There is no need to worry about ragging at Manipal University as it follows a strict 0% ragging policy on the campus. The points below state some of the incidents faced by candidates in the university that would clear the picture of ragging in the institute.

• Wardens are very strict in some blocks in the hostels. The rules are so strict that students from other blocks feel terrified to enter.
• There are incidents of fun in the hostels of Manipal University, in the names of ragging. One night around 11:30 PM, a group of senior students entered the rooms of juniors and locked the doors. Some of them created a panic situation among the students and left the rooms. Just at 12:00 AM, they entered the room again with friendship bands and wished Happy Friendship Day to juniors.
• The seniors are very interactive and helpful. During technical club fests, meets, etc, senior and juniors get to interact a lot among them. Most seniors are very friendly and help their juniors at times.

As evident from the above points, the situation of ragging in Manipal University is actually fun and interactive. Although not 0%, but most of the incidents of ragging are based on creating a good relationship between juniors and seniors in the university.

I am going to talk about what makes Manipal University special. As I know a thing or two about the institute through my friends who are studying there. 

• It is among the best medical colleges in the country. The faculties are great and there is scope for research. These are the reasons why it has been given special status. 
• Among all the private institutions in the same field, Manipal is ranked at 5th which shows the promise of more development. 
• MIT became autonomous back in 2000 and within only 20 years it has become one of the top 50 engineering colleges in the country, out of 10000. The placement statistics of MIT are also improving with the passing years.
• It was ranked top among all the private institutes of India by QS World rankings.
• The infrastructure facilities provided at the campus are great. 
• Although MIT has a higher course fee with the brand name it’s easier to find private funding. 

So, there are some of the things that may have been the reason why MIT got special status.

NIT Trichy can be considered at par with BITS Pilani, IIT BHU, and IIT ISM Dhanbad. Manipal Institute of Technology, on the other hand, can hardly be compared with several low-tier NITs, NIT Mizoram and NIT Nagaland are to name a few among the handful. 

The infrastructure of NIT Trichy is comparably not as well established as what is in Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT). However, MIT is still a growing institute. It is one of the best private institutes, only following BITS Pilani but still requires a valid amount of time until it gains a similar reputation as other top institutes.

Manipal offers better infrastructure and facilities but NIT Trichy is definitely better than Manipal Institute of Technology in all other aspects.

All three are well-reputed colleges, but if you compare it with Manipal there would be a huge difference between HBTI and IET Lucknow. Having a few friends from the mentioned institutes here are some tips for you.

• Both HBTI and IET Lucknow have a decent faculty like MIT Manipal and even the fee is very less. 
• The diversity in MIT Manipal differentiates it from the rest of the colleges in India. 
• MIT Manipal and HBTI Kanpur have been ranked #45 and #166 by the NIRF respectively.

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If it is very comfortable for you to afford a high amount of fees without any financial problem, then just go for Manipal, or else HBTI and IET are equally good but just that experience.