Amrita Campuses

Amritapuri | Bangalore | Coimbatore | Kochi | Mysore

 

Spread across 80 acres of land in a picturesque locale along the Kerala coastal line, the Amritapuri campus is home to five of the eighteen Schools of Amrita University -- Arts & Sciences, Ayurveda, Biotechnology, Business and Engineering. Currently, the two Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering share the same building.

The campus serves nearly 3000 students and 500 faculty and staff members. A great deal of emphasis is placed on research activities. There are several R&D centers including the Amrita Research Labs, E-Learning Center, TIFAC CORE for Biotechnology, Robotics Lab, Technology Business Incubator and WINSOC. In keeping with Amrita's vision, these centers undertake research activities with the ultimate aim to benefit society.

 

A Brief History

The campus traces its history back to 1992, when a small educational institution was established to offer courses in computer programming. Ten years later, in 2002, an engineering college was started. After Amrita received university status the following year, Schools of Ayurveda and Biotechnology were established.

The campus is located adjacent to the Mata Amritanandamayi Math and is separated from it by the Kerala backwaters. The Arabian Sea that borders Kerala on the west is only a few hundred meters from the campus. A panoramic view from the campus greets one with endless scenic miles of coconut palm-groves.

One of the most memorable events was the inauguration of the e-learning satellite network in 2004, when Chancellor Amma visited for the very first time. A little over a year later, in December 2005, Amma together with the ashramites and the villagers in the area, made the Amrita Schools their temporary home when the tsunami struck Southern Asia including India and ravaged lives and property.

During the months following the tsunami, villagers who had lost their homes stayed in the still-under-construction building of the School of Engineering. Construction material and the 1500-strong workforce were put to the task of building houses for these villagers. As a result, the construction of the School was delayed. Nevertheless, there was satisfaction in the fact that in its time of greatest need, the community was served.