The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is a private deemed university in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India.

Dr. Hebri Subhaskrishna Ballal acts as the President, while Dr. Ranjan Pai holds the position of Pro Chancellor.

The university's governance is overseen by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, who serves as the Vice Chancellor.

[27] Budgetary provisions are given for research through capital allocations for the maintenance of animal facilities, consumables, equipment etc.

₹15 million (US$170,000)[28] was sanctioned to the Manipal Institute of Technology in 2008–2009 towards funding innovation.

MCOPS, Manipal sends its second-year postgraduate (PG) students for collaborative research programs at R&D centres all over the country.