Amity opens Jaipur campus

The Amity Group of Institutions, a leading education provider with 18 campuses in Delhi, Noida, Raipur, Gurgaon, Manesar, Lucknow and Bhu-baneswar, has set up a 1,500- acre campus here.

The residential campus is nestled in the Aravalli Hills on the National Highway No 8, just half-an-hour outside the city.

Addressing reporters here recently, Ashok K Chauhan, founder president of the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF) said Amity was attracting the best talent of the country.

Seven former vice-chancellors, seven retired generals, a former chairman of the University Grants Commission, a former vice-chairman of the All-India Council for Technical Education, a former secretary-general of the Association of Indian Universities as well as several scientists and technologists were leading the around 1,500-strong core faculty, he added.

Chauhan said in the Amity campuses would be set up in all parts of the country and abroad.

Amity Jaipur will start functioning in August 2004. It will provide graduate and post-graduate programmes in management, communication, biotechnology, information technology, engineering, hotel management, law, behavioural sciences, insurance, travel and tourism, fine arts and designing.

The Amity Group of Educational Institutions was established in 1991 under the aegis of RBEF, a non-profit organisation. Since then, the group has registered rapid growth with over 22,000 students studying over 130 programmes across 18 campuses.

"We strive to provide the best and most modern education. We have earned a reputation for delivering quality education that not only shapes our students' future but also develops and nurtures their talents," Chauhan said.