a suburb and university town within Udupi, in coastal Karnataka, India. Manipal is located five kilometres away from the centre of Udupi C ...

. 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 Institutions of Eminence (IoE) is a recognition status set up in 2017 for higher education institutes in India, by the University Grants Commission. Recognised institutions are granted more autonomy, both administratively and academically, are ...

status by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 2020. Internationally, Manipal Academy of Higher Education was ranked 901-950 in the ''

QS World University Rankings The ''QS World University Rankings'' is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm. Its first and earliest edition was published in collaboration with '' Times ...

'' of 2025 and 197 in Asia. It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the ''

Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'', often referred to as the THE Rankings, is the annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli Symon ...

'' of 2025, 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 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology released annually by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The framework was approved by the former Ministr ...

(NIRF) ranked Manipal Academy of Higher Education 14th overall and 4th among universities in 2024. NIRF also ranked the Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 8th in 2024.

Libraries

Manipal Academy of Higher Education library system comprises 14 libraries spread across various campuses.

Research

Budgetary provisions are given for research through capital allocations for the maintenance of animal facilities, consumables, equipment etc. 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 The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

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 Biomedical sciences are a set of sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health. Such disciplines as medical microbi ...

and

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

Notable alumni

Rajeev Chandrasekhar Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 31 May 1964) is an Indian entrepreneur and politician currently serving as the state president of BJP Kerala. He is a former junior minister, Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technolo ...

— Indian politician and entrepreneur, Union Minister of State, member of Parliament in the upper house *

Satya Nadella Satya Narayana Nadella (; born 19 August 1967) is an Indian-born American business executive who is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman. B ...

— CEO of Microsoft * Mirza Faizan — Indian aerospace scientist, developed the Ground Reality Information Processing System, (GRIPS) *

Arun Shenoy Arun Shenoy (born 30 April 1978) is an Indian-Singaporean musician and songwriter. He is best known for his Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for his debut full-length studio album ''Rumbadoodle'' released in 2012. "Bliss", ...

—

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

-nominated musician * Anant J Talaulicar — president and CEO, Cummins India Ltd * Vikas Khanna —

Michelin Guide The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The ''Guide'' awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few restaurants ...

Star Chef * Annapoorna Kini — American cardiologist and a professor of cardiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City *

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is a Malaysian Doctor (title), doctor. He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Sheikh Muszaph ...

— Malaysian orthopedic surgeon and the first Malaysian astronaut * Junaid Sheikh — actor and model *

Nag Ashwin Singireddy Nag Ashwin Reddy (born 23 April 1986), popularly known as Nag Ashwin, is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, and a Filmfare Award ...

— film director and screenwriter

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Karnataka * Institutes of Eminence Universities and colleges established in 1953 Educational institutions established in 1993 Deemed universities in India 1953 establishments in Mysore State 1993 establishments in Karnataka Universities and colleges in Udupi district Udupi