Manipal Institute of Management

Manipal Institute of Management (MIM) is the management school of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) — an Institution of Eminence located in Manipal, Udupi district, Karnataka. MIM offers MBA and PGDM programmes to students seeking management education within one of India's most globally recognised university ecosystems. MAHE's Institution of Eminence status, NAAC A++ accreditation and international university partnerships provide MIM students with a distinctive research-active and globally connected academic environment.

Admission is through CAT, MAT, GMAT, XAT or MAHE's own MET (Manipal Entrance Test) score, followed by group discussion and personal interview. Apply at manipal.edu/mim.

Programmes Offered

MAHE Ecosystem Advantage

MIM students study within MAHE's multi-disciplinary campus that includes KMC Manipal (medical college), Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and 24 other institutions. This multi-faculty environment creates unique interdisciplinary management education opportunities — MBA Healthcare Management students interact with medical students and hospital administration, MBA students work on live projects with engineering and pharmaceutical companies on campus. The Manipal campus's international student community from 57+ countries creates a naturally diverse management learning environment.

Healthcare Management Specialisation

MIM's MBA Healthcare Management programme is one of India's most distinctive management specialisations, developed in the context of MAHE's 70-year healthcare education legacy. Students gain management exposure across Kasturba Hospital, healthcare technology and pharmaceutical companies in the Manipal ecosystem — a live-case learning environment that classroom-based healthcare management programmes cannot replicate.

Career Scope

MIM MBA graduates access Bangalore, Mangaluru and national employment markets. Healthcare Management graduates pursue hospital administration, health-tech company roles and healthcare consulting. The MAHE alumni network across India's healthcare, technology and corporate sectors provides strong career referral access. Manipal's coastal Karnataka Gulf connection extends MIM graduates' career reach to UAE, Oman and Gulf business management roles.

Manipal Institute of Management students also benefit from MAHE's research publishing infrastructure, international conference access and the multicultural campus community of 28,000+ students from across India and 57 countries. The coastal Karnataka location and MAHE's Gulf alumni network give MIM graduates access to Middle East management career opportunities through the Manipal institutional diaspora.