Amrita University (Vishwa Vidyapeetham)

Amma’s Amrita Institutions, consisting of the Amrita Institute of Technology and Science (AITEC), the Amrita Institute of Management (AIM) at Ettimadai, and the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) with its Medical College, Pharmacy College and Nursing School in Cochin, together constitute Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University). This is the youngest Deemed-to-be-University in the country, and the first time a college has achieved this status in less than 10 years. It is also the first Deemed-University in Kerala. (Deemed-to-be-University is the highest status the government of India can confer upon a private educational institution.)

The Engineering School at AITEC was one of the youngest to have all its programs accredited by the National Board of Accreditation as "Excellent." Consistently producing the best results among all colleges in its category, as well as having the best placement record, it is one of the most sought-after colleges in Tamil Nadu. The Management School was the youngest to be accredited by the National Board of Accreditation as "Very Good." It was also rated by a number of business surveys as among the best 30 management schools in the nation. These two schools are located at the foothills of the Western Ghats in a sprawling campus spread over 300 acres with over one million square feet of academic facilities.

The second campus is at AIMS in Cochin, Kerala. The AIMS College of Medicine, inaugurated recently, has teaching facilities on par with the best in the world. Located at the AIMS Super Specialty Hospital, students benefit from constant interaction with the hospitals doctors and surgeons. They also are able to avail of the hospital's library and state-of-the-art facilities. It is also home to a nursing college and a college of pharmaceutical sciences.

Amrita University has immediate plans for centers of excellence in various areas of emerging technology and medical sciences. Also planned are the following:

· School of Indic Studies
· School of Environmental Sciences
· School of Languages
· School of Indian and Holistic Medicine

The University plans to build centers throughout the nation and abroad. The goal set for each of Amrita University’s schools is to reach levels of international reckoning in a span of three to five years. Amma has set the dual goal for the university: 1) excellence in every field of learning, and 2) to mould the character of young people to make them worthy, selfless and useful citizens of the country and the world.

For more information please visit amrita.edu

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