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About Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is synonymous with excellence in higher education. MAHE has been accorded the status of Institute of Eminence (IoE) by HRD, Government of India. Over 28,000 students from 57 different nations live, learn and play in the sprawling University town, nestled on a plateau in Karnataka’s Udupi district. It also has nearly 2500 faculty and almost 10000 other support and service staff, who cater to the various professional institutions in health sciences, engineering, management, communication and humanities which dot the Wi-Fi-enabled campus. The Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal was established in 1957 as one of the first self-financing engineering colleges in the country. MIT offers a Bachelor’s and Master’s program in engineering streams. It also gives students the option to carry out full-time or part-time research. The institute undertakes sponsored research programs supported by funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, AICTE, and the Ministry of Environmental Sciences. It has collaborative research programs in association with premier research laboratories and institutes in India and abroad.





About Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT)

Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal was established in the year 1957 as one of the pioneering self-financing engineering colleges in the country. MIT has 23 undergraduate programs, 31 postgraduate programs, and doctoral programs in all streams of engineering and science under 18 different departments. To promote innovation, incubation, and entrepreneurship, the Innovation Center at MIT houses Manipal University Technology Business Incubator and Central Instrumentation Facility. The institute undertakes sponsored research programs supported by funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, AICTE, VGST, and the Ministry of Environmental Sciences, etc. It has collaborative research programs with premier research laboratories and institutes in India and abroad. In 2018, the parent university of MIT, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), was accorded the status of “Institution of Eminence” by MHRD, Government of India.





About the Department of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering was established in the year 1969. The department offers an undergraduate program (B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering), a postgraduate program (M.Tech in Chemical Engineering), and a Ph.D. program. The department has state-of-the-art research facilities to support academics and advanced research. The department has a robust alumni linkage across the globe. The department maintains a well-established connection with its alumni worldwide. Our graduates can be found in diverse sectors and organizations, ranging from petroleum, petrochemicals, and fertilizers to the energy industry, pollution control, entrepreneurship, and academia.The department conducts an annual national symposium, “Chemignite”, in association with IIChE Regional Centre, Mangalore, to exchange ideas among students on various research areas. The department celebrated its golden jubilee in 2019 with year-round events, guest lectures and celebrations to mark the momentous occasion.