Shri Manikrao Patil Rural Polytechnic (Aided) is a reputed polytechnic institute situated in Thanakushnoor, Bidar, Karnataka. The institute is AICTE-approved and offers diploma courses in various engineering fields. With the aim of providing quality technical education in a rural setting, the polytechnic has framed its admission process to be very simple and accessible for deserving candidates.

Shri Manikrao Patil Rural Polytechnic admission process usually considers a number of factors in a bid to offer a fair opportunity to the selection of candidates. These may be in relation to entrance examination results, marks secured in particular subjects in the qualifying examination, or past academic performance of the candidate in the secondary certificate examination.