Manipal University is a reputed university with NAAC ‘A’ Grade accreditation. NIRF 2020 and QS 2020 have ranked the institute 14 and 26 respectively, among the universities of India.

Faculty-

• The faculties are well-qualified and have years of experience in teaching.

• There is a group of professors who are also part of the counseling team and they solve all sort of problems of the students irrespective of their departments and mentors to them

Extracurricular activities-

• The university organizes many events on the campus. Their motto is to create a sense of unity between the students irrespective of their diversity.

• The campus of Manipal has more than 30 student clubs like Eco Club, Drama club, etc. Based on personal choice, students choose their club and function according to the calendar of the club.

• The institute organizes NCC/NSS camps for the students.

Infrastructure-

Various sports equipment with proper instructors is available at the university. WiFi network, library, common room are some of the facilities provided to the students.

Placements-

Everything related to placements and internships is dealt with by the placement cell of the university. In the first month of the degree, the placement cell counsels each student individually and gives pre-placement training to them.

• More than 600 recruiters visited the campus during the placement drive last year.

• In 2019, the average package remained to be 5.3 lacs for most of the courses whereas the highest one was 56 lacs for every year.

Life at Manipal University is full of learning and activities. The college offers an environment of various opportunities.

NIT Jalandhar has academically established faculty members with most of them contributing as Scopus and Web of Science authors. On the other hand, Manipal University Jaipur has a Teacher Empowerment Center to assist the development process of faculty members.

NIT Jalandhar has 17 departments offering programs in Engineering, Technology, and Sciences; and MUJ has 5 faculties for Arts, Law, Design, Engineering, Science, and Management.

The table below highlights some the features of these universities through an overview:

Admission Criteria:

Students may note that both Universities favor merit and entrance based admissions.

• Undergraduate students are required to have 50% marks in 10+2 and 50%-55% for postgraduate programs.
• Exam scores of MET/ JEE Main/ JEE Advanced and NATA are required for undergraduate programs.
• CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT/GATE are needed to meet the eligibility criteria for postgraduate programs.

Students may take a look at the following campus and placement features of the institutions, in order to choose-

Infrastructure Facilities

• NIT Jalandhar has the following central facilities- Training and Placement Centre; Central Library; Central Workshop; Computer Centre; CCE and IIC.
• Apart from these, there's a seminar hall, transportation facility, State Bank and Canara Bank ATMs, Open Air Theatre, and 13 hostels.
• Manipal University Jaipur has a fully WiFi campus with 120 computers; a library; sports facilities for carrom, football, tennis, etc; canteen; amphitheater; hostels, and auditoriums.

Placement Facts

Manipal University Jaipur:

• It boasts of a 75% placement record for Engineering students and a 95% placement record for Non-Engineering students.
• In the academic year 2019-2020, 825 placements have been offered; with an average payment of INR 6.2 LPA and the highest package of INR 42 LPA. MUJ received visits from 27 Fortune 500 companies as well, like Amazon, Microsoft, etc.

NIT Jalandhar

• Last year, the highest package offered was INR 39.02 LPA by Adobe and Microsoft and the average package was INR 11.63 LPA.
• Placement percentages for ECE and CSE was the highest with 94.87% and 94.05 % respectively.

Both are Tier-3 colleges and students may choose based on the placement and professional prospects of the program chosen.

Manipal University has been ranked 12th for MBA courses by Times Higher Education. Here MBA course is offered in 3 streams. They are Health Care Management, Global Business Management, and General.

Admission :

Admission requirements are the same for all the three streams.

• The aspirant must have completed a bachelor’s degree (in any stream).

• 50% is the minimum percentage required for admissions.

• Must have a valid score in CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ GMAT.

The fees for all three specializations are as follows.

Facilities:

• The size of the campus is about 313 acres.

• Wi-Fi facilities are available everywhere throughout the campus.

• Restaurants, libraries, hostels, labs, hospital facilities, sports facilities, and innovative centers are some of the on-campus facilities.

• Rain-water harvesting structures, solid-waste, and wastewater management systems are practiced.

• There are many activities that take place on-campus.

• The university helps develop the personality of the students in all aspects.

• The faculties here are quite good and have industry experience.

Placements:

• The highest package offered was INR 27 LPA, whereas the median salary was INR 6.2 LPA.

• 80-85% is the placement rate of the University.

• Some of the top recruits are Forbes Marshall, Mercedes Benz, Hyundai, Cipla, Hero Moto Corp, Maruti Suzuki, INFOSYS, Intel, etc.

The city life of Manipal is quite students friendly. Manipal University is one of the highly reputed Universities in India for its teaching standards, quality education, course structure, placements, campus life, etc.

Manipal University Jaipur offers Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. levels in Architecture through its Faculty of Design. It has 39 faculty members from eminent institutions like the NITs and IITs. The department has seen 350 industry and Institutional collaborations; 32 community outreach projects and 17 ongoing research projects.

The table below highlights the features of the department and the Institute:

Some other features of the Faculty of Design and the Architecture Program are as follows:

Admission Process

• Students can only apply to the B.Arch program if they have passed 10+2 with 50% marks in physics, chemistry, and maths. Students will have to qualify the NATA or similar entrance exams.

• M.Arch students need 50% marks or 5.0 CGPA in B.Arch.

• Personal Interview is mandatory for both levels.

Infrastructural Facilities

• The Faculty of Design at Manipal University Jaipur has 3604 titles at their library.
• There are two schools under the Faculty of Design offering Design and Architecture.
• The department also has a reprography facility and full WiFi connectivity.
• Students get access to hands-on workshops, field trips to great architectural sites and take part in social outreach programs throughout the year.

Placement Statistics

• Manipal University Jaipur offers placements with Amazon, Goldman Sachs, BirlaSoft, Bristlecone India, and L&T, if a student has a minimum CGPA of 7.5.
• The average salary offered falls between INR 2.0 LPA-5.4 LPA.

Students can compare and choose according to the facts listed above. The faculty members at the university are highly experienced and expertise in their respective fields. Seniors at the institute are supportive too and guide their juniors.

Manipal University has an impressive placement of 85% for the recent year. The college prepares the student for placement activities and it is handled by Training Placement Cell. The college also offers internship opportunities in various industries like JCB, Siemens, Birla Soft, Mahindra, and a lot more. According to the NIRF ranking 2020, the university is in the rank band 151th-200th. The placement activities are held during the month of December every year.

Recruiters:

• A total of 500 companies visited the college which includes Amazon, Dell, Accenture, American Express, Wipro, Yamaha, Tata Power, and a lot more. All these companies fall under the category of Fortune recruiters.
• Companies like Oracle, Philips, Infosys, Axis Bank, TCS, Khaitan, and company, and a lot more, come under the category of prominent recruiters.
• The best part is the college has industrial collaborations with Microsoft IT Academy, IBM & Cisco research lab, Dell, Secure Meter, BOSCH, and INTEL Association. These collaborations help students to have hands-on practical learning through internships.
• Final year students have to go under 8 to 9 months of rigorous placement training and internships to work with real-life applications.

Training Placement Cell:

• A group consisting of well-experienced faculties train the final year students for the placement process.
• Students are asked to prepare their resume, have to practice on aptitude and reasoning, develop basic English language. The process slowly begins in the 6th semester.
• The cell also prepares students for higher studies like CAT, GATE, and GRE.
• Ericsson Campus Connect program for the technical enhancement of ECE students. The college has 4 placement officers and 1 executive officer.

Placement trends:

• 20% of the students were offered a package of more than INR 20 lakh, a total of 1069 students registered for the placement process, of which 803 students were placed.
• The highest package offered was INR 42.5 lakh, the average package offered was INR 6.20 lakh in the recent year.
• Placement % is increasing every year. That is 80% placement in 2018, and the highest package offered was 27 LPA.

The average package of MBA students is INR 6.8 LPA, which is quite good. Projects are an integral part of the academics at Manipal University, it not only helps in learning but students work with real-life applications. With an overall 85% placement, a student can easily get a job and secure his/her life.