Private university in Coimbatore, India
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (or Amrita University ) is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary, research-intensive private
deemed university in India.
[9] It currently has 16 constituent schools spread across nine campuses in
Amaravati ,
Amritapuri (Kollam),
Bangalore ,
Chennai ,
Coimbatore ,
Kochi ,
Faridabad ,
Mysore , and
Nagercoil , with it's headquarters in
Ettimadai , Coimbatore.
[10]
[11]
[12] It offers a total of 207 undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated-degree, dual-degree, doctoral programs in
engineering ,
medicine ,
business , sciences, performing arts and culture, health sciences, Ayurveda, commerce, humanities and social sciences, law, arts and literature, media and communication.
History
The university was founded with the opening of
Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore in 1994 by
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 .
[13] In 2002, campuses in Amritapuri and Bangalore were started.
[14]
[15] In 2021, Amrita introduced 8 online degree programs under the brand name Amrita AHEAD.
[16] The Online programs are UGC entitled. Some of the prominent online programs include Master of Business Administration,
[17] Master Computer Applications,
[18] Bachelor of Computer Applications.
[19]
Campuses
Amritapuri Campus
The university has nine campuses, with 15 constituent schools in rural and urban sites in five Indian states – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka.
[12] 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 . Later, two new healthcare campuses were opened at
Faridabad ,
Haryana
[20] and
Amaravati ,
Andhra Pradesh in 2022.
[21]
Locations of Amrita University Campuses
[22]
Coimbatore campus
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
2002
School of Computing
School of Physical Sciences
School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
School of Arts & Sciences
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Vengal,
Chennai
2019
School of Engineering
School of Computing
Amaravati
[23]
Andhra Pradesh
Kuragallu,
Amaravati
2022
School of Engineering
School of Business
[24]
School of Sciences
Faridabad
Haryana
RPS City,
Faridabad
2022
School of Allied Health Science
School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
[25]
[26]
Nagercoil
Tamil Nadu
Erachakulam , Nagercoil
2024
School of Engineering
School of Business
[27]
Amrita Schools
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.
[28]
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 .
[29] 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.
[30]
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.
[31]
[32]
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.
[33]
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),
[34]
SAT , Pearson UEE and
JEE Main . Admission to the MTech. Programs are based on the
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
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.
Amrita Health Campuses
Attached to the
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre is a 1300-bed super-specialty hospital in
Kochi .
[35] 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.
[36] 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.
[37]
Notable alumni
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