Classes starts from 8 am or Noon time. It varies from day to day. Sometimes you have half day and sometimes you have full day. Also depends on semesters.
All the hostels are open for anyone, even the International hostels. The charges vary and international hostels are the best among them but also alot expensive.
Life at campus is the best, the kind of experience and exposure you get in Manipal, you definitely won’t get any where else in the country. Because of diversity and culture. Students from more than 60 countries are residing there. So you can imagine how great it would be to live in such a place.