The Office of International Admissions of Manipal University (MU) is the nodal point for international students. Foreign/ NRI students from abroad (outside India) will generally be admitted at the beginning of the academic year commencing in July/ August every year.

MU earmarks 15% of the total seats for international students which include, foreign citizens, PIO Card Holders, OCI (Overseas Citizens of India), Non-Resident Indians and NRI sponsored students under the Foreign/NRI category. The admissions are based on merit and marks/grades obtained in the qualifying examination (equivalent to the +2 examinations of India). International students are not required to take the entrance examination conducted by Manipal University for resident Indian students.

Just send in an email to the Office of International Admissions for any further details/queries (foradmission@manipal.edu)

 Categories of International Students 

Foreign Students: Students holding the passport issued by foreign countries including people of Indian origin who have acquired the nationality of foreign countries are classified as foreign students

Non Resident Indians (NRI): An NRI student is one who has an NRI status. Students who have studied their qualifying examination (equivalent to the +2 of India) from schools or colleges abroad (outside India) will be considered as NRI/ International students.

NRI Sponsored Students: An NRI sponsored student is an Indian citizen whose direct blood relative (Parents, Parents' direct Brother/Sister or Candidates' direct Brother/Sister) is an NRI.

Note: NRI sponsored seats (except sponsored by parents)  are not available for the MBBS course at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Mangalore and for BDS course at Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal and Mangalore.