Manipal Academy of Higher Education
3
NIRF 2025, University category
Mode in the 2026-27 UGC-DEB record
Online
Programmes in UGC-DEB's 2025-26 list
7
About this university
Manipal Academy of Higher Education is a Deemed-To-Be-University in Manipal, Karnataka. In 1993 it was declared a deemed-to-be university under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act. Its online teaching began in 2022, through Online Manipal. Online Manipal is a shared storefront that also carries programmes from other universities in the Manipal group, so it is not itself the awarding institution. Check that the programme page names Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
It holds rank 3 in the NIRF 2025 University category. UGC-DEB's list for the 2026-27 academic year carries 10 programme titles for this university. Manipal Academy of Higher Education advertises 9 online degrees on its own website.
Online programmes
These two lists are different records and we do not merge them. One is the regulator's. One is the university's own.
Course fees
These are the programmes as Manipal Academy of Higher Education's own fee pages label them, with the figures it publishes.
| Programme | Tuition the university publishes | Other charges |
|---|---|---|
| BBA Honours36 months for the three-year degree, 48 months in total for the Honours award | ₹60,000per year, covering tuition.₹30,000per semester, covering tuition.₹2,40,000for the programme, covering tuition on the eight-semester Honours award. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| BCom Professional36 months, 6 semesters, up to a maximum of 6 years | ₹98,000per year, covering tuition.₹49,000per semester, covering tuition.₹2,94,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| BSc Information Systems and Management36 months, 6 semesters, up to 6 years | ₹60,000per year, covering tuition.₹30,000per semester, covering tuition.₹1,80,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| MSc Business Analytics24 months, 4 semesters | ₹1,40,000per year, covering tuition.₹70,000per semester, covering tuition.₹2,80,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| MSc Data Science24 months, 4 semesters | ₹1,40,000per year, covering tuition.₹70,000per semester, covering tuition.₹2,80,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| MSc Biostatistics24 months, 4 semesters | ₹80,000per year, covering tuition.₹40,000per semester, covering tuition.₹1,60,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| MSc Financial Economics24 months | ₹1,60,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| MBA BFSI2 years | ||
| MBA24 months | ₹1,46,000per year, covering tuition.₹73,000per semester, covering tuition.₹2,92,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
| MCA24 months | ₹1,10,000per year, covering tuition.₹55,000per semester, covering tuition.₹2,20,000for the programme, covering tuition. | ₹1,500one time, covering a non-refundable application fee. |
This is the tuition the university publishes. It is not the full cost of the degree.
Where a programme has no figure beside it, the university publishes none.
The university states that these figures do not include: taxes; examination and re-examination charges; alumni charges; certificate charges; convocation charges; payment-gateway charges.
Entry requirement
| Programme | Entry requirement |
|---|---|
| BBA Honours | 10+2, intermediate or senior secondary from a recognised board, or a 10+3 diploma, in any discipline, with at least 50% in aggregate, and an equivalence certificate for education completed outside India; the Honours award carries the separate condition of a CGPA of 8.0 or above at the end of the three-year degree in order to proceed to the fourth year.Published for Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours). |
| BCom Professional | 10+2, intermediate or senior secondary from a recognised board, or a 10+3 diploma from a recognised institute, with at least 50% in aggregate, and an equivalence certificate where the qualification was obtained outside India.Published for Bachelor of Commerce (Professional). |
| BSc Information Systems and Management | 10+2, intermediate or senior secondary from a recognised board, or a 10+3 diploma, in any discipline, with at least 50% in aggregate, and an equivalence certificate for a non-Indian qualification.Published for Bachelor of Science (Information Systems and Management). |
| MSc Business Analytics | Graduation in any discipline with statistics as one of the subjects, with a minimum of 50% in aggregate or the equivalent grade in graduation; work experience is stated as desirable rather than required; an equivalence certificate is needed for study outside India.Published for Master of Science (Business Analytics). |
| MSc Data Science | A 10+2 and three-year bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or any other discipline, with a minimum of two years of learning mathematics or statistics, and at least 50% in aggregate; work experience is stated as desirable rather than required; an equivalence certificate is needed where the degree was obtained outside India.Published for Master of Science (Data Science). |
| MSc Biostatistics | Graduation in any discipline with statistics or mathematics as one of the subjects from a recognised university, or an Association of Indian Universities recognised equivalent, with a minimum of 50% in aggregate or the equivalent grade, and an equivalence certificate for education obtained outside India.Published for Master of Science (Biostatistics). |
| MBA | A 10+2 and three-year bachelor's degree from a recognised university or an Association of Indian Universities recognised equivalent, with at least 50% in aggregate in graduation; work experience in a reputed organisation, for which a fresh graduate must instead submit a Statement of Purpose video; and an equivalence certificate where 10+2 or graduation was completed outside India.Published for Master of Business Administration. |
| MCA | A 10+2 and three-year bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Applications or Information Technology, or an Association of Indian Universities recognised equivalent, with at least 50% in aggregate in graduation; a graduate of another discipline must have studied mathematics in the bachelor's degree or at 10+2 and must complete the university's bridge courses; work experience in a reputed organisation is required and a fresh graduate must submit a Statement of Purpose video; no reserved-category relaxation is stated.Published for Master of Computer Applications. |
Where a programme has no entry requirement beside it, the university publishes none for that award.
How to apply
UGC-DEB requires a learner to hold a valid DEB-ID, created from an ABC-ID, before admission to an Online Learning or Open and Distance Learning programme.