Amity University

Not to be confused with Amity College.
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
President Ashok 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
Athletics Javelin Throw, Broad Jump, Flat Race, Relays and many more.
Sports Horse Riding, Cricket, Basketball, Golf, Kabaddi, Bunjee, Hockey, Martial Arts, Tug of War and many more.
Nickname Amitians
Affiliations UGC, AIU, ACU, NAAC
Website www.amity.edu

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

History

Amity University was formed by Ashok Chauhan, the founder of the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. Amity University 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]

In September 2015 the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the BSE Institute, a subsidiary of the Bombay Stock Exchange, to commence a 2-year distance learning MBA programme in global financial markets, that will be open to students and working professionals.[8][9]

Academic profile

Recognition

Amity University, Noida is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC),[10][11] Distance education programs by Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida campus is recognized by Distance Education Bureau (DEB).[12] Amity Noida was accredited by the NAAC (National Accreditation and Assessment Council) with grade A in 2012.[13] A number of management programs are accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs).[14] Amity University's Online MBA is EFMD CEL accredited.[15]

Amity University Dubai is accredited by KHDA, Government of Dubai.[16] The Dubai campus is a branch of Amity University in India and offers UGC-recognised degrees.[16]

Rankings

The university received several rankings in the 2013 India Today college rankings. It was ranked in India's Top 30 universities.[17][18] Its engineering school was ranked top amongst India's emerging colleges.[19] Its BBA and LLB program were ranked #1 in India.[20] The School of Communication was ranked #5 amongst Mass Communication programs in India.[21] The Fashion Design program was ranked seventh in India.[22]

In 2014, Amity University was named by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) as one of Asia's top 300 universities and was one of 17 varsities from India to be included in the list.[23][24][25][26] The university was also included in the QS 2015 list of top 200 universities in BRICS countries.[27][28]

Amity International Business School has been ranked with 3 Palms of Excellence by Eduniversal.[29]

Amity Directorate of Distance & Online Education (ADDOE) Online MBA was listed by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) among the top 25 programs in the world.[30]

Campus

Amity University, Noida has its campus located at Sector-125, Noida. Sister universities are situated in Lucknow, Jaipur, Gurgaon, Gwalior, Mumbai and most recently Kolkata.

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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Amity Faculty". www.amity.edu.
  2. ↑ "Amity About". www.amity.edu.
  3. ↑ http://www.livemint.com/Companies/P2ih91HPRm8mtfCZwM3OaM/Controversies-dog-Amity-but-students-keep-streaming-in.html
  4. ↑ Private university to follow quota norms, The Times of India, NN 7 January 2005
  5. ↑ "Amity University". Gulf News.
  6. 1 2 Tim Sullivan (2007-12-22). "Indian dreams of private universities". USA Today. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "all roads lead to home".
  8. ↑ "BSE Institute signs MOU with Amity University to offer post-graduate programme through distance learning". 11 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "BSE Institute ties up with Amity University for MBA programme". 11 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "University Grants Commission". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "University Grants Commission". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ "UGC - Distance Education Bureau (DEB)" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ "NAAC". www.naac.gov.in. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs". www.acbsp.org. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ "European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)". www.efmd.org. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Gulf News". Gulf News Dubai.
  17. ↑ Nayyar, Dhiraj (24 May 2013). "India Today ranks India's Best Universities for 2013". India Today. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  18. ↑ , Time to take the next big leap, 23 November 2015
  19. ↑ "Emerging Colleges Ranking: Best Engineering Colleges". India Today. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  20. ↑ "India's Best BBA Colleges 2013". India Today. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  21. ↑ "India's Best Mass Comm Colleges 2013". India Today. 2013.
  22. ↑ "India's Best Fashion Colleges 2013". India Today. 2013.
  23. ↑ , India Today Education, 13 May 2014
  24. ↑ , Business Standard, 13 May 2014
  25. ↑ , Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia Rankings 2014, 23 November 2015
  26. ↑ , Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia Rankings 2015, 23 November 2015
  27. ↑ , Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) BRICS Rankings 2015, 23 November 2015
  28. ↑ , Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) BRICS Rankings 2014, 23 November 2015
  29. ↑ , Eduniversal Business School Rankings, 20 November 2015
  30. ↑ , Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Online MBA Rankings 2015, 20 November 2015
  31. ↑ http://agbs.in/
  32. ↑ Amity Law School. "Amity Law School".
  33. ↑ "Boris in India". iTimes Higher Ed.

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