It's a great college experience, so don't worry if you get into Manipal; you're in for a treat.
Placements: Placements are the highest in the CSE branches and are decent in Electrical and Electronics branches, ranging from 15-45 LPA. For core branches like Mechanical, Chemical, and Mechatronics, companies come and give a decent package between 8-16 LPA. Many great companies like Amazon, JPMC, Goldman, and Fidelity come to hire. Even consulting groups are popular.
Infrastructure: The hostels are good, more on the expensive side, but there are cheaper hostels too, which have decent Wi-Fi, laundry services, and clean bathrooms. We have AC hostels and Non-AC ones too; even Non-AC ones are comfortable enough as the weather is good.
Faculty: Teachers are okayish; some are really good, some are just fine, and some could make you hate the subject, but then that's everywhere. Department professors tend to be better compared to the ones in the 1st year. Lab professors tend to be more strict, while theory course professors are lenient and would try to help you in any way.
Other: We have two fests, a tech fest and a cultural one, both of which are really good. The crowd is good; you'll find someone similar and many unique individuals.
How is the Biomedical Engineering branch at MIT Manipal, and are there good placement opportunities?