Amrita Schools of Business explained

Amrita Schools of Business
Type:Private Business Schools
Established:1996
Dean:Dr. Kishore Gopalakrishna Pillai [1]
Campus:Rural/Urban (multiple sites)
Language:English

Amrita Schools of Business are private business schools of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India, which is spread across its five campuses in Amritapuri (Kollam), Bengaluru, Kochi, Coimbatore and Amaravati.[2] The schools offer full-time MBA program, MBA-MS program, management-related doctoral programs, and many executive and online education programs.[3] [4] [5]

The schools are 11th School in India and is among the world's Top 5% of Business schools accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Global Standards for B- Schools.[6] [7]

The schools were founded by Mata Amritanandamayi Devi in 1996, and are managed by her international humanitarian organization Mata Amritanandamayi Math.[8]

History

The Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore was established in 1996, in the village of Ettimadai at the foothills of Bouluvanpatty ranges, about 20 km away from the Coimbatore city. As Amrita's first campus, it is still home to the administrative headquarters of Amrita University.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Currently, the university has schools of business in 5 of its 7 campuses[14] [15]

In 2022, a business school started operating in its new campus at Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.[16]

Campuses

Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore

The school of Business in the Coimbatore campus started in 1996. Being the headquarters of the university, it has the largest intake of students annually, and offers and full time MBA and doctoral courses.[17] [18] This campus also houses the IBM Business Analytics Lab.

Amrita School of Business, Bengaluru

The school of Business in the Bengaluru campus offers two management programs, a full-time MBA-MS. and a part-time Executive MBA-MS in Business Analytics with University at Buffalo. It also offers doctoral programs.[19]

Amrita School of Business, Kochi

The school of Business in the Kochi campus is started functioning in 1998. It offers full-time MBA and doctoral programs.[20]

Amrita School of Business, Amritapuri Kollam

The school of Business in the Amritapuri campus started in 2002. It offers and full time MBA and doctoral courses.[21]

The schools also offers UGC approved online BBA, MBA, MA and other management courses.[22] [23] [24]

Amrita School of Business, Amaravati

The school of Business in the Amaravati campus started in 2022. It offers and full time BBA, MBA and doctoral courses.[25] [26]

Rankings

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2021[27] [28] The QS World University Rankings of 2020 ranked it in 261–270 band in Asia.[29] [30] Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham of which Amrita Schools of Business is a constituent part, has been ranked 151-200 according to QS ranking of BRICS universities.[31] It was ranked 5th best in India among universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2021. The Government of India awarded Institute of Eminence status to the university.[32] The university is also accredited with A++ by NAAC.[33]

Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore was ranked as 19th in the Top private B-schools in India by careers360 magazine for the year 2014.[34] [35] [36]

Academics

Academic programmes

The school offers BBA, MBA, PhD and online courses in management.[37] In addition, it offers a dual degree program leading to an MS in information technology and MBA in collaboration with State University of New York at Buffalo, for working professionals at the Bangalore campus.[38]

The school also emphasizes on Sustainable Development, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.[39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] The university has collaborations with many foreign universities including the University of California.[49] [50]

Curriculum

Curriculum at Amrita Schools of Business is created by its Academic Council based on the intellectual contributions of Industry experts, Academic researches, Faculty, Alumnus and industry expectations.[51] [52]

The school in Coimbatore houses the IBM Business Analytics Lab which was inaugurated by Mr. Kaushik Bhaskar, Vice President of Information Integration & Governance Software and India Software Labs IBM India.[53] [54]

Admissions and Aid

Admission

Admission to Master of Business Administration degree programs are through score in Common Admission Test, Management Aptitude Test, Common Management Admission Test or Graduate Management Admission Test and interview.[55] [56] [57] [58] Admission for online courses is based on score in qualifying examination.[59]

Scholarships

The schools also offer scholarship based on Common Admission Test, Graduate Management Admission Test scores and Cumulative grade point average.[60]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Kishore Gopalakrishna Pillai . ResearchGate.
  2. Web site: 2019-11-05. Business Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. amrita.edu. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-11-05. About - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. amrita.edu. en-US.
  4. Web site: Amrita School of Business (ASB) Coimbatore: Admission, Fees, Courses, Placements, Cutoff, Ranking. 2022-02-13. www.careers360.com. en.
  5. Web site: 2021-10-29. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Professors make it in the Top 2% Scientists of Stanford's List Second Time in a Row. 2022-02-13. India Education Latest Education News Global Educational News Recent Educational News. en-US.
  6. News: 2023-01-11 . Here’s everything you need to know about Amrita Business School and what makes it one of the top B-schools in India . 2024-05-11 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  7. Web site: 2019-11-15 . AACSB International Accreditation for Amrita School of Business (ASB) - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham . 2024-05-11 . www.amrita.edu . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2021-11-20. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. Times Higher Education (THE). en.
  9. Web site: Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2021-04-08. www.amrita.edu.
  10. Web site: A B-school leveraging education and spirituality . www.livemint.com . 29 September 2015.
  11. Web site: Amma's speech University at Buffalo . University at Buffalo . 30 September 2015.
  12. Web site: An MBA on the cheap is possible, but cram cram cram . Livemint . 4 October 2015.
  13. Web site: In conversation with past dean . coolavenues.com . 4 October 2015.
  14. Web site: Amrita School of Business Coimbatore: Fee, Cut off, Admission. 2022-02-13. www.mbauniverse.com.
  15. Web site: manu.varghese. Free webinar : മാനേജ്മെന്റ് വിദ്യാഭ്യാസവും സാധ്യതകളും; സൗജന്യ ഓൺലൈൻ വെബിനാറുമായി അമൃത സ്കൂൾ ഓഫ് ബിസിനസ്. 2022-02-13. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. ml.
  16. Web site: Relief for Amrita University as Andhra govt approves exemption from stamp duty, registration charges. 2021-12-18. The New Indian Express.
  17. Web site: 2019-11-05. School of Business, Coimbatore Campus Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. amrita.edu. en-US.
  18. Web site: AVV MBA Admission 2022 begins . 2022-02-13 . news.careers360.com . en.
  19. Web site: 2019-11-05. School of Business Bengaluru - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. amrita.edu. en-US.
  20. Web site: 2019-11-05. School of Business Kochi - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. amrita.edu. en-US.
  21. Web site: 2019-10-24. School of Business Amritapuri - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. amrita.edu. en-US.
  22. News: 2021-02-10. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham launches online degree courses. en-IN. The Hindu. 2022-02-13. 0971-751X.
  23. Web site: BBA AHEAD - Online Degree Programs. 2022-02-13. www.amrita.edu.
  24. Web site: BBA AHEAD - Online Degree Programs. 2022-02-13. www.amrita.edu.
  25. Web site: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's new off-campus centre at Amaravati to offer 8 courses . 2022-06-04 . news.careers360.com . en.
  26. Web site: B. B. A. - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham . 2022-06-04 . amrita.edu . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2021-05-21. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2021-06-14. Times Higher Education (THE). en.
  28. Web site: Times Higher Education rating of Amrita University . Times Higher Education . 5 October 2015.
  29. Web site: QS Asia World University Rankings. 2021-06-14. Top Universities. en.
  30. Web site: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2022-02-13. Top Universities. en.
  31. Web site: Amrita university ranked 151-200 in BRICS . Top Universities QS ranking . 5 October 2015.
  32. Web site: National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Reports Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 2021-09-13. www.amrita.edu.
  33. Web site: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Gets A++ Grade From NAAC. 2022-02-13. NDTV.com. en.
  34. Web site: Top Private B-schools in India . Careers360 . 2 October 2015.
  35. Web site: Careers 360 clusters . Careers 360 . 4 October 2015.
  36. Web site: Amrita School of Business (ASB) Coimbatore: Admission, Fees, Courses, Placements, Cutoff, Ranking . 2022-03-06 . www.careers360.com . en.
  37. Web site: Amrita School of Business.
  38. Web site: 2008-09-22 . The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Amrita - New York universities launch joint programmes . 2022-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080922152808/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010302200200.htm . 22 September 2008 . dead.
  39. Web site: Vanadana Shiva's lecture in Amrita School of Business . seedfreedom . 5 October 2015.
  40. News: Report on Sustainability conference at Amrita School of Business . Times of India . 13 December 2012 . 5 October 2015.
  41. News: Experts call for making sustainability sustainable . The Hindu . 12 December 2012 . 5 October 2015.
  42. Web site: Deakin University report Sustainability conference Amrita School of Business . https://web.archive.org/web/20150531012751/http://www.unprme.org/reports/PRMEReport2013AprilFinal.pdf . 2015-05-31 . 5 October 2015 . UNPRME.
  43. Web site: Intellecap MD gives keynote address on Amrita School of Business Conference . Intellecap . 5 October 2015.
  44. Web site: Sustain group sponsoring Amrita School of Business conference on Sustainability . Sustain Group . 5 October 2015.
  45. Web site: Former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul kalam's address in Amrita School of Business Sustainability Conference . The Hindu Business Line . 16 December 2012 . 5 October 2015.
  46. Web site: Rediff Interview with the past dean . Rediff . 5 October 2015.
  47. News: Workshop on Legal Pluralism in Natural Resource Management . The Hindu . 29 March 2012 . 20 October 2015.
  48. Web site: Conference on Legal Pluaralism . Commission on Legal Pluralism . 20 October 2015.
  49. Web site: Telecom ecole de management partners . TEM Paris . 2 October 2015.
  50. Web site: Amrita University ties-up with University of California . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085843/http://kalvimalar.dinamalar.com/news-details.asp?id=12344&cat=1 . dead . March 4, 2016 . Dinamalar Tamil Newspaper . 20 October 2015.
  51. Web site: De-coding MBA curriculum . Careers 360 . 4 October 2015.
  52. Web site: B-school review . Rediff GetAhead . 4 October 2015.
  53. Web site: IBM ASB analytics lab inauguration . Amrita School of Business . 2 October 2015.
  54. Web site: IBM inaugurates Business Analytics Lab at Amrita School of Business . Higher Education Review.
  55. Web site: How to get into B-schools: A road map for MBA entrance exams . 2022-02-13 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  56. Web site: Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore, Admissions 2022-23, Placements, Fees, Address. 2022-02-13. www.eduvidya.com.
  57. Web site: deevika . Amrita University begins admissions for post-graduate management programs . 2022-02-13 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . en.
  58. News: 2021-06-01 . Pandemic, delayed exam put question mark over student's MBA admission . 2022-02-13 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  59. Web site: 2021-10-19 . Amrita School of Business . 2022-02-13 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.
  60. News: 2021-07-10. Admissions, research news, MOUssigned, scholarships and more.... en-IN. The Hindu. 2022-02-13. 0971-751X.