Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary private deemed university in India, renowned for its strong emphasis on engineering, medicine, management, and sciences, often integrating humanitarian values and research for societal benefit. The university actively welcomes international students, offering a range of English-taught programs and facilitating global collaborations through its Amrita Center for International Programs (ACIP), which provides dedicated support for admissions, exchanges, and study abroad opportunities. International students benefit from a vibrant, diverse community and access to various summer schools and research initiatives. A distinctive characteristic is its commitment to 'Education for Life' and 'Compassion-Driven Research,' aiming to blend modern academic rigor with ethical and spiritual values.

Background

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (or Amrita University) is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary private deemed university in India. It currently has 19 constituent schools spread across ten campuses in Coimbatore, Amritapuri (Kollam), Kochi, Bengaluru, Amaravati, Chennai, Faridabad, Mysore, Nagercoil and Haridwar. Accredited with the highest possible ‘A++’ grade by NAAC and ranked as 7th best university in India in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024. It is headquartered in Ettimadai, Coimbatore. The other ten campuses are satellite off-campuses of the same university as per section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. It offers over 300 undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated-degree, dual-degree, doctoral programs in engineering, medicine, management, architecture & planning, natural sciences, Ayurveda & health sciences, agriculture & life sciences, commerce, Arts & humanities, social sciences, media & communication, law, fine arts and cultural studies. As of 2023, the university had a faculty strength of over 2000 and over 30,000 students.

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