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Amity University, Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Autonomous University
  • Private
  • Estd. 2015
  • AIU, UGC

Amity University, Kolkata (AUK) campus, set up in the year 2015, is a part of the prestigious Amity Group, a leader in the education sector in the country. The Amity Universities offer students resources and facilities that are comparable to Ivy League colleges. The Kolkata campus offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate degrees. These include B.Sc. in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Biotechnology, Data Science, Economics; a range of B.Tech degrees, BCA, BBA, Law, B.A in English and other languages, as well as Fine Arts and Fashion Designing degrees.

Amity University, Kolkata also has scholarships which are awarded based on merit. Located across a sprawling campus in New Town, Rajarhat, it uses a flexible credit system, making it possible for students to choose subjects from technical as well as liberal arts fields. Their courses and campus are both on par with global standards and offer industry-oriented academic programmes, geared towards the goal of nation-building. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and has been given university status vide The Amity University Act of 2014. Along with Amity’s 7 other campuses, Amity University Kolkata is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). They also have 11 research centres across various disciplines, designed to give them an experience of the various stages of research-based learning.

Highlights

  • Approved by

    AIU, UGC

  • NIRF 2024 Ranking

    Architecture & Planning - Rank 25

    Law - Rank 40

    Management - Rank 101-125

    Engineering - Rank 101-150

    Overall - Rank 151-200

    Universities - Rank 151-200

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Admission Procedure

Amity University, Kolkata offers UG courses like B.Sc, B.Tech, B.Des, B.Arch, B.A, BFT, BFA, B.Com, BHM, and admissions are carried out through a combined admission portal that places students in all Amity campuses across the world. After filling out their basic information, students are asked to enter the campus of their choice as well as their chosen subject details. In addition to offering students the courses of their choice, traditional and vocational, AUK also offers an Online Career Aptitude Test. This is specially designed for those students who may be struggling to decide what streams and subjects to choose. Students are given direct admission to the UG courses if they secure 80 per cent in Class XII (CBSE/ISC/State-Boards). Selection will be only based on the Amity Application Form.

Amity University, Kolkata also offers PG Courses like M.TECH, M.SC, and PhD. & MBA in a different specialization, the candidate must have a bachelor's degree in the relevant stream. Candidates seeking for PhD admission will need to have the minimum percentage of marks, grade point average, subjects, and specializations in the qualifying exam as stated under each PhD program.

Faculty

Amity University Kolkata has some of the most talented and dedicated thought leaders in the country who come from the best institutions around the world. Not only are they academically and professionally amongst the best, but have high standards of moral and ethical values, so that they can be true role models. Amity Academic Staff College benchmarks with the latest teaching methodologies from around the world to train its faculty.

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Placements

Amity University Placements are also a centralised activity spanning all across their campuses. They have a robust campus placement programme, providing a perfect professional launchpad for their students. The Amity University Kolkata follows a three-step approach to placements - giving students adequate training, opportunities to engage with academia from the industry, and the final placement. They also have an Industry Engagement Cell in place that facilitates proper assistance and support for students. Amity University placements attracts brands like Microsoft, Cognizant, Goldman Sachs, Walmart, Amazon, IBM, Bosch, NDTV, Zee TV, Nestle and many others, has an almost 80% employment rate by current standards and offers competitive salaries as well.



Salary Information
  • Highest Package
  • 28 LPA

Scholarships

Amity University Kolkata also offers financial assistance to meritorious students through the "Amity Scholarship" and Educational Loans. Scholarships are offered to students with a GPA of at least 80%. Based on the score, partial and full scholarships are available.

Contact Details

  • Address

    Major Arterial Road, Action Area II, Rajarhat, New Town, Kolkata-700135

  • Phone
    Reception

    033 71020304

  • Email

    admissions@kol.amity.edu

Latest Updates: 16th March, 2023

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Rankings

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

A methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India.

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Accreditation

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions. It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission

National Board of Accreditation (NBA)

The National Board of Accreditation is one of the two major bodies responsible for accreditation of higher education institutions in India, along with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council

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Approval Bodies
Statutory / Regulatory/ Approval body means a body so constituted by a Central Act or a State Government Act for Setting and Maintaining Standards in the Relevant Areas of Higher Education.
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