Established in 1953, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), formerly known as Manipal University, is a private research institute, a deemed to be university located in the town of Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India. The current organizational structure of MAHE was formed in 1953 when the University Grants Commission (UGC) granted it the status of a deemed university. The Deemed University operates two sister campuses in Jaipur and Sikkim as well as satellite campuses in Mangalore, Dubai, Pokhara (Nepal), Antigua (Caribbean) and Putra Nilai (Malaysia).
