Manipal Institute of Technology - An Overview

Manipal Institute of Technology that is commonly known as MIT, Manipal is an associated institution of the Manipal University that deals in the fields of engineering and technology. It consists of 16 academic departments that award undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees.

The motto of Manipal Institute of Technology is “Pragyanam Brahanam” which means “Knowledge is power”. The institute was made in 1957 as one of the first self-financing Engineering Colleges in the country, and initially it offered, only 3 engineering branches namely: Civil, Mechanical and Electrical but now it offers a Bachelor degree in, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Chemical, Industrial Production, Instrumentation and control, Printing, Electronics, Electrical and Electronics, Computer Science, and Information Technology.

Campus 

Manipal Institute of Technology has a lush green suburban campus of about 188 acres. The food department is handled by the MIT Food Court, MIT Cafeteria, and other messes located on the campus. The campus has a 24*7 water and power supply. The wireless network in the campus can support up to 14000 users and more. The Technology school also has various grocery shops, eating points, a basketball court, football court, cricket ground, swimming pool, gym and a renounced library, innovation center as well as auditorium. The campus is very lively and scenic. It is known for various extracurricular activities that take place every year in clubs such as Leo Club, Music and Fine Arts Club, Dramatics clubs etc. Students also get to know their technical subjects beyond the classroom from the technical clubs such as IEEE, AISTE, ICHE, Formula Manipal, etc.

Library 

The Central Library of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) is located in the heart of the university and is, therefore, accessible to all the students. The library is three-storied and fully air- conditioned. It occupies a total area of about 70,000 square feet and can have 800 users at a time.

Manipal University has some best libraries of Asia and they are as follows:

•  Health Sciences Library, Manipal 
•  Health Sciences Library, Mangalore 
•  MIT Library 
•  SOC Library 
•  WGSHA Library 
• SOM Library 

These libraries are accessible to all students of Manipal University. Besides these libraries, each constituent institute associated with Manipal University has its own library. There are also department level libraries in all of the institutes, with the latest collection of books, journals, online sources etc. for course work and research work as well.

Fests

The fests in Manipal Institute of Technology include Techtatva and Revels. Techtatva is an annual technical festival which is held to encourage students to showcase their technical abilities. Revel is the annual four-day cultural festival. This fest comprises of several competitions where students can showcase their talents in the visual and performing arts.

Research and Placement

MIT indulges the idea of research among its students by giving provisions and allocations for the same. They have also supported and given funds for many students so that they can start-up something. The institute has a separate Business incubation center for this known as MUTBI.

The institute has sponsored many research programs through funding agencies such as CSIR, AICTE and the Ministry of Environmental Sciences. It has collaborative research programs in association with premier research laboratories and institutes of India and abroad. Some of the top companies that come for campus recruitment every year are as follows:

• ABB 
• Amazon 
• BPL Medical DST 
• Century Link 
• Cerner Healthcare 
• CISCO (Engg, TAC, Services) 
• Daimler 
• Deloitte Consulting 
• EMC Corp 
• GE Healthcare 
• Goldman Sachs 

Hostel

Undergraduate students are given four-year allotment in one of MIT's twenty-one hostel buildings. Hostel arrangements are made on the basis of the preferences of the students themselves at the beginning of every academic year. Priority in allotment is decided by seniority and then GPA of the student in next semesters. The security is strict about students using motorized vehicles or any other vehicle.

MIT hostel rooms are well furnished and make for a good home away for students. Girls and boys have separate buildings and each building has a fixed capacity for students. For first-year students, there is the double or triple common dorm-type accommodation which gives them the comfort of the company as they settle into their college. It also gives the students opportunity to make friends and get known with the campus and its facilities. In this kind of accommodation, they have access to TV room and other activities within the hostel premises.

Notable Alumni

MIT has produced some of the best Engineers and Scientists in the past years. Some of the most notable alumni include:

• Satya Nadella (CEO, Microsoft) 
• Rajeev Suri (CEO, Nokia) 
• Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, President-CEO of Juniper capital) 
• Banmali Agrawala (CEO and president, GE South Asia) 

Ranking

MIT Manipal is one of the top ranked institute in the State of Karnataka and has been ranked 4th among the Private Engineering Colleges in India. It is considered an excellent college for an overall development of the students as students from all parts of the world can be found here.

Faculty

The Institute offers leveled teaching & learning system with experienced & knowledgeable teachers. The Institute of Technology has one of the best faculties in Karnataka and has always focused on getting available best faculty to its students. Faculties of all departments keep themselves active and updated for their students. This helps the student to fight and win in the global competitive era.

Scholarships

MIT has the target of encouraging meritorious students for that several scholarships are offered for worthy candidates. The quantity of scholarship and also the variety of scholarships vary from time to time.