Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal

Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private engineering college and constituent institution of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), located in Manipal, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1957 as Manipal Engineering College and was inaugurated by then Chief Minister of Mysore, S. Nijalingappa. The institute began with 120 students and 25 faculty, initially offering civil engineering, later adding mechanical and electrical engineering. It was affiliated first with Karnatak University, then the University of Mysore, and later Mangalore University, before becoming part of MAHE when it gained deemed university status in 1993. Renamed Manipal Institute of Technology in 1974, MIT now has 18 academic departments offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes, supported by agencies such as DST, CSIR, and AICTE. In 2018, MAHE was granted Institute of Eminence status by the Government of India. MIT conducts research in nanotechnology, robotics, AI, and other fields, and hosts student organisations, competitive engineering teams, and festivals like TechTatva and Revels. Notable alumni include Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Satya Nadella.