Amrita Universityis a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary research university that is accredited'A'byNAACand is ranked as one of the best research universities in India. The university is spread across five campuses in three states of India - Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, with the University headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
The Health Sciences campus comprises of the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy and the Amrita Center for Nanosciences co-located with Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Committed to providing value-based medical education, these educational institutions strive to instill the qualities of dedication and service in the youth.
Amrita School of Medicine is founded on the highest principles, with an emphasis on service, compassion, charity and excellence through education. The blending of the vital ingredients of competence and compassion is an extension of the vision and inspiration of our founder, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, from whom we draw our strength and dedication and whose life exemplifies these high principles in every action. The nurturing of these values at the Amrita Health Sciences Campus complements a fine technical education by enhancing skills with a unique understanding and compassion for the patient. The faculty is dedicated to these sustaining values and has diligently worked on the curricula, techniques and methods that will be of the greatest help to the students.
Established in 1997 as a Center of Excellence in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the location of School of Pharmacy at the heart of Kochi campus makes it ideally situated to offer high quality infrastructure for training and research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The goal of the school is not only to excel in the field of education, but also to conduct social and charitable outreach programs and thereby mould a new battalion of highly competent pharmacy professionals. The school gives due weightage to industrial, hospital, community, clinical and research aspects of pharmacy. It utilizes the wide variety of resources available at the various centers of the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and the University for providing theoretical and practical training and orientation to the students. The School gives equal importance to industrial pharmacy and research aspects of clinical pharmacy. The students are encouraged and motivated to take part in the charitable outreach work of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS).The Amrita School of Pharmacy is recognized by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and other statutory bodies and agencies.
- Number of Campuses5 (Amritapuri, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kochi and Mysore)
- Number of Schools15 in disciplines like medicine, biotechnology, engineering, business, arts & sciences, ayurveda, social work, communication
- AccreditationAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was placed in the top category by the Ministry of Human Resource Development's Deemed University Review Committee. As such, it is considered as one among the ivy-league Indian Universities such as IISc, TIFR, NIMHANS and BITS.
- The Amrita Health Sciences campus was given ISO 9002-2000, NABH and NABL accreditation. The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences is the only university teaching hospital in India with NABH accreditation.
- Total Land Area - 900 Acres
- Total Built-Up Space - 8 million square feet (Largest among Private Universities in India)
Statistics
- Student Population -18,000
- Number of Faculty -1,750
- Faculty-Student Ratio -1 : 8 (Greater than prescribed national norms)
Internaitional Partnerships :
Over the years Amrita university has developed working relations ship with many of the best universities in the world. Amrita Center for International Programs plays a developmental, strategic and co-coordinating role in the University's International work, seeking to provide quality support both internally and externally. Strong collaboration with national and international organizations is the hallmark of all research carried out at Amrita University and to this extent we have developed a broad range of international partnerships around the world. Amrita University is putting in place a range of institutional links which support key international activities such student exchanges, Dual –Degrees, Remote teaching , the development of joint academic programmes, Co-guiding the PhD students, high-end research collaboration and other collaborative initiatives. In 2012, Amrita University was chosen as the Co-Coordinator of the prestigious European Union Project i.e. Erasmus Mundus II (3 Million Euro Project) along with Politecnico Di Torino, Italy.
Contact Info :
Phone : 0091 (0) 484 280 1234, 285 1234,0484 668 1234
Fax : 0091 (0) 484 280 2020
Email :hospitaladministration@aims.amrita.edu
