EDUCATION
Manipal is throwing vast potential in the area of Education employment and career. Pai first established the Kasturba Medical College in 1953, and Manipal Institute of Technology in 1957. In the year 1999 the Posts and Telegraph department of the Government of India released a commemorative stamp in honour of Pai. Manipal Institute of Communication is a constituent college of Manipal University. It is one of the premier journalism and communication colleges in India.
The famous Manipal University is in Manipal. The university comprises many famous educational institutions. Such institutions include Manipal Institute of Technology, Kasturba Medical College. The T. A. Pai Management Institute, the Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration are also a part of the Manipal University in Manipal.
Manipal has more than 70,000 students graduate and has an ever increasing enrollment number of more than 15,000 students. The township of Manipal comprises two universities, 24 professional colleges, affiliated institutes and numerous primary and high schools. The fact that students from 52 countries are studying here is a testimony to Manipal University’s worldwide fame.
Manipal is often described as the Harvard of India, a University City home to Manipal University (formerly known as, MAHE) comprising of esteemed educational institutions Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (KMC, Manipal),Manipal Institute of Technology (ManipalTech), including the MIM Manipal Institute of Management, the T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI),Manipal Life Sciences Center (MLSC), the Manipal campus of Melaka Manipal Medical College (also known as International Centre for Health Sciences or ICHS), the Manipal College Of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS) and the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA). The spectrum of educational institutions covers everything from elementary schools to professional and graduate level colleges.
