Vishnu Manchu Guides Mohan Babu University's PhysicsWallah Alliance to Prepare Students for Real-World Careers

A New Partnership Built Around Career Readiness

For Vishnu Manchu, the true worth of an education lies in the doors it opens for a student afterwards. As Pro-Chancellor of Mohan Babu University, he has helped embed that belief into how the institution functions. Its newest move, a partnership with PhysicsWallah's career-skills platform PW Skills, aims to soften the shift from classroom to workplace by bringing industry exposure, applied learning and organised career support into the student experience at MBU.

Why the Skills Gap Demands Action

The numbers make the case clearly. The Human Capital for Viksit Bharat report records youth employability at 54.8% in 2025, while Indian companies report a 63% talent shortage, especially across IT, engineering services and sales. The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 further estimates that about 39% of workers' current skill sets will change or become outdated by 2030. With these trends in view, Vishnu Manchu and the university's leadership treat industry-linked learning as a basic need for any institution that wants its graduates to secure jobs.

A Hands-On Leader Behind Student Outcomes

His role extends well beyond approving agreements. He designed the Top Gun programme at the Career Development Centre, which identifies high-performing B.Tech students and grooms them through industry-focused training and mentoring from successful alumni, aiming to prepare them for roles at leading technology companies. Initiatives like this show that MBU views employability as something to be planned, tracked and improved every year.

Industry Partnerships That Widen Career Options

The university's outside collaborations follow the same practical approach. Its association with L&T EduTech under the "Educate India" initiative, along with certification routes in AWS, Cisco, SAP, Salesforce and Google Cloud, has already expanded the career choices of students at Mohan Babu University. In September 2026, a MoU with LinkedIn followed, giving students and faculty access to over 25,000 LinkedIn Learning courses, verifiable micro-certifications and role-based learning paths. Vishnu Manchu was present at the signing with the university's senior leaders, which reflects how closely he follows such efforts.

Inspiring Students Beyond the Classroom

Students hear his message in person too. At the Annual Day 2026 celebration, he urged them to value quality education, work with discipline and take their responsibilities as future leaders seriously. At earlier convocations, he spoke to graduates about ambition, leadership and purpose. A Pro-Chancellor who is present at such moments helps students feel that the university's goals are also their own. His work also continues the legacy of founder Mohan Babu, the actor and educationist whose Sree Vidyanikethan institutions grew into the university.

Growth Reflected in Every Convocation

The university's convocations illustrate how fast it has grown. From its first graduating batch in 2024 to the third convocation, which honoured more than 3,500 graduates, Mohan Babu University has spread across engineering, management, sciences and related disciplines. Pairing that scale with industry-facing partnerships sits at the core of what Vishnu Manchu and Mohan Babu University aim to deliver together: more graduates, and better-prepared ones.

What Students Gain from the PhysicsWallah Tie-Up

Through this arrangement, students can take up PW Skills' career-oriented learning alongside their regular academic courses, without giving up either. It offers one more avenue to develop technical and workplace skills and to graduate with credentials that employers can verify. This matches the philosophy Vishnu Manchu has long advocated, where employability develops steadily from the first year instead of being crammed into placement season.

Preparing for the Future of Work

As AI, automation and evolving job requirements reshape workplaces, universities will increasingly be judged on how their graduates perform in real roles. By combining academic depth with training that keeps pace with industry needs, MBU is readying itself for that test.

Looking Ahead

The PhysicsWallah MoU is another milestone on the path Mohan Babu University has followed under Pro-Chancellor Vishnu Manchu, where learning, mentoring and industry exposure work together to help every student begin a career with confidence.

Vishnu Manchu is an Indian actor, film producer, educationist and entrepreneur who serves as the Pro-Chancellor of Mohan Babu University (MBU), Tirupati. He is the son of Dr. M. Mohan Babu, the founder and Chancellor of Mohan Babu University.

His association with education developed through the Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust, founded by Mohan Babu. Vishnu Manchu also founded New York Academy and Springboard Educational Trust, which operate schools and preschools.

As Pro-Chancellor of MBU, Vishnu Manchu is involved in the university’s governance and academic initiatives. His technology and education experience has also supported MBU’s focus on integrating technology, multimedia and industry-oriented learning.