Step 1

(a) Download the application from this website OR
(b) Get the application form by writing to the Deputy Director, International Admissions, Manipal University, 1st Floor, Room No. 101, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India. Please note the application forms for Resident Indian students and International students are separate.

Step 2

Fill up the application form. If the final mark sheet/transcripts are available, then attach copy of the results. If the marks/ grades are not known or not available at the time of filling the application, please indicate ‘Results are awaited’ in the marks/ grades column. Students who will be appearing for the GCE ‘A’ Levels and IB examinations in June 2012 will have to enclose forecast/ predicted results certified by the school.  All other candidates are expected to send their final results to the University as soon as it is available to ascertain their eligibility. It is to be noted that the application will be considered only if the mark sheets/transcripts are made available to the University within the stipulated date.

Step 3

Attach the following documents:

(a) Certified copy of the mark sheet/grade sheet/transcripts of the qualifying examination 
(b) Copy of passport of the applicant (personal detail pages)
(c) Copy of the passport of the sponsorer if sponsored by parents/NRI relative
(d) Proof of NRI status of the student/ parents/ sponsorer(for NRI student only)
(e) Passport size photograph
(f) Application fee of US $ 50 or Indian ` 2500 in the form of a bank draft/cashier’s check in favour of ‘Manipal University'.  If paid in Indian rupees, then the draft should be payable at Manipal or Udupi.

Step 4

Submit the filled-in application along with the necessary documents to:

The Deputy Director
Office of International Admissions
Manipal University
1st Floor, Room No. 101
Manipal 576104
Karnataka, India
Tel: 91-820-2571000/2922400/2922984
E-mail : foradmission@manipal.edu

Step 5

Acknowledgement:  When the application is received, the candidate will be sent a letter of acknowledgement with an application number informing that the application has been received.  Students will also be intimated if additional information is required.  Acknowledgement will be sent by email only to the candidate/parents.

Step 6

Provisional Admission: On satisfying all the eligibility requirements, the provisional admission/offer letter will be e-mailed and hardcopy will be posted to the candidate. For all courses other than MBBS provisional admission/ offer letters will be issued on first come basis if the student meets the eligibility requirements. Students, who have submitted the forecast or predicted or pre-board results, letters of provisional admission/ offer letters (conditional) will be sent. The letter will state when the first installment course/tution fee should be paid. Provisional admission/offer letter for MBBS course will be sent based on merit in the first week of April/June 2012.

Step 8

Final Information Package: Four weeks prior to the commencement of classes, information pertaining to things to do on arrival, academic calendar, details of hotels, etc will be sent.  This letter will also indicate the date of final registration at Manipal University.

Step 9

Final Registration: Students are advised to reach Manipal or Mangalore campuses 1-2 days prior to the commencement of classes and report to the Office of the Deputy Director, International Admissions, Manipal University for submission of their official or original mark sheets/ transcripts and other documents as listed in the confirmed admission letter. Thereafter candidates will be issued an 'Admission Order'. Only after the admission formalities are completed, will students be permitted to move into the allotted hostels and to attend classes.
 
Step 10

Registration at FRO:  It is part of the normal mandatory process that all foreign students holding foreign citizenship have to register with the Foreigner's Registration Office (FRO) within the stipulated timeframe of their arrival in India.  A student who is a PIO Card holder is also required to register with the FRO.  Manipal University will provide the necessary assistance in this regard.