Amity University, Noida
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| Motto | We Nurture Talent |
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| Type | Private (Not-for-Profit) & Research |
| Established | 1995, 2003 (full scale operation) |
| Chancellor | Atul Chauhan, Aseem Chauhan |
| President | Ashok Chauhan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Balvinder Shukla |
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Academic staff
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4,500 |
| Students | 125,000 |
| Undergraduates | 65% approx. |
| Postgraduates | 35% approx. |
| 5-10% approx | |
| Location | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Colours | Blue and Yellow |
| Nickname | Amitians |
| Affiliations | UGC, AIU, ACU, NAAC, WASC |
| Website | www |
| University and college rankings | |
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| General – international | |
| QS (BRICS) | 121-130 |
| QS (Asian) | 195 |
| Times (BRICS) | 251-300 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF | 86 |
| Careers360 | 72 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF | 46 |
| Outlook India | 65 |
| Law – India | |
| Outlook India | 18 |
Amity University is a multi campus private research University system. The university additionally operates Amity Business School, Amity Global Business School, and a law School in its name which is affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in New Delhi.
The university has 10 campus locations in India as well as eight international locations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and London, as well as China, Mauritius, Romania, Singapore and South Africa. In 2016, Amity bought Long Island campus of St. John's University in New York City for US$22 million (£18 million).
The university was first established in India by legislation of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The university has various campuses in India and across the globe. As a comprehensive university, Amity University offers academic programmes in both traditional and distance learning mode.
Amity University was formed by Ashok Chauhan, the founder of the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. Amity University is India's first private university to implement reservations based on caste etc. for both faculty as well as students. 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.
Atul Chauhan is President of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation and Chancellor of Amity University. Aseem Chauhan is the Additional President of the Foundation. In 2007, USA Today reported that Ashok Chauhan, the founder of Amity, expected that generations of his family will control the school.
In September 2015 the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the BSE Institute, a subsidiary of the , to commence a 2-year distance learning MBA programme in global financial markets, that will be open to students and working professionals.
Amity University, Noida is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Distance education programs by Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida campus is recognized by Distance Education Bureau (DEB). Amity Noida was accredited by the NAAC (National Accreditation and Assessment Council) with grade A in 2012. A number of management programs are accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs). Amity University's Online MBA is EFMD CEL accredited. Amity University, Uttar Pradesh is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
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