B.Des. in Fashion Design (Lateral Entry) 

at Manipal University, Manipal

Manipal University admissions are entirelyy entrance-based. Except for a few courses, where candidates are selected through the merit obtained in their last qualifying exam or by qualifying for Department specific tets for the respective courses. Apart from that, for courses like BBA, MA, BTech, BPharm, etc. candidates must appear for Manipal Entrance Test (MET), followed by other selection rounds. 

Manipal Institute of Technology has a good record of placements. As per the latest report, over 287 recruiters participated in the placement process 2025 and placed 77.4% of the BTech,  MTech, and MCA batch 2024 so far. The key highlights of MIT Manipal placements for the Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

Manipal Academy of Higher Education has been granted the Institution of Excellence status by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Manipal University (MAHE) is ranked 4th by NIRF 2024 under the Universities category. On the other hand, Manipal University Bangalore is fully-equipped with healthcare, sports, and banking facilities. Separate hostel facilities are also provided to its students. In addition to this, Manipal University has Innovation Centres for the holistic growth of students. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) offers scholarships to students as financial assistance. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) flagship courses are BTech and MTech offered in various specialisations.

Manipal University course admission is entrance-based. Before applying for admission, it's important to fulfil the qualification requirements of the courses. The university accepts several national-level entrance exams to shortlist the candidates. For certain courses, students need to appear for the university-level entrance (Manipal Entrance Test).  Students can check the detailed course-wise eligibility from the table presented below:

Manipal University is a private university and is located in Karnataka. It was established in 1953 and has been granted the Institution of Excellence status by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Manipal University Karnataka is ranked 4th and 56th under the 'Universities' and 'Engineering' categories by the NIRF 2024. The University is home to over 35,000 students and has over 9,000 supporting services.

Manipal University online applications 2024 are open. The application deadline to apply for admission is Mar 15, 2024. Candidates can check and apply through the official website for course admission.

As per the latest report, the highest package offered during Manipal Institute of Technology placements 2025 so far stood at INR 69.25 LPA. The following table represents the overall  highest package offered during MIT University placements 2025:

Manipal University offers scholarships to students as financial assistance. Some of the scholarships include:

1. Kalam-Pai, Freeship, and Scholars Scholarship for MBBS & BDS Programmes
2. Merit Scholarship for Post Graduate (PG) Medical/ Dental and Super Speciality (SS) Programmes
3. Freeship, Scholar and Achiever Scholarships for BTech
4. Freeship, Scholar and Achiever Scholarships for BPharma Scholarship for Allied Health Programmes at Manipal TATA Medical College (MTMC) Jamshedpur
5. Dr Ramdas M. Pai Scholarship for MBA at TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal, and others

The eligibility requirements to get admissions into BTech courses at Manipal University are that candidates must complete their Class 12 with a 50% aggregate with Physics, Mathematics and English as compulsory subjects along with chemistry/biotechnology/biology/any vocational subject as optional. Moreover, the university accepts valid MET scores for admissions to BTech courses. Moreover, the provision of direct admissions has not been mentioned on the official website of the university.