Amrita Schools of Engineering

Amrita Schools of Engineering are a group of engineering colleges in India under the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a private deemed university, and Institute of Eminence spread across its five campuses in Amaravati, Amritapuri(Kollam), Bengaluru, Chennai, and Coimbatore. The schools offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in various engineering disciplines.

Amrita Schools of Engineering
Information
TypePrivate Engineering College
FounderMata Amritanandamayi Devi
CategoryEngineering
LanguageEnglish
CampusesAmaravati, Amritapuri, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore
AffiliationAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AICTE

The schools were founded by Mata Amritanandamayi Devi in 1994, and are managed by her international humanitarian organisation Mata Amritanandamayi Math.

History

The Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore was established in 1994, in a obscure village of Ettimadai at the foothills of Bouluvanpatty ranges, about 20 km away from the Coimbatore city. It was the first higher educational institution to be set up by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math, which at then had only 120 students and 13 faculty members. As Amrita's first campus, the Coimbatore is still home to the administrative headquarters of Amrita University.

Later in 2002, two new campuses were opened with schools of engineering at Bengaluru, and Amritapuri. While the Bengaluru campus sits in Kasavanahalli, a neighbourhood in south-west of the Bengaluru metropolis, the Amritapuri campus was set up in the village of Vallikavu, next to the international headquarters of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.

In 2003, Amrita Vishwa Vidapeetham became one of the youngest universities to be conferred the status of a deemed university.

In 2019, an engineering school started operating in the newly established Chennai campus, at the outskirts of the Chennai city in a small village of Vengal.

In 2021, an engineering school started operating in its new campus at Amaravati the capital city of Andhra Pradesh state.

Schools

Amrita School of Engineering, Amaravati

The school of engineering in Amaravati campus is the youngest and going to commence it's Academic session from 2021. It houses Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Electronics & Communications, Mechanical Engineering departments.

Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri

The school of engineering in the Amritapuri Campus started in 2002 and it has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, and Mechanical Engineering departments.

Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru

The school of engineering in the Bengaluru Campus has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical Engineering departments alike in the Amritapuri campus, both of which were established together in 2002. It was previously affiliated to the Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum,[1] before joining the later deemed Amrita University.

Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai

The school of engineering in the Chennai campus is second youngest of among the five, and started functioning in 2019. It has Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Cyber Security Mechanical Engineering departments.

Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore

The school of engineering in Coimbatore campus predates the university, and in 1994 became the first higher-education institution to be set up by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Being the headquaters of the University, it has the largest intake of students annually, and also offers the most number of programs among the five engineering schools of Amrita. Among the five, It is also the only school to have Aerospace and Chemical Engineering Departments. Other than that, the school has Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Departments.

Academics

Academic programmes

The schools offer undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in various engineering disciplines. The Amrita University having the deemed university status, enjoys full autonomy over the courses, syllabus, admissions and fees in its schools of engineering. However, the programmes are approved and come under the regulations of the AICTE.

List of B.Tech Programs offered in Amrita Campuses with their Annual Intake
Course Branch Amritapuri Bangalore Chennai Coimbatore Amaravati Total
B.Tech Aerospace Engineering 0 0 0 60 0 60
Chemical Engineering 0 0 0 60 0 60
Civil Engineering 0 0 60 60 0 120
Computer & Communication 60 60 60 60 60 300
Computer Science 240 120 60 360 120 900
Computer Science (AI) 60 60 60 60 60 300
Computer Science (Cyber Security) 0 0 60 0 0 60
Electrical & Computer 60 60 0 60 0 180
Electrical & Electronics 60 60 60 120 0 300
Electronics & Communication 60 180 60 180 60 540
Electronics & Computer 60 60 0 0 0 120
Mechanical Engineering 120 120 60 180 60 540
Total Total 720 720 420 1200 360 3420

BTech Admission

The admissions to all the B.Tech programmes offered at Amrita Schools of Engineering is done through Amrita Engineering Entrance Examinaton (AEEE) and Joint Entrance Examination - Main. While 70% of the seats are reserved for AEEE candidates, the rest are allotted for students applying with their JEE Main common rank.[2] Only JEE main All India Rank of BE/Btech paper appeared in English medium is eligible. The candidates based on their ranks are invited for counselling at any of the campuses, where they are allowed to choose branch and campus available, and book their seats. The candinate must have completed Class 12 or HSE or equivalent from recognised Board or University with compulsory subjects of Mathematics and Physics along with English and optional subject with minimum 75% aggregrate is eligible for BTech admission.[3]

AEEE

Amrita Engineering Entrance Examination (AEEE) is an annual multiple-choice entrance test conducted in April and May in various centres across India. Similar to the JEE main, the test assesses candidates on high school topics from physics, mathematics and chemistry along with small proportion of English and Reasoning. Candidates can attempt the Computer Based Test (CBT) at the centres all over India and abroad, after registering for the exams.[4]

The preparation,syllabus, weightage and pattern of the examination is similar to that of JEE main.

MTech Admission

MTech Admission is based on GATE exam. Candidate with BTech, MSc degree from recognised University with minimum 75% aggregate are eligible to apply. Eligible Candidates can participate in councilling conducted by the university. GATE subject and course eligibilty changes with branch.[5]

Scholarships

The schools offer scholarships as fee waiver for first year students, based on the rank scored in the JEE main and entrance examination. The student admitted through scholarship has to score minimum CGPA as per the university rules in order to earn the fee waiver in the subsequent years, or his scholarship is passed on to the next eligible student.[2]

Rankings
University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[6]20

In 2020, the Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri was ranked 20 among all the Engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)[6]

References
  1. "About Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore Campus | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham". www.amrita.edu. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Information Handbook - B.Tech. Admission 2019 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham". www.amrita.edu. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. www.amrita.edu | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham https://https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/btech-2021 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 1 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "AEEE 2021 - BTech Admission 2021 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham". www.amrita.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. {{Cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/mtech }
  6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
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