Amity University

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Not to be confused with Amity College.

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Amity University
Amity University seal
Motto in English
 We Nurture Talent
Type (Not-for-Profit) Private — Research
Established 1995, 2003(Full Fledged)
Chancellor Atul Chauhan
Vice-Chancellor Balvinder Shukla
Academic staff
 4,500[1]
Students 125,000[2]
Undergraduates 65% approx.
Postgraduates 35% approx.
15-20% approx
Location
Noida
,
India
Newspaper The Global Times
Colours Blue and Yellow
Nickname Amitians
Affiliations UGC, AIU, ACU, NAAC
Website www.amity.edu

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Amity University is a multi campus private research university in India established by an Act of Uttar Pradesh legislature.[3]

Forbes ranked it at #60(Worldwide, All Campuses).[citation needed]

History

Amity University, Noida was formed by Ashok Chauhan, the founder of the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. Amity University, Noida was India's first private university slated to implement reservations based on caste etc. for both faculty as well as students,[4] The school was started in 2003 with an enrollment of 120 students. In 2011, it had 80,000 students in 240 programs. It now has more than 125,000 students from all over the world.[5]

Atul Chauhan is President of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation and Chancellor of Amity University.[6] Aseem Chauhan is the Additional President of the Foundation.[7] In 2007, USA Today reported that Ashok Chauhan, the founder of Amity, expected that generations of his family will control the school.[6]

Academic profile

Recognition

Amity University, Noida is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC),[8][9] Distance education programs by Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida campus is recognized by Distance Education Bureau (DEB).[10] Amity Noida was accredited by the NAAC (National Accreditation and Assessment Council) with grade A in 2012.[11] A number of management programs are accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs).[12]

Amity University Dubai is accredited by KHDA, Government of Dubai.[13] The Dubai campus is a branch of Amity University in India and offers UGC recognised Degrees.[13]

All campuses of Amity University are globally recognised.[3]

Rankings

The university received several rankings in the 2013 India Today college rankings. It was ranked in India's Top 30 universities.[14][15] Its engineering school was ranked top amongst India's emerging colleges.[16] Its BBA program was ranked #2 in India.[17] The School of Communication was ranked #5 amongst Mass Communication programs in India.[18] The Fashion Design program was ranked seventh in India.[19]

In 2014, Amity University has been named by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) as one of Asia's top 300 universities. It is one of 17 varsities from India to be included in this list (the others being 8 of the IITs, University of Delhi, University of Mumbai, University of Calcutta, Manipal University, Panjab University, University of Pune, BHU and Birla Institute of Technology and Science)[20][21][22][23]

Amity International Business School has been ranked with 3 Palms of Excellence by Eduniversal.[24]

Amity Directorate of Distance & Online Education (ADDOE) Online MBA was listed by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) among the top 25 programs in the world.[25]

The university has been named by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) as one of the BRICS countries top 200 universities.[26][27]

A twelve-member delegation from the Andhra Pradesh Government headed by state's Human Resource Development Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao visited Amity University, Noida in order to study first-hand success story of the University.[28]

BSE- Amity

BSE Institute, an arm of leading stock exchange BSE, has inked a pact with Amity University, Noida to launch a distance learning MBA programme in global financial markets. As per the memorandum of understanding, students and working professionals would be able to pursue an MBA in Global Financial Markets, which is of two-year duration.[29][30]

Campus

Amity University, Noida has its campus located at Sector-125, Noida.

The newest campus established by Amity is Amity University West Bengal.

Amity University, Noida has its sister universities at Lucknow, Jaipur, Amity University, Gurgaon, Gwalior, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Amity University has business schools across various cities in India under the name of Amity Global Business School,[31] in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurgaon, Gwalior, Greater Noida, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Noida, Raipur, Patna, and Pune.

Amity Law School.[32] The law school is affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in New Delhi.

Amity University additionally operates international campuses in London, Dubai, Singapore, Mauritius, New Jersey, and China.[33]

References

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  4. ↑ Private university to follow quota norms, The Times of India, NN 7 January 2005
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  15. ↑ [1], Time to take the next big leap, 23 November 2015
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  20. ↑ [2], India Today Education, 13 May 2014
  21. ↑ [3], Business Standard, 13 May 2014
  22. ↑ [4], Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia Rankings 2014, 23 November 2015
  23. ↑ [5], Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia Rankings 2015, 23 November 2015
  24. ↑ [6], Eduniversal Business School Rankings, 20 November 2015
  25. ↑ [7], Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Online MBA Rankings 2015, 20 November 2015
  26. ↑ [8], Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) BRICS Rankings 2015, 23 November 2015
  27. ↑ [9], Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) BRICS Rankings 2014, 23 November 2015
  28. ↑ https://in.news.yahoo.com/andhra-delegation-visits-amity-university-noida-132930208.html
  29. ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-11/news/66434408_1_ambarish-datta-bse-institute-amity-university
  30. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/bse-institute-ties-up-with-amity-university-for-mba-programme/article7641491.ece
  31. ↑ http://agbs.in/
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