Amity University, Noida (officially Amity University Uttar Pradesh) is a

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located in

Noida Noida (), short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (ISO: ), is a city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. As per provisional reports of Census of India, the population of Noida in 2011 was ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

, India. It was established in 2005 by an Act of the State Legislature of Uttar Pradesh. It has campuses in India and overseas branch campuses in

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. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission and accredited by the NAAC with grade 'A+'.

History

Amity University was established as a state private university on 24 March 2005 through t''he Amity University Uttar Pradesh Act, 2005 (UP Act 11 of 2005)'' of the

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by the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. It was India's first private university to implement reservations and merit-based

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s for students. In 2011, the school was reported to have over 80,000 students across 240 programs. In September 2015, the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the BSE Institute, a subsidiary of the Bombay Stock Exchange, to commence a 2-year distance learning MBA program in global financial markets that will be open to students and working professionals. In September 2016, the university expanded into the US by purchasing the 170-acre campus of St. John's University in

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. Presently, Amity has partnered with Adelphi University to offer global MBA and graduate programs at the New York Campus.

Academics

Rankings

Internationally, Amity University, Noida was ranked 1001–1200 by The ''

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'' for 2023 and 200 in Asia. The '' Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' also ranked it 1001–1200 in the world for 2023. It also ranked the university 401–500 in Asia for 2022 and at the same band among emerging economies. The university was ranked 901–1000 in the '' Academic Ranking of World Universities'' of 2022. In India, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 49 in the overall ranking for 2024, 32 among universities (2024), 22 in the pharmacy ranking for 2024 and 29 in the management ranking. Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Noida was ranked 31 in India by the NIRF engineering ranking for 2023. The university was ranked 236 in ''

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'' Global Employability Ranking 2020.

Accreditation

Amity University, Noida has been accredited by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) with grade 'A+'. The university has secured the IET’s international accreditation for six of its engineering programmes. Amity law programs are recognised by

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. Distance mode programs of the university are recognized by the Distance Education Bureau. The management programs are accredited by the

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(ACBSP). Amity University, Noida has also been accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).

Notable alumni

* Amisha Sethi, author * Apar Gupta, advocate * Himansh Kohli, actor * Priyakanta Laishram, actor, film director, screenwriter * Kratika Sengar, actress * Kulpreet Yadav, author * Pankaj Singh, politician * Rajisha Vijayan, actress * Priya Saroj, MP

References

External links

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