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.
History
The university was founded with the opening of Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore as college under Anna University at Ettimadai village in 1994 by Mata Amritanandamayi and is managed by her international humanitarian organisation Mata Amritanandamayi Math. On 17 May 1998, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi along with Amrita Hospital, Kochi was established at Ponekkara near Edapally, Kochi and was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Later in 2002, two campuses with engineering and business schools were opened affiliated to state universities, 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 2003, it became one of the youngest institutes to be accredited as a deemed university by the UGC with all its campuses and schools as constituents and was named as Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. In 2017, extension campus with school of agricultural sciences was started in Arasampalayam, Coimbatore. In 2019, an engineering school campus was opened in Vengal, Chennai. In 2021, a full-fledged campus at Amaravati city was opened. In 2022, a medical school campus along with Amrita Hospital, Faridabad was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at Faridabad, Haryana. In 2024, new campus was started at Erachakulam, Nagercoil by acquiring Sun College of Engineering & Technology campus. In 2025, new multi-disciplinary STEM campus was started at Haridwar.
Organisation and administration Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is run and managed by Mata Amritanandamayi Math, governed and administered under the leadership of its founder and chancellor, Mata Amritanandamayi, and its vice-chancellor, Dr. P. Venkat Rangan. The board of management includes Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri as President, Swami Abhayamritananda Puri as Pro-Chancellor and Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri as a member.
All campuses are centrally administered with uniformity and all off-campuses are part of same university as per section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
Academically, each faculty is led by a dean, and each school within a campus has a principal. Under each school, Academic departments are overseen by chairpersons, with vice chairpersons and heads managing specific functions.
Administratively, key directorates manage functions such as examinations, admissions & scholarship, accreditation & rankings, patents, communications, ICT & library services, student affairs & anti-ragging, corporate relations, placement, National Education Policy initiatives, online programs, various cells & committees, physical education, and campus planning & development. These directorates are each headed by a director.
Functional portfolios including HR and finance are headed by managers.
Campuses As of 2024, the university has ten campuses, with 19 constituent schools in rural and urban sites in six Indian states – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Karnataka.
+ Campuses of Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCampusLocationFoundedCampus area (in acres)SchoolsCoimbatoreEttimadai, near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu1994450 acres School of Computing & Artificial Intelligence School of Physical Sciences School of Business School of Engineering School of lawArasampalayam, Kinathukadavu, Tamil Nadu201950 acres School of Architecture & Planning School of Agricultural Sciences School of Arts & Humanities School of Media & Communication School of Social & Behavioral SciencesKochiPonekkara, Kochi, Kerala1998125 acres School of Allied Health Science School of Life Sciences School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Nano Sciences School of Nursing School of Pharmacy School of BusinessKunnumpuram, Kochi, Kerala1998 School of Arts & Humanities School of Media & Communication School of Commerce School of Physical SciencesAmritapuriAmritapuri, Kollam, Kerala200280 acres School of Arts & Humanities School of Physical Sciences School of Computing & AI School of Engineering School of Life Sciences School of Business School of Sustainable Development School of Ayurveda School of Biotechnology School of Social & Behavioral Sciences School of Spiritual & Cultural StudiesBengaluruKasavanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka200250 acres School of Business School of Engineering School of Computing & AIMysoreBhogadi, Mysore, Karnataka20025 acres School of Computing School of Physical Sciences School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce School of BusinessChennaiVengal, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu201960 acres School of Engineering School of Computing & AIAmaravatiKuragallu, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh2022200 acres School of Engineering School of Computing School of Business School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce School of SciencesFaridabadPalwali (RPS City sector 88), Faridabad, Haryana2022133 acre School of Allied Health Science School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Nursing School of PharmacyNagercoilErachakulam, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu2024110 acres School of Computing & AI School of Social & Behavioral SciencesHaridwarMissarpur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand2025100 acres School of Computing & AI
Academics and schools
Amrita School of Architecture and Planning School of Architecture at Coimbatore Campus offers Bachelor of Architecture (BArch - 5yrs), Bachelor of Design in Interior design programs approved by Council of Architecture.
Amrita Schools of Arts and Humanities The schools of Arts and Humanities offers Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and PhD in English language & literature in Mysore, Kochi, Coimbatore and Amritapuri campuses. Amritapuri campus offers Online, Certificate, Masters and PhD programs under the departments of Philosophy, Spirutual & Cultural Studies, Hindu Studies, Fine Arts and Sculpting.
Amrita Schools of Business
The school of Business was started in 1996 in Coimbatore campus and currently 6 campuses - Coimbatore, Bangalore, Kochi, Amritapuri (Kollam), Amaravati and Nagercoil has school of business. The schools 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. Admission and aid to MBA programs is via IIM CAT, CMAT, GMAT and MAT.
Amrita School of Commerce in Coimbatore, Kochi, Mysore and Amritapuri offer Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Commerce (MCom) in Accounting, Taxation and Finance.
Amrita School of Biotechnology The school under faculty of life sciences 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. 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.
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.
Amrita School of Mass Communication The school at Coimbatore campus 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.
Mysore campus offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Visual Media, Integrated M.Sc. in Visual Communication, Master of Science in Visual Communication (M.Sc.), Master of Arts (M.A) in Journalism and Mass Communication and Master of Arts in Visual Media and Communication, Digital Film Making & Media Production, Animation and Design programs.
Kochi campus offers B.Sc. (Honours) in Visual Media & Communication, B.Des(Honours) in Communication Design, M.A. Visual Media & Communication, M. A. Journalism and Mass Communication, M.F.A. (Visual Media) Animation & VFX, M.F.A. Visual Media (Applied Art and Advertising).
Amrita Schools of Engineering
The university has schools of engineering in seven of its ten campuses, and offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs under the departments of Computer science and engineering, Electronics and Communication engineering, Electrical and electronic engineering, Artificial intelligence, Mechanical engineering, Civil engineering, Chemical engineering and Aerospace engineering. The Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore was opened as private college in 1994 and predates the deemed university by 7 years. Other campuses include Bengaluru, Amritapuri (Kollam), Chennai, Amaravati, Nagercoil and Haridwar. Admission to B.Tech programs are based on Amrita Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE), SAT (for NRI) and JEE Main. Admission to the MTech Programs are based on the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
Alongside seven schools of Engineering & Computing, The Kochi campus school of Nanotechnology offers MTech in Nanomedicine, Molecular Medicine and Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy. The Faridabad campus school of health sciences offers MTech in Artificial Intelligence and Medical Engineering.
Amrita International school of law Amrita School of Law in Coimbatore campus offers 5-year integrated B.A. LL.B., B.B.A. LL.B., and LL.M. programs.
Amrita School of Sciences Amrita School of sciences in Coimbatore, Amaravati, Amritapuri, Kochi, Mysore offers Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA), BSc, MSc & PhD programs under the departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Data Science, Environmental Science, Computing & IT, Food Science and Agriculture
Amrita School of Social & Behavioral Sciences Amrita School of Social Sciences in Coimbatore, Faridabad, Mysore and Amritapuri offers BA, MA and PhD programs under the departments of Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Economics, Social Work and Social Policy.
Amrita health campuses