Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham provides comprehensive, multi-dimensional support services including housing, food, transportation, health services, mental health counseling, and grievance redressal mechanisms to enable students from low-income families to complete their university education successfully. These holistic support systems directly advance multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 1 (No Poverty) by breaking the cycle of poverty through education, SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) through free medical and mental health services, SDG 4 (Quality Education) by removing barriers to educational completion, SDG 5 (Gender Equality) through targeted scholarships for economically disadvantaged women like the Rekha Eipe Memorial Scholarship, and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) by ensuring equitable access to campus facilities and support services regardless of socioeconomic background. The university’s commitment to comprehensive student welfare has earned global recognition, with Amrita ranking 3rd globally for SDG 4 (Quality Education) in 2024 and achieving perfect scores (100/100) for educational access to disadvantaged groups, demonstrating that holistic support—beyond just tuition waivers—is essential for ensuring that students from the bottom 20% household income group can successfully complete their degrees.
Scholarship Coverage and Retention Targets (2024)
- Scholarships awarded based on economic need: 2,500+ students
- Retention requirement: CGPA ≥ 7.0 and attendance ≥ 75 percent
- Continuation rate among bottom-20 percent scholars: 92 percent
- Policy
CATALYST Scholarship Program (Launched 2024)
- Cohort size: 20 students
- Tuition coverage: 100 percent
- On-campus accommodation: 100 percent
- Graduation rate (2024 cohort): 100 percent
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- Scholarship info
E4Life PhD Fellowship Program (2024)
- Annual endowment: USD 5.1 million
- Scholars supported per year: 100
- First cohort graduates (2024): 23
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- Recognition
Affirmative Action & AEEE Scholarship Slabs (2024)
- OBC/SC/ST & EWS full-tuition waivers: 100 percent
- AEEE scholarship recipients: 200+
- Tuition waiver range: 25–90 percent
- Slab 1 fees: ₹1,00,000–1,50,000 per annum (CGPA ≥ 8.0)
- Slab 2 fees: ₹1,25,000–2,90,000 per annum (CGPA ≥ 7.5)
- Slab 3 fees: ₹1,50,000–4,00,000 per annum
- Admissions
MBA Graduation Outcomes (2024)
- Total enrollment: 819 students
- Economically backward full-waiver: 35 students
- On-time graduation: 388 students (75 percent)
- Placement rate: 91 percent (354 of 388)
- Median salary: ₹7,60,000
- NIRF Rankings
Women Access Support Schemes (2024)
- Rekha Eipe scholarship recipients (2024): 1
- Female STEM workshop participants: 151 (54 percent of 281)
- Online programme scholarship: 20 percent tuition waiver
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Housing and Accommodation (2024–25)
- Coimbatore hostels: 13 (9 boys, 4 girls), capacity 8,000+
- Fees (single): ₹54,000 per annum; (four-sharing): ₹49,000 per annum; deposit: ₹10,000
- Amritapuri fees: ₹60,000–75,000 per annum; deposit: ₹3,000
- Hostels
- Coimbatore mess fee: ₹58,000 per annum; vegetarian-only policy
- Emergency ration kits distributed: 500+
- Fee revision
- University bus routes: 10+ major routes; day-scholar radius: 30 km
- Live-in-Labs transport stipend: USD 315 per month
- Routes
- Dispensary staff: 3 doctors, 8 nurses; inpatient beds: 10; ambulances: 2
- Free consultations: 100 percent covered
- Amrita Hospital network
- Counseling sessions: 3,000+; crisis helpline: 24/7
- Coimbatore team: 4 professionals; Amritapuri: 1; Bangalore: 4
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Grievance Redressal & Legal Aid
- Grievance cells: 3 campuses; ombudspersons: 1 per campus
- Anti-ragging committees: 4; legal aid clinics: 2
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Library & Learning Resources
- Books: 58,103; e-resources: 3,000+; periodicals: 377; digital capacity: 170 users
- Fields: 22,000 sq m; pool: 50 m × 25 m; courts: 2 basketball, 2 tennis, 5 volleyball, 4 badminton
- Computer centers: 13; workstations: 70+; WiFi: 100 percent campus
Overall Scholarship Reach (2024)
- Students receiving any scholarship/freeship: 87 percent
- Faculty-student ratio: 1:14; pass percentage: 95 percent
Global Recognition for SDG 4
- THE Impact Rankings 2024 SDG 4: 3rd globally with perfect scores for lifelong learning and educational access. Read More
These figures, with embedded links, highlight Amrita’s holistic support ensuring students from the bottom 20 percent income group enroll, persist, and graduate without financial or logistical barriers.
