 "Image of the day: Manipal varsity cashes in on Nadella's Microsoft appointment")
[caption id=“attachment_80297” align=“alignleft” width=“860”]  The appointment of Satya Nadella as Microsoft’s chief executive officer is a huge win for Manipal University, where Nadella completed his engineering course. According to the institute, the number of students applying to Manipal Institute of Technology has soared 33 percent to 40,000 in the ongoing admission season and Nadella is apparently one of the reasons for this rise. Image: Sunainaa Chadha/Firstbiz[/caption]
The appointment of Satya Nadella as Microsoft’s chief executive officer is a huge win for Manipal Univeristy, where Nadella completed his engineering course. According to the institute, the number of students applying to Manipal Institute of Technology has swelled 33 perent to 40,000 in the ongoing admission season and Nadella is apparently one of the reasons for this rise.
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