Amity University Kolkata

Amity University Kolkata

Motto	We Nurture Talent
Type	Private (Not-for-Profit) & Research
Established	31 August 2015
Chancellor	Dr Atul Chauhan
Vice-Chancellor	Dr Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay
Academic staff	250
Administrative staff	80
Students	3500
Undergraduates	2300
Postgraduates	1000
Doctoral students	200
Location	Rajarhat, New Town, Kolkata
Newspaper	The Global Times
Colours	Blue and Yellow
Nickname	The Amitians
Affiliations	UGC, AIU, ACU, COA,BCI,AUUP
Website	www.amity.edu/kolkata
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Amity University Kolkata is a prestigious private university in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It was founded in 2015 and is the eighth university to be established by the Amity University Group.

History

The Amity Group's presence in Kolkata began at the end of 2009 as Amity Global Business School (Salt Lake, Sector V), which offered management degrees under Amity University. In 2015, the state legislature of West Bengal passed the Amity University Act, 2014 (West Bengal Act, XXIV of 2014) to enable the establishment of the university in Rajarhat. The university was established on the 6th of January and classes commenced on 31 August 2015. It is the eighth university to be established by the Amity Education Group, which also established Amity University, Mumbai in 2014.

Recognition and accreditation

The university is affiliated to the University Grants Commission of India and received "Grade A" accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

Infrastructure

The university is widely known for having one of the world's most expensive campuses. It has many classrooms that are centrally air-conditioned and has many laboratories for conducting experiments.

The Central Building (known as the Leaf Structure) is centrally air-conditioned and has hi-tech security. It consists of a library block (the second-largest library in Kolkata after the National Library of India), an auditorium block, a cafeteria block and an atrium that is used for many events.

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Front view of the Academic Block

The Academic Block comprises more than 100 classrooms spread across its institutes. It has the university's common seminar hall and is next to the sports field and basketball court.

Programmes

The university offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral degrees. Courses are run by constituent institutes and schools situated on its campus. Amity University, Kolkata is currently offering programs in the field of management, engineering, bio-technology, applied sciences, forensic sciences, environment, medical and allied health sciences, nursing, journalism and mass communications, liberal arts, computer science, foreign language, law, architecture, medical, commerce, economics, fashion, fine arts, hotel management both at undergraduate and post graduate levels, besides offering doctoral degrees in many of these disciplines.

Research centres

The university has 11 research centres in bio-design, computer graphics, decisions and ethics, design research, information technology, financial analytics, robotics, computer research in music and acoustics, humanities, language and information, applied & behavioral sciences.

Collaboration

The university has tie-ups with over 100 international universities, laboratories and research centres in areas of student exchange, faculty exchange, joint research, curriculum development and educational tours for students. It has tie-ups with Stanford University, Harvard University, Yale University, Oxford University etc.

Institutes

The university has more than 25 institutes in its campus, including Amity School of Business, Kolkata, Amity Business School, Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity Law School and Amity Institute of Biotechnology.

Inauguration

The university was inaugurated on 16 February 2016 by West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the launching ceremony of Utkarsh Bangla. The venue had 20,000 people (approx) where the CM also spoke about Amity University's collaboration with the government.