Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham offers short courses and vocational training to support lifelong learning and professional development. These non-degree programmes are organized on both an ad hoc and a programmed basis across its campuses.
A.1. Workshops on Advanced Materials and Green Technologies
On 23 July 2025, two pre-conference workshops were held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Coimbatore campus as part of the International Conference on Advanced Materials and Green Technologies (ICAMGT 2025). Open to students, academics from within and outside Amrita, industry professionals, and non-academic participants for a registration fee of ₹1,000, the workshops covered Electrochemical Techniques for Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Solar Energy Conversion and Storage. The sessions included hands-on experimental work, data analysis, real-world case studies, live demonstrations, and expert insights into sustainable energy technologies.
A.2. Workshop on Coding for Biologists
Hosted at the Amritapuri campus, this two-day workshop (October 26–27, 2024) trained life-science researchers, biologists, and postgraduate students in Python programming fundamentals for biological data analysis. Held as a pre-symposium workshop for ALARM 2024, it was open to participants from outside Amrita for a registration fee of ₹1,500 plus GST. Sessions covered sequence-analysis scripting, statistical data processing using NumPy and pandas, and data visualisation. Participants developed practical skills to automate analytical workflows and improve research productivity. No prior coding experience was required.
This workshop formed part of the ALARM 2024 Hybrid International Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance, organized by the Amrita School of Biotechnology.
A.3. Workshop on Pathway to Net Zero: Implementing Sustainable Strategies in Organizations
On 29 August 2025, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham hosted a four-hour workshop at its Amritapuri campus as part of the ICSRF 2025 conference. Aimed at business leaders, operations managers, sustainability officers, ESG teams, and others interested in organizational decarbonization, the workshop covered Net Zero strategies, regulatory drivers, emissions assessment, science-based targets, and sustainability planning. Expert-led discussions, real-world case studies, collaborative exercises, and practical planning tools provided participants with insights into implementing Net Zero commitments within their organizations.
B.1. Two-Day Vocational Training National Workshop on Cytogenetics Held at Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi
The two-day national workshop and hands-on training on Cytogenetics, organized at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, concluded on May 3, 2025. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Prem Nair, Provost & Group Medical Director of Amrita Hospitals, and featured hands-on training in various steps of Karyotyping and FISH. It also highlighted recent advancements in cytogenetic techniques, emphasizing their role in diagnosing major chromosomal abnormalities. Real-time analysis and demonstrations of selected cases were also conducted.
Dr. Vidya Jha, Chief of the Advanced Centre for Clinical Genomics and Cytogenetics and Workshop Organizing Secretary, spoke on the practical applications of cytogenetics and microarray and key performance indicators of a genetics lab. Participants, including clinicians, pathologists, scientists, and postgraduate medical students from across India, discussed emerging technologies, clinical applications, and ethical considerations. Dr. Sheela Namboothiri, Clinical Professor and Head of Paediatric Genetics, highlighted cytogenetics in diagnosing genetic disorders and genetic counselling through case-based insights.
The event also featured a quiz session on Cytogenetics. The program concluded with the distribution of certificates to participants by Dr. Prem Nair.
This training program have been held repeatedly over the last 3 years and is programmed for next year (last year, next year program). This national workshop is opened to any Pathologists, Clinicians, Scientists, Medical Students, Medical Laboratory Technologists, Research scholars.
B.2. Professional Training Workshop: How to Investigate Disease Outbreaks?
On 4 December 2025, as part of the 7th Amrita International Public Health Conference at Amrita Hospital – Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Kochi campus, a pre-conference workshop titled How to Investigate Disease Outbreaks? was led by Dr P. Manickam, Scientist F (Epidemiology) and Head of the Division of Health Systems Research at ICMR–National Institute of Epidemiology. The workshop was offered for an additional fee of ₹1,500, with places limited to the first 50 registrants The conference registration information provided separate registration categories and fees for non-Amrita delegates, including faculty, health professionals, postgraduate researchers and international delegates.
The first edition of the conference was held 7 years ago (Link), followed by the 6th edition (Link) and the 7th edition in 2025, demonstrating a recurring series of public health events.
