Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal (PSPH), occupies a noteworthy place as a constituent college. It is involved in training in public health and social work. It offers a number of postgraduate programmes, which cause the development of leaders to meet looming public health issues.

The admission regimen for PSPH is stringent and endeavours to select the most suitable ones from a pool of candidates on entry to different programmes. The admission cycle at Prasanna School of Public Health usually initiates even before the beginning of the academic year, which usually starts around August–September. However, the exact dates may differ from programme to programme.