Amity University Mumbai - AUM

Amity University was formed by Ashok Chauhan, the founder of the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. Amity University was India's first private university slated to implement reservations based on caste etc. for both faculty as well as students, The school was started in 2003 with an enrollment of 120 students. In 2011, it had 80,000 students in 240 programs. It now has more than 125,000 students from all over the world. Atul Chauhan is President of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation and Chancellor of Amity University. Aseem Chauhan is the Additional President of the Foundation. In 2007, USA Today reported that Ashok Chauhan, the founder of Amity, expected that generations of his family will control the school.In September 2015 the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the BSE Institute, a subsidiary of the Bombay Stock Exchange, to commence a 2-year distance learning MBA programme in global financial markets, that will be open to students and working professionals. Amity University Mumbai Campus with world-class learning infrastructure and over a kilometer long frontage on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. It is designed by a globally renowned US architect who have previously designed Boston and California State University. With ‘air-conditioned’ academic block and 100 Mbps Wi-Fi, the campus facilitates students’ all-round growth. It also houses world class sports facilities for soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, shooting and badminton amongst others. There are several well-appointed residential options for students as well as faculty within its premises. The campus is also well-connected by university-operated as well as public transport options from major nearby locations and just 10 km from Panvel station. It has been certified ‘Green’ and has a state–of–the–art ‘access-control’ systems to ensure utmost safety.