NE EDUCATION BUREAU
CHENNAI, NOV 16
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)—one of India’s prominent educational establishments and research centres and an Institution of Eminence— on Wednesday hosted a conference addressing various aspects of its intentions towards academic approaches in line with the National Education Policy 2020.
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The discussion was helmed by Dr H.S. Ballal, Pro Chancellor, MAHE, Lt Gen (Dr) M.D. Venkatesh, VSM (Retd.), Vice Chancellor, MAHE, and Dr Narayana Sabhahit, Registrar, MAHE. MAHE Leadership shared the framework for the institution’s operations, & academic planning going ahead. Mr. S.P. Kar, Director of PR & Media, MAHE, who was the convener of the meeting, moderated the conference.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest for the 30th Convocation of MAHE.
- It will be held over three days, on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of November.
- As per the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF)-2022 of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, MAHE has ranked 7th in the ‘Universities’ Category
- Kasturba Medical College is the flagship Institution of MAHE. It is the first self-financing Medical College to be started by our Founder the late Dr TMA Pai in 1953: Dr H.S. Ballal, Pro Chancellor, MAHE
MAHE Leadership announced the plans for MAHE’s 30th convocation, which will be held over three days, on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of November. The event will facilitate around 5,000 students in the presence of several distinguished guests. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest and Lt Gen (Dr) Madhuri Kanitkar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), Vice Chancellor, MUHS, Nashik, will be the Guest of Honour on the 18th ; for the first day of convocation. Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister, will be the Chief Guest on the 19th; for the second day, and Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank, will be the Chief Guest on the 20th; for the third day.
MAHE leadership announced the plans during the press conference held on the institution’s premises shed light on MAHE’s plans to revolutionize research and the institution’s internationalization efforts to focus on changing the paradigm of higher education globally. MAHE has plans of innovation and entrepreneurship on a wider canvas. Additionally, MAHE’s implementation of the National Education Policy 2020—and its expected outcomes—was deliberated in the well-attended event. MAHE has been accredited by NAAC with an A++ Grade and its technical programs are also accredited by NBA. MAHE’s quest for excellence is best exemplified in national and international recognitions. As per the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF)-2022 of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, MAHE has ranked 7th in the ‘Universities’ Category. MAHE has been making significant progress in the international rankings.
Speaking at the Press Conference Dr H.S. Ballal, Pro Chancellor, MAHE, said, “Our founder Dr TMA Pai – was a visionary. He was 3 in 1. Medical Doctor, Banker and Educationist. He established Academy of General Education in 1942 as a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 to make available technical and commercial education to anyone interested. He started with the intention of providing skill to students who have failed in SSLC – like Carpentry, plumbing, Electricians, Masonary. The Academy established professional colleges for imparting training in medicine, started the first self-financing private Medical Colleges in the country in 1953 against having opposition, including his own friends. Simultaneously started engineering dentistry, pharmacy, Architecture, Law, Education, Management Colleges.
Kasturba Medical College is the flagship Institution of MAHE. It is the first self-financing Medical College to be started by our Founder the late Dr TMA Pai in 1953. Our medical college was the 29th medical college to be started in this county. Today, we have more than 600 medical colleges in this country and I am very happy and proud to say that we are consistently ranked within the top 10 medical colleges in the country for more than 2 decades.
The dream of Dr TMA Pai to establish a University could not come through during his life time, his beloved son, Dr Ramdas M Pai, present Chancellor of MAHE, took over the reins in the year 1979 and established Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in 1993 with the conferment of deemed university status by the Government of India under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. Dr Ramdas M Pai made Manipal an international University township and also took Indian Higher Education overseas for the first time. His unwavering practice of “Integrity at any cost” has been the bedrock on which today’s Manipal has been built.
During the Press Conference Lt Gen (Dr) M.D. Venkatesh, VSM (Retd), Vice Chancellor, MAHE, said “Our institution’s legacy is built on pioneering efforts of visionary academicians, professors, thinkers, and perhaps, most importantly people who have dared to demand change. MAHE always benchmarks itself against global standards and sets time-bound action plans to achieve its stated goals and objectives. We are counted among the best academic institutions and our strong focus on internalization follows years of building relations with some of the best universities in the world to exchange ideas, cultures and best practices. We are looking into redefining our expertise for further connecting people and thoughts across an international network for the benefit of all our stakeholders”.
While the institution’s top-notch research infrastructure caters to our imminent needs, we will continue to fund and prioritise research in our latest phase of transformation. The Research defines our mindset and has been a hallmark of our excellence over the years. Moving ahead we will seek to continue our research journey with renewed vigour using our formidable national and international collaborations to take our scholarly output to the next level. With MAHE celebrating 2022 as “Year of Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, there is a greater emphasis on entrepreneurship that is enabled in our new policy.
Dr Narayana Sabhahit, Registrar of MAHE, spoke of the forthcoming academic shift, saying, “We envision MAHE to progress and adapt innovative ideas that accommodate a wide-spanning range of academic hurdles and provide solutions to overcoming them.”
S.P. Kar, Director of PR, media and social media at MAHE, moderated the conference and shared the MAHE ranking details.
