Manipal Institute of Technology

Coordinates: 13°21′05″N 74°47′34″E / 13.35129°N 74.79271°E / 13.35129; 74.79271

Manipal Institute of Technology

Seal of The Manipal Institute of Technology
Motto Knowledge is Power
Type Private Technical Educational and Research Institute
Established 1957[1]
Director Dr GK Prabhu[2]
Founder Dr TMA Pai[1]
Academic staff
 628[1]
Students 9000 (UG, PG and PhD.)[1]
Location Manipal, Karnataka, India
Campus Suburban, 188 acres (0.8 km2)
Colors Pickled bean and Black         
Affiliations Manipal University
Website manipal.edu/mit.html

The Manipal Institute of Technology is a constituent institution of Manipal University that specializes in the fields of engineering and technology. MIT contains 16 academic departments and awards undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees.[1] Established in 1957 in Manipal, Karnataka, India, it is one of the first self-financed colleges in India.[3]

In the eighties, the institution was a part of Mangalore University (alongwith National Institute of Technology, Surathkal). After the establishment of Manipal University in 1991, MIT became a constituent institution of the newly-established university.

History

Foundation and early years (1957-1960)

In 1957, T.M.A Pai conceived of the idea of establishing an engineering college in Manipal. The Manipal Engineering College (MEC) was inaugurated on 11 May 1957 by the then Chief Minister of Mysore, S. Nijalingappa.[4][5] The first President was Roque Fernandes. In the initial months, lectures were held at the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal campus before the infrastructure was ready at its present campus towards the end of 1957. The institute started with 25 staff members and an annual intake of 120 students for the under-graduate courses, in a campus of 180 acres (0.73 km2).

Growth and expansion (1961-1999)

Civil engineering was the first discipline to be offered at the institute, but by 1961, full undergraduate programs were also available in the areas of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Housing facilities were operational from 1961 for outstation students.

In initial years institute was affiliated to the Karnatak University Dharwad .[3] In 1965, the institute got affiliated to University of Mysore.[6] More courses were added over the decades as the college expanded. The MIT, Manipal Student Chapter of the Institution of Engineers (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) was established in the mid-1960s.

In 1969, Chemical Engineering was introduced as a branch of study followed by Electronics and Communication engineering. In 1973, the semester scheme was adapted and a one-year postgraduate diploma in industrial engineering was offered. In the same year, the Venugopala Temple, modelled on the famous Kirti Mandir, Vadodara, Gujarat was built. It is a landmark on campus.

The MIT campus has been visited by several well-known persons at various times in its history. The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama visited the college in 1966. The 1970s saw the visit of Smt Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.[7]

In 1974, it was renamed as Manipal Institute of Technology. The institute was brought under the purview of Mangalore University in 1980.[3] In 1979, other branches of study such as Industrial Production and Architecture were introduced. The construction of the 4-floor library building with an area of 83,000 square feet (7,700 m2) and more hostel blocks including 7th, 9th blocks and women's hostels were completed in the 1980s. The inauguration of the swimming pool was done in 1986 and that of the floodlit basketball court at Kamath Circle in 1989.

Recent history (2000-present)

In 2000, the college became a constituent institute of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). MAHE was designated as a Deemed University, a status that allows it to operate without affiliations to any other universities, conduct its own admission procedures, update and upgrade syllabi, tie up with foreign universities, fix its own fees and function autonomously. MAHE was renamed as Manipal University in 2007. The institute celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the year 2007 and it was marked by technical, cultural and sports events throughout the year.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India, visited the college and interacted with the students in the year 2003. Later in 2010 the President of India Pratibha Patil[8]

The dawn of the new millennium brought in the construction of new buildings. 2006 saw the construction of the Innovation Center housing companies such as Phillips and EMC2 and associated research and development. The 7-floor 13th Block located between the 3rd and 4th blocks for housing lady students was also completed during this period. The adjoining Lecture Hall complex ('NLH') was built anticipating the increase in intake and was inaugurated in the year 2006. 2007 saw the inauguration of a new Library building and Academic Block 5, the largest academic building on campus housing classrooms, academic and research labs, and department and faculty offices.

Undergraduate courses in Mechatronics were added in 2006 and those in Aeronautical Engineering, Automobile Engineering were added in 2008. The department of Architecture was rechristened as The Faculty of Architecture in 2006, and then as Manipal School of Architecture and Planning and Design, as a separate institute under the Manipal University in 2011. In 2013, an integrated course in Computer Science and Communication Engineering was added, under the department of Information and Communication Technology. The annual undergraduate student intake increased from 800 spread over 12 engineering disciplines in the year 2003 to 1500 spread over 16 disciplines in 2008 (currently the institute has an intake of 2300+ students (as on July 2011)).[9]

The institute was also visited by Smt. Pratibha Patil, the then President of India for the university's annual convocation in December 2010. The then Finance Minister and future President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee also visited the institute on 26 May 2012 to inaugurate one of the Academic Blocks. The institute also played host to the 49th annual convention of the National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA) in January 2007.[10]

In 2016, the college announced a major campus upgrade including the construction of several new buildings:

The MIT-KEF R&D Center[11] (which will be constructed off-site) for research in Civil Engineering (primarily off-site construction) and Architecture; a 'student plaza' at KC[12] that will replace several iconic buildings and serve as the new hub for all social activity; MIT Tech Shop, modelled after Hackerspaces that will meet the need for a dedicated space for the ongoing student activities in areas such as robotics, racing (Formula Student), solar and all terrain automobile projects, satellites, UAVs, aeromodelling and rocketry, among others; A new food court near the 15th and 16-17th hostel blocks, and a new hostel block (the 22nd) for female students[13].

Of these new planned buildings, as of July 2017, the food court and the hostel block are in the final stages of completion, the student plaza is in the initial stages of construction and work is yet to begin on the research centre and the hackerspace.

Campus

The New Lecture Hall Complex (near) and the Innovation Centre (far)

MIT Manipal's campus is located 65 kilometres (37 mi) north of Mangalore. The campus is located five kilometres from Udupi's railway station and is spread over an area of 188 acres (76.0 ha) housing 10 academic buildings, and 21 residential buildings, with a total capacity of 6,080 inhabitants.[14] There are five entrances to the campus: the main entrance near Academic block 1, one near Academic block 5, one near Venugopal Temple, one near 18th Block hostel and one at Kamath Circle (the hub of all social activity).

The catering is handled by the food court, cafeteria, and other messes on campus. The food court, with a seating capacity of 1200 people, caters to the food needs of about 840 people daily. Another food court is under construction near the 16th and 17th Hostel Blocks.[15]

The campus has continuous water and power supply. MU's campus-wide wireless network was completed in May 2009 and is designed to support up to 14000 users.[16][17][18][19]

Housing

16th and 17th Blocks, MIT hostels

Undergraduate students are guaranteed four-year housing in one of MIT's twenty-one hostel buildings (22nd building near KC under construction).[20] Housing assignments are made based on the preferences of the students themselves at the beginning of every academic year, subject to vacancy. In the first year, housing is allotted according to the student's rank in the admission tests and on a first come, first-served basis. Priority in allotment is decided by seniority and then GPA of the student in later semesters. The construction of four new men's hostel buildings with 360 rooms each was completed in July 2009. Both, air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned rooms are available to students.[20] Each set of rooms has a common area where students can watch TV, and play table tennis. There are facilities for a gym and indoor sports in certain hostels. The 9th block is considered as the most coveted block amongst the senior boys then followed by 10th Block and others. Construction of new Boys and Girls Hostels have also started in 2012.

The total housing capacity on the MIT campus is of 7050 students, of which 75% is for men, and 25% is for women. Of this, 95% is occupied by undergraduate students.[20]

Hostel security is strict about students using motorised vehicles.[21]

Academics

MIT has been using a credit based system since 2001, in which each course is assigned a number of credits.[6] The odd semester starts around the month of July and ends by December and the even semester starts around January and ends by May. Manipal University is accredited by the Government of India's National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) .[22]

Undergraduate program

A classroom in the New Lecture Hall

MIT Manipal offers full-time, four/five-year undergraduate (Bachelor's degree) programs in the following disciplines:

Postgraduate courses

Master of Technology (M.Tech) degrees are offered with the following specializations:

In addition, the following programs are also offered:

Admissions to postgraduate programs are either on the basis of an entrance exam or the performance in an undergraduate degree program. All applicants are required to have appropriate bachelor's degrees.

The institute also offers Ph.D. programs on a full-time or part-time basis for suitably qualified candidates.

Rankings

University and College rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF[23] 43
India Today[24] 12
Outlook India[25] 15
Careers360[26] AAAA+

Manipal Institute of Technology was ranked 12th among engineering colleges in India by India Today in 2017,[24] 15 among engineering colleges by Outlook India in 2017[25] and 43 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2017.[23] Careers360 has given it the second best rating, "AAAA+", among engineering colleges in 2017.[26]

Research

The institute makes adequate budgetary provisions for maintenance of research equipment through capital allocations. An amount of ₹1.5 crores was sanctioned to the institute in 2008-09 towards innovation. Students of the institute take up summer internship as a part of their curriculum.[27] Several research programs in the areas of nanotechnology, nuclear engineering, VLSI design and pattern recognition are being pursued in the interdisciplinary labs under Institute's innovation centre.[27] Manipal Dot Net (MDN) is a privately owned software and hardware design and services organization located close to the campus, that offers internship opportunities to students.

Traditions and student activities

Student organizations

The oldest and most prominent student organisations are the Editorial Board and the Student Council. Overall there are 44 clubs in the institute.

The teams from ManipalTech have been winning innovation and entrepreneurship competitions such as the GE Edison Innovation Challenge[28] and consecutive victories at the Schneider Electric India Innovation Challenge.[29]

Innovation and entrepreneurship at the Manipal campus were taken to a new level by the Formula Manipal team. The 15-member student team built a 600 cc race car that was selected to participate in the Formula SAE 2008 competition organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers held at Ferrari race track at Maranello in Italy. The Formula SAE is an international race car design competition, which is attended by over 150 top universities from across the world. Formula Manipal was the only Asian team to be selected to participate at the FSAE in 2008. In 2009, the team participated with the second prototype at FS UK, held at the Silverstone F1 Track.[30]

Notable alumni

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