Manipal group interested in establishing a university and a multi-speciality hospital near Bhubaneswar: Dharitri
June 29th, 2011
More information on Manipal can be found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipal and its official website at http://www.manipal.edu.
Among its various constituents the following have been ranked:
- Manipal Institute of Technology is most well known and ranked 36 in Outlook 2009 ranking.
- Kasturaba Medical College (KMC) is ranked 9 in 2009 and 6 in 2010 by India Today in Medicine.
- Kasturaba Medical College (KMC) is also ranked 9 in 2009 and 10 in 2010 by India Today in Healthcare management.
- TA Pai Management Institute is ranked 21 among B-schools in the 2010 Outlook ranking.
- Its hotel management college is also ranked.
Some of its other salient features are (from its factsheet):
- Manipal has several international campuses including the Sikkim Manipal University. The other international campuses are in Malaysia, Nepal and Dubai.
- Over 300 courses offered across 14 professional streams in over 25 colleges
- India’s largest Foreign exchange earner in its category
- Over 1,20,000 students and 3,00,000 alumni from over 52 countries
- Established in 1953, Manipal University is the first educational Institution in private sector to become a deemed University; Over 20,000 students from over 52 countries
- Over 3000 practicing doctors in the US and every 4th doctor in Malaysia is an alumnus of
Manipal. - SMU has two constituent institutes – Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) and Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT)
- Dubai Campus: Set up in September 2000 and is currently located in Dubai International Academic City; Has over 1400 students from over 20 countries, enrolled in its various specialized programs
Finally, Manipal is in the process of establishing Manipal International University in Jaipur. They are taking students from this year. Following is an excerpt from that page.
On invitation by Govt. of Rajasthan to Manipal Group, to start a multi-disciplinary Private University, Manipal International University, Jaipur, in the state comprising of courses in different disciplines like Engineering, Medical, Hospitality, Allied Health, Management, Communication, Jewellery Management etc.
… Allotment of 100 Acres of land at Dehmi Kalan Village near Jaipur in for the proposed campus.
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