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Amity University

• Address: Block E2, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 201 303
• Phone: 0120-2445252, 0120-4713600
• Email: admissions@amity.edu
• Website: [1]
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Amity University is a private university in Noida, India established under an Uttar Pradesh state government act. ^[1]

The founder president is Ashok Chauhan. The University is a Member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), and a Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. It is not approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). As per the university, it is not required to take the approval of AICTE. However a wide array of other Statutory Bodies recognize respective courses offered by Amity. These bodies include Bar Council of India (Law Programs), Council of Architecture (Architectural Programs) and National Council of Teachers Education (Educational Programs). ^[1]

Amity University is also accredited by ASIC, UK (Accreditation Service for International Colleges). The Amity University, Uttar Pradesh (or NOIDA Campus) has a good focus on research. It has a number of well equipped modern laboratories and is recognized by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India as a Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (SIRO). The University is now having a number of research projects funded by the various Government of India agencies like DST, DBT, CSIR, DRDO. The University has some well qualified/experienced scientists as faculty members, who have already filed a number of patents based on their R&D work at the University. As of August 2009, Two of these patents had been already published by the Patents Office. ^[1]

The university has been involved in controversies, including refusal by the Universities Grants Commission (UGC) to recognize Amity University (As of 2011, by Delhi High Court ruling, UGC recognition is not needed by Amity University to grant its degrees) and an international arrest warrant against its founder president Ashok Chauhan. ^[1]

Amity sponsors the Delhi Daredevils and the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. ^[1]

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