Manipal University - one of the most popular and sought after deemed universities in the country has been placed among the top 300 institutions in the world. The ranking have been released recently by Emerging Economies University Rankings and Times Higher Education BRICS.
It seems like Manipal University is reaching close to its objective of being among the top 200 colleges in the world by 2020. In the Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017 declared on Thursday, Manipal University has been ranked in the 251-300 band.
The positioning incorporates only those nations that have been categorized under "advanced emerging", "secondary emerging" or "frontier" categories by FTSE, including the BRICS countries.
Dr H Vinod Bhat, Vice chancellor of the University said that Manipal’s enduring advancement up the positioning in the most recent two years has guaranteed that the college is among the top-notch colleges across the globe. This drive has been possible from an upsurge in research and internationalization. He also expressed that with this accomplishment, the government of India must classify Manipal University as a world class university.
FTSE has arranged India in “secondary emerging” category with Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia and UAE.
These rankings use similar 13 performance parameters as the leading World University Rankings to judge colleges crosswise over core objectives. Yet, they are recalibrated to mirror the advancement needs of colleges in rising economies.
The current year's table incorporates 41 nations, up from 35 a year ago, and interestingly, the positioning incorporates 300 colleges.
Manipal University has been seeking after each of these execution pointers aggressively for better results in ranking in the coming years.
Manipal Uinversity is a deemed university and this status have been given by University Grants Commission (UGC). It is situated in Manipal, Karnataka, India and has more than 28,000 students from 52 countries. The university has branch campuses located in Bangalore, Mangalore, Sikkim, Jaipur, Dubai, Malaysia and Antigua.Moreover it is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Some of the notable alumni of the university are:
Belle Monappa Hegde
Satya Nadella
Nitya Prakash
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Devi Shetty
Rajeev Suri
A.V. Baliga
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Sameer Hashmi
Vinod Jose
Sudhish Kamath, film critic and independent filmmaker
Vikas Khanna
Annapoorna Kini
Shriya Kishore
Nithya Menen
Parvathy Nair
The university has won many accolades and achieved milestones when it comes to setting a benchmark in the field of education and research.
CAT 2016 Admit Cards Availability Delayed!
CAT is the most sought after management entrance exam today and aspirants appearing for it are eagerly waiting to procure their admit cards. However, the date for availability of the admit cards has been extended by 6 days. Know how to download the cards on 24th October, 2016.
Best Tips to Prepare for CAT 2016
CAT Exam is scheduled in about 50 days and aspirants must learn about the tips that can help them strategize and perform better in the exam.
XLRI and XAT
XAT is conducted by XLRI every year to select students for its MBA programs. Here are all the details about the exam and the institute.
