Manipal University Research Scholar salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Likes

1. On time/Before Time salary 2. Fair HR Policies 3. Group Medical, Insurance, Term Insurance, PF, Gratuity, NPS 4. Good number of Leaves (approx. 100, excluding public holidays) 5. Currently, Horizontal work culture, no bossism here 6. Very safe for female employees 7. 95% faculty are not creeps; they come from a very good and decent background 8. 95 % Male faculty are very well-mannered and well-behaved

Dislikes

Out of the city (32 km from the railway station). Your CV for an assistant professor position ,Non Engneering might not be selected for an interview if you don't have a PhD/PG from Central University/NIT/IIT and a minimum of 2 Q1/Q2 Scopus publications. 1. Yet they are offering the 6th pay commission and don't have any plans for the 7th pay commission (they announced it in an open meeting) 2. Very low salary in comparison to the same level of the university; they have three-tier salary system: Tier 1 (Engineering & Management), Tier 2 (Commerce, Bio Sciences, etc.), Tier 3 (Non-Engineering), and there is a significant difference among each tier; for example, e.g. Tier 1 assistant professor might get 90K-1 lac per month, whereas tier 3 will get 55-58 K in hand. 3. Favouritism in internal promotion: buttering is the key skill to get a promotion here. 4. Yearly increments will disappoint you. 5. The only institute where your yearly salary may go down, as they add the PAS (Performance Appraisal System), is the one that shares a significant portion of your salary breakdown. 6. Assistant Professor Non-STEM will get 58K max in hand. 7. The most important thing is that they will create pressure to get a 1-2 Q1/Q2 publications every year, which is also the same for non-engineering courses, as no matter what you contribute to the university, only Scopus publications will be considered for any promotion, especially for academic promotion. 8. University expectations are to be under NIRF 100, but when it comes to salary offers, they will be offering such a poor salary, which might be less than other low-scale universities in Jaipur. 9. Their primary goal is to make it a research university, but at a lower cost. 10. While offering you a job, they will tell you about some reward schemes that are just an illusion, and they will say that by achieving this, you can get an amount equal to 7th pay commission, but remember that it is just a reward and very difficult to achieve. Rewards are not part of the salary and are not easy to achieve every year.

Likes

You will get holidays

Dislikes

There is nothing to like. Salary is extremely poor. You won't get promoted even if you deserve. CSC faculties from the worst possible colleges get through over here and get the highest salary. But faculties from best colleges from other disciplines will get worst possible salaries because there is a caste like system operating in this college which is highly discriminatory in nature.

Likes

Policies and Procedures in place, Timely disbursement of salary, extra-curricular activities

Dislikes

Salary is Very Low as compared to Universities of this Level, Some Leadership positions (HoDs/Directors) are held by very incompetent people whose only qualification is X number of years served in Manipal. They make the environment very bad and demotivates good talent.

Likes

On time salary. Everything is structured and planned.

Dislikes

Too much rigidity. Too much paperwork. No scope to innovate. Too much coddling of students. I felt more like a clerk doing data entry late into the night, than a professor. And sometimes I felt I was hired to be a counsellor rather than to teach in class. The students are seen as customers who are to be made happy regardless of their performance in class. Their pay structure depends on how many guests you called for lectures, how many papers you published, how many FDPs you organized etc. etc. So obviously no focus on quality, only on quantity. Senior faculties will hound you to support them in these activities. Also, a lot of mind numbing committee work is dumped on junior faculties.

Likes

On time salary, 5 days in week, comfortable work environment, PF, Gratuity, NPS, Medical. if salary amount isn't a big issue for you, the best place to work. You'll get enough Holidays, leaves to live your life or to spent time with your family.

Dislikes

salary is comparatively less than the market. 30 Km away from Jaipur. Newly joined Assistant Professor (Non- Engineering) will get 50K in hand