Manipal University Introduces New Courses and increases the allocation of scholarships in 2010

Manipal University, the leading higher educationwaiver will be 25 per cent for those students joining
provider in India, announced that it has introducedAllied Health Sciences or Nursing courses.
new courses and allocate more scholarships for the
year 2010 along with additional infrastructures andScholarships for Konkani Students – A similar
facilities to its students. The university has also tiedwaiver of tuition fees, 10 per cent and 25 per cent
up with many new foreign universities for betterrespectively, is applicable for Konkani students also.
teaching and learning atmosphere on the campus.
Since establishing Kasturba Medical College in 1953,Other Scholarships are: GE Scholarship, Harish B Fund
nineteen other institutions have been set up, and theScholarship, ISLE Scholarship, ITC Scholarship, Maulana
excellence in higher education that began in ManipalAzad National Scholarship and Philips Scholarships.
56 years ago, continues even today with a fresh
look each year. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION:
NEW COURSES:Manipal University has robust relationships with
The university has added ten new courses taking theseveral US, European and Australian Universities
total number of courses in the University to 264.regarding student and faculty exchange and
Registrar, Dr G.K. Prabhu, giving details of the newcollaborative research. 14 best students of KMC
courses, admission details, scholarships and otherManipal and Mangalore get to do their one month
activities of the university told reporters that byelective clinical training in Utrecht University and
starting Manipal Centre for European Studies theGroningen University in the Netherlands. Similar
University took the first big step in the direction ofscholarships are available to students of Media &
humanities. The university catered to higher educationCommunication in
in medicine, engineering and management. So aUniversity of Queensland, Australia and Hochschule
Masters course in European Studies and ManagementBremen, Germany. Students of MIT get opportunities
adds more variety for students to choose from.to do their internships in various Universities and
“Diploma in Gandhian and Peace Studies, and alsoindustries across the world by being members of
Certificate courses in Public Health and Global HealthIAESTE.
have already started,” he said.  “The other
new courses introduced for 2010 include MS WirelessADMISSIONS:
Embedded Systems, MS IT Management, MTechAdmissions for all these courses and for the existing
Chemical Engineering, MTech Environmentalunder graduate and post graduate courses have
Engineering, MSc Pharmacoeconomics, and MSc Clinicalalready begun. Prospectus and forms are available
Research management”.across the country at selected post offices and
State Bank of India branches. Candidates can also
SCHOLARSHIPS:visit and download the digital prospectus and
Manipal University has always encouraged students toapplication or apply online by paying the application
perform to their full potential by providing them withfees through Credit Card or Net Banking or Demand
scholarships. Meritorious and deserving candidates areDraft.
given one of the several freeships and scholarships
that exist in the university. “The allocation for theONLINE ENTRANCE TEST:
year 2010 is Rs 12.23 crores. It was Rs 7.93 crores inTalking about the online entrance test Dr Prahbu said;
2009 and Rs 6.83 crores prior to that,” Dr Prabhu“Manipal University is known for its online
said.entrance tests. Considering it to be quite popular and
student friendly, the university has decided to start
Freeship - Candidates admitted to MBBS coursemore centers where students can take their test
within the first 500 ranks and BDS, BE, BPharmonline”. The final score are displayed on the test
courses within the first 1000 ranks of the respectivescreen soon after the completion of the test. The
merit list are offered 100% freeship.admissions are therefore, merit based and
transparent. Candidates can choose the date, time
AICTE Scholarship– AICTE has introduced theand location depending on their own convenience.
scheme on tuition fee waiver for women,Presently there are 21 centres and six more are
economically backward and physically handicappedbeing included this year. They are
meritorious students joining BE, BPharm and BHMAllahabad, Kanpur, Patna, Ranchi, Varanasi and
courses.Vijayawada
AGE students scholarships – There is a 10 perLast date for receipt of applications:MBBS, BDS, BE,
cent tuition fee waiver for students of schools andBPharm, PharmD – 13.03.10
colleges of Academy of General Education (AGE)MD, MS, PG Medical Diploma, MDS, PG Diploma in
joining any course at Manipal University. However, theDental Materials – 31.01.