waise i dont think thr is nethng as top 3 branches coz a branch is a matter of personal choice...waise placement prospects wise or higher studies these wld make d cut in manipal

1>enc

2>cse....placements is d good thng wid ll d big guns like google,yahoo,intel,dell,microsoft etc recruit cs ppl 4m here...waise FACULTY SUXXXXXXXXXXXX......EASILY D WORST FACULTY IN D COLLEGE BELONGES TO CSE DEPT....

3>mech...faclultywise is d best plus has many big names 4 recruitment lyk schlumberger,maruti,honda,volvo etc...