Amity University, Mumbai

Amity University, Mumbai (AUM) is a Private University, established by the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation,[1] New Delhi, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. It has been awarded as University of the Year - Western India Region at Indian Education Awards.

AUM is the Official University Partner of Mumbai City Football Club.[2]

Amity University, Mumbai
MottoWe Nurture Talent
TypePrivate
Established2014
PresidentDr. Aseem Chauhan [3]
Vice-ChancellorProf. D.S Rao [4]
Location
Navi Mumbai
,
Maharashtra
,
India

18.9316079°N 73.1601956°E / 18.9316079; 73.1601956
AffiliationsUniversity Grants Commission
Websiteamity.edu/mumbai/

Recognition and Accreditation

It is a State-Private University, established under Government of Maharashtra Act No. 13[5] of 2014 and is recognised as per Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act (1956), with the rights to confer degrees. As per law, Universities do not require approval of AICTE, to start or conduct technical programs.[6]

Campus

Being surrounded by Greenery Nature of Bhatan village of Raigad district (Panvel, as the nearest city), it is certified as Green Campus with many Plants and Trees nurtured, has Air-Conditioned Academic Blocks, equipped with 100 Mbit/s Wi-Fi connectivity. Sports are praised both Indoor & Outdoor such as Basketball, Badminton, Carrom, Cricket, Chess, Hockey, Soccer, Table-Tennis, Tennis, etc. It also facilitates Residential Living for Students and Faculties (Teaching & Non-Teaching).[2][7][8]

Academics & Schools

The university offers Academic Programs[9][10] in the various fields, at both Undergraduate & Post-Graduate graduation levels including Honors levels, besides offering Doctoral degrees in several of these disciplines, such as;

  • Advertising & PR
  • Animation[lower-alpha 1] (ASCO - Amity School of Communication)
  • Applied Sciences[lower-alpha 2] (ASAS - Amity School of Applied Sciences)
  • Architecture (ASAP - Amity School of Architecture and Planning)
  • Biotechnology[lower-alpha 3]
  • Commerce, Economics (AIB - Amity Institute of Business)
  • Computer Science/IT (AIIT - Amity Institute of Information Technology)
  • Engineering[lower-alpha 4] (ASET - Amity School of Engineering and Technology)
  • English Literature
  • Environment[lower-alpha 5]
  • Fashion Designing[lower-alpha 6] (ASFT - Amity School of Fashion Design and Technology)
  • Film & Drama
  • Fine Arts (ASFA - Amity School of Fine Arts)
  • Food Technology
  • Foreign Languages[lower-alpha 7] and English Literature (ASL - Amity School of Languages)
  • Interior Designing
  • Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC - Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communications)
  • Law (ALS - Amity Law School)
  • Liberal Arts (AILA - Amity Institute of Liberal Arts)
  • Management[lower-alpha 8] (RICS - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
  • Psychology & Behavioural Science[lower-alpha 9] (AIBAS - Amity Institute of Behavioural and Applied Sciences)
  • Travel & Tourism (AITT - Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism)
  • Vocational Education
  1. Animation & VFX, Gaming & Multimedia
  2. Chemistry, Mathematics, Nanotechnology, Physics and Statistics.
  3. This program comes under the ASET school, which is primarily for Engineering courses.
  4. Aeronautical, Aerospace, Automibile, Biotechnology, Civil, Computer Science and Engg., Electronics & Communication Engg. and Mechanical Engg.
  5. Environmental Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences
  6. Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, Fashion Styling & Image Design, Fashion Technology and Textile Product Design.
  7. Currenty only French, German and Spanish.
  8. BBA/MBA, Banking & Finance, Built Environment, Construction Project Management, Insurance, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Marketing/Finance/HR/IT, Real Estate and Urban Infrastructure.
  9. Clinical & Honors (Behavioural, Cognitive and Applied Sciences) .

Rankings

AUM officially has been recognised by The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF),[11] which was approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). It has ranked First in Not-For-Profit (University Category - Western India).

Events & Happenings

Events such as Aminova (Cultural Events), Technicia (Technology Fest), Sangathan (Sports Meet) and other Seminars are organized every academic year, on a regular basis.[12][13]

References
  1. "RBEF". www.rbef.in. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "AMITY UNIVERSITY MUMBAI". www.amity.edu. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. https://www.ricssbe.org/about-rics-sbe/leadership/university-leadership/dr-aseem-chauhan/
  4. https://www.amity.edu/mumbai/leadership
  5. "AUM Accreditation Letter" (PDF).
  6. "Amity University Mumbai - About Recognition". www.amity.edu. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. "AUM Infrastructure". amity.edu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. "Amity University Mumbai - About us". amity.edu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. "Amity University Mumbai - The Academia". www.amity.edu. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  10. "AUM Programes". amity.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. "NIRF - National Institutional Ranking Framework". www.amity.edu. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. "AUM Events". amity.edu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. Debarati S. Sen (14 March 2020). "Design students of Amity University steal the show at Bombay Times Fashion Week". The Times of India.
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