The Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences (SMU), Gangtok has been set up under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956 vide Sikkim State Legislative Act (Act 1X of 1995). The University is a member of the Association of Indian Universities. The statute of SMU permits the University to offer programs under distance learning mode across the country and abroad.

Sikkim Manipal University is located in its picturesque campuses in the foothills of the Himalayas. Its state-of-the-art Facilities worth approximately Rs.150 crores provides excellent facilities to students from not only Eastern India but also from other parts of the country. The constituent institutions of the university are:

1. Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Science (SMIMS).

2. Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT).

3. Directorate of Distance Education (DDE).

• Distance Education simply means imparting education from a distance. The teacher and the student are physically separated in this system of education
• SMU offers many Distance Education programs as part of its effort to provide education to the students who for various reasons cannot join the formal education stream.
• Various courses offered include postgraduate, graduate level degree courses and postgraduate level diploma level courses in different disciplines such as IT, management studies, vocational sciences, life sciences and allied health sciences.
• All the students who have enrolled in the program are provided with program guides and Self Instruction Material (SIM) for respective courses.
• The student is required to undertake self-study using the programme guide and SIM provided. This is further supplemented by learning through lectures by faculty, who are also called academic counselors at the Learning Centre and lectures delivered through VSAT.
• The University is using a nationwide network of learning centers for various programs. This enables the students to choose a learning center that is easily accessible to them.
• The concept of ‘Virtual Classroom’ is used by the Sikkim Manipal University wherein lectures are broadcast from studios at Manipal, Bangalore and Mumbai and received by the students at various learning centers all over the country. This broadcast is interactive and is received through VSAT.
• The program guide supplied to the student contains the assignments to be submitted by the student.
• Depending upon the subject, required amount of practical training is imparted to students in the Learning center.

When a student takes up a correspondence course he/she is expected to study on his own from Self Instructional Material provided by the University. There may be some contact classes. A student does not have the benefit of a teacher for most part of the learning process who can provide him/her with academic counseling.

Distance Education is more structured and teacher-student contact is better. Here, the student is assigned to a Learning Center. The Center bridges the gap between the faculty at the University and the student. Center conducts counseling and tutoring in a classroom environment to provide fundamental knowledge on a topic. This counseling and tutoring helps a student to further carry on with self-study. Sikkim Manipal University further helps with VSAT classes. Students have many other facilities also like practical training, laboratory facilities, etc. The students are also supposed to submit assignments to the Learning Center. These assignments are evaluated and the academic counselor’s at the Learning Centers can provide the students with counseling and tutoring based on any deficiencies noticed. Further these assignments are evaluated to provide continuous assessment of the performance of the student.

The Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, Sikkim was set up based on State Legislative Act (Act IX of 1995) of Govt. of Sikkim and is recognized by Union Ministry of HRD and the University Grants Commission. Sikkim Manipal University’s Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates are recognized by all members of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and are at par with Degrees/ Diplomas/Certificates of all Indian Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Institutions vide UGC Circular No.FI-B/92(CPP) dated February 1992 & AIU Circular No. EV/B(449)/94/176915-177115 dated January, 1994.

Please go through Support Services under Education Methodology in the prospectus to know more about it. Each course provides counseling and hands-on training at Learning Centers. Students, in their own interest, are advised to attend these classes. However, attendance is not mandatory.

Course fee and examination fees are detailed in the University Prospectus. No other payment is required to be paid to the University

There is no entrance examination for admission to any of the courses of the university at present. The admission to the courses is purely based on eligibility conditions related to academic Eligibilitys of a student.

SMU holds its convocation once in a year. The dates for the convocation are decided by Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok. Normally, the convocation is held during September to December every year. However, please note that due to space constraints only selected distance education students, based on their merit position in the examinations are invited for the convocation.

(a) Admissions for Indian (Domestic) Students: The Spring Session commences in February every year; FALL Session commences in August every year. Students are advised to refer to the Regional/National Daily News papers from time to time and also the University’s Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) website www.dde.smuhmts.edu for admission related announcements. Prospectus and Application can be obtained from the university recognized Learning Centers. The University website provides the list of authorized Learning Centers across the country.

(b) Admission for Centers Overseas: Spring Session commences in April and FALL Session commences in October for overseas Learning Centers every year. Students are advised to refer to the University’s Directorate of Distance Education website http://www.smude.edu/.in for admission related announcements. Prospectus and Application can be obtained from the university recognized Learning Centers. The University website provides the list of authorized Learning Centers abroad.

NOTE: Admission will be granted only to those candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria.

Students in their final year or who have appeared in their final exams and are awaiting results are eligible to apply, provided their examinations including practical examinations/viva/assignments are over before 30 th May for February (Spring) Session and 30 th November for August (FALL) Session.

The admission of the applicant will, however, remain provisional until he/she produces mark sheets and degree certificate confirming the eligibility on or before the dates stipulated by SMU. Provisional admission will automatically stand cancelled and the student will cease to be on rolls in case these documents are not submitted by due date. Such students will not be permitted to appear for the University Examinations. No communication will be provided in this regard. Fee paid is not refundable.

• Filled in application form has to be complete. Applicant is advised to read the instructions carefully before filling up the application form. All the supporting documents (as specified in the Prospectus/Application Form) should be enclosed along with the application form and should be attested by a Gazetted Officer or Notary Public or by the Head of the Institution last attended.

Documents to be Enclosed:

• Course Fee Demand Draft drawn in favour of Sikkim Manipal University, DE payable at Manipal/Udupi only will be considered.

Note: for course fee (semester-wise) details are provided in the University Prospectus.

• X Standard Certificate for age proof or birth certificate.
• Educational Proof Certificates starting from X Standard have to be enclosed for verification of Eligibility Criteria.
• When a Degree or Diploma ‘ Provisional Pass Certificate’ is enclosed, it is advisable to enclose the Mark Sheets of all the three/four years, as the case may be.
• Those who have not obtained the Provisional/Degree Certificate are advised to enclose all three/four years pass Mark Sheets along with Course Completion Certificate obtained from Principal/Director of institution where last studied. Duly certified Provisional Certificate/Degree Certificate has to be forwarded within the stipulated period as laid down by the University.
• Candidates having working experience have to enclose the ‘Experience Certificate’ obtained from the employer.

For more details on matters related to admission, contact the Help Desk at smuhelpdesk@manipalu.com

NOTE: Applications shall be rejected without assigning any reasons for the following reasons.

(1) Incomplete Application Form.

(2) Non-enclosure of proof of eligibility qualifications.

(3) Non-enclosure of Demand Draft or in case it is an outstation Demand Draft or Cheque/Cash.

(4) Documents enclosed are not attested by Gazetted Officer or Notary Public or Head of Institution last attended.

Fee once paid is not refundable under any circumstances.

There is no provision for doing more than one course of SMU at the same time. A candidate is permitted to pursue only one course of SMU at a time.

Lateral entry is an opportunity given to a candidate having basic qualification and some other additional qualification/experience in the relevant field to enroll for a higher semester. However, such students will be required to appear and qualify in the previous semester/relevant papers. The candidate is required to pay a lateral entry fee as prescribed in the university prospectus in addition to the course semester fee in which he/she is seeking admission.

The ‘Credit System’ is followed for all courses offered through distance education mode. Credit system is a systematic way of describing an educational program by allotting specific time to a particular subject. This helps the student to understand the effort he has to put in, to successfully complete a course. Each credit amounts to 30 hours of Learning activities i.e., reading and comprehending the printed study material, attending counseling sessions, VSAT lectures, preparing assignments, etc.

A student doing course with DDE has to register himself/herself for each semester to become eligible to appear for the University Examinations. The terms ‘Fresh Registration’ and ‘Re-registration’ are explained below: -

(i) Fresh Admission or Registration - New candidates seeking admission are required to fill up Fresh Admission or Registration form.

(ii) Re-registration - existing students who get promoted to higher semesters have to re-register at the beginning of a Session and it is termed as Re-registration.

Re-registration to the higher semester is mandatory to become eligible to appear for the university examination for existing students.

Re-registration to two Semesters simultaneously is not permitted.

If a student fails to clear any of the paper(s) or all subjects of a semester, he/she has to re-appear for the relevant paper(s) or semester by applying and filling up the re-sitting form along with relevant examination fee. The form will be made available at least 3 months before the university examinations along with necessary instructions.

• When a student is not in a position to complete the course within the maximum period stipulated, although re-registration was done earlier for all semesters : A student is permitted to get readmission for a maximum of 20 credits per session.
• Where the student had discontinued without registering for one or more semesters with or without arrears in earlier semesters: The student is required to apply for re-admission semester-wise during each session starting from the earliest non-re-registered semester. Along with the above, a student can apply for readmission for course(s) worth 4 credits in which he/she has arrears from the previously re-registered semesters.

The Re-admission form can be downloaded from the university website. The form should be complete in all respects and submitted along with necessary support documents and requisite fee. Incomplete application forms will not be considered for processing.

1. After successful completion of the first four semesters of MCA, if a student wishes to discontinue the course, such student shall be awarded the Master of Science in Computer Science, MSc(CS).

2. MSc(CS) is an exit qualification of MCA. Hence, the student has to be enrolled in MCA. He becomes eligible for MSc(CS) on successful completion of the first four semesters.

3. Following conditions apply for becoming eligible for the award of MSc(CS):

• A student is required to appear and successfully complete I, II, III and IV semesters of MCA to become eligible for the award of MSc(CS).
• In case of Lateral entry scheme to Second Semester, a student who takes lateral entry in II semester will also be eligible for the award of MSc(CS) on successful completion of I, II, III and IV semester examinations.

Students who take lateral entry in third semester MCA are NOT eligible for the award of MSc(CS) except those who are given lateral in entry III semester in MCA by virtue of having a Graduation plus PGDCA / PGDIT from a recognized University or successful completion of DOECC after Graduation. (In case of Lateral Entry in III semester, students have to appear and pass the second semester examination while appearing for the III semester examination. They are exempted from I semester examination and hence the result sheet will indicate I semester as EXEMPTED).

The university is not offering any dual specialization courses at present.

Change of course is normally not permitted.

Forward duly filled in LC Transfer Form with enclosures at the beginning of the semester. However, students are requested to note the following:

(1) No mid Semester Center Transfer is permitted.

(2) No center transfer is permitted within a city.

(3) Transfer from one LC to another for foreign nationals is not permitted.

The student may appear for the examination from overseas center by obtaining permission from the Directorate of Distance Education.

Important Note:

• The session is different in India (August and February) and Overseas (April and October). Hence, the student studying in FALL Session in India (i.e., Session started in August) will be required to complete the same by appearing in the examination in India in January. The student may request for appearing in Overseas center in the March/April Examination (at overseas exam center) instead of appearing in India in January, but the student is required to submit the re-sitting application form for March/April Examinations from overseas LC by paying necessary fee as applicable for overseas students. However, if a student has appeared in the examinations held in India in January then he will not be permitted to appear as a re-sitting candidate in a foreign Centre in March/April of the same year.
• For obtaining a Examination Center transfer, the student has to apply in the format provided in the website with necessary fee as prescribed towards transfer along with a requisition letter giving the details of the month of shifting, address, centre to which transfer is desirable, etc.

If a student is desirous to continue studies of further semesters from Overseas, the student may note that there is a possibility that the subject contents applicable to foreign/ overseas centers may vary. Hence, the student will be required to cover the same if he joins the overseas centre. Should the student desire to take transfer to Overseas to continue further studies, he will be required to forward Learning Center Transfer request form along with the Identity Card (Old) for replacement along with a copy of latest passport size Photograph and a specimen signature for issue of new Identity Card.

No student is permitted to appear in the examination without the Admit Card and Identity Card. Please note that, any case of last minute loss of documents i.e. ID Card or Admit Card should be reported to the University immediately. The student is required to file an FIR and forward an affidavit for the loss to the Controller of Examinations (COE). Further, he/she has to take a written permission from COE for appearing in the examination. His/her result will not be published, if he/she appears without the permission of COE and also, until the matter is regularized. Immediately after the examination, he/she shall obtain a new ID card by sending the format available in the website along with a copy of the above documents to the Additional Registrar.

A student should be careful while he/she fills the application form. Admit Card is issued according to the application form filled by the student. In case, a student has committed any mistake, he/she should immediately bring it to the notice of the Additional Registrar through his/her LC. The university reserves the right to accept or reject such requests.

The request has to reach the University at least 2 months before the university examinations.

Following procedures has to be followed:

• Send an application stating that examination center change is required.
• Obtain the NOC of the Learning Centre where registered.
• Provide the reasons for requesting examination center transfer.
• Provide the proof of the reason, if available.
• Enclose Demand Draft favoring Sikkim Manipal University, DE, payable at Manipal/Udupi as prescribed in the form.

NOTE: The university reserves the right to accept or reject such requests.

A student has to strictly adhere to the rules mentioned in the Question Paper. However, the student shall forward a written request for the mistake committed and the changes required. The results will not be published in all such cases. University is empowered to accept the request or otherwise.

Student cannot appear in the examination without the Admit Card. If the student has appeared in the examination without the Admit Card, then his/her result will not be published and suitable action will be initiated against the student.

The problem basically arises for students who have accumulated too many backlog papers. The examination time table is drawn to enable regular students to appear for the even or odd semesters. However, there may be students who have accumulated backlogs of their previous even and odd semesters. Thus, there could be a case where the paper for even semester from the backlog may clash with another paper of another even semester. Similar could be the case for odd semester papers. There is no provision for appearing in two separate papers in the same session on a particular day.

Unlike other vertical programmes re-registration to the higher semesters in SMU is not linked to clearance of the previous semesters. The structure also provides ample chance to the student to clear the backlog papers. A student gets two consecutive chances to clear a paper except in case of lateral entry.

The grouping of the subjects permits a student to appear in the backlog papers in every alternative semester. For instance a backlog paper of I semester can be taken with II Semester IV Semester and VI semester hence he/she gets 4 chances to appear for a subject. In case of lateral entry cases 3 chances. In every backlog paper a student gets a minimum of two consecutive chances.

The Schedule of the examination is such that the all ODD semester examinations are held together. Similarly, EVEN semester examinations are grouped together. This system enables a student to appear in the papers in respect of two semesters provided the combination of the semester is ODD and EVEN. While filling the re-sitting applications for the back papers, the students should meticulously plan as to which papers they would like to appear when ever there is a clash of papers due to above reason. Please note that the university will issue the admit card for all the backlog papers as requested in the re-sitting application submitted by the student irrespective of the fact as to whether the paper clashes or not. However, the student will be permitted to appear in any one of the paper of his choice. To conclude, it is emphasized that the system provides adequate opportunity to the student to clear the backlog papers.

There are no Supplementary Examinations. The University doesn’t have any provision for supplementary examinations. The examinations are held twice a year for Indian students as under:

a) Examination for the Spring Session (February to July): Examination will be held in the month of July.

b) Examination for the FALL Session (August to January): Examination will be held in the month of January.

The exact dates will be published in the website three months prior to the commencement of the examination.

a) Old Regulation – for students enrolled from Aug 1999 to Feb 2002

The students, who were enrolled till Spring Session 2002 (enrolled in Feb 2002), are governed by the old regulation under which they are considered as passed in a paper, if they score 40% aggregate (80 out of 200) in the Internal Assessment and the University examination.

Project Examination: This applies to all the students. A student should secure at least 35% out of 100 marks in the Continuous Evaluation and 35% out of 100 marks in the Term end Examination to pass. Aggregate total should be 40% (80 out of 200) and above.

b) New Regulation - for students enrolled from Aug 2002 onwards.

* (FOR JAN 2003 EXAMINAION ONLY.)

Refer page No. 7 of prospectus August 2002 wherein it is mentioned, “A student should secure at least 50% marks in the Continuous Evaluation and 40% marks in the Term end examination to pass.” After due consideration, it has been decided that the minimum percentage for the continuous evaluation will also be 40%. Hence, the above provision has been reconstituted as under-

“A student should secure at least 40% marks in the Continuous Evaluation (24 out of 60) and 40% marks in the Term end examination (56 out of 140) to pass.” Aggregate Total should be 40% (80 out of 200) and above.

Present Regulation: “A student should secure at least 35% marks in the Continuous Evaluation (21 out of 60) and 35% marks in the Term end examination (49 out of 140) to pass.” Aggregate Total should be 40 % (80 out of 200) and above.

Project Examination: This applies to all the students. A student should secure at least 35% out of 100 marks in the Continuous Evaluation and 35% out of 100 marks in the Term end Examination to pass. Aggregate total should be 40% (80 out of 200) and above.

The students are given assignments and are also expected to attend practical classes which need to be completed and submitted to the Learning centre as part of Internal Assessment. The faculty at centre will evaluate these assignments, practical logs and assign marks based on the performance to each individual student.

The faculty at learning centre does the evaluation for Internal Assessment.

Sikkim Manipal University evaluates the examination papers.

Results will be declared within 6 weeks after the examination.

The student is required to clear all the papers of the course with in the prescribed time as mentioned in the prospectus/admission documents at the time of taking admission. The time available to a student to clear the course is double of normal duration.

Example:

(1) A student who joins MCA I semester. The minimum duration required to complete the course is 3 years. The maximum time available to complete the course is 6 years.

(2) A student who takes lateral entry admission to MCA III semester. The minimum duration required to complete the course is 2 years. The maximum time available to complete the course is 4 years.

Case: “A student who has registered for a semester in FALL session 2006 is not in a position to appear for the examination scheduled for that session i.e. Jan 07. Instead, he/she is desirous of appearing in the exam in July 07”.

As per the regulations a student is required to appear for the examination at the end of the session. For instance, a student registered for MCA VI semester in August 06 Session (FALL Session 2006) is required to appear for the examination in January 07. However, in case, if he/she is not in a position to appear in scheduled examination, he/she may appear in the subsequent examination by filling the re-sitting application. He/She will be required to pay the re-sitting examination fee as per the rules prevalent.

The structure of SMU programmes is versatile and provides ample opportunity to the students to complete the course without loss of semesters due to backlog papers. Unlike other vertical programmes re-registration to the higher semester is not linked to clearance of the previous semesters. The structure also provides ample chance to the student to clear the backlog papers. A student gets two consecutive chances to clear a paper except in case of lateral entry. As far as the lateral entry is concerned please note that the provision itself is applicable assuming that the student has the domain knowledge of the subject by virtue of his qualification. Hence, the system expects the student to clear the lateral entry paper in first sitting itself.

The grouping of the subject permits a student to appear in the backlog papers in every alternative semester. For instance, a backlog paper of I semester can be taken with II Semester, IV Semester and VI semester hence he gets 4 chances to clear the subject. In case of lateral entry cases 3 chances are available. In every backlog paper a student gets a minimum of two consecutive chances.

To conclude, it is emphasized that the system provides adequate opportunity to the student to clear the backlog papers. The scheme of the University doesn’t provide supplementary examination in view of above reasons.

Reasons for the non provision of the old Question Papers to Students and Center: providing question papers has a great disadvantage in that it curbs the multi dimensional approach of the learner to the subjects. It is very important to let the learners have a wholesome approach to the subject wherein the learner grasps the subject given in the learning material by understanding the subject rather than by cramming the same by rote. Students are expected to adopt a learning-centric approach to the studies and are advised not to follow ‘guide’ pattern of answering. The strength of our evaluation process and the course is in generating the habit of self-analysis and comprehension by the students. Based on the learning materials and associated subject materials, you are advised to formulate number of questions in the pattern as per the sample questions and build up your notes.

This is the precise reason why our examinations are MCQ based and we do not provide the question papers.

What you need to do is: -

• While studying a subject, a student should visualize questions based on MCQ pattern. A Sample MCQ is available in the program guide. This process will enable the understanding of the subjects in question/answer form.
• A student should train himself/herself to answer the questions only when he/she has the knowledge. The strength of the MCQ system is that it fully covers almost all aspects of the subjects and enables an assessment of the knowledge of the student on a wholesome basis rather than selective basis. Secondly, because of negative marking system it does not leave scope for chance-taking while answering.
• The students are advised to develop the technique to attend MCQ pattern of the questions. Following points are pertinent:-

i) Attend only those questions for which they know the correct answer.

ii) Never take chance in answering questions when they do not know the same.

iii) Remember that, 25% marks are deducted for every wrong answer.

iv) If a question is left unattended, a student will loose marks only for that question.

Once the results are announced a centre-wise result sheet is sent to the Learning centers. Within one month, the individual marks card will also be dispatched to the centre for distribution to the students.

There is no provision for revaluation essentially because the valuation is done by scanning the answer sheet at least twice. The answer sheet is marked by the student by darkening the appropriate circle to indicate the answer for a question. The scanning process which evaluates the student is 100% error free and hence no revaluation.

However, it is appropriate to mention that the analysis of the answers show the following as the main reason for student’s failure/scoring less marks.

• Wrong answers get 1/4 th negative marking. In most of the failure cases, the reasons for less mark have been due to this. For instance, while a student gets 40 marks for correct answers, he loses 10 marks for wrong answers to questions worth 40 marks. This results in deduction of 10 marks from his 40 marks. In this case, the student fails primarily because of attempting the questions, for which he does not know the answers. It is therefore very important to be judicious while answering the MCQ papers. Students are advised to answer only those questions, for which they are sure of the answer.
• In some cases students make mistakes while darkening the appropriate columns; for instance, while marking an answer for question No.3, answer has been wrongly darkened against the field for question No.4. This happens when due care is not taken to carefully to verify the appropriate column for answering. Students are advised to take due care while marking the answers to questions.
• In some cases, the students mark more than one answer by darkening the additional circles. The scanning is programmed to disregard these answers and hence loss of marks.
• The students are also advised to write the data in the answer sheet correctly such as Reg. No, Test Booklet No, Subject code, and Center Code. The instructions given in the MCQ answer sheet for these must be strictly complied with.

Please note that no communication regarding revaluation, etc will be entertained in view of the facts explained above.

Submit an application on a plain paper to the university along with Demand Draft as mentioned in the application form in favour of Sikkim Manipal University DE, payable at Manipal / Udupi only.

The reasons for obtaining such a document have to be mentioned in the letter. The postal address for sending the application is given below:

The Controller of Examinations

Directorate of Distance Education

Sikkim Manipal University

6 th Floor, Old MAHE Building, Madhav Nagar

MANIPAL – 576 104. Karnataka.

Student’s name is entered as per the X Standard Certificate provided by the student during admission. However, if the student wants to change his/her name then he/she has to forward the following documents to the University.

• An application written/typed on a plain paper.
• Demand Draft as prescribed in the application form in favour of Sikkim Manipal University, DE, payable at Manipal/Udupi.
• An Affidavit in support of name change or any other support legal document authenticated by a First Class Magistrate.

The postal address for sending the application is given below:

The Additional Registrar

Directorate of Distance Education

Sikkim Manipal University

1 st Floor, Syndicate House

MANIPAL – 576 014. Karnataka.

Forward the following documents to the Directorate of Distance Education.

• Duly filled in application form. The student can download the application form from the university website www.dde.smuhmts.edu.
• Demand Draft as prescribed in the application form in favour of Sikkim Manipal University, DE, payable at Manipal/Udupi.

The postal address for sending the application is given below:

Controller of Examinations
Directorate of Distance Education,
1st Floor, Corporation Bank Building,
Sikkim Manipal University of Health Medical & Technological Sciences,
Manipal - 576104.
Telephone - 91-820-4297200
smu.controllerde@manipalu.com

Forward the following documents to the Directorate of Distance Education.

• Duly filled in application form. The student can download the application form from the university website www.dde.smuhmts.edu.
• A Demand Draft as prescribed in the application form drawn in favour of ‘ Sikkim Manipal University, DE’, payable at Manipal/Udupi.

The postal address for sending the application is as given below:

Controller of Examinations
Directorate of Distance Education,
1st Floor, Corporation Bank Building,
Sikkim Manipal University of Health Medical & Technological Sciences,
Manipal - 576104.
Telephone - 91-820-4297200
smu.controllerde@manipalu.com

Forward the following documents to the Directorate of Distance Education

1. Duly filled in application form. The Form can be downloaded from website www.dde.smuhmts.edu.

2. Eligibility Certificate (10+2 Pass/Degree Pass Certificate) duly attested by Notary Public or Gazetted Officer.

3. All Semesters pass Marks Card.

4. Demand Draft as prescribed in the application form drawn in favour of ‘ Sikkim Manipal University, payable at Manipal/Udupi.

5. For additional copies, add requisite amount as prescribed in the application form.

The postal address for sending the application is given below:

Controller of Examinations
Directorate of Distance Education,
1st Floor, Corporation Bank Building,
Sikkim Manipal University of Health Medical & Technological Sciences,
Manipal - 576104.
Telephone - 91-820-4297200
smu.controllerde@manipalu.com

Forward the following documents to the Directorate of Distance Education

1. Duly filled in application form. The Form can be downloaded from website www.dde.smuhmts.edu.

2. Eligibility Certificate (10+2 Pass/Degree Pass Certificate) duly attested by Notary Public or Gazetted Officer.

3. All Semesters pass Marks Card.

4. Demand Draft as prescribed in the application form drawn in favour of ‘ Sikkim Manipal University, DE’, payable at Manipal/Udupi.

The postal address for sending the application is as given below:

Controller of Examinations
Directorate of Distance Education,
1st Floor, Corporation Bank Building,
Sikkim Manipal University of Health Medical & Technological Sciences,
Manipal - 576104.
Telephone - 91-820-4297200
smu.controllerde@manipalu.com

It will take minimum 3 months to issue the Degree Certificate after the receipt of the application from the Student. The application form has to be complete in all respects. Incomplete applications are liable to be rejected without assigning reasons.

Learning Resource Development Center (ManipalU) provides an interactive distance learning solution, using VSAT Technology. VSAT stands for Very Small Aperture Terminal and relates to the technology adopted for transmission from a studio through a satellite. VSAT provides virtually error-free digital data communication with 99.9% network reliability.

The studios at Manipal, Bengaluru and Mumbai are equipped with the most sophisticated video, audio and broadcasting systems including three sets of studio cameras, video mixers, editing equipments and interactive software systems, creating virtual classrooms. Learning centers have been equipped with remote station equipment enabling reception of these lectures.

A trained faculty transmits classes from the studio. Students can see and hear the teacher, ask and answer questions in real-time on a PC. Therefore, the lecture could be viewed by thousands of students at different learning centers simultaneously. Faculty can be asked questions online.

Virtual classrooms therefore create an interactive environment providing quality training to a large number of students in different learning centers in geographically dispersed sites, enabling students to interact with the best in the field.

VSAT lecture means Training a large number of students at different learning centers in geographically dispersed sites using satellite-based technology. The teacher takes classes from a studio. The studio is well equipped for the transmission of data, video and audio through satellite. In a VSAT class a student can see and hear the teacher, ask and answer questions on his own PC just like any other regular class.

As per the university norms every student is required to attend all the VSAT lectures but due to valid reasons if he/she cannot attend any classes then recorded CD’s can be obtained and viewed at the Learning Centre.

No, there is no such provision available with the university at present.

Contact the Distance Education Help Desk by sending an email to smuhelpdesk@manipalu.com.