ABOUT AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM
Amrita is a multi-disciplinary, research-intensive, private university, educating a vibrant student population of over 20,000 by 1700+ strong faculty. Amrita offers more than 200 UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs in Engineering, Management, Medical & Life Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Social Sciences. In a short span of 15 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.
Amrita has been selected by the Indian Government as an Institution of Eminence to be developed into a world-class institution which would put India on the global education map.
In THE University Impact Rankings, a pioneering initiative to recognise universities around the world for their social and economic impact, Amrita has been ranked among the Top 300 in the world.
Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings
In the 2020 edition of the annual rankings released, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been placed in the list of 601-800 category. The ranking features universities in 70 countries and seventeen Indian higher education institutions have featured in the list of the world's best universities. More
Overall
Top 125
Asia
University
Rankings 2020
Top 200
Young
University
Rankings 2020
Top 90
Emerging
Economics
Rankings 2020
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Rankings
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is among the top private universities according to QS World University Rankings, a ranking of over 1000+ universities from 50+ countries. More
No.1 in India
International Faculty
No.4 in India
Private University
801-1000
World Rankings 2020
271-280
Asia Rankings 2020
168
BRICS Rankings 2019
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
NIRF is a methodology adopted by the Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. Amrita has been ranked among the Top ten universities in the country, three times in a row. More
4th Best
University
Rank #13
Overall
Rank #7
Medical
Rank #13
Dental
Rank #15
Pharmacy
Rank #20
Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as the fourth best university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2020 for Indian Universities.
| Score | Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR) (100) |
Research and Professional Practice (RPC) (100) |
Graduation Outcomes (GO) (100) |
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) (100) |
Perception (100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.27 | 69.65 | 52.11 | 73.66 | 65.83 | 44.33 |
Amrita was awarded 62.27 scores with the fourth rank. Amrita has been adjudged as one of the "Top 10 Universities in India" for the fourth consecutive year. In the overall category, Amrita secured 13th place moving up two places from last year's position.
In 2019, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham bagged the eighth rank with a 59.22 score, the eighth rank with a 58.46 score in 2018, and ninth rank in 2017. The list of the best universities is prepared based on various parameters such as teaching, learning & resources, research & professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach & inclusivity, placement records and perception.
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
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. Read More
A Grade
Strategic Plan
NAAC Certificate of Accreditation
NAAC Re-Accredition Report 2008-'13
Annual Quality Assurance Reports
National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
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
| Programs | Accreditation Validity |
|---|---|
| B. Tech. Aerospace Engineering | 30.06.2022 |
| B. Tech. Chemical Engineering | 30.06.2022 |
| B. Tech. Civil Engineering | 30.06.2022 |
| B. Tech. Electrical & Electronics Engineering | 30.06.2022 |
| B. Pharm. | 30.06.2021 |
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)
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.
| Reference No. | Name | Acc. No. | Valid From | Valid To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2007-0052 | Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India | H-2009-0028 | June 03, 2018 | June 02, 2021 |
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)
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.
| Lab Name | Laboratory Services of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre |
| Address | AIMS-Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Field | Medical |
| Discipline | Clinical, Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology, Genetics, Histopathology, Haematology & Immunohaematology, Microbiology & Serology, Molecular Testing |
| Certificate No. | MC-3039 |
| Issue Date | 20/10/2018 |
| Valid Upto | 19/10/2020 |
| Extended Upto | 19/10/2021 |
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Organization for Standardization(ISO) has accredited Amrita Healthsciences campus at Kochi with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
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
Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)
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.
Ranked No.4
Private University
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