Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Other name
Amrita University
Motto
śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
The earnest aspirant gains supreme wisdom
TypePrivate, Deemed University
Established1994 (1994)
FounderMata Amritanandamayi
AccreditationNAAC (A++)
AffiliationUGC, AICTE
ChancellorMata Amritanandamayi
PresidentSwami Amritaswarupananda Puri
Vice-ChancellorP. Venkat Rangan
Academic staff
2000+
Students30,000+
Address, , ,
India

10°54′4″N 76°54′10″E / 10.90111°N 76.90278°E / 10.90111; 76.90278
CampusMultiple sites, 9 campuses across India, 1,300 acres (530 ha)
Colours  AM Maroon (Pantone 7426C)
Websitewww.amrita.edu

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (or Amrita University) is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary, research-intensive private deemed university in India. It currently has 19 constituent schools spread across nine campuses in Amaravati, Amritapuri (Kollam), Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Kochi, Faridabad, Mysore, and Nagercoil. Accredited with the highest possible ‘A++’ grade by NAAC and ranked as 7th best university in India in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024.

It is headquartered in Ettimadai, Coimbatore. The other nine campuses are off-campuses of the same university as per section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. It offers over 300 undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated-degree, dual-degree, doctoral programs in engineering, medicine, management, architecture & planning, natural sciences, Ayurveda & health sciences, agriculture & life sciences, commerce, Arts & humanities, social sciences, media & communication, law, fine arts and cultural studies. As of 2023, the university had a faculty strength of over 2000 and over 30,000 students.