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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is the youngest deemed(-to-be) Research University in India. It is a private institution, and is not funded by the University Grants Commission of India 1. The headquarters are in the foothills of the Western Ghats, Ettimadai, 20 km away from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Chancellor Mata Amritanandamayi. The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ... Ettimadai is a panchayat town in Coimbatore district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர்), also known as Kovai, is one of the major industrial cities in South India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Mātā AmritanandamayÄ« Devi(माता अमृतानन्‍दमयी), is also known by Her followers as Amma, Ammachi or Mother (born September 27, 1953), was born Sudhamani in the small village of Parayakadavu (now partially known as Amritapuri), near Kollam, Kerala. ...


This is a unique multi-campus university situated through three states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka (Bangalore) and Kerala (Amritapuri,Kollam and Kochi). It is connected virtually through the Amrita-ISRO Network for e-learning [1]. Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Bangalore (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalamകേരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Amritapuri is the main Ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi. ... For the district with the same name, see Kollam District. ... Kochi (Malayalam: കൊച്ചി []), formerly known as Cochin, is the largest city in the state of Kerala, India, and one of the principal seaports in the country. ...

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham HQ Coimbatore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham HQ Coimbatore

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The Chancellor

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AMMA - Our Chancellor and Guiding light Satguru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi(माता अमृतानन्‍दमयी), is also known by Her followers as Amma, Ammachi or Mother (born September 27, 1953), was born Sudhamani in the small village of Parayakadavu (now partially known as Amritapuri), near Kollam, Kerala. ...


Noted Faculty

The Vice Chancellor is Prof. P Venkat Rangan [2] a noted academician who has initiated various research projects [3]


See also

  • List of colleges and universities starting with A
  • List of universities in Karnataka

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Campuses

Amrita School of Engineering was conceived as the grooming ground for the future engineering and IT professionals of the country. The school has over the span of 9 years become one of the pioneering engineering institutes in the country. The school offers UG (B.Tech) programmes in 7 branches, PG (M.Tech) programmes in 5 branches, MCA and M.Sc programmes. The school also offers Ph.D programmes in major areas of engineering and applied sciences. ASE's campus is located in a serene location of western ghats on the way from Coimbatore to Palakkad. The campus is about 400 acres and has got inbuilt well furnished hostels, staff quaters, canteens, stores. The college has got its own PARAM 10000 super computing facility which is used for research purposes.

Amrita School of Business (ASB), earlier known as Amrita Institute of Management, started in 1996 by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math is a constituent of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, which has evolved as a vibrant, value based, inter-disciplinary multi-campus Deemed University. The MBA Degree Programme is a fully residential two-year Programme at the Coimbatore campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. The Programme has been approved/ accredited/ recognized by AICTE, NBA and AIU. Coimbatore   (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர்), also known as Kovai, is one of the major industrial cities in South India. ...

Health care campus, Kochi : Incorporating state of the art educational facilities that meet international standards, the AIMS Medical College is a fusion of the latest technology with traditional spiritual values. The curriculum is based on the directives of the Medical Council of India, and is recognized by both the World Health Organization and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates of the United States. The health care campus also includes the AIMS College of Nursing, and the Amrita College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the Amrita College of Dental Sciences.The health care campus is attached to AIMS super speciality hospital establiched to provide outstanding and affordable medical care in a patient-friendly environment.


Amrita School of Applied Arts and Sciences has taken the present form from its humbler beginning as AICT inside the serene ashram campus at Kaloor in 1992. Amma lit the holy lamp inside the AICT institute on 19th August 1992. Apart from thousands of students coming out of Amrita Institutions every year, the institutions have a big clientele in the field of corporate training, consultancy and software development. Later the institute shifted to the present sprowling campus at Brahmasthanam, Edappally North, Kochi.

Amrita School of Engineering - Amritapuri, Kerala
Nestled in a serene & picturesque village, across the beautiful and famed backwaters of Kerala, is the School of Engineering - Amritapuri campus was established in the year 2002. Currently under Amrita University it offers undergraduate Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programmes in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology.


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The Hindu : Education Plus Tiruchirapalli : Wireless classrooms (552 words)
The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Deemed University campus in Coimbatore.
Connected to the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Deemed University in Ettimadai (about 17 km from Coimbatore on the Kochi-Salem stretch of NH 47) are the Amrita institutions at Kochi, Kollam and Bangalore.
Amrita's partnership with corporate houses and research institutions has attracted several collaborative projects whose common theme is technology for social transformation.
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