Amity University, Gurugram, also known as Amity University, Haryana, is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...

located in the Pachgaon cluster of villages, near

Manesar Manesar is a town and municipal corporation, know new Gurugram City in the Gurugram district of the state of Haryana, India and a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi. It is an industrial hub. Its proximity to the burgeoning ci ...

Gurugram district Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern distr ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The university was established in 2010 by the Amity Education Group through ''The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2010''.

Academics

The university offers more than 100 programmes.

Schools

The university comprises 18 schools and institutes: * Amity Business School * Amity College of Commerce * Amity College of Nursing * Amity Institute of Behavioural and Allied Sciences * Amity Institute of Biotechnology * Amity Law School * Amity Medical School * Amity School of Applied Sciences * Amity School of Communication * Amity School of Engineering and Technology * Amity School of Fashion Design and Technology * Amity School of Fine Arts * Amity School of Architecture and Planning * Amity School of Hospitality * Amity School of Liberal Arts * Amity School of Earth & Environment Science * Amity School of Languages * Amity Institute of Clinical Psychology * Amity Institute of pharmacy

Accreditation

Amity University, Gurugram is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It is also accredited by the

Accreditation Service for International Colleges The Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC) is an independent international educational agency based in the United Kingdom. It is an independent, government-approved accreditation body specializing in th ...

(ASIC). The Amity School of Engineering and Technology is accredited with the

Institution of Engineering and Technology The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and ...

(IET) and the Amity Business School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Campus

The university campus is spread over , including a sports complex. It houses more than 3,000 students.

References

External links

* Gurgaon district Universities in Haryana Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in Haryana Private universities in India {{Haryana-university-stub