Manipal, November 29: Manipal University will, for the first time, hold a common entrance test and counseling for admissions to BTech courses for the academic session 2012-13. The CET will be held for admissions to Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal; Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim and Manipal University, Jaipur to facilitate students,” said Manipal University, Manipal Registrar Dr G.K.Prabhu.
While addressing media persons in Manipal on Tuesday he said that the online entrance test would be conducted in 30 cities across India. “In addition, Dubai will be the first overseas exam centre to be introduced this year. That will enable students from the nearby countries to take the exams instead of coming to India,” he said. “The counseling will be held at Bangalore, Jaipur, Manipal and Sikkim and the seat allotment will be done as per merit secured in the Manipal University Online Entrance Test 2012”.
New Courses
Dr Prabhu also said that 12 new courses were added to the curriculum for the next session. “That takes the total number of courses in the University up to 338 in 15 streams,” he said.
The following are the new courses:
MTech Biochemical Engineering, MTech Industrial Pollution and Control, MPharm Regulatory Affairs, PG Diploma in Cellular & Molecular Diagnostics, MSc Tech (Business Management Systems), MSc Pharmaceutical Medicine, PG Diploma in Photonics, Master of Public Health - Environment and Occupational Health, Master of Library & Information Science, Certificate course in Library & Information Science, Masters in Film Art & Film Making – Dual degree, PG Diploma in Film Art.
Scholarships
About the scholarships, the Registrar said, “To encouraging meritorious students and academic excellence, many scholarships are offered for deserving candidates. For the year 2012 the University has raised the total scholarships from Rs 16.29 crore to Rs 18.13 crore”.
The different scholarships are:
Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship: Candidates admitted to MBBS course within the first 500 ranks and BDS, BTech, BPharm courses within the first 1000 ranks of the respective merit list are offered merit-cum-means scholarship. Scholarship amount shall be determined based on the parents' annual income (from all sources) as mentioned below:
For parents whose annual income is up to Rs 5 lakhs the scholarship will be 100 percent, for those between Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 7.5 lakhs it will be 75 percent, for those between Rs 7.5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs it will be 50 percent, between Rs 10 lakhs and 12.5 it will be 25 percent and above Rs 12.5 it will be 10 percent.
The merit-cum-means scholarships are subject to 5% of the general category intake and will cover only the course fee payable for the particular course of study.
AICTE Scholarship: AICTE has introduced the scheme on tuition fee (course fees includes tuition and other fees) waiver for economically backward meritorious students to Bachelor's programmes in Technology, Pharmacy and Hotel Management. The proposed scheme will be applicable only to the students with parents' annual income (from all sources) less than Rs. 4.5 lakhs. Last year the scholarship was applicable to students with parents' annual income less than Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
Scholarship for Konkani Speaking Students: 10% tuition fee waiver for admission to all courses of Manipal University for Konkani Speaking students only.
Academy of General Education Students Scholarships: There is a 10% tuition fee waiver for students of schools and colleges of Academy of General Education (AGE) joining any course at Manipal University. However, the waiver will be 25% for those students joining Allied Health Sciences or Nursing courses. This would be applicable to General Category only.
Scholarships for Gate Qualified Students: Top 10% students admitted to PG courses at Manipal Centre for Information Sciences (MCIS) based on Manipal University Online Entrance test and GATE qualified students.
Availability of Applications
Applications are available at 320 select branches of State Bank of India and Syndicate Bank all over India. Applications are also available online at www.manipal.edu
Manipal University partners National Geographic Channel for “Teenovator”
In a new venture, Manipal University has tied up with National Geographic Channel to provide teenagers across the country a lifetime opportunity to explore the genius within them. “It will be a nationwide talent hunt to bring out the genius from over 2.5 lakh students across 350 schools in six cities, “ said director Admissions, Dr Narayana Sabhahit. He said the final winners would not only win an enormous sum of Rs 15 lakhs, but also get an unparalleled opportunity to be a part of a 5-part series on Nat Geo.
National Geographic Channel and Manipal University through 'Teenovator' will stimulate the intellect of young minds and bridge the gap between theory and practice. The competition will reach out to students between classes 9th and 12th across the country through an exhaustive selection procedure consisting of written examinations and GDPI, 4 shortlisted participants will be selected from each of the four zones . These participants will be given real life case studies to exercise their knowledge and creativity to churn out valuable solutions. This 5 part series will be airing on National Geographic Channel in March 2012.
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