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