Manipal Academy of Higher Education has a strong tradition of student bodies and clubs that attract students from all disciplines, cutting across colleges, courses, and nationalities. It is one of the features that imbue Manipal with a singular charm, a unique advantage over other university campuses.
There are technical clubs for the academically inclined; there are cultural clubs that give a student the opportunity to dabble in the fine arts, music, dance, theatre – everything that feeds the mind and spirit.
Indeed, a student has much to look forward to on the Manipal campus, besides classroom learning, and laboratory practical sessions, or even regular dives into library shelves.
There are several clubs that students can be a member of, take membership of in order to be part of the cultural landscape of the uUniversity.
Some of these are:
- Name of Club: Mafia Music and Fine Arts Club
Department: Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Professor Harish Hegde
Student Chairman: Aditya Gupta
Objectives of the Club:
1. It provides a platform to students to showcase their talent in music, dance other fine arts.
2. Encourages managerial capabilities such as event management and stage organisation among students.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: SPD -Society for Personality Development
Department: Continuing Education
Faculty Advisor: Dr Narayana Shenoy
Contact: kan.shenoy@manipal.edu
Student Chairman: Dhruv Khattar
Objective of the Club:
1. Activities and events covering business, creating public awareness, photography.
2. Bringing out the best in its members by conducting events that enhance personality traits.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Aanina Club-2003
Department: Mathematics
Faculty Advisor: Sudhakar G
Student Chairman: Ebrahim Akbari
Domain: Dramatics, full length plays, mime, mimicry, Nmoods, lights camera action, mad ads, movie spoofs and street plays.
Objective of the Club: Staging one play every semester and involving students of all years in every part of its production, backstage helping as well as acting.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Red-X (Redefining Excel-Lence Manipal Academy of Higher Education)
Year of formation: 2004
Department: English
Faculty Advisor: Veena Maben
Student Chairman: Sounak Kundu
Domain: Adventure, Disha, V8 & IQ
Objectives of the Club: Events covering adventure, IQ, social and automobile.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Astronomy Club
Department: Department of Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Sri Kumar Menon
Objectives of the Club:
1. Various programs and activities on astronomy regularly; 3-day workshop every semester; events like night sky watch, talks, astronomical documentaries and films are presented to its members and non-members.
2. Using facilities of Dr TMA Pai planetarium for member representatives from the constituent colleges of MU.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Rotaract Club
Year of Formation: 1969
Department: MIM, Manipal Civil
Faculty Advisor: Professor Col. MM Shanbhag, Dr Narayana Shenoy
Contact: cmm.shanbhag@manipal.edu
Student Chairman: Pahuni Jain
Domain: Fund raisers, awareness campaigns, and charity drives.
Objective of the Club: To develop professional and leadership skills, to emphasise respect and the rights of others.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Leo Club
Year of Formation: 1999
Department: Workshop
Faculty Advisor: Umanand Kv
Student Chairman: Pratik Ghosal
Domain: Five-a-side football league matches and fresher’s gathering, social activities.
Objective of the Club: Creating social awareness among the residents and the students of Manipal, to give a platform to the students so they can showcase their literary and cultural talent as well as improve their managerial skills and personality.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: VU2 MHC, MIT HAM CLUB
Year of Formation: 1992
Department: Electronics and Communication
Faculty Advisor: Devadas Bhat, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Domain: Technical hobby to communicate with other hams worldwide using wireless radio transceivers.
Objective of the Club: Creating awareness about amateur radio hobby amongst student community.
Membership Mode: One-time membership.
- Name of Club: Photographic Club
Year of Formation: 1995
Department: E & E Department
Faculty Advisor: Dr H Ravishankar Kamath
StudentStudent Chairman: Raunaq Singh
Domain: Workshops and technical seminars, events focusing sketching, photography and filming.
Objective of the Club: Promote photography and video skills among students.
Membership Mode: Registered members
Manipal Academy of Higher Education has a strong tradition of student bodies and clubs that attract students from all disciplines, cutting across colleges, courses, and nationalities. It is one of the features that imbue Manipal with a singular charm, a unique advantage over other university campuses.
There are technical clubs for the academically inclined; there are cultural clubs that give a student the opportunity to dabble in the fine arts, music, dance, theatre – everything that feeds the mind and spirit.
Indeed, a student has much to look forward to on the Manipal campus, besides classroom learning, and laboratory practical sessions, or even regular dives into library shelves.
There are several clubs that students can be a member of, take membership of in order to be part of the cultural landscape of the University.
Some of these are:
- Name of Club: Mafia Music and Fine Arts Club
Department: Architecture
Objectives of the Club:
1. It provides a platform to students to showcase their talent in music, dance other fine arts.
2. Encourages managerial capabilities such as event management and stage organisation among students.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: SPD -Society for Personality Development
Department: Continuing Education
Objective of the Club:
1. Activities and events covering business, creating public awareness, photography.
2. Bringing out the best in its members by conducting events that enhance personality traits.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Aanina Club-2003
Department: Mathematics
Domain: Dramatics, full length plays, mime, mimicry, Nmoods, lights camera action, mad ads, movie spoofs and street plays.
Objective of the Club: Staging one play every semester and involving students of all years in every part of its production, backstage helping as well as acting.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Red-X (Redefining Excel-Lence Manipal Academy of Higher Education)
Year of formation: 2004
Department: English
Domain: Adventure, Disha, V8 & IQ
Objectives of the Club: Events covering adventure, IQ, social and automobile.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Astronomy Club
Department: Department of Architecture
Objectives of the Club:
1. Various programs and activities on astronomy regularly; 3-day workshop every semester; events like night sky watch, talks, astronomical documentaries and films are presented to its members and non-members.
2. Using facilities of Dr TMA Pai planetarium for member representatives from the constituent colleges of MU.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Rotaract Club
Year of Formation: 1969
Department: MIM, Manipal Civil
Domain: Fund raisers, awareness campaigns, and charity drives.
Objective of the Club: To develop professional and leadership skills, to emphasise respect and the rights of others.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: Leo Club
Year of Formation: 1999
Department: Workshop
Domain: Five-a-side football league matches and fresher’s gathering, social activities.
Objective of the Club: Creating social awareness among the residents and the students of Manipal, to give a platform to the students so they can showcase their literary and cultural talent as well as improve their managerial skills and personality.
Membership Mode: Registered members.
- Name of Club: VU2 MHC, MIT HAM CLUB
Year of Formation: 1992
Department: Electronics and Communication
Domain: Technical hobby to communicate with other hams worldwide using wireless radio transceivers.
Objective of the Club: Creating awareness about amateur radio hobby amongst student community.
Membership Mode: One-time membership.
- Name of Club: Photographic Club
Year of Formation: 1995
Domain: Workshops and technical seminars, events focusing sketching, photography and filming.
Objective of the Club: Promote photography and video skills among students.
Membership Mode: Registered members
- Name of Club: Social Welfare Committee
Department: Student Council of Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal
Domain: Fundraisers, Girl Child Welfare Fund, Scholarship Program for the underprivileged students, “Manipal Arogya Suraksha” - Health Insurance Scheme for slum dwellers at Manipal.
Objectives of the Club: The Social Welfare Committee (SWC) is the philanthropic wing of the Student Council of Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal. It currently has 26 members, and though the faces have changed over the years, the committee remains true to its objective to aid the less fortunate.
Its fundraisers range from displaying creative and culinary items to making greeting cards, clocks, candles, bags, and fudges at ART MART; to successfully hosting Manipal’s sports extravaganza, “Sportz Quake” with a whopping 222 teams.
The KMC food festival ‘FLAVA’ and Rock Show ‘SHADJA’ are other initiatives, as is selling customized KMC umbrellas.
With the establishment of the Girl Child Welfare Fund, “Samsriti” (Sanskrit for life) - a corpus fund of INR 3 lakh, formed by our contribution of INR 1.5 lakh and the University’s matching contribution, the girl child will be empowered with healthcare and education in the years to come.
“Udaan” (flight) is a scholarship program that sponsors higher secondary education of two or more students of a nearby government school, every year. SWC hopes to extend this scheme to other deserving schools in the future