Manipal Academy of Higher Education - [MAHE], Manipal

Manipal University and SRM, Sonepat both are recognized by UGC and approved by AICTE. While Manipal University ranked 8th out of 200 in the list of Top Universities in India by NIRF rankings, SRM has not been assessed by the same. Both the institutes have features that are unique to them and have their distinct advantages and limitations.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Infrastructure and Facilities

• MAHE: The institute offers a great number of facilities to its students, including 6 central libraries, hostels, Marena (sports complex), gym, labs, cafeteria, healthcare, transport, store, auditorium, wifi-campus, etc.

• SRM: The campus equips students with a number of facilities such as a central library and multiple institutional libraries, computer R&D or project labs, indoor and outdoor sports and an auditorium with a 1000-people accommodating capacity.

Scholarships

• MAHE: The university offers more than 15 scholarships such as ITC scholarships, SAGES, AGE Scholarships, etc.

• SRM: The SRM Scholar Search Programme helps meritorious and disadvantaged students finance their education at SRM University.

Placement Statistics

• MAHE: The highest and average packages offered were 22.38 LPA (B.Tech.) and 7.2 LPA (B.Tech.), respectively. The top recruiters include E&Y, GSK, Microsoft, DELL, SAP Labs, Amazon, etc.

• SRM: The highest and average packages offered were 12.5 LPA and 4.5 LPA, respectively. 500+ companies such as Google, HSBC, Microsoft, Philips, Capgemini, KPMG, etc, recruit SRM graduates.

Alumni

• MAHE: Notable alumni of the institute include the likes of Rajeev Suri (CEO: Nokia), Satya Nadella (CEO: Microsoft), T.M.A. Pai (Doctor), etc.

• SRM: Some of the notable alumni include Murali Vijay (Cricketer), Varun Chakravarthy (Cricketer), Utthara Unni (Actress), etc.

Whether one institution is better than the other is based on individual discretion. A conclusion must be drawn keeping factors like faculty, academic quality, personal disposition, and expectations in mind.

Manipal University is one of India's leading universities. Manipal offers nine three-year BBA courses. The total tuition fee for each course is 3.63 lakhs.

Admission:

• Students are required to obtain 50% in their 12th examination to be eligible for a seat in any of the BBA courses.

• Students need to sit for the MET examination to qualify for the program.

Curriculum:

• Students are required to write quizzes, tests, assignments, and sit for practicals.

• Students are also needed to do a summer project after their fourth semester.

• At the end of the sixth-semester students are required to do a project, where 50% of their score is based on viva.

Placements:

The placement cell of the institute guarantees 100% internships.

• The average salary package is around 3.5 LPA, the lowest being 2.8 LPA, and the highest being 4.2 LPA.

• Few of the companies that come for recruitment are Goldman Sachs, Larsen & Toubro, TCS, Infosys, Northern Trust Bank, Amazon, EY GDS, Northern Operating Service, and Oracle.

Infrastructure:

The infrastructure of Manipal is one of the best with everything starting from spacious classrooms, good canteen and hostel facilities to sports facilities.

The BBA program at Manipal is above average and students are offered job positions like Financial Analyst, Operations Analyst, Customer Relationship Officer, Assurance Associate, Digital Marketing Executive, and Management Trainee. The course curriculum is set in such a way that students get the full college experience and have plenty of time for extracurricular activities alongside academics.

I am going to talk about what makes Manipal University special. As I know a thing or two about the institute through my friends who are studying there. 

• It is among the best medical colleges in the country. The faculties are great and there is scope for research. These are the reasons why it has been given special status. 
• Among all the private institutions in the same field, Manipal is ranked at 5th which shows the promise of more development. 
• MIT became autonomous back in 2000 and within only 20 years it has become one of the top 50 engineering colleges in the country, out of 10000. The placement statistics of MIT are also improving with the passing years.
• It was ranked top among all the private institutes of India by QS World rankings.
• The infrastructure facilities provided at the campus are great. 
• Although MIT has a higher course fee with the brand name it’s easier to find private funding. 

So, there are some of the things that may have been the reason why MIT got special status.

There is no need to worry about ragging at Manipal University as it follows a strict 0% ragging policy on the campus. The points below state some of the incidents faced by candidates in the university that would clear the picture of ragging in the institute.

• Wardens are very strict in some blocks in the hostels. The rules are so strict that students from other blocks feel terrified to enter.
• There are incidents of fun in the hostels of Manipal University, in the names of ragging. One night around 11:30 PM, a group of senior students entered the rooms of juniors and locked the doors. Some of them created a panic situation among the students and left the rooms. Just at 12:00 AM, they entered the room again with friendship bands and wished Happy Friendship Day to juniors.
• The seniors are very interactive and helpful. During technical club fests, meets, etc, senior and juniors get to interact a lot among them. Most seniors are very friendly and help their juniors at times.

As evident from the above points, the situation of ragging in Manipal University is actually fun and interactive. Although not 0%, but most of the incidents of ragging are based on creating a good relationship between juniors and seniors in the university.

Manipal University is one of the leading universities in India and making its mark with its prestigious grace across the globe, offering undergraduate, graduate, and research programs to the students. It has been ranked globally among 215 universities. Manipal University has been ranked a number of times for its green surroundings, sustainability, and resource usage. 

MIT (Manipal Institute of Technology)

• Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) provides placement opportunities to the Engineering students of Manipal University.
• MIT states that more than 250 companies visit the campus of Manipal University to provide the students of undergraduate and graduate-level with the placement and internship opportunities in their respective companies.
• Every year more than 300 students are provided with the Internship opportunities by the companies visiting the campus and are offered full-time positions as well.

Internship Opportunities 

• More than 135 companies visited the campus of Manipal University in 2019-20 to provide Internships to the Engineering students. 
• Some of the top recruiting companies were Amazon, Bosch, Cisco, Dell, Deloitte, Digite Infotech, Fiat India, Oracle, Oyo, Philips Innovation, PWC, Samsung, Schneider, Wipro, etc.

Placement Opportunities

• More than 150 companies visited the campus of Manipal University in 2019-20 to provide placement to the Engineering students. 
• Some of the top recruiting companies were Accenture, Adani, Amazon, Cisco, Cloudera Inc, Collins Aerospace, Dell, Deloitte, Fiat India, Forbes Marshall, Goldman Sachs, IBM, ICICI, Indigo, Infosys, KPMG, L&T, Mahindra & Mahindra, McAfee, Microsoft, Philips Innovation, Reliance, Samsung, Tata, Toyota, VMWare, Wipro, etc.
• The highest CTC announced for placement to the students of Manipal University in 2019-20 was 43.31 LPA.
• The average CTC announced for placement to the students of Manipal University in 2019-20 was 7.50 LPA.

Manipal University is highly known for its multinational facilities and the modern campus. The University is spread over 313 acres of the land, also the campus being the prime reason for the selection of Manipal University by various students. 

Manipal University consists of various centers under the Manipal University of Higher Education offering innovative and entrepreneurship related opportunities to the students with rankings and recognitions from highly reputed organizations in the industry.