A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka and the Department of Health and Family Welfare (DHFW) Nagaland and Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Nagaland on 13 April 2023, DIPR informed. The MoU was facilitated by Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN), Kohima.
The objective of signing the MoU is to facilitate the development of collaborative and mutually beneficial programs which serve to enhance the intellectual life and cultural development of the general public and persons with disabilities.
MAHE is one of the leading universities in India and has extensive technical and professional expertise. It also has the facilities to provide education, training, and conduct research in various fields and is India’s first dedicated college for allied and healthcare professionals. The institute also offers under graduation, post-graduation and PhD degrees. With the signing of this MoU, it is expected that more premiere educational institutions will be following the lead of MAHE to sign agreements with Government of Nagaland for extending academic opportunities and capacity building of students from Nagaland.
Seats and courses
200 seats will be reserved for students from Nagaland annually in the following 22 undergraduate health professional programmes offered at MAHE. The courses being offered include: BSc Radiotherapy Technology, BSc Anaesthesia Technology, BSc Emergency Medicine Technology, Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language, Bachelor of Occupational Language, Bachelor of Optometry, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, BSc Cardiovascular Technology, BSc Clinical Nutrition & Diabetes, BSc Exercise & Sports Sciences, BSc Health Information Management, BSc Medical Imaging Technology, BSc Laboratory Technology, BSc Laboratory ( Lateral), Bachelor of Optometry (Lateral), BSc Medical Imaging Technology (Lateral), BSc Nuclear Medicine Technology, BSc Perfusion Technology, BSc Psychology, BSc Respiratory Therapy, BSc RRY & DT, BSc Physician Assistant and Bachelor in Prosthetics & Orthotics.
As part of the course, the selected candidates will undergo mandatory foreign language training provided by MAHE for availing opportunities abroad.
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Fee concession
Apart from reservation of the seats, a 25% concession to the existing fee will be offered to the students selected on merit from Nagaland for the 22 programs under MCHP, Manipal. To lower the financial burden on the parents for professional education of their wards, IDAN and MAHE will be facilitating educational loans for interested candidates.
MAHE will be extending support for campus recruitment and for higher studies for successful candidates.
As part of the collaboration, MAHE and the Government of Nagaland will be exploring opportunities extending the MoU for regulated courses like BSc Nursing and MSc Nursing and for Articulation Programme for Commerce and Health Informatics with 2-year training in India and 2-year training abroad.
Career guidance
During the signing of MoU, MAHE assured that the Academy will give its full support for career guidance and international fellowship abroad in the near future. The Academy also said that it will provide a provision in the MAHE website for Nagaland so that the general public will be aware of the opportunities provided by the Academy for students of Nagaland and can directly apply as well.
Admission
Students who are interested in applying to the undergraduate health professional programmes at Manipal Academy were also requested to visit the stall opened by MAHE during the “Launchpad Education & Career Fair 2023” which will be held on 14 April 2023 at the Capital Convention Hall, Kohima and also on 15 April 2023 at Tetso College, Sovima.
From the list of interested candidates provided by DTE, the final selection shall be made by MAHE based on merit. Details of the fees structure and course shall be made available on IDAN website soon. The option for registering to the course will be subsequently extended through DTE.
