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'''Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham''', commonly known as '''Amrita University''', is a private [[deemed university]] in India. It is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary university with its headquarters located in [[Ettimadai]], Coimbatore. It constitutes of 8 campuses with 18 constituent schools across 5 Indian states, namely [[Amaravati]], [[Amritapuri]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]], and [[Faridabad]]. The university spans over 1,200 acres with more than 10 million square feet of built-up spaceuilt-up space.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India's highest ranked varsity: THE Impact Ranking 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/the-impact-ranking-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-secures-overall-52nd-rank-iit-guwahati-8641171/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
'''Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham''', commonly known as '''Amrita University''', is a private [[deemed university]] in India. It is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary university with its headquarters located in [[Ettimadai]], Coimbatore. It constitutes of 8 campuses with 18 constituent schools across 5 Indian states, namely [[Amaravati]], [[Amritapuri]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]], and [[Faridabad]]. The university spans over 1,200 acres with more than 10 million square feet of built-up spaceuilt-up space.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India's highest ranked varsity: THE Impact Ranking 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/the-impact-ranking-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-secures-overall-52nd-rank-iit-guwahati-8641171/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


Accredited with 'A++' grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)]],It offers more than 250 undergraduate, integrated, dual-degree, postgraduate, PG diploma, doctorate, post-doctorate, clinical, certificate, and online courses in Engineering, Management, Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Sciences, Architecture and Planning, Arts, Humanities, Philosophy, Performing Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore tops university Impact Rankings 2023 for India |url=https://theprint.in/world/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-coimbatore-tops-university-impact-rankings-2023-for-india/1606498/ |work=ThePrint |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>
Accredited with 'A++' grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)]], It offers more than 250 undergraduate, integrated, dual-degree, postgraduate, PG diploma, doctorate, post-doctorate, clinical, certificate, and online courses in Engineering, Management, Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Sciences, Architecture and Planning, Arts, Humanities, Philosophy, Performing Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore tops university Impact Rankings 2023 for India |url=https://theprint.in/world/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-coimbatore-tops-university-impact-rankings-2023-for-india/1606498/ |work=ThePrint |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The university was founded with the opening of [[Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore]] in 1994 by spiritual leader [[Mata Amritanandamayi|Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]] and is managed by her international humanitarian organisation [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]]. In 2003, it became one of the youngest institutes to be accredited as a [[Deemed university|deemed to be university]] by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemed_uniinfo.aspx?id=130|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=ugc.ac.in|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> In 2002, campuses in Amritapuri and Bangalore were started.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengaluru Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/bengaluru|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amritapuri Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/amritapuri|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=7 June 2019 }}</ref>In 2019, a engineering school campus was opened in Vengal, [[Chennai]]. In 2021, a campus at [[Amaravati]] city was opened.{{cn|date=May 2023}} In 2022, a medical science campus was opened at [[Faridabad]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=PM Modi inaugurates Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, commends Haryana govt's work |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/modi-amrita-hospital-faridabad-commends-haryana-work-8109574/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, university had a faculty strength of over 1,700 members and over 24,000 students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2022 |title=IPN India Forumin association with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to HONOUR 100 SCHOOL LEADERS from PAN India |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/ipn-india-forumin-association-with-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-to-honour-100-school-leaders-from-pan-india/1215880/ |work=The Print |agency=ANI |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>
The university was founded with the opening of [[Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore]] in 1994 by spiritual leader [[Mata Amritanandamayi|Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]] and is managed by her international humanitarian organisation [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]]. In 2003, it became one of the youngest institutes to be accredited as a [[Deemed university|deemed to be university]] by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemed_uniinfo.aspx?id=130|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=ugc.ac.in|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> In 2002, campuses in Amritapuri and Bangalore were started.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengaluru Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/bengaluru|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amritapuri Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/amritapuri|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=7 June 2019 }}</ref>In 2019, a engineering school campus was opened in Vengal, [[Chennai]]. In 2021, a campus at [[Amaravati]] city was opened.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-08 |title=Naidu lays foundation stone for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Amaravati |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naidu-lays-foundation-stone-for-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-amaravati/article22687423.ece |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=amrita campus at amaravati |first=Education news |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's new off-campus centre at Amaravati to offer 8 courses |url=https://news.careers360.com/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeethams-new-off-campus-centre-at-amaravati-offer-8-courses |url-status=live |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=news.careers360.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, a medical science campus was opened at [[Faridabad]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=PM Modi inaugurates Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, commends Haryana govt's work |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/modi-amrita-hospital-faridabad-commends-haryana-work-8109574/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, university had a faculty strength of over 1,700 members and over 24,000 students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2022 |title=IPN India Forumin association with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to HONOUR 100 SCHOOL LEADERS from PAN India |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/ipn-india-forumin-association-with-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-to-honour-100-school-leaders-from-pan-india/1215880/ |work=The Print |agency=ANI |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>


== Campuses ==
== Campuses ==

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
File:Amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-color-logo.png
Other name
Amrita University
Motto
śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
The earnest aspirant gains supreme wisdom
TypePrivate, Deemed University
Established1994; 30 years ago (1994)
FounderMata Amritanandamayi Devi
Academic affiliation
UGC, AICTE, NAAC
ChancellorMata Amritanandamayi Devi
PresidentSwami Amritaswarupananda Puri
Vice-ChancellorP. Venkat Rangan
Academic staff
1700+[1]
Students24000+[1]
Location, ,
India

10°54′4″N 76°54′10″E / 10.90111°N 76.90278°E / 10.90111; 76.90278
CampusRural/urban
LanguageEnglish
Colours  Pantone
Websitewww.amrita.edu
University rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2023)[2]301–350
Times (World) (2022)[3]801–1000
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[4]16
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[5]5
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[6]19
Medical – India
NIRF (2022)[7]8
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2022)[8]14
Dental – India
NIRF (2022)[9]19


Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, commonly known as Amrita University, is a private deemed university in India. It is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary university with its headquarters located in Ettimadai, Coimbatore. It constitutes of 8 campuses with 18 constituent schools across 5 Indian states, namely Amaravati, Amritapuri, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Kochi, Mysore, and Faridabad. The university spans over 1,200 acres with more than 10 million square feet of built-up spaceuilt-up space.[10]

Accredited with 'A++' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), It offers more than 250 undergraduate, integrated, dual-degree, postgraduate, PG diploma, doctorate, post-doctorate, clinical, certificate, and online courses in Engineering, Management, Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Sciences, Architecture and Planning, Arts, Humanities, Philosophy, Performing Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.[11]

History

The university was founded with the opening of Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore in 1994 by spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi Devi and is managed by her international humanitarian organisation Mata Amritanandamayi Math. In 2003, it became one of the youngest institutes to be accredited as a deemed to be university by the UGC.[12] In 2002, campuses in Amritapuri and Bangalore were started.[13][14]In 2019, a engineering school campus was opened in Vengal, Chennai. In 2021, a campus at Amaravati city was opened.[15][16] In 2022, a medical science campus was opened at Faridabad.[17] As of 2022, university had a faculty strength of over 1,700 members and over 24,000 students.[18]

Campuses

The university has eight campuses, with 15 constituent schools in rural and urban sites in five Indian states – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.[19] The first to be established was the Coimbatore campus in 1994, with the opening of Amrita School of Engineering at Ettimadai, a village about 20 km east of Coimbatore. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in Edapally, Kochi was inaugurated on 17 May 1998 by the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Later in 2002, two campuses were opened, one urban campus at Bengaluru, and one rural campus in Amritapuri village, which also hosts the headquarters of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math that runs the university. In 2019, an engineering campus was opened at Chennai. In 2021 a new campus was opened at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.[20]In 2022, a medical science campus was inaugarated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at Faridabad, Haryana[21][17]

List of Campuses of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Campus State Location Founded Schools
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Ettimadai, Coimbatore 1994
  • School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • School of Computing
  • School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • School of Agricultural Sciences (Arasampalayam, Coimbatore)
  • School of Business
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Mass Communication
  • School of Social Work
Kochi Kerala Edapally, Kochi 1998
  • School of Allied Health Science
  • School of Arts & Sciences
  • School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
  • School of Business
  • School of Dentistry
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • School of Nano Sciences
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Computing
Amritapuri Kerala Amritapuri, Kollam 2002
  • School of Spiritual & Cultural Studies
  • School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • School of Computing
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Arts & Sciences
  • School of Business
  • School of Sustainable Development
  • School of Ayurveda
  • School of Biotechnology
  • School of Social Work
Bengaluru Karnataka Kasavanahalli, Bengaluru 2002
  • School of Business
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Computing
Mysore Karnataka Bhogadi, Mysore 2005
  • School of Computing
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
  • School of Social Sciences
Chennai Tamil Nadu Vengal, Chennai 2019
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Computing
Amaravati[23] Andhra Pradesh Kuragallu, Amaravati[24] 2021
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Computing
  • School of Business
  • School of Sciences[25]
Faridabad Haryana Sector 88, Faridabad 2022
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Nursing[26]

Amrita Schools

Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Kollam

Amrita Schools of Arts, Sciences and Humanities

The schools of Arts and Sciences offer Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programs and are located at Amritapuri, Kochi, Mysore. Bachelor of Science in Visual Media (B.Sc.), Integrated M.Sc. in Visual Communication, Master of Science in Visual Communication (M.Sc.), Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and Master of Arts in Visual Media and Communication (M.A) programs are currently offered at Mysore campus.

Amrita Schools of Business

The school of Business was started in 1996 in Coimbatore campus and currently 4 campuses – Coimbatore, Bangalore, Kochi, Amritapuri (Kollam). The school offers AACSB accredited residential two-year MBA degree program. In addition, it offers a dual degree program leading to an MS in information technology and MBA in collaboration with State University of New York at Buffalo, for working professionals at the Bangalore campus.[27]

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – Kollam
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam

Amrita School of Biotechnology

The school was started in September 2004 and offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biotechnology, B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Microbiology, and M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, as well as Ph.D. degree programs.[28] Its research spans a wide spectrum including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Cell-line Engineering, Wound Healing, Computational Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Phytochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Proteomics, RNAi, Analytical Chemistry, Snake Venoms, Sanitation Biotechnology.[29]

The Amrita School of Biotechnology is approved as a Center of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) in Biomedical Technology under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, TIFAC Mission REACH programs. The School of Biotechnology was selected by the DBT-BIRAC (Government of India) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as one of the top six innovators in India to develop next generation sanitation solutions using bacteriophages and other biocontrol agents.[30][31]

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Amrita School of Communication

The school offers B.A. and M.A. degree programs in Communication for careers in journalism, new media/animation, and short film making and advertising, based on the UNESCO model curriculum.[32]

Amrita Schools of Engineering

The university has schools of engineering in four of its six campuses, and offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs in fields of Computer science and engineering, Electronics and Communication engineering, Electrical and electronic engineering, Information and communications technology, Artificial intelligence, Mechanical engineering, Civil engineering, Chemical engineering and Aerospace engineering. The Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore was opened in 1994 and predates the deemed university by 7 years. Other campuses include Bengaluru, Amritapuri, Chennai and Amaravati. Admission to B.Tech. programs are based on Amrita Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE),[33] JEE Main and SAT.[citation needed] Admission to the MTech. Programs are based on the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE).[citation needed]

The five schools offer B.Tech., MTech. and Ph.D. degree programs and the Kochi campus offers MTech. in Nanomedicine, Molecular Medicine and Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy.[citation needed]

Amrita Health Campuses

Attached to the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre is a 1300-bed super-specialty hospital in Kochi.[34] It is the university's healthcare initial campus. A second medical school and 2,000 bed hospital campus was set up in Delhi on 9 May 2016.[35] The Amrita Schools of Medicine, Dept. of Hospital Administration provide MHA (Masters in Hospital Administration), health sciences, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry are on this campus. They respectively offer MBBS, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), undergraduate/graduate pharmacy programs, and Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree programs.

The School of Medicine offers graduate programs including M.Sc. in disciplines, Diplomate of National Board (DNB), and PhD. In 2008, the first batch of MBBS students graduated with A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presiding over the graduation ceremony.[36]

Notable alumni

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