Amity University, Kolkata

The Amity Group's presence in Kolkata began at the end of 2009 with Amity Global Business School (Salt Lake, Sector V), which offered management degrees under Amity University. In 2015, the state legislature of West Bengal passed the Amity University Act, 2014 (West Bengal Act, XXIV of 2014) to enable the establishment of the university in Kadampukur, Action Area - III of New Town. The university was established on 6 January and classes commenced on 31 August 2015. It is the eighth university to be established by the Amity Education Group, which also established Amity University, Mumbai in 2014.

The university is widely known for having one of the world's most expensive campuses. It has many classrooms that are centrally air-conditioned and has many laboratories for conducting experiments. [2] The Central Building (known as the Leaf Structure) is centrally air-conditioned and has hi-tech security. It consists of a library block (the second-largest library in Kolkata after the National Library of India), an auditorium block, a cafeteria block and an atrium that is used for many events.

Aerial view of the University campus

The Academic Block which consists of three wings comprises more than 100 classrooms spread across its institutes. It has the university's common seminar hall and is next to the sports field and basketball court. A 22 Storey Tower ( E Block) is an addition to the academic building and features more than 200 classrooms, seminar hall, research labs and other amenities room.

An All New Sport Complex is also coming up which will feature a Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts and Indoor Sport Room. It will also be ready by 2020.

The University also possess a 13 Storey Hostel Block which provide Residential Living to Boys and Girls separately.

The university offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral degrees. Courses are run by constituent institutes and schools situated on its campus. Amity University, Kolkata is currently offering programs in the field of management, engineering, bio-technology, applied sciences, forensic sciences, environment, medical and allied health sciences, nursing, journalism and mass communications, liberal arts, computer science, foreign language, law, architecture, medical, commerce, economics, fashion, fine arts, hotel management both at undergraduate and post graduate levels, besides offering doctoral degrees in many of these disciplines.