Manipal Medical / Engineering

Manipal Medical / Engineering : Apply Now

The Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Karnataka has notified the admissions to the various Medical and Engineering Courses for the year 2008.

The admission to the different courses will be based on the rank in an All India Manipal University Online Under Graduate Entrance Test 2008 (UGET 08) which will be held between 3.4.2008 (Thursday) and 20.5.2008 (Tuesday) at a time slot to be selected by the candidate at the test centre selected by the candidate.

The test centres are Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Ernakulam, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Manipal, Mangalore, Mumbai and Pune.

The different courses to which admissions are regulated through UGET 08 in the Medical/Engineering streams are :

(i) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (ii) Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) (iii) Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) (iv) B.Sc Nursing (v) B.Sc Biotechnology (vi) Bachelor of Physical Therapy (BPT) (vii) Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) (viii) B.Sc Medical Imaging Technology (B.Sc MIT) (ix) B.Sc Nuclear Medicine Technology (Integrated B.Sc NMT) (x) B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology( BSc MLT) (xi) B.Sc Respiratory Therapy (BSc RT) (xii) B.Sc Optometry (B.Sc OPT) (xiii) Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) (xiv) BSc Accident & Emergency Care (B Sc AEC) and (xv) Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

Eligibility: Applicants should be Indian Nationals. Only those applicants whose date of birth falls on or before 31.12.1991 are eligible to apply.
Applicants should have passed 10 + 2, A level, IB, American 12th Grade or equivalent with the following additional stipulations on subjects, for the various courses

MBBS/BDS: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with minimum of 55 % marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In addition, candidates will have to score a minimum of 50% marks in the UGET 08 for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses.

B.Pharm: Physics, Chemistry and English with one of Mathematics, Bio Technology, Computer science or Biology as optional with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and any one of the optional subjects.

B.Sc Nursing: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with minimum of 50 % marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

B.Sc Biotechnology: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English with one of Bio Technology or Biology as optional with a minimum of 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and any one of the optional subjects.

BPT/BOT/B.Sc MIT/BSc NMT/B.Sc MLT/B.Sc RT: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with minimum of 45 % marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

B.Sc OPT/BASLP/B.Sc AEC: Physics, Chemistry and English with Biology or Mathematics as optional with a minimum of 45 % marks in Physics, Chemistry and any one of the optional.

BE: Physics, Mathematics and English with one of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer science or Engineering Drawing as optional with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Mathematics and any one of the optional subjects.

UGET 08: The Under Graduate Entrance Test will be held under 4 different Groups
Group I will be applicable for MBBS/BDS/B.Pharm and Group II will be applicable to B.Sc Nursing/B.Sc Biotechnology/BPT/BOT/B.Sc MIT/B.Sc NMT/BSc MLT/BSc RT/B.Sc OPT/BASLP/B Sc AEC courses. The test will be of two and a half hours duration and will consist of 240 objective type multiple choice questions with approximately 60 questions from Physics, 60 from Chemistry, 80 from Biology and 40 questions from English and General Aptitude.

Group III is applicable to BE/B.Pharm courses while Group IV is applicable to B.Sc OPT/BASLP/B Sc AEC courses. The test will be of two and a half hours duration and will consist of 240 objective type multiple choice questions with approximately 60 questions from Physics, 60 from Chemistry, 80 from Mathematics and 40 questions from English and General Aptitude. Both the Question papers will be in English.

The questions in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and General English will be based on the 10+2 syllabus followed by major Boards/ Universities. The detailed syllabi is available in the website www.admissions.manipal.edu

Online Entrance Test : Online Entrance Test assumes that the candidate has basic familiarity with use of computers including the use of keyboard and operation of the mouse. It is the responsibility of the candidate to acquire these skills before appearing in the test. In this mode of test, the candidate sits in front of a computer. Questions are presented on the monitor. The candidate has to submit answers through the use of mouse. The computer is connected to a server, which delivers the test, in real time through a reliable connectivity. In the rare and unlikely event of a technical failure during the test, the candidate may be required to attempt for the test again. Candidates must visit the site http://www.manipal.edu/ regularly to obtain latest news, information and updates on online entrance test.

Booking a test slot: Candidates must choose and book a test centre, date and slot of choice by using the Online Test Booking System (OTBS). This can be done after procuring the Application Form and Prospectus. The Prospectus will have a scratch card attached with it which will give the password for online booking. Applicant has to enter the application number and online booking password to log in to the Online Test Booking System in the site http://www.manipal.edu/

For UGET, the booking will commence on 10.3.2008 (Monday) and close on 19.3.2008 (Wednesday). Candidates will not be issued the e-hall ticket without booking a slot through OTBS. Candidates will have to provide the application form number, online booking password and other application form data while logging into the OTBS. Candidates are required to book their slots using the OTBS as per the schedule. OTBS will not allow the candidate to book a slot after the booking end date.

Applications: The application material can be purchased from Manipal University Admissions office by writing to the Director, Admissions, Manipal University, Manipal - 576104 by enclosing a request along with a Demand Draft for Rs.500 drawn in the name of ‘Manipal University’ and payable at Manipal, Udupi or Bangalore.

The application material is available from select branches of State Bank of India The list of Bank Branches is available at this link

The application material is also available from select branches of MeritTrac Offices. The list of offices is available here

Candidates can also apply online. For online submission of application, applicant may click here , and follow the procedure for submitting application online. Candidates have the option of paying the application and entrance test fee through Credit Card/Net Banking or Demand Draft.

Candidates can apply for more than one course within the groups using the same application form.

Candidates desirous of applying for courses under Group I and Group II should send an additional DD of Rs.500 along with the application.

Candidates desirous of applying for courses under Group III and Group IV should send an additional DD of Rs.500 along with the application.

Candidates desirous of applying for B.Pharm course can opt for the course under Group I or Group III or both.

Candidates desirous of applying for B.Sc OPT/BASLP/B.Sc AEC can opt for the courses under Group II or Group IV or both.

Last Date: Candidates have to send the Form along with the DD of Rs. 1000/- towards entrance fee, drawn on ‘Manipal University’ payable at Manipal, Udupi or Bangalore to Director, Admissions, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka – 576104 so as to reach the addressee on or before 1.3.2008 (Saturday). [The actual amount to be remitted for applicants desirous of taking combination of courses is given in Section 8 of the Prospectus. Applicants should refer to that before taking the DD]

Merit List: The merit list of candidates who have appeared for the UGET will be published on 25.5.2008(Sunday) in the website http://www.manipal.edu

Fee Structure: The fee structure for the various courses, year wise is available here

For more details, visit http://www.manipal.edu