Academic & Research Excellence: Global & National Rankings, Accreditation

About

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a multi-disciplinary, research-intensive, private university, educating a vibrant student population of over 31,000 by 2150+ strong faculty. Accredited with the highest possible ‘A++’ grade by NAAC, Amrita offers more than 300 UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs in Engineering, Management, and Medical Sciences including Ayurveda, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Agriculture Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

With eleven campuses at Amaravati, Amritapuri, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Faridabad, Kochi, Mysuru, Nagercoil, Haridwar, and Amrita Online, spread over 1200+ acres with 100 lakh square feet of built-up space, Amrita is one of India’s top-ranked private universities.

Amrita has emerged as the eighth ranked university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2025. Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi has been ranked 9th Best in Medicine in NIRF Rankings 2025.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been ranked 37th globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, placing the University among more than 1,500 institutions across 115 countries and regions assessed for their real-world contributions to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In a short span of 18 years, we have established 180+ collaborations with Top 500 world-ranked universities as Amrita is emerging as one of the fastest-growing institutions of higher learning in India

World-renowned humanitarian leader, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, AMMA, is the founding Chancellor and guiding light of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Rankings

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been conferred Category-I Graded Autonomy by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India—an elite status accorded to top-performing universities that demonstrate sustained academic excellence, strong governance, and global standing.

2nd

India

37th

in World

Ranked No.4

Private University

AAA

Grade

Amrita is among the top private universities ranked in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020. The Ministry of Education has initiated the ARIIA to systematically rank education institutions and universities primarily on innovation-related indicators. The rankings were decided on the basis of six main parameters — Programmes and Activities on IPR, Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship, Pre Incubation & Incubation Infrastructure & Facilities to Support I&E, Annual Budget Spent on Promoting and Supporting I&E Activities, Courses on Innovation, IPR and Entrepreneurship Development, Intellectual Property (IP), Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Successful Innovation and Start-ups and Funding Innovation & start-ups.

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) announces that Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has earned accreditation for its Amrita School of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting students, educators, and businesses worldwide. More

International Organization for Standardization(ISO) has accredited Amrita Healthsciences campus at Kochi with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences has been granted NABL accreditation for all its laboratories.

NABL is a Constituent Board of Quality Council of India. NABL has been established with the objective to provide Government, Industry Associations and Industry in general with a scheme for third-party assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences has been granted NABH accreditation. Amrita is the first university teaching hospital to get NABH accreditation in the country.

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations and to set benchmarks for progress of health industry.

The B. Pharm. and B. Tech. programs of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, got reaccredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is one of the two major bodies responsible for accreditation of higher education institutions in India. NBA accredits technical programmes, such engineering and management programmes and is a full member of the Washington Accord. More

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was the youngest institution to be awarded with an ‘A++’ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body established in 1994 by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country. To be eligible to apply for the NAAC accreditation, an educational institution should have completed five years. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham had just completed six years in January 2009 when it applied for the accreditation. ‘A++’ is the highest grade that can be awarded to the best-in-class institutions for higher learning.

8th

India University Rankings 2025

17th

Overall Rankings 2025

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as the 8^th ranked university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2025 for Indian Universities.

Amrita has been adjudged as one of the “Top 10 Universities in India” for the ninth consecutive year. In the overall category, Amrita secured 17^th place.

Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi has ranked 9^th Best in India as per the NIRF Rankings 2025.

Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi ranked 14^th Best in India as per the NIRF Rankings 2025.

Amrita School of Dentistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi ranked 14^th Best in India as per the NIRF Rankings 2025.

Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore ranked 23^rd Best in India as per the NIRF Rankings 2025.

Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore ranked 26^th Best in India as per the NIRF Rankings 2025.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore ranked 31^stBest in India among the Research Institutions as per the NIRF Rankings 2025.

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