Manipal Institute of Technology

Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT Manipal)

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Motto	"Knowledge is Power"
Type	Private
Established	1957
Undergraduates	3500
Postgraduates	100
Location	Manipal , Karnataka , India
Campus	Rural
Director	Brig. Dr. S. S. Pabla
Website	MIT Manipal

The Manipal Institute of Technology, or MIT Manipal is a college of engineering and technology located in Manipal, Karnataka, India.

MIT Manipal is a leading engineering college in southern India, part of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education or MAHE, a deemed university based in Manipal. It awards undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, Biotech Engineering, Mechatronix Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Printing Technology and Architecture as well as some graduate level degrees. There is a sister campus of the institute located in Sikkim, India.

History

MIT Manipal was established in 1957 as Manipal Engineering College, and renamed in 1974. It was founded by Dr. T. M. A. Pai, the visionary founder of Manipal, and the management of MAHE is overseen by his heirs. It was one of the first privately funded technical institutes in India, and continues to remain so.

Civil engineering was the first discipline to be offered at the institute, but by 1961, full undergraduate programs were available to students in the areas of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering also. The first hostels (dorms) were established on the campus in 1961 for students from outside the region. The college has steadily grown in size as well as scope since its inception. Today, it has the capability to house most, if not all, of its students on the campus in its fifteen different hostel (dorm) buildings, and can be considered a fully residential campus.

The institute was originally affiliated to the Karnatak University in Dharwad. This meant that the students of the institute were awarded degrees by the Karnatak University. In 1965, the institute affiliated itself with the Mysore University in Mysore. More courses were added over the decades as the college expanded. In 1974, it was renamed and brought under the purview of Mangalore University, and this status would continue until the establishment of MAHE in the late 1990s. Since 2000, the college has been designated a deemed university, a status that allows it to operate autonomously without affiliations to larger universities. Smaller private colleges in India are usually affiliated to larger universities which oversee the academics and award the degrees, like MIT Manipal was in the past.

In 1993, the state government of Karnataka introduced statewide measures regulating the intake of students to private institutes, including MIT Manipal, and this had a tremendous financial impact on the college because it also meant that the fee structure was regulated by the government. The college was designated a Linguistic Minority Institute between 1993 and 1999, which meant that a significant fraction of the intake was reserved for those students whose native tongue was Konkani. Konkani is the language spoken by the family of Dr. T. M. A. Pai, founder of the institute, and also a large part of the population of the region around Manipal.

An interesting event in the history of the college was the visit of the Dalai Lama in 1966.

Reputation and Ranking

Although there are no comprehensive rankings issued by any agencies for engineering colleges in India, admissions to MIT Manipal are among the most sought-after in the country.MIT has never believed in comparisons .MIT has constantly been ranked among the best institutes in the country .MIT hopes to be of a global reckoning soon. MIT is a constituent of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, which is accredited by the Government of India's National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)[1]. Very recently however the Institue was ranked the 13 in the country in the field of engineering education by "The Telegraph" Calcutta. The University has often been called the "Harvard" of India for it's pioneering efforts in the field of private education spreading across all streams.

Reputed Professors

• Dr SJ Bhat(Retd.) - HOD Electronics and Telecommunications
• Prof PG Krishnamurthy(Retd.) - HOD Chemical Engineering
• Prof.K.Kamalaksha(Retd.) - Dean,Chief Warden and HOD Mathematics & Statistics
• Prof Mohan Pai(Retd.) - HOD Physics

Undergraduate Degrees and Admissions

MIT Manipal offers undergraduate (Bachelor's degree) courses in the following disciplines:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Industrial and Production Engineering
• Information Science
• Instrumentation and Control Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics
• Printing Technology
• Architecture

General admissions are open to Indian nationals on the basis of performance in the All India MAHE Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET). Usually, only candidates who have scored 50% or more in the UGET are considered for admissions. The test consists of sections in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English and includes questions based on standard high school syllabi in India. Testing takes place annually in major cities across India. Admissions to the Architecture program are based on a separate test.

International students follow different admission procedures and are subject to different fee structures.

Students may choose to enroll in the Twinning Program wherein the first two years of their coursework are undertaken at MIT Manipal and the remainder are completed at a college or university in the United States. The eventual degree will be awarded by the foreign university.

Graduate Degrees and Admissions

Master of Technology (M.Tech) degrees are offered with the following specializations:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Digital Electronics and Advanced Communication
• Network Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Aided Mechanical Design and Analysis
• Illumination Technology
• Control Systems
• Manufacturing Engineering and Technology
• Construction Engineering and Management
• Structural Engineering
• Engineering Management

In addition, the following programs are also offered:

• Master of Science (M.S.) in Software Engineering
• Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.)
• Integrated M.B.A. program (in conjunction with other programs in MAHE)

Admissions to these programs are either on the basis of an entrance exam or based on performance in an undergraduate degree program. All applicants are required to have appropriate bachelor's degrees.

The institute also offers Ph.D. programs on a full-time or part-time basis for qualified candidates.

Campus

It has a superb campus, one of the finest among engineering colleges in india.New additions to this abode of knowledge include the state of the art Innovation Centre .The institute plans to use this as a platform to launch it's research programs.

Infrastructure

Area in terms of sq feet the Institute is spread over

College Building 403,900 sq.ft

Hostel Buildings 674,415 sq.ft.

Staff quarters 191,576 sq.ft

Total land area 7,384,576 sq.ft

The capacity of the Institute 3,600 students

Students per class 40-60 students

Number of buildings

College: 10

Hostel: 10 Blocks

Staff quarters: 327

Capacity of faculty body: 268

Teaching and Lab Facilities

It has state of the art labs for all disciplines of engineering. The labs are equipped with the latest and best infrastructure. The facilities are at par with international standards.

Innovation Centre

This is the latest addition to the MIT Campus.This high tech building located at the heart of the campus includes a Technology Tower and a Lecture Hall complex-two state of the art facilities which will house multimedia classrooms with advanced digital connectivity. The Tech Building has eight cubicles of which six will be given to companies. Companies like Philips,GE,EMC2,Honeywell,Texas Instruments,TCS and Sharp have evinced interest in a joint venture. The Innovation Centre also houses a modern Central Computing Facility,Incubation Centres and the University Data Centre.

Hostels (Dorms)

MIT has hostel blocks for outside students to live in. Blocks are not named. Instead, they are numbered. The oldest block, which is closest to the college is 1st Block. The block farthest from the college is the 10th block.

Girls' and Boys' blocks are separate. Earlier, boys outnumbered girls by a huge margin. Therefore, all girls were limited to one hostel block. But off late, girls have increased greatly in number. This has led to conversion of the first four blocks(1-4) into ladies blocks. Apart from these, two new blocks(by the name New LH and Old LH) have also been made girls' blocks. but now the the new LH & old LH have been given to the boys and a new hostel (13th block) has been made for girls

1. Each hostel has 24x7 power supply. There are "MIT Power Houses" that run on diesel when there is no power supply from the local power grid.
2. Each block has helpers called "room boys", who help in maintenance of the rooms.
3. There are TV sets provided for each floor of the hostel, which is utilized by the residents for watching cricket/football matches and watching other programs as well.
4. Water supply(both drinking and non-drinking) is provided in each hostel block. Recently, hot water facility was also provided to some blocks.
5. LAN has been provided in most of the hostels.

Geography

Manipal is situated in the rocky hinterland of the fabled Malabar (Konkan) coast of Southwest India. Situated on a laterite plateau about 200 metres above sea level and about 15 km from the Arabian sea, it commands a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea on the West and the Western Ghats ranges in the East. It nestles between the hill ranges of the Western Ghats and the blue waters of the Arabian sea and overlooks a narrow coastal plain through which the picturesque Swarna river meanders its way to the sea.Manipal is only a 50 km drive to the rain forests of the Western Ghat mountains.

Manipal is a suburb of the famous pilgrimage centre of Udupi in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State on the West Coast of India. it is about 65 km to the north (northwest) of Mangalore, the district headquarters (capital) and 330 km south of Goa near the coastal highway (NH 17) connecting Kanyakumari to Mumbai.

Ideally situated amidst scenic beauty and rural surroundings, Manipal has all the modern facilities of transport, communication and banking. The surroundings are picturesque, comprising rural farmlands.

Climate

The climate is humid and warm between November and May and wet and cool during the monsoon months from June to October. It has a tropical climate characteristic of coastal plains in the West of India. Manipal, being located on an elevated place near the seashore, has fine breeze throughout the day and the temperature ranges from 24°C to 38°C for most part of the year. The rainfall amounts to about 260-300 inches/year mainly during the monsoon months from June to October.

Placements And Training

The Institute has a unique training program called Practise School wherein students undertake their final year projects in various companies during their final semester Many students also go to foreign universities to do their projects.This unique facility is available to MIT students due to it's excellent networking with various reputed foreign universities via the ICAS and IAESTE. Some students also opt to stay on and complete their projects under the guidance of MIT's faculty. Placements is another area where MIT gives special attention. The Placement cell led by Mr.Alapatti Vittaleshwar has done an excellent job in this regard. MIT's students go on to join some of India's finest engineering firms. Google,Yahoo,Volvo,Ashok Leyland,M&M,Accenture,L&T,TCS,Infosys,Wipro,Jinda Steel,GE,ABB are among the major companies that have come down for placement. A growing number of Foreign recruiters are also adding to the vast pool of options MITians have. A total of 120 companies have come for placement this year,this number is expected to go higher in the Final Semester. The Institute recorded 95% placement this year.

Upcoming Events

MIT is privilged to hold the 49th Annual NASA(National Association of Students of Architecture) Convention from 9th through 12th of January 2007. This event also kickstarts the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of MIT. NASA is an all students governing body with over 120 participating colleges from all over India and the neighbouring countries. For more information on the Annual Convention visit Synergy 2006

External link

• MIT Manipal
• history of the institute