THE opening up of deemed university status to standalone engineering and management colleges has enabled some institutes such as Manav Rachna International University to drastically increase capacity in the last two to three years. While the recent decision by the government to derecognise some of them came as a jolt, the Supreme Court’s decision to maintain status quo has resulted in most of these colleges moving further up on their growth path.

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While some of the deemed universities like Amrita  have begun to produce academic work of good quality, all of them have infrastructure of a reasonable quality. Some of these colleges like SRM have multi-location campuses while many others like VIT  boast of  a truly international student body. Most of them have student exchange programmes with different universities. What stands in good stead for the student is the assurance of a certain level of infrastructure and resource availability, though the level of teaching and learning experience vary widely. With individual admission processes and large capacities, these colleges do provide a better chance of obtaining an admission vis-à-vis some of the comparable state colleges. So  it makes sense to keep some of these colleges in your consideration set.  

College Profile: Manav Rachna International University

Location: Faridabad, Haryana
Director: Mr. Naveen Prakash
Flagship programme: BTech
Entrance exam: AIEEE, ENAT
Student intake: 1,590 [360 (Computer Science), 420 (Electronics and Communication), 240 (Mechanical), 180 (Information Technology), 30 (Aeronautical), 30 (Biotechnology), 120 (Civil), 90 (Automobile), 120 (Electrical and Electronics)]
Full-time faculty: 255
Fees (full course):  Rs. 554,000
Board & lodging (two years): Not available
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE approved, NBA accredited 
Average placement salary: Rs. 352,000
Top recruiters: Infosys, L &T Infotech, Satyam, Dell International, Gulf Bull Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Other programmes: MCA, MBA
Other campuses: None
Web site: www.manav-rachna-college-of-
engineering.mrei.ac.

MANAV Ratna was an autonomous college under MD Univeristy Rothak, before it gained Deemed University status in 2009. The Institute of Engineering & Technology currently offer B Tech and MTech courses and plans to start Doctoral courses in 2010. 

The institute houses six computer labs and a central library, which subscribes to several national and international journals, periodicals and newspapers. Under the INDEST consortium of AICTE, it also subscribes to 219 IEEE and 21 ASME online journals. The digital library provides access to an exhaustive collection of electronic database, which in turn provides information encompassing all study areas.It is also accredited by TCS corporation for placements.

The University recently signed an MoU with the IBM group as well as EMC Corporation, USA. The Training & Placement Cell works towards helping students to spruce up skills and also in campus placements. It also offers grooming, English language skills and mock interview training.
MRIU provides three hostels each for boys and girls, with single, double and triple seat rooms. Regular transport services are available between the hostels and campus. The rooms are allotted on first-come, first-serve basis.