Amity University, Noida is a private university located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 2005. The university is recognised by UGC and accredited by the NAAC with a grade of A+. Amity University provides undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes. It has campuses in India and overseas branches in London, Dubai, Singapore and New York. Amity secured 16^th rank in the management category, 10^th rank among the top private universities, 12^th rank in the pharmacy category, and 5^th rank in the engineering category in India by NIRF 2020 among private universities. The campus has a well-equipped library and IT services offering services in the admission process, online classes, live streaming of events, a library, LMS, Wi-Fi-facility around the campus, research labs for each department, one main auditorium with a large seating capacity, a number of mini auditoriums, journals and magazines. The university considers admission on merit and skill basis. Offering various courses like B.Tech, B.Arch, BA LLB (Hons)/ BBA LLB (Hons)/ B.Com LLB (Hons), the university becomes a delight and is in the choice list of many students.

Entrance Exam

Amity University accepts a variety of national-level entrance exam scores for admission to its undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs. The table below provides an overview of the entrance exams accepted for different courses at Amity University.

The exam dates vary from year to year, but majorly it depends upon the student’s response and internal exams. The examination committee makes sure that there are no clashes between any of the national-level exam dates and dates for the admission test/selection procedure.

Selection Process

The selection process is conducted at various Amity campuses. The students are informed about the date, time, and venue of the selection process. They can select their selection process date and, as per that, appear for the selection process in person. The selection process depends on the course they have chosen. Generally, it consists of an English test and/or group discussion and/or personal interview.

Personal Interview

The admission process to Amity University is based on performance in the entrance exam conducted. The Personal Interview (PI) and the entrance exam are given equal weightage in the admission process. The personal interview includes questions like "Tell me about yourself," "Why did you choose Amity University over others?"," What are your strengths and weaknesses?"," What are your hobbies?" etc. The candidates are also evaluated on the basis of their entrance exam score, personal interview, and academic performance for admissions. The selected candidates are informed through email along with all the relevant details.

Direct admission

Students with a grade point average of 80% or higher in Class XII (CBSE/ISC/State Boards) are exempted from the selection process. The selection for these students is based on their Amity application form. The selected students are sent an intimation of the result on the admission microsite. After the admission process and examination are completed, the selected students can download their admission letters from the website.

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