Dr. TMA Pai Polytechnic

Dr. T. M. A. Pai Polytechnic is an institution owned and run by Dr. T. M. A. Pai Foundation. It has been approved by the AICTE. It was founded in July 1985 at Manipal in the state of Karnataka (India). As the name suggests the Polytechnic is named after the great son of Udupi District, Dr. Tonse Madhav Ananth Pai (1898 - 1979). He was a Multi Talented Personality as he was a Physician, a Banker, an Educationist and the "Creator of Modern Manipal"

The unique experiment of starting an educational institution on a co-operative basis was the brainchild of Dr. T.M.A. Pai. As technical & vocational education was dear to the heart of Dr. T. M. A. Pai, the Polytechnic has been named after him to perpetuate his memory. Ideally situated amidst scenic beauty and rural surroundings, Manipal has all the modern facilities of transport, communication and banking. The surroundings are picturesque, comprising rural farmlands. A few decades ago, Manipal was a barren wasteland, a laterite hilltop covered with scrub and brush. Five decades ago, a great visionary saw serenity in silence, potential in barrenness, challenge in adversity.

Location - Manipal is situated in the rocky hinterland of the fabled Malabar(Konkan) coast of Southwest India. Manipal is situated on a laterite plateau about 200 meters above sea level and about 15 km from the Arabian sea and commands a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea on the West and the Western Ghats ranges in the East. It is only a 50 km drive to the rain forests of the Western Ghat mountains.

It is about -

• 65 km to the north(northwest) of Mangalore, the district headquarters (capital)
• 330 kms. south of Goa near the coastal highway (NH 17) connecting Kanyakumari to Mumbai.

Departments / Faculty

1.   Department of Mechanical Engineering

2.   Civil Engineering

3.   Computer Science And Engineering

4.   Electronics And Communications Engineering

5.   Automobile Engineering

Facilities

Hostel - Hostel accommodation and messes is provided in MIT hostels separately for both boys and girls subject to rules and regulations laid down by them.

Library - The Polytechnic has a well equipped library with numerous reference books, periodicals, journals which students can use to enrich their knowledge. Good seminars, projects of students are maintained in the form of CDs as a reference banks.

Placement - Placement cell of the Polytechnic works full time in finding suitable job opportunities to the students, when they are in final year itself. Students are placed in reputed companies and organizations, like, Intel, TVS Motors, CCCL, L&T, Mytas Infra Ltd., Gammon India Limited, Surface Graphics, Robo Soft, Manipal Media Networks, ACC, Essar Steel Ltd., Jindal Steel Ltd., Spicer India Ltd., Minerva Motors, MCF Ltd., etc. The cell interacts with companies to open up job opportunities to the students throughout the year. The cell also provides off campus placement, and strives to provide need-based training in industries to our students. Placement cell is gaining greater momentum with the active support of the faculty members. This cell works out placement strategies based on current as well as future job markets taking into account the emerging job profiles.

Sports - Playgrounds are available for the outdoor games, like Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Kabaddi, Throw Ball, Tennis, Ball Badminton, and Running Track. For indoor games, the arrangements are provided for the games such as Shuttle Badminton, Chess, Carom, Table Tennis and Gymnasium, Pull-Up Bars and Double Bars for out door exercises, arrangements for Swimming. From the last five years, our polytechnic students are actively participating in, Mysore Dasara Sports Meet, Manipal Academic Games, Udupi District Level Republic Sports Meet, State Level Inter-Polytechnic Athletic Meet, Inter-Polytechnic Cricket Match, State Level Shuttle Badminton Tournament and other local tournaments.

Projects - The students successfully completed projects like Circular Gasket Cutter, Go-Kart,Vacuum Packaging Machine etc.