Sikkim Manipal University is one of the leading universities of India. The university celebrating over 50 years experiences in education programs. The group of Manipal includes 3 universities Manipal University, Sikkim Manipal University and American University of Antigua included with 30 institutions in India. In addition, Collages and University campuses are in Antigua, Dubai, Malaysia and Nepal. There are over 170,000 students from 53 countries for various courses.SMU is the leading providers of Distance Education also, apart from formal university programs. Manipal Education is pioneer distributor of learning spaces and comprehensive distance education in various courses. SM University covers skilled workforce sectors to provide distance education programs. To provide better experiences in Banking and Finance, Manipal Education has partnered with ICICI Bank to establish the ICICI Manipal Academy.