Manipal Institute of Communication

Manipal University

Administrative building of the university.
Motto	Inspired by Life
Type	Deemed university
Established	1956
Chancellor	Dr. Ramdas M Pai
Academic staff	2500
Administrative staff	7200
Students	28,000
Location	Manipal, Karnataka, India
Campus	Suburban, 600 acres (2.4 km2)
Affiliations	UGC, ACU, AIU
Website	www.manipal.edu

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, (branded as Manipal University) is a deemed university awarded by University Grants Commission. It is located in Manipal, Karnataka, India. It has over 28,000 students from 52 countries. The university has branch campuses in Bangalore, Mangalore, Sikkim, Jaipur, Dubai, Malaysia and Antigua. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

In 1953, T.M.A. Pai founded India's first private medical school, Kasturba Medical College, and five years later the Manipal Institute of Technology was formed. Ramdas Pai took over the management in 1979 after the death of T.M.A. Pai. Initially all degrees were awarded by Karnatak University Dharwad and later Mysore University. From 1980 to 1993 they were awarded by Mangalore University. The current organizational structure was formed in 1993, when Manipal University (then known as the Manipal Academy of Higher Education) was accorded deemed university status by the University Grants Commission. The university is certified as an ISO 14001:2004 organization. In, 2007, it rebranded itself as Manipal University. The legal name remains the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.