Marking a significant milestone in its journey towards global academic excellence, SRM University-AP, Amaravati, has earned recognition in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, reinforcing its growing presence in the international higher education landscape. The university is ranked within the Top 100 in Southern Asia (Overall), featured among the Top 51 universities in India (Overall), placed among the Top 25 Private Universities in India, and secured the No. 1 position among government and private universities in Andhra Pradesh (Overall).
 

SRM AP Makes Historic QS Asia Rankings Debut, Becomes the Fastest Indian University to Enter the Top 100
 

The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 is among the world’s most widely recognised university ranking frameworks. The Rankings provide a global perspective on institutional performance, helping students, academics, employers and higher education stakeholders understand and compare universities across countries and regions. The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 assesses institutions through key indicators across dimensions including research and discovery, learning experience, global engagement and employability.

At SRM University-AP, these priorities are reflected in its expanding research ecosystem, interdisciplinary academic programmes, industry-oriented learning opportunities and growing international partnerships.  With a strong emphasis on research-led education, innovation and entrepreneurship, the university is creating an environment where students and faculty can engage with emerging knowledge, address real-world challenges and contribute to global progress.
 

Commenting on the achievement, Prof. Ch Satish Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP, said, “The university’s inclusion in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 reflects the collective commitment of our faculty, researchers, students and staff to building an institution driven by quality education, impactful research and innovation. While this milestone is a moment of pride, our larger aspiration is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and develop graduates who can address challenges at both national and international levels.”
 

Dr P Sathyanarayanan, Pro-Chancellor, SRM AP, added that this accomplishment reinforces our belief in the importance of investing in research, nurturing talent, and creating opportunities for international academic engagement. Our journey is guided by the conviction that universities must not only impart knowledge but also create it, translate it into innovation, and make a meaningful difference to society. He emphasised that SRM AP remains committed to strengthening its academic foundations and building an institution with lasting global relevance.

“Debuting in the QS Rankings is a testimony to the rigorous, data-driven approach and strategic vision we have cultivated at SRM University-AP,” said Dr Karthik Rajendran, Associate Dean – Quality Assurance & Rankings (QAR), SRM AP. He added that our analysis of key parameters—spanning research productivity, internationalisation, and academic reputation—allowed us to highlight the university’s strong performance metrics on a global stage. This remarkable feat reflects the collective dedication of our entire QAR team and the institutional drive to continually benchmark ourselves against the highest standards of international academic excellence.
 

This achievement underscores SRM University-AP’s emergence as a fast-growing institution committed to academic excellence, research impact, graduate employability, and international engagement. Established with a vision to create a globally competitive academic ecosystem, the university continues to strengthen its research capabilities, expand international collaborations, and provide students with opportunities to excel in an increasingly interconnected world.

Crores of Indians pay EMIs every month, yet almost no one checks whether they are paying more than their profile deserves. There is no negotiation and no one representing the borrower; whatever rate the lender set on sanction day quietly continues for years. MinEMI, a fintech platform founded by former ICICI Bank digital lending executive Kapil Makhija, exists to be that representative. Its AI reads the borrower’s full bureau profile against the credit policies of more than 20 banks and NBFCs and answers the questions no one else does: is this EMI higher than it should be, can it be reduced through a balance transfer, can multiple loans be consolidated into one cheaper EMI, and where will this borrower actually be approved.

The same engine protects new borrowers too. Instead of applying blindly, discovering eligibility through rejection, and watching each rejection push the score down and the next loan offer up, a MinEMI user sees his standing, approval chances and best-priced options before any lender sees his file.

Since launch, the platform has crossed 1 lakh users, analysed the credit profiles of more than 20,000 borrowers in depth, and facilitated loans worth over Rs 5 crore. MinEMI, a brand of Easyway Fintech Private Limited incorporated in 2024, does not lend from its own books and charges a transparent service fee.

The idea stems from Makhija’s own experience in 2006, when he was repeatedly turned away for an education loan without explanation and lost an academic year before SBI sanctioned the loan that funded his MBA at NMIMS, Mumbai.

Kapil Makhija, Founder and COO, MinEMI

“When I applied for an education loan in 2006, I was turned away by multiple lenders without a clear explanation of why I did not qualify or what I needed to change. I eventually received the loan a year later, but the experience stayed with me. Over the years in digital lending, I saw that borrowers still face the same uncertainty. With MinEMI, every borrower has someone on his side of the table: an answer, a reason, and a next step. Access to credit matters, but so does understanding the decision behind it,” said Kapil Makhija, Founder and COO, MinEMI.

Makhija spent 11 years at ICICI Bank across digital lending, loan sourcing, customer journeys and product architecture for secured and unsecured credit products. The company is bootstrapped with friends-and-family capital, with a team of under ten, and is expanding from personal loan consolidation and balance transfer into all retail loans and business loans, solving the credit problem for retail India.

Sony India today announced the launch of the LinkBuds Clip marking a significant upgrade to its audio lineup. Designed for all-day open-ear comfort, featuring three tap-to-switch listening modes, balanced tuning for rich sound, and AI voice pickup for crystal-clear calls.
 

Sony launches LinkBuds Clip with all-day comfort and AI-powered call clarity
 

Open-ear listening

The LinkBuds Clip is designed for all-day open-ear comfort, the earbuds let users stay connected to both their music and the world around them. With ears left open, users can enjoy balanced, natural sound while remaining aware of conversations and their surroundings. Double tap-to-switch listening modes adapt to different environments: Standard mode delivers a balanced audio experience for everyday listening, Voice Boost enhances speech clarity and increases volume for podcasts, calls and music in noisy settings, while Sound Leakage Reduction minimizes high-frequency sound leakage, making it ideal for shared spaces such as trains, elevators and offices, so users can enjoy a more private listening experience.                

Lifelike Sound and Clearer Calls

The LinkBuds Clip deliver balanced, clear sound for open listening, offering naturally balanced audio across all genres while the open-type design keeps users connected to conversations and their surroundings. Sony’s Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE™) faithfully restores the high-frequency elements lost during audio compression, producing sound that is closer to the original recording.

For calls, Precise Voice Pickup technology, dual microphones and AI-based signal processing work together to isolate the user’s speech for clear voice transmission, while a bone conduction sensor captures voice vibrations and filters out ambient noise and background sounds to further enhance call clarity. Complementing these features, an AI-powered noise reduction algorithm, developed through machine learning using diverse voice and ambient sound data, intelligently adapts to different environments to deliver exceptionally clear speech across a wide range of listening and calling scenarios.

Exquisite Design with Comfort

The LinkBuds Clip is designed to be lightweight and secure, the earbuds provide a barely-there feel while remaining comfortable and stable whether users are working, walking or on the move. Included Fitting Cushions enable a personalised and comfortable fit, while the smooth, cuff-like silhouette blends seamlessly as a stylish everyday accessory. Despite the open-ear design, the housing structure is engineered with sound leakage consideration, featuring carefully optimised ventilation hole shapes and placement to help reduce sound leakage while maintaining an open, comfortable fit that keeps users aware of their surroundings.

Essential for everyday listening

The LinkBuds Clip offer seamless connectivity across devices with Fast Pair, enabling one-tap Bluetooth pairing with Android devices and allowing users to easily locate their earbuds by ringing the device when it’s nearby. For Windows users, Swift Pair ensures quick and effortless pairing with Windows 11 and Windows 10 laptops, desktops and tablets, with convenient pop-up pairing guidance appearing when pairing mode is selected.
 

Designed for everyday flexibility, the earbuds also support single-earbud use, allowing users to remove and use one earbud independently from the charging case ideal for multitasking, enjoying music while staying engaged in conversations, or remaining aware of their surroundings.

Usability

Get up to 37 hours of total playtime (9 hours in the earbuds, plus 28 in the case). And when short on time, a quick 3-minute charge gives an hour of extra listening. Sweat and splash not a problem anymore. It comes with an IPX4 water resistance rating. Tune it with Sound Connect Application. Use the 10 Band equaliser to lift the vocals, deepen the bass or save the signature mix for when the mood hits. Talk it out with Google Gemini. It provides hands-free help and have a natural, free-flowing conversation about anything you need to know on-the-go, be it listening to music, connect with friends, get notifications and more when connected to the smartphone.​ Through scene based listening tailor the sound experience by just sensing the current situation and scene such as walking, running and gym.

Pricing and Availability

The newly launched LinkBuds Clip available on Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Select Croma, Reliance, Sony Centers and Shopatsc.com portal.

About Sony India Pvt. Ltd.

Sony India Private Limited (Sony India), a private limited company with its ultimate holding company as Sony Group Corporation, Japan, has established itself as a premium brand in various product categories including television, digital imaging, personal audio, home entertainment, gaming, car audio, and professional solutions. The company places a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction and maintains high standards in sales and services. Sony also prioritizes environmental sustainability, aiming to achieve a zero environmental footprint throughout the lifecycle of its products and business activities to contribute to a healthier and enriched life for all of humanity and future generations.
 

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If you’ve walked past a large construction site or a greenhouse anywhere in South India recently, chances are the roofing overhead came from Sri Ramana Enterprises. The Chennai-based company has been supplying LEXAN™ Polycarbonate Sheet for close to two decades now, and over that time it’s quietly become one of the names builders and farmers in the region actually trust, with stock points in Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Vizag.

Sri Ramana Enterprises Becomes a Trusted Name for LEXAN™ Polycarbonate Sheet

It started small. Back in 2006, Sri Ramana Enterprises was just a wholesale trading business, nothing more. The company has obviously grown since, but what hasn’t changed is the basic approach: get material that’s actually genuine, keep enough of it on hand where people need it, and don’t cut corners just to save a rupee. Ask around, and you’ll notice people don’t say “polycarbonate sheet,” they say LEXAN. That’s the difference two decades of not cutting corners makes.

Why Lexan Polycarbonate Sheet is the Answer

Glass has an obvious problem; it cracks. Acrylic is better on that front, but it yellows and scratches faster than most people realise until they’ve lived with it for a year or two. Polycarbonate was made to solve both of those headaches, and the LEXAN Polycarbonate Sheet specifically holds its clarity even after years of sun and rain beating down on it. It’s also a fraction of the weight of glass, which nobody thinks about until they’re the one paying the installation labour.

That’s really the whole reason LEXAN™ polycarbonate sheet ends up in so many unrelated industries. An architect might specify it for a curved roof or a skylight. A farmer might use the same base material for a greenhouse roof three states away. Somewhere else it’s on a car headlight or an aircraft panel because nothing survives an impact test quite like it does. Not many materials can pull off that kind of range.

One Sheet Doesn’t Fit Every Job, so Sri Ramana Enterprises Stocks Several.

There isn’t just one type of LEXAN polycarbonate sheet sitting in Sri Ramana’s warehouses. Corrugated sheets go toward greenhouses and industrial roofs. Embossed sheets are for anyone who wants soft, diffused light rather than a clear view straight through. Multiwall sheets get picked when insulation is the priority over anything else, and compact sheets are for glazing or signage work where clarity matters more than everything else.

Every one of these is rated to hold up between roughly minus 40°C and 120°C, and the UV protection is baked into the sheet itself, not sprayed on afterwards as an afterthought. This actually matters a lot for greenhouse growers in particular. Condensation buildup inside a poorly ventilated greenhouse can quietly ruin a whole season’s crop, so a few of the LEXAN™ variants come with a drip-control coating built in specifically to stop that from happening.

Why the manufacturer relationship matters more than it sounds

Here’s the thing about polycarbonate sheeting: there’s a lot of it in the market that isn’t quite what it claims to be. Sri Ramana works directly with the manufacturers behind LEXAN™, so what customers get is the genuine sheet, not a lookalike sold under the same name. Combine that with five stocking locations across South India and most projects aren’t stuck waiting weeks for the right profile to show up.

Looking forward

Construction and farming across the region are both moving toward materials that last longer and don’t need replacing every few years, which plays right into what LEXAN™ already does well. Sri Ramana Enterprises hasn’t really changed its playbook in eighteen years: back a material that solves a real problem, keep it in stock, let word of mouth do the rest. So far, it’s worked.

The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad, has announced that admissions are open for its two-year, full-time PGDM programmes for the 2027-29 batch. The announcement comes with an expanded scholarship framework designed to reward merit, talent and academic performance.

IPE Campus, Shamirpet, Hyderabad, Telangana

Scholarships: Opening Doors to Management Education

In a country where the cost of higher education continues to be very high, scholarships have become a lifeline for thousands of aspiring professionals. For a student with abundant talent but limited means, financial aid can decide whether admission at a premier business school remains a dream or becomes a reality.

Education experts say the benefits of scholarships go beyond easing a family’s financial burden. When students are admitted on merit and not on their ability to pay, classrooms become more diverse, competition grows healthier, and the quality of future managers improves. For parents, a scholarship also lightens the financial strain of a postgraduate degree, and for students it is a morale booster of their ability.

Director’s Message

“At IPE, we believe that management education must combine academic rigor with professional relevance, and that no capable student should be denied admission for financial reasons,” said Prof. S Sreenivasa Murthy, Director, IPE. “Our scholarships recognize excellence in entrance tests, in the classroom, on the sports field and on the stage. Every year we award scholarships over Rs. 2.5 crore to around 240 students, and scholarship award go up to Rs. 6 lakh per student. I invite aspiring students to Join! Learn! Transform! Lead!“

Scholarships at IPE

The total fee for the two-year PGDM Programme is Rs. 9 lakh, payable in instalments. Scholarships range from Rs. 6 lakh to Rs. 80,000 depending on the following:

IPE Merit and Means Scholarship: 27 scholarships of Rs. 6 lakh each for students scoring above the 80 percentile in CAT 2026 or XAT 2027 with their family income below Rs. 8 lakh per annum.

Entrance-test based scholarships: Scholarship of Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 80,000 based on CAT, XAT, MAT or GMAT percentile. Students with CMAT and ATMA percentile can receive Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 80,000. Category (General, OBC, SC/ST/Minority, designated states) is considered.

Special Scholarship for Girl students: A special scholarship of Rs. 50,000 based on entrance-test percentile.

Sports and Arts: Up to Rs. 4 lakh for students who have represented India in Sports and up to Rs. 2 lakh for those who have done so in the Arts. Students who have represented their State in Sports can receive Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. 1 lakh in the Arts.

Academic Performance Scholarships: Three best students from each section, 27 students a year, receive Rs. 50,000, Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 15,000 as scholarship for their academic performance during the Programme.

Scholarships are disbursed in two instalments, with the second instalment subject to academic performance. Institutions such as IDFC, Bank of Baroda etc., offer scholarships to IPE students. Education loans are also available from public and private sector banks and NBFCs.

Placements and Return on Investment

IPE’s strong industry connect translates into outcomes. More than 100 companies visit the campus every year, and prominent recruiters include Deloitte, Federal Bank, PwC, S&P Global, FactSet, DE Shaw, TCS, Wipro, Dr. Reddy’s, Kotak, Birla Opus etc.

Packages: The highest package is Rs. 23 LPA, the median about Rs. 8 LPA and the lowest Rs. 5 LPA.

Top performers (2024-26): Average salaries are Rs. 14.39 LPA for the top 5% of placed students, Rs. 11.85 LPA for the top 10% and Rs. 9.31 LPA for the top 25%.

Career pathways: Roles span consulting, banking and financial services, analytics, FMCG, healthcare, digital platforms etc.

With a scholarship, the effective cost of the programme falls sharply while a median package of about Rs. 8 LPA remains well within reach, so the return on investment improves further.

Selection Process

Prof. (Dr.) Rama Krishna Yelamanchili, Dean, Admissions & Branding, explained how candidates are chosen. “We look at holistic perspective of the student, not just a score,” he said. “Applicants need a bachelor’s degree from a UGC recognized institution with at least 50 per cent marks, or 45 per cent for SC/ST/PC candidates. We accept CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT and TGICET scores. Shortlisted candidates then go through a psychometric test, a short essay, a group discussion and a personal interview, so we can assess how they think, communicate and collaborate.”

Key test dates are CAT on November 29, 2026, MAT on December 20 and 27, 2026, XAT on January 3, 2027, and CMAT on February 7, 2027. MAT and ATMA are held several times a year, and GMAT is available year-round. Last date to Apply for XAT 2027 is Dec 6, 2026,

About IPE

Established in 1964 and located on a 22-acre campus at Shamirpet, Hyderabad, IPE is approved by AICTE, accredited by NBA and SAQS, and holds MBA equivalence from AIU. IPE runs under the aegis of ICSSR, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It has 60 doctoral faculty and about 1,100 students from across India. It offers PGDM programmes in General, Marketing Management, Banking & Financial Services, International Business, Human Resource Management and Business Analytics, as well as a Fellow Programme in Management (FPM).

Apply Now and Earn Scholarship.

Apply online: www.ipeindia.org  

Scholarship details: www.ipeindia.org/tuition-financial-aid/

Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and largest free credit score platform, has launched Paisa Vouchers, expanding its consumer offering beyond financial products to bring attractive deals and savings across 300+ brands to its platform. Spanning categories such as shopping, food, travel, fashion, entertainment, fitness and luxury, the offering brings digital gift cards and vouchers together on the Paisabazaar platform.

Paisabazaar launches Paisa Vouchers, offering attractive deals and discounts across 300+ brands, including Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, Tanishq, among others

With Paisa Vouchers, Paisabazaar aims to create more avenues of savings for consumers across brands and services they use regularly. From everyday shopping and food delivery to travel, entertainment and lifestyle purchases, consumers can now access attractive deals on their preferred brands through the platform. The offering is designed to help consumers get more value from their everyday spending and put more money back in their pockets, while giving them more reasons to engage with Paisabazaar beyond their credit and investment needs.

Santosh Agarwal, CEO, Paisabazaar, said, “At Paisabazaar, we are constantly evolving to make our platform more relevant and valuable for consumers. While credit and investments remain the core of our business, we also see an opportunity to create more value beyond these needs. With Paisa Vouchers, we are bringing consumers attractive savings across 300+ brands that are already an integral part of their everyday lives. In partnership with Pine Labs for voucher issuance, we aim to make savings more accessible across shopping, lifestyle and gifting. Our endeavour is to help consumers get more out of their everyday spending, put more money back in their pockets and make Paisabazaar a more rewarding destination at every interaction.”

Consumers can explore and purchase digital vouchers from over 300 brands, including Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, Tanishq, MakeMyTrip, Starbucks, Shoppers Stop, Domino’s and Pepperfry, among many others. The selection includes popular everyday brands as well as premium and luxury options, catering to a range of shopping and gifting needs.

Key features of Paisa Vouchers include:

• 300+ Brands Across Categories: Digital gift cards and vouchers across shopping, food, travel, fashion, entertainment, fitness, health, gaming, technology, home and luxury.

• Attractive Deals and Discounts: Access to exclusive offers and savings across a wide selection of popular brands, helping consumers save on purchases they make regularly.

• Instant Digital Delivery: Vouchers are issued instantly upon successful payment.

• Multiple Payment Options: Payments through UPI and Debit cards.

• Zero Additional Charges: No platform or convenience fees on voucher purchases.

• Flexible Redemption: Vouchers can be redeemed as per the respective brand’s terms and validity.

Consumers on Paisabazaar can browse participating brands and available offers, select their preferred vouchers and complete their purchases digitally.

About Paisabazaar

Paisabazaar, a part of PB Fintech (listed since 2021), is India’s leading marketplace for financial products and a free credit score platform. Over the last 12+ years, Paisabazaar has earned the trust and goodwill of over 58 million consumers from 850 cities and towns across India. Paisabazaar has built wide and deep partnerships across the ecosystem, to offer a broad range of financial products, ranging from loans and cards to investments and savings along with bill payments and mobile recharge. The platform also enables consumers to check their free credit score from all 4 CICs (Credit Bureaus) in India. Paisabazaar is an ISO (27001:2013) and PCI DSS certified organisation, with industry-best controls, to safeguard the best interest of consumers.

Being among the major suppliers of data center infrastructure and racks, Netrack offered continuous support via its innovative data center rack management portfolio that could cater to the dynamic needs of today’s businesses, hyperscale facilities, telecommunication systems, and edge deployments.

Netrack India Delivers Advanced Data Center Rack Management Solutions

With the ongoing digital transformation efforts of companies, the need for effective data center infrastructure has been on the increase. In this regard, Netrack’s rack management solutions offer optimal space efficiency, efficient airflow control, sophisticated cable management, and all this in an integrated manner within the dense computing environments.

The solutions offered by Netrack includes advanced server racks, intelligent power distribution systems, structured cabling support, thermal management solutions, and customized rack configurations tailored to specific customer requirements. Netrack’s rack management systems built with a focus on operational reliability and long-term scalability, help organizations enhance uptime, improve maintenance efficiency, and reduce infrastructure complexity.

The mission is to deliver future-ready infrastructure solutions that can empower businesses to build resilient and efficient data center environments. In fact, with the increasing workloads, higher rack densities, and growing expectations around operational continuity, organizations require infrastructure that is both adaptable and performance driven. Netrack continues to innovate to meet these changing industry needs.

Further, Netrack’s rack management solutions are designed in compliance with global industry standards and support a wide range of applications across enterprise IT, cloud computing, BFSI, manufacturing, healthcare, education, government, and telecom sectors. Netrack also offers customization of the solutions to address unique deployment challenges while maintaining operational flexibility.

Netrack’s advanced rack management solutions focus on the following:

• Optimized airflow management for improved cooling efficiency

• High-density rack configurations for modern computing ecosystem

• Intelligent cable routing and management systems

• Enhanced physical security and access control options

• Scalable designs suitable for modern enterprise

• Robust construction for long-term operational reliability

• Deployment-ready infrastructure supporting the evolving IT environment

By emphasizing engineering excellence, quality manufacturing, and innovation from a customer perspective, Netrack further establishes itself as a dependable choice for enterprises looking for effective data center infrastructure solutions.

Ahmedabad-headquartered global professional services platform MYCPE ONE has received two honours at the 25th Asia Edition of the Asian Leadership Awards, held in Dubai, UAE recently. The company was recognised as ‘Dream Company to Work For’ and ‘Best Innovative Company of the Year’.
 

MYCPE ONE wins two honours at 25th Asia Edition of Asian Leadership Awards
 

The dual recognition acknowledges MYCPE ONE’s focus on technology-led innovation and workplace development. The company has built an integrated model spanning accounting services, offshoring, professional education and AI-enabled solutions, using technology to support service delivery, strengthen operational capabilities and address the evolving needs of global businesses.
 

Its approach combines professional expertise with technology across accounting and finance support, offshore staffing and continuing professional education. The company is also developing AI-enabled solutions to streamline processes, improve access to professional learning and support accounting firms and businesses in managing their operations.
 

The ‘Dream Company to Work For’ recognition highlights the company’s focus on building a supportive workplace through employee development, continuous learning and collaboration. MYCPE ONE aims to create an environment where employees can strengthen their professional capabilities, contribute to shared goals and grow with the organisation.
 

Shalin (Shawn) Parikh, Co-founder, MYCPE ONE, said, “These two recognitions are a proud moment for MYCPE ONE’s journey. We believe innovation is not just about technology, but also about challenging conventional approaches, creating value for customers and building an environment where people can grow. These awards speak volumes of our team’s collective commitment and creativity. As we expand our technology-led solutions across professional education, accounting services and offshoring, our focus remains on creating lasting value for our customers, partners and people.”
 

The two awards mark a recognition of MYCPE ONE’s efforts to combine technology-led service delivery with a workplace culture centred on learning, collaboration and professional growth.
 

About MYCPE ONE

MYCPE ONE is an integrated platform serving CPA and accounting firms, along with businesses with solutions spanning offshore staffing, CPE and professional learning, digital marketing, website solutions, benchmarking, cybersecurity, AI implementation, managed IT, and industry news and insights.
 

Co-founded by Shalin (Shawn) Parikh and Valay Parikh, MYCPE ONE supports thousands of accounting firms and hundreds of businesses through a global workforce and an expanding network of offices and capabilities.

Vibez Estates, a pioneer in India’s managed farmland and agro-realty sector, announces the 100% sell-out and Phase 1 completion of Vibez Manor, a 12-acre luxury managed farmland community in Santhapura, Sakleshpur. Built with a total project outlay of Rs. 32 crore, the development marks a decisive shift in non-urban real estate, partnering with a 5-star hospitality partner to transform conventional agricultural plots into fully serviced, cash-generating vacation estates.

Vibez Manor

Scandinavian Design Blends with Regenerative Agroforestry As opposed to the conventional arrangement of plots in the countryside, Vibez Manor, designed by Manjunath and Chaithra architects from Studio White scape, brings in the minimalist Scandinavian architectural style into the area, making for a sharp juxtaposition with the rich Western Ghats terrain. The 12-acre property lies on an established plantation ecology that houses Arabica coffee, black pepper plants, and canopy of Silver Oak and Jackfruit trees.

In order to provide residents with an impeccable living experience, Vibez Estates has already done all the civil works in Phase 1. These include paved roads inside, boundary fencing, 24-hour security posts, water distribution systems, underground utility systems, and solar grid integration.

Hospitality-Grade Infrastructure & Experience-Led Ownership Phase 1 includes the provision of recreational facilities at the site itself, such as an open air swimming pool, separate indoor and outdoor gaming areas, and a distinctive restaurant.

Through the operation by a 5-star hospitality partner, Vibez Manor removes the burden of operating separately owned land. The owners have the advantage of institutional quality maintenance, concierge services, and a rental pool mechanism through which they can earn revenue out of their estates as boutique eco-tourism accommodation.

“As India’s HNIs grow increasingly drawn to nature-connected, experience-led assets, the future of land ownership lies in structured ecosystems that combine hospitality-grade service, transparent management, and genuine long-term value,” said Ashwin Kumar, Founder & Managing Director of Vibez Estates. “With Phase 1 of Vibez Manor selling out completely, we are proving that buyers no longer want a passive real estate purchase. They want land and lifestyle without the burden of running it themselves. By delivering this project on time and integrating it with a 5-star hospitality engine, we ensure that every plot operates as a legally sound, operationally self-sustaining, and financially rewarding asset.”

Following the complete sell-out of Phase 1, Vibez Estates confirmed that Phase 2 of Vibez Manor will officially begin development activities from 1st of December, bringing much-anticipated additional inventory to the market.

About Vibez Estates

Founded in 2009 in Bengaluru, Vibez Estates is redefining luxury vacation-home ownership in India through branded villa estates and resort-integrated living, building on its established foundation in managed farmland and agro-realty. Led by Founder & Managing Director Ashwin Kumar and Director Shubha Vinay, the company has successfully delivered 25 managed estates, spanning over 1,100 acres and serving 1,100+ owners across Karnataka’s most scenic landscapes.

Vibez Estates’ portfolio spans three complementary verticals: Luxury Branded Villas, Managed Farmland, and ROI-Driven Projects. The company utilizes an in-house AgriTech ERP platform for 100% hands-off ownership and has recently expanded into major branded luxury hospitality to manage its flagship estates.