The Coimbatore-based Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as the 8th best university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2018 for Indian Universities, that was released by the Minister of Human Resource Development Sh. Prakash Javadekar.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham ranked 8th university in NIRF India Ranking 2018:
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, which is only 15 years old, has been ranked the 8th best university in India behind well-established public institutions such as the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Jawaharhal Nehru University, Delhi; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Anna University, Chennai; University of Hyderabad; Jadavpur University, Kolkata; and Delhi University.
About the University:
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, with 20,000 students and 1800+ faculty (including about 200 international faculty), is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary research university that is accredited with 'A' grade by NAAC and also ranked high by international ranking agencies such as THE, QS, etc.
The University is currently spread across five campuses in three states of India - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, with the University headquarters at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The foundation stone for its upcoming campuses at Delhi and Amaravati have been laid recently.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham continuously collaborates with top US institutions including Ivy League universities and top European universities for regular student exchange programs and has emerged as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in India. The University is managed by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.