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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}{{Short description|Private engineering schools in India}}{{Infobox university
| name = Amrita Schools of Engineering
| image =
| website = {{URL|https://www.amrita.edu/school/engineering}}
| type = Private Engineering schools
| established = 1994
| founder = [[Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]]
| dean = Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan
| city = [[Coimbatore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Kollam]], [[Chennai]], [[Amaravati]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = Rural/Urban
| language = English
| parent = [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]]
| affiliation = [[AICTE]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]], [[National Board of Accreditation]]
}}

'''Amrita Schools of Engineering''' are private engineering schools in India part of [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]] University which is spread across its five campuses in [[Amritapuri]] (Kollam), [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], and [[Amaravati]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Engineering {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/school/engineering|access-date=2021-06-20|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref> The schools offer undergraduate, integrated degree, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in various engineering disciplines.

Amrita Schools of Engineering conduct Amrita Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE) along with [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main]] for admission to B.Tech programs and M.Tech admissions are based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Engineering Admission: Entrance Exams Other Than JEE You Should Consider|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/btech-admission-entrance-exams-other-jee-you-should-consider|access-date=2021-12-18|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=AEEE 2023: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to Conduct Engineering Entrance Exam in April |url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/aeee-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-to-conduct-engineering-entrance-exam-in-april-amrita-edu-6824245.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Choose Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for Engineering? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/marketing/2021/jun/25/why-choose-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-for-engineering-2321389.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

The schools were founded by [[Mata Amritanandamayi|Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]] in 1994, and are managed by her international humanitarian organization [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is giving an edge to engineering education in India - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spotlight/how-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-is-giving-an-edge-to-engineering-education-in-india/articleshow/83737589.cms|access-date=2022-02-13|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-21 |title=Tomorrow’s Engineering Today with a B.Tech degree from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham School of Engineering |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/tomorrows-engineering-today-with-a-b-tech-degree-from-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-school-of-engineering-101681743972198.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
==History==
The Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore was established in 1994, in the village of [[Ettimadai]] at the foothills of Bouluvanpatty ranges, about 20 km away from the [[Coimbatore]] city. It was the first higher educational institution to be set up by the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]], which at then had only 120 students and 13 faculty members. As Amrita's first campus, it is still home to the administrative headquarters of [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|Amrita University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Engineering {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/school/engineering|access-date=2021-04-08|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref>

Later in 2002, two new campuses were opened with schools of engineering at [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], and [[Amritapuri]]. While the Bengaluru campus sits in Kasavanahalli, a neighbourhood in south-west of the Bengaluru metropolis, the Amritapuri campus was set up in the village of [[Vallikavu]], next to the international headquarters of the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]].

In 2003, [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|Amrita Vishwa Vidapeetham]] became one of the youngest universities to be conferred the status of a [[deemed university]].

In 2019, an engineering school started operating in the newly established Chennai campus, at the outskirts of the [[Chennai]] city in the village of Vengal.

In 2021, an engineering school started operating in its new campus at Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Relief for Amrita University as Andhra govt approves exemption from stamp duty, registration charges|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/feb/29/relief-for-amrita-university-as-andhra-govt-approves-exemption-from-stamp-duty-registration-charges-2110105.html|access-date=2021-12-18|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Campuses ==
===Amrita School of Engineering, Amaravati===
The school of engineering in the Amritapuri campus started in 2022 and it has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication departments.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-13 |title=Amrita varsity set for July opening |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/amrita-varsity-set-for-july-opening/articleshow/100952088.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-21 |title=Amrita School of Engineering opens application for 2023; Check details here |url=https://www.republicworld.com/education/news/amrita-school-of-engineering-rebuilding-world-class-education-applications-open-for-2023-articleshow.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Republic World |language=en}}</ref>
===Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri===
[[File:Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri Campus.jpg|thumb|Amrita School Of Engineering, Amritapuri]]The school of engineering in the Amritapuri campus started in 2002, and it has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, and Mechanical Engineering departments.
===Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru===
The school of engineering in the Bengaluru campus has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical Engineering departments alike in the Amritapuri campus, both of which were established together in 2002.
===Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai===
The school of engineering in the Chennai campus is second youngest of among the five, and started functioning in 2019. It has Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Cyber Security Mechanical Engineering departments.
===Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore===
The school of engineering in Coimbatore campus predates the university, and in 1994 became the first higher-education institution to be set up by the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]]. Being the headquarters of the University, it has the largest intake of students annually, and offers the most number of programs among the five engineering schools of Amrita. Among the five, It is also the only school to have Aerospace and Chemical Engineering Departments. Other than that, the school has Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Departments. It is also the headquarters of the [[Amrita Centre for Computational Engineering and Networking|Centre for Excellence in Computational Engineering and Networking]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-06 |title=AEEE Result 2023 for Phase 1 announced on amrita.edu, direct link here |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/aeee-result-2023-for-phase-1-announced-on-amrita-edu-direct-link-here/articleshow/100033541.cms |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.careers360.com |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham announces 3 new entrance tests for UG, PG courses |url=https://news.careers360.com/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-announces-3-new-entrance-exams-for-ug-pg-courses |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=news.careers360.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Immense career opportunities for UG courses at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/immense-career-opportunities-for-ug-courses-at-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham/cid/1911055 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham partners with L&T EduTech for experiential learning in B.Tech civil engineering |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-partners-with-lampt-edutech-for-experiential-learning-in-b-tech-civil-engineering/2976890/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
==Rankings==
Amrita School Of Engineering was ranked 16th among Engineering institutions in India in 2021 by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]].

All the B.Tech programs of Amrita are accredited by [[National Board of Accreditation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=e - NBA |url=https://enba.nbaind.org/sartemplates/esarugtieriprint.aspx?appid=4337&progid=641 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=enba.nbaind.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-25 |title=Academic & Research Excellence: Global & National Rankings, Accreditation {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/rankings/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Academics==
===Academic programmes ===
The schools of Engineering offer undergraduate, postgraduate, Integrated and doctoral courses in various engineering disciplines affiliated to [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]]. All the programmes are approved and come under the regulations of the [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], and the school of engineering is accredited by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] and [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehrotra|first=Vani|date=2020-08-25|title=Placements in times of COVID-19 for Amrita's B.Tech, M.Tech students|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/brand-content-placements-in-times-of-covid-19-for-amritas-btech-mtech-students-644638|access-date=2022-02-19|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amrita University To Offer MTech In Defence Technology|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/amrita-university-offer-mtech-in-defence-technology|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref>
===B.Tech Admission===
The admissions to all the B.Tech programmes offered at Amrita Schools of Engineering is done through Amrita Engineering Entrance Examinaton (AEEE) and [[Joint Entrance Examination - Main|JEE Main]]. While 60% of the seats are reserved for AEEE candidates, the rest are allotted for students applying with their [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main|JEE Main]] (BE/BTech) common rank. Admission for foreign nationals, [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI and PIO]] students is through [[SAT]]. The candidates based on their ranks are invited for counselling at any of the campuses, where they are allowed to choose branch and campus available, and book their seats. The candidate must have completed Class 12 or HSE or equivalent from recognized Board or University with compulsory subjects of English, Mathematics, Physics and any one of the technical subject prescribed by AICTE with minimum 60% aggregate to be eligible to apply for AEEE. The age of the candidate should be less than 21 years at the time of Admission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/btech-2021 |title=B.Tech. Admissions 2021 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=www.amrita.edu|access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-18|title=B.Tech Admissions Open at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/b-tech-admissions-open-at-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AEEE 2022: Amrita University Reserves 25% Seats For JEE Main, 3% For SAT Candidates|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/aeee-2022-amrita-university-reserves-25-seats-for-jee-main-3-for-sat-candidates|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref>
====AEEE====
Amrita Engineering Entrance Examination (AEEE) is an annual [[Multiple choice|multiple-choice]] [[entrance test]] conducted in April and May in various centres across India. Similar to the [[Joint Entrance Examination|JEE-Main]], the test assesses candidates on high school topics from mathematics, physics and chemistry along with small proportion of English profiency and Aptitude and Reasoning. Candidates can attempt the Computer Based Test (CBT) at the centers all over India and abroad, after registering for the exams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/btech-2021/aeee2021|title=AEEE 2021 - BTech Admission 2021 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=www.amrita.edu|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref>

The preparation, syllabus, weightage and pattern of the examination is similar to that of [[Joint Entrance Examination - Main|JEE-Main]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AEEE 2022: Know About Amrita University Admission Process, Placements|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/aeee-2022-know-about-amrita-university-admission-process-placements|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref>
===M.Tech Admission===
M.Tech Admission is based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] and personal interview. Candidate with [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] or equivalent (4 years) or [[Master of Science]], from recognized University with minimum 75% aggregate are eligible to apply.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham invites applications for MTech|url=https://www.edexlive.com/campus/2019/may/20/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-invites-applications-for-mtech-6206.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Edex Live|language=en}}</ref>
===Scholarships===
The schools offer scholarships as fee waiver for B.Tech students, based on the rank scored in the JEE main and entrance examination. The student admitted through scholarship has to score minimum CGPA as per the university rules in order to earn the fee waiver in the subsequent years, or his scholarship is passed on to the next eligible student.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Information Handbook - B.Tech. Admission 2019 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/print/information-handbook-btech-admission-2019|access-date=2019-07-29|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref> Scholarships for [[Master of Engineering|M.Tech]] students is based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] score.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Choose Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for Engineering?|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/marketing/2021/jun/25/why-choose-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-for-engineering-2321389.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Universities in India]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1994]]

Amrita Schools of Engineering

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}{{Short description|Private engineering schools in India}}{{Infobox university
| name = Amrita Schools of Engineering
| image =
| website = {{URL|https://www.amrita.edu/school/engineering}}
| type = Private Engineering schools
| established = 1994
| founder = [[Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]]
| dean = Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan
| city = [[Coimbatore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Kollam]], [[Chennai]], [[Amaravati]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = Rural/Urban
| language = English
| parent = [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]]
| affiliation = [[AICTE]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]], [[National Board of Accreditation]]
}}

'''Amrita Schools of Engineering''' are private engineering schools in India part of [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]] University which is spread across its five campuses in [[Amritapuri]] (Kollam), [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], and [[Amaravati]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Engineering {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/school/engineering|access-date=2021-06-20|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref> The schools offer undergraduate, integrated degree, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in various engineering disciplines.

Amrita Schools of Engineering conduct Amrita Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE) along with [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main]] for admission to B.Tech programs and M.Tech admissions are based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Engineering Admission: Entrance Exams Other Than JEE You Should Consider|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/btech-admission-entrance-exams-other-jee-you-should-consider|access-date=2021-12-18|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=AEEE 2023: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to Conduct Engineering Entrance Exam in April |url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/aeee-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-to-conduct-engineering-entrance-exam-in-april-amrita-edu-6824245.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Choose Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for Engineering? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/marketing/2021/jun/25/why-choose-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-for-engineering-2321389.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

The schools were founded by [[Mata Amritanandamayi|Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]] in 1994, and are managed by her international humanitarian organization [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is giving an edge to engineering education in India - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spotlight/how-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-is-giving-an-edge-to-engineering-education-in-india/articleshow/83737589.cms|access-date=2022-02-13|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-21 |title=Tomorrow’s Engineering Today with a B.Tech degree from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham School of Engineering |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/tomorrows-engineering-today-with-a-b-tech-degree-from-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-school-of-engineering-101681743972198.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
==History==
The Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore was established in 1994, in the village of [[Ettimadai]] at the foothills of Bouluvanpatty ranges, about 20 km away from the [[Coimbatore]] city. It was the first higher educational institution to be set up by the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]], which at then had only 120 students and 13 faculty members. As Amrita's first campus, it is still home to the administrative headquarters of [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|Amrita University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Engineering {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/school/engineering|access-date=2021-04-08|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref>

Later in 2002, two new campuses were opened with schools of engineering at [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], and [[Amritapuri]]. While the Bengaluru campus sits in Kasavanahalli, a neighbourhood in south-west of the Bengaluru metropolis, the Amritapuri campus was set up in the village of [[Vallikavu]], next to the international headquarters of the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]].

In 2003, [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|Amrita Vishwa Vidapeetham]] became one of the youngest universities to be conferred the status of a [[deemed university]].

In 2019, an engineering school started operating in the newly established Chennai campus, at the outskirts of the [[Chennai]] city in the village of Vengal.

In 2021, an engineering school started operating in its new campus at Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Relief for Amrita University as Andhra govt approves exemption from stamp duty, registration charges|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/feb/29/relief-for-amrita-university-as-andhra-govt-approves-exemption-from-stamp-duty-registration-charges-2110105.html|access-date=2021-12-18|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Campuses ==
===Amrita School of Engineering, Amaravati===
The school of engineering in the Amritapuri campus started in 2022 and it has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication departments.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-13 |title=Amrita varsity set for July opening |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/amrita-varsity-set-for-july-opening/articleshow/100952088.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-21 |title=Amrita School of Engineering opens application for 2023; Check details here |url=https://www.republicworld.com/education/news/amrita-school-of-engineering-rebuilding-world-class-education-applications-open-for-2023-articleshow.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Republic World |language=en}}</ref>
===Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri===
[[File:Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri Campus.jpg|thumb|Amrita School Of Engineering, Amritapuri]]The school of engineering in the Amritapuri campus started in 2002, and it has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, and Mechanical Engineering departments.
===Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru===
The school of engineering in the Bengaluru campus has Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical Engineering departments alike in the Amritapuri campus, both of which were established together in 2002.
===Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai===
The school of engineering in the Chennai campus is second youngest of among the five, and started functioning in 2019. It has Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Cyber Security Mechanical Engineering departments.
===Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore===
The school of engineering in Coimbatore campus predates the university, and in 1994 became the first higher-education institution to be set up by the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]]. Being the headquarters of the University, it has the largest intake of students annually, and offers the most number of programs among the five engineering schools of Amrita. Among the five, It is also the only school to have Aerospace and Chemical Engineering Departments. Other than that, the school has Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Departments. It is also the headquarters of the [[Amrita Centre for Computational Engineering and Networking|Centre for Excellence in Computational Engineering and Networking]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-06 |title=AEEE Result 2023 for Phase 1 announced on amrita.edu, direct link here |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/aeee-result-2023-for-phase-1-announced-on-amrita-edu-direct-link-here/articleshow/100033541.cms |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.careers360.com |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham announces 3 new entrance tests for UG, PG courses |url=https://news.careers360.com/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-announces-3-new-entrance-exams-for-ug-pg-courses |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=news.careers360.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Immense career opportunities for UG courses at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/immense-career-opportunities-for-ug-courses-at-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham/cid/1911055 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham partners with L&T EduTech for experiential learning in B.Tech civil engineering |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-partners-with-lampt-edutech-for-experiential-learning-in-b-tech-civil-engineering/2976890/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
==Rankings==
Amrita School Of Engineering was ranked 16th among Engineering institutions in India in 2021 by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]].<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2021" />

All the B.Tech programs of Amrita are accredited by [[National Board of Accreditation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=e - NBA |url=https://enba.nbaind.org/sartemplates/esarugtieriprint.aspx?appid=4337&progid=641 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=enba.nbaind.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-25 |title=Academic & Research Excellence: Global & National Rankings, Accreditation {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/rankings/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Academics==
===Academic programmes ===
The schools of Engineering offer undergraduate, postgraduate, Integrated and doctoral courses in various engineering disciplines affiliated to [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]]. All the programmes are approved and come under the regulations of the [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], and the school of engineering is accredited by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] and [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehrotra|first=Vani|date=2020-08-25|title=Placements in times of COVID-19 for Amrita's B.Tech, M.Tech students|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/brand-content-placements-in-times-of-covid-19-for-amritas-btech-mtech-students-644638|access-date=2022-02-19|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amrita University To Offer MTech In Defence Technology|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/amrita-university-offer-mtech-in-defence-technology|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref>
===B.Tech Admission===
The admissions to all the B.Tech programmes offered at Amrita Schools of Engineering is done through Amrita Engineering Entrance Examinaton (AEEE) and [[Joint Entrance Examination - Main|JEE Main]]. While 60% of the seats are reserved for AEEE candidates, the rest are allotted for students applying with their [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main|JEE Main]] (BE/BTech) common rank. Admission for foreign nationals, [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI and PIO]] students is through [[SAT]]. The candidates based on their ranks are invited for counselling at any of the campuses, where they are allowed to choose branch and campus available, and book their seats. The candidate must have completed Class 12 or HSE or equivalent from recognized Board or University with compulsory subjects of English, Mathematics, Physics and any one of the technical subject prescribed by AICTE with minimum 60% aggregate to be eligible to apply for AEEE. The age of the candidate should be less than 21 years at the time of Admission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/btech-2021 |title=B.Tech. Admissions 2021 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=www.amrita.edu|access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-18|title=B.Tech Admissions Open at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/b-tech-admissions-open-at-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AEEE 2022: Amrita University Reserves 25% Seats For JEE Main, 3% For SAT Candidates|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/aeee-2022-amrita-university-reserves-25-seats-for-jee-main-3-for-sat-candidates|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref>
====AEEE====
Amrita Engineering Entrance Examination (AEEE) is an annual [[Multiple choice|multiple-choice]] [[entrance test]] conducted in April and May in various centres across India. Similar to the [[Joint Entrance Examination|JEE-Main]], the test assesses candidates on high school topics from mathematics, physics and chemistry along with small proportion of English profiency and Aptitude and Reasoning. Candidates can attempt the Computer Based Test (CBT) at the centers all over India and abroad, after registering for the exams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/btech-2021/aeee2021|title=AEEE 2021 - BTech Admission 2021 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=www.amrita.edu|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref>

The preparation, syllabus, weightage and pattern of the examination is similar to that of [[Joint Entrance Examination - Main|JEE-Main]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AEEE 2022: Know About Amrita University Admission Process, Placements|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/aeee-2022-know-about-amrita-university-admission-process-placements|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}</ref>
===M.Tech Admission===
M.Tech Admission is based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] and personal interview. Candidate with [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] or equivalent (4 years) or [[Master of Science]], from recognized University with minimum 75% aggregate are eligible to apply.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham invites applications for MTech|url=https://www.edexlive.com/campus/2019/may/20/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-invites-applications-for-mtech-6206.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Edex Live|language=en}}</ref>
===Scholarships===
The schools offer scholarships as fee waiver for B.Tech students, based on the rank scored in the JEE main and entrance examination. The student admitted through scholarship has to score minimum CGPA as per the university rules in order to earn the fee waiver in the subsequent years, or his scholarship is passed on to the next eligible student.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Information Handbook - B.Tech. Admission 2019 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/print/information-handbook-btech-admission-2019|access-date=2019-07-29|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref> Scholarships for [[Master of Engineering|M.Tech]] students is based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] score.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Choose Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for Engineering?|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/marketing/2021/jun/25/why-choose-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-for-engineering-2321389.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==References==
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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{{Short description|Private university in Coimbatore, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
| native_name =
| image =
| other_name = Amrita University
| motto = {{native phrase|sa|śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ|italics=on}}
| motto_lang = [[Sanskrit]]
| mottoeng = The earnest aspirant gains supreme wisdom
| established = {{Start date and age|1994}}
| founder = [[Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]]
| type = [[Private University|Private]], [[Deemed University]]
| affiliation =
| academic_affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[AICTE]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| chancellor = [[Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]]
| president = Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri
| vice_chancellor = [[P. Venkat Rangan]]
| faculty = 1700+<ref name="About">{{cite web |title=About Amrita University {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/about/ |website=www.amrita.edu |access-date=29 May 2023 |date=28 May 2019}}</ref>
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| city = [[Ettimadai, Coimbatore]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
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| campus = Rural/urban
| language = [[English language|English]]
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'''Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham''', commonly known as '''Amrita University''', is a private [[deemed university]] in India. It is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary university with its headquarters located in [[Ettimadai]], Coimbatore. It constitutes of 8 campuses with 18 constituent schools across 5 Indian states, namely [[Amaravati]], [[Amritapuri]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]], and [[Faridabad]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India's highest ranked varsity: THE Impact Ranking 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/the-impact-ranking-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-secures-overall-52nd-rank-iit-guwahati-8641171/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Accredited with 'A++' grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)]], It offers more than 250 undergraduate, integrated, dual-degree, postgraduate, PG diploma, doctorate, post-doctorate, clinical, certificate, and online courses in Engineering, Management, Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Sciences, Architecture and Planning, Arts, Humanities, Philosophy, Performing Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore tops university Impact Rankings 2023 for India |url=https://theprint.in/world/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-coimbatore-tops-university-impact-rankings-2023-for-india/1606498/ |work=ThePrint |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>

== History ==
The university was founded with the opening of [[Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore]] in 1994 at [[Ettimadai]], a small town about 20 km east of Coimbatore by spiritual leader [[Mata Amritanandamayi|Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]] and is managed by her international humanitarian organisation [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]]. In 2003, it became one of the youngest institutes to be accredited as a [[Deemed university|deemed to be university]] by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemed_uniinfo.aspx?id=130|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=ugc.ac.in|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> Next on 17 May 1998, [[Amrita School of Medicine]] along with [[Amrita Hospital, Kochi]] in [[Edappally|Edapally]], [[Kochi]] was inaugurated by the then [[Prime Minister]], [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. Later in 2002, two campuses with engineering and business schools were opened, one urban campus at [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], and one rural campus in [[Amritapuri]] village, which also hosts the headquarters of the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] that runs the university.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amritapuri Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/amritapuri|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=7 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengaluru Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/bengaluru|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=November 2019 }}</ref>In 2019, a engineering school campus was opened in Vengal, [[Chennai]]. In 2021, a campus at [[Amaravati]] city was opened.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Ch. R. S |date=8 February 2018 |title=Naidu lays foundation stone for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Amaravati |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naidu-lays-foundation-stone-for-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-amaravati/article22687423.ece |work=Businessline |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=P. |first=Abhiraj |date=26 May 2022 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's new off-campus centre at Amaravati to offer 8 courses |url=https://news.careers360.com/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeethams-new-off-campus-centre-at-amaravati-offer-8-courses |url-status=live |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Careers360.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naidu-lays-foundation-stone-for-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-amaravati/article22687423.ece|title=Naidu lays foundation stone for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Amaravati|last=Sarma|first=Ch R. S.|website=@businessline|date=8 February 2018 |language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref>In 2022, a medical science campus was inaugarated by the [[Prime Minister]], [[Narendra Modi]] at [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitals/haryana-cm-lays-foundation-stone-for-2000-bed-hospital-in-faridabad/52197688|title=Haryana CM lays foundation stone for 2000 bed hospital in Faridabad – ET HealthWorld|last=www.ETHealthworld.com|website=ETHealthworld.com|language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=PM Modi inaugurates Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, commends Haryana govt's work |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/modi-amrita-hospital-faridabad-commends-haryana-work-8109574/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, university had a faculty strength of over 1,700 members and over 24,000 students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2022 |title=IPN India Forumin association with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to HONOUR 100 SCHOOL LEADERS from PAN India |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/ipn-india-forumin-association-with-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-to-honour-100-school-leaders-from-pan-india/1215880/ |work=The Print |agency=ANI |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>

== Rankings and Accreditation ==
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has ranked as the seventh best university in 2023 by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF). It has also ranked 6th in Medical, 19th in Engineering, 30th in Management, 15th in Overall, 32nd in Research, 10th in Pharmacy and12th in Dental.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NIRF Rankings |first=Collegegunia.com |title=Amrita - NIRF Ranking 2023 |url=https://collegedunia.com/university/28384-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-coimbatore/ranking |url-status=live |website=collegedunia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/Ranking.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-10 |title=NIRF - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/nirf/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> It has dropped from 5th best University in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Amrita the fifth best university in India: NIRF 2022 - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/news/amrita-the-fifth-best-university-in-india-nirf-2022/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/UniversityRanking.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

In 2023, Amrita has been ranked among the Top 50 in the world by [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|THE University Impact Rankings]]. It is also 1st in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India’s highest ranked varsity: THE Impact Ranking 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/the-impact-ranking-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-secures-overall-52nd-rank-iit-guwahati-8641171/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=DTNEXT |date=2023-06-02 |title=Amrita varsity tops University Impact Rankings in India |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/amrita-varsity-tops-university-impact-rankings-in-india-716203 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

Amrita was the youngest institution to be awarded with an '''‘'''A++’ grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Amrita University is now the 5th Best in India & awarded with an A++ NAAC Grade |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/amrita-university-is-now-the-5th-best-in-india-awarded-with-an-a-naac-grade-101646370284997.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

Amrita School of Business has got accreditation from [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business]] (AACSB).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-06 |title=AMET 2023 is on February 25 and March 5: All you need to know about the MBA course, scholarship, placements and more |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/amet-2023-is-on-february-25-and-march-5-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-mba-course-scholarship-placements-and-more/articleshow/97546409.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

In the 12th edition of [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]], Amrita has been placed in the list of 601-800 category. It is also in Top 200 in Young University Rankings 2020 and in Top 90 in BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title=Panjab University slips three spots to rank seven in India |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/panjab-university-slips-three-spots-to-rank-seven-in-india-7485775/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-27 |title=New institutions outrank old powerhouses in Times list |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/new-institutions-outrank-old-powerhouses-in-times-list/articleshow/65973094.cms |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

[[QS World University Rankings]] ranked Amrita in band 801-1000 and 168th in BRICS University Rankings 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=QS World University Rankings 2023: List of top universities in India |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/qs-world-university-rankings-2022-list-of-top-universities-in-india-101654749505390.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=2023-06-01 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore tops university Impact Rankings 2023 for India |url=https://theprint.in/world/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-coimbatore-tops-university-impact-rankings-2023-for-india/1606498/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings 2023: 7 new entries from India, 3 varsities rule top spots for eleventh year straight |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/qs-world-university-rankings-2023-top-10-universities-globally-and-top-10-in-india-1960806-2022-06-10 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

Amrita's B.Tech and B.Pharm programs are accredited by [[National Board of Accreditation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=e - NBA |url=https://enba.nbaind.org/sartemplates/esarugtieriprint.aspx?appid=4337&progid=641 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=enba.nbaind.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-25 |title=Academic & Research Excellence: Global & National Rankings, Accreditation {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/rankings/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Amrita School of Medicine]] is the first institute in India to get accredited by [[National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers]]. Also all it's labs are accredited by [[National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories]]. It is also accredited by [[International Organization for Standardization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) |url=https://www.nabh.co/hos-accr22.aspx |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.nabh.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/ranking/national-accreditation-board-for-hospitals-healthcare-providers-nabh/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NABL Amrita Labs |url=https://nabl-india.org/CertificateFile/medical.php?appid=MjM1Nzg=&check=lbanelif&Phase=MA== |website=NABL gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=NCR gets one of India’s biggest super-specialty hospitals |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/ncr-gets-one-of-india-s-biggest-super-specialty-hospitals-101660642991701.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Campuses and Schools ==
The 8 campuses of the university spans over 1,200 acres with more than 10 million square feet of built-up spaceuilt-up space.<ref name="amrita.edu2">{{Cite web |title=Campuses {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus |access-date=27 July 2019 |website=amrita.edu}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
List of Campuses and Schools of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
!Campus
!State
!Location
!Founded
!Schools
|-
|Coimbatore
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Ettimadai]], [[Coimbatore]]
|1994
|
* School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
* School of Computing
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Agricultural Sciences (Arasampalayam, Coimbatore)
* School of Business
* School of Engineering
* School of Mass Communication
* School of Social Work
|-
|Kochi
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Edappally|Edapally]], [[Kochi]]
|1998
|
* School of Allied Health Science
* School of Arts & Sciences
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Business
* School of Dentistry
* School of Medicine
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Nano Sciences
* School of Nursing
* School of Pharmacy
* School of Computing
|-
|Amritapuri
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Amritapuri]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
|2002
|
* School of Spiritual & Cultural Studies
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
* School of Computing
* School of Engineering
* School of Arts & Sciences
* School of Business
* School of Sustainable Development
* School of Ayurveda
* School of Biotechnology
* School of Social Work
|-
|Bengaluru
|[[Karnataka]]
|Kasavanahalli, [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]
|2002
|
* School of Business
* School of Engineering
* School of Computing
|-
|Mysore
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bhogadi]], [[Mysore]]
|2005
|
* School of Computing
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Social Sciences
|-
|Chennai
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|Vengal, [[Chennai]]
|2019
|
* School of Engineering
* School of Computing
|-
|Amaravati<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's New Campus in Amaravati {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/press-media/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeethams-new-campus-amaravati|access-date=8 April 2021|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref>
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Kuragallu, [[Amaravati]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Amrita's campus to have Rs 2500 crore investment {{!}} Kuragallu, Amaravati |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/080218/amritas-campus-to-have-rs-2500-crore-investment.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|2021
|
* School of Engineering
* School of Computing
* School of Business
* School of Sciences<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 2023 |title=Here's everything you need to know about Amrita Business School and what makes it one of the top B-schools in India |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-amrita-business-school-and-what-makes-it-one-of-the-top-b-schools-in-india/articleshow/96728171.cms |access-date=12 May 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
|-
|Faridabad
|[[Haryana]]
|Sector 88, [[Faridabad]]
|2022
|
* School of Medicine
* School of Pharmacy
* School of Nursing<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2023 |title=Khattar inaugurates medical school in Faridabad |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/haryana-cm-inaugurates-amrita-school-of-medicine-announces-steps-to-increase-number-of-doctors-and-implement-zero-dropout-policy-for-children-101680978968124.html |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|}
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[[File:Amrita University.jpg|alt=Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore|thumb|251x251px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore]] [[File:Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri Campus.jpg|thumb|268x268px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Kollam]]

=== Amrita Schools of Arts and Humanities ===
The schools of Arts, Commerce and Humanities offer [[Bachelor of Commerce]], [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] (BBA), programs and are located at [[Amritapuri]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]]. Bachelor of Science in Visual Media (B.Sc.), Integrated M.Sc. in Visual Communication, Master of Science in Visual Communication (M.Sc.), Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and Master of Arts in Visual Media and Communication (M.A) programs are currently offered at Mysore campus.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=https://www.careers360.com |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham announces 3 new entrance tests for UG, PG courses |url=https://news.careers360.com/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-announces-3-new-entrance-exams-for-ug-pg-courses |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=news.careers360.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Amrita School of Sciences ===
The schools of Sciences offer [[Bachelor of Science]], [[Master of Science]], Integrated and Doctorate in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental sciences, Information technology and Data Science. It also offers [[Bachelor of Computer Applications]] (BCA), [[Master of Computer Applications]] (MCA) programs in online. Campus are spread across Coimbatore, [[Amritapuri]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]] and Amaravati.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-15 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Introduces 2-Year MSc Program in Data Science with Logistics and Supply Chain Management |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-introduces-2-year-msc-program-in-data-science-with-logistics-and-supply-chain-management-101686810719247.html |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.india.com/author/newsdesk |title=Amrita Students Engage With Farmers In Coimbatore, Demonstrate Live Usage Of Drone Spraying Technology |url=https://www.india.com/tamil-nadu/amrita-students-engage-with-farmers-in-coimbatore-demonstrate-live-usage-of-drone-spraying-technology-5895904/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Amrita Schools of Business===
The school of Business was started in 1996 in Coimbatore campus and currently 4 campuses – [[Coimbatore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Kochi]], [[Amritapuri|Amritapuri (Kollam)]]. The school offers [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business|AACSB]] accredited residential two-year [[MBA]] degree program. In addition, it offers a [[dual degree]] program leading to an MS in information technology and [[MBA]] in collaboration with [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|State University of New York at Buffalo]], for working professionals at the Bangalore campus.<ref name="mites">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010302200200.htm|title=Amrita – New York Universities Launch Joint Programs|date=3 January 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922152808/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010302200200.htm|archive-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 September 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Amrita School of Engineering Kollam1.jpg|alt=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – Kollam|thumb|271x271px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam]]

===Amrita School of Biotechnology===
The school was started in September 2004 and offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. in [[Biotechnology]], B.Sc. and M.Sc. in [[Microbiology]], and M.Sc. in [[Bioinformatics]], as well as Ph.D. [[degree programs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amrita.edu/research/centers/Biotechnology|title=Amrita University Research Centers|website=amrita.edu}}</ref> Its research spans a wide spectrum including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Cell-line Engineering, Wound Healing, Computational Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Phytochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Proteomics, RNAi, Analytical Chemistry, Snake Venoms, Sanitation Biotechnology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/research/centers/Biotechnology|title=Amrita University Research Centers|website=amrita.edu}}</ref>

The Amrita School of Biotechnology is approved as a Center of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) in Biomedical Technology under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, TIFAC Mission REACH programs. The School of Biotechnology was selected by the [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT-BIRAC]] (Government of India) and the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] as one of the top six innovators in India to develop next generation sanitation solutions using bacteriophages and other biocontrol agents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/center/sanitation-biotechnology|title=Sanitation Biotechnology|website=amrita.edu|date=10 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/?mode=details&id=38706|title=Indian Researchers Selected to Develop Next Generation Toilets|work=The Telegraph|access-date=30 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726095100/http://www.telegraphindia.com/external/display.jsp?mode=details&id=38706|archive-date=26 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham coimbatore campus.jpg|alt=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore|thumb|255x255px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore]]

===Amrita School of Communication===
The school is at Coimbatore campus and offers B.A. and M.A. degree programs in Communication, journalism, [[new media]], animation, short film making and advertising, based on the [[UNESCO]] model curriculum.<ref name="journalism UNESCO">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/04/28/stories/2008042850360500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619164807/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/04/28/stories/2008042850360500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 June 2008|title=Media Course with UNESCO Model Curriculum|date=28 April 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 September 2008}}</ref>

=== Amrita Schools of Engineering ===
The university has schools of engineering in four of its six campuses, and offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs in fields of Computer science and engineering, Electronics and Communication engineering, Electrical and electronic engineering, Information and communications technology, Artificial intelligence, Mechanical engineering, Civil engineering, Chemical engineering and Aerospace engineering. The [[Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore]] was opened in 1994 and predates the deemed university by 7 years. Other campuses include Bengaluru, Amritapuri, Chennai and Amaravati. Admission to B.Tech. programs are based on Amrita Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE),<ref>{{Cite web|title=B.Tech. Admissions 2021 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/btech-2021#aeee-2021|access-date=19 September 2021|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref> [[Joint Entrance Examination - Main|JEE Main]] and [[SAT]]. Admission to the MTech. Programs are based on the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]](GATE).

The five schools offer B.Tech., MTech. and Ph.D. degree programs and the Kochi campus offers MTech. in Nanomedicine, Molecular Medicine and Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy.

===Amrita Health Campuses===
Attached to the [[Amrita Hospital, Kochi]] is a 1300-bed super-specialty hospital in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]].<ref name="aims hospital">
{{cite web
| date = 1 September 2007
| url = http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200709/coverstory30.shtml
| title = Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
| publisher = Express Healthcare
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080705152950/http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200709/coverstory30.shtml
| archive-date = 5 July 2008
| url-status = dead
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</ref> It is the university's healthcare initial campus. A second medical school and 2,000 bed hospital campus was set up in Delhi on 9 May 2016.<ref name="aims DELHI hospital">{{cite web
| url = http://www.amritapuri.org/64258/16-super-hospital.aum
| title = Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
| date = 10 May 2016
| publisher =Amritapuri.org MA Math
| access-date = 5 September 2016 }}</ref> The Amrita Schools of Medicine, Dept. of Hospital Administration provide MHA (Masters in Hospital Administration), [[health science]]s, [[nursing]], [[pharmacy]], and [[dentistry]] are on this campus. They respectively offer [[MBBS]], Bachelor of Science (Nursing), undergraduate/graduate pharmacy programs, and [[Bachelor of Dental Surgery]] [[degree programs]].

The [[Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences|School of Medicine]] offers graduate programs including M.Sc. in disciplines, [[Diplomate of National Board]] (DNB), and PhD. In 2008, the first batch of [[MBBS]] students graduated with [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] presiding over the graduation ceremony.<ref name="mbbs graduates">{{cite web
| date = 5 February 2008
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020561020300.htm
| title = Kalam's Charter for Doctors
| access-date = 30 September 2008
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080926053101/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020561020300.htm| archive-date= 26 September 2008 | work = [[The Hindu]]
| url-status= dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.amrita.edu}}

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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{{Short description|Private university in Coimbatore, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
| native_name =
| image = Amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-color-logo.png
| other_name = Amrita University
| motto = {{native phrase|sa|śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ|italics=on}}
| motto_lang = [[Sanskrit]]
| mottoeng = The earnest aspirant gains supreme wisdom
| established = {{Start date and age|1994}}
| founder = [[Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]]
| type = [[Private University|Private]], [[Deemed University]]
| affiliation =
| academic_affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[AICTE]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| chancellor = [[Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]]
| president = Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri
| vice_chancellor = [[P. Venkat Rangan]]
| faculty = 1700+<ref name="About">{{cite web |title=About Amrita University {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/about/ |website=www.amrita.edu |access-date=29 May 2023 |date=28 May 2019}}</ref>
| students = 24000+<ref name="About"/>
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| city = [[Ettimadai, Coimbatore]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
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| campus = Rural/urban
| language = [[English language|English]]
| colours = {{color box|#A4123F}} Pantone
| website = {{url|https://www.amrita.edu}}
| logo =
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{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University
| NIRF_O_2022 = 16
| NIRF_E_2022 = 19
| NIRF_U_2022 = 5
| NIRF_M_2022 = 8
| THE_W_2022=801–1000
| QS_A_2023=301–350
| NIRF_P_2022=14
| NIRF_D_2022=19}}

'''Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham''', commonly known as '''Amrita University''', is a private [[deemed university]] in India. It is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary university with its headquarters located in [[Ettimadai]], Coimbatore. It constitutes of 8 campuses with 18 constituent schools across 5 Indian states, namely [[Amaravati]], [[Amritapuri]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]], and [[Faridabad]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India's highest ranked varsity: THE Impact Ranking 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/the-impact-ranking-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-secures-overall-52nd-rank-iit-guwahati-8641171/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Accredited with 'A++' grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)]], It offers more than 250 undergraduate, integrated, dual-degree, postgraduate, PG diploma, doctorate, post-doctorate, clinical, certificate, and online courses in Engineering, Management, Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Sciences, Architecture and Planning, Arts, Humanities, Philosophy, Performing Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=1 June 2023 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore tops university Impact Rankings 2023 for India |url=https://theprint.in/world/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-coimbatore-tops-university-impact-rankings-2023-for-india/1606498/ |work=ThePrint |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>

== History ==
The university was founded with the opening of [[Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore]] in 1994 at [[Ettimadai]], a small town about 20 km east of Coimbatore by spiritual leader [[Mata Amritanandamayi|Mata Amritanandamayi Devi]] and is managed by her international humanitarian organisation [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]]. In 2003, it became one of the youngest institutes to be accredited as a [[Deemed university|deemed to be university]] by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemed_uniinfo.aspx?id=130|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|website=ugc.ac.in|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> Next on 17 May 1998, [[Amrita School of Medicine]] along with [[Amrita Hospital, Kochi]] in [[Edappally|Edapally]], [[Kochi]] was inaugurated by the then [[Prime Minister]], [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. Later in 2002, two campuses with engineering and business schools were opened, one urban campus at [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], and one rural campus in [[Amritapuri]] village, which also hosts the headquarters of the [[Mata Amritanandamayi Math]] that runs the university.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amritapuri Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/amritapuri|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=7 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengaluru Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/bengaluru|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.amrita.edu|date=November 2019 }}</ref>In 2019, a engineering school campus was opened in Vengal, [[Chennai]]. In 2021, a campus at [[Amaravati]] city was opened.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Ch. R. S |date=8 February 2018 |title=Naidu lays foundation stone for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Amaravati |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naidu-lays-foundation-stone-for-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-amaravati/article22687423.ece |work=Businessline |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=P. |first=Abhiraj |date=26 May 2022 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's new off-campus centre at Amaravati to offer 8 courses |url=https://news.careers360.com/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeethams-new-off-campus-centre-at-amaravati-offer-8-courses |url-status=live |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Careers360.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naidu-lays-foundation-stone-for-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-amaravati/article22687423.ece|title=Naidu lays foundation stone for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Amaravati|last=Sarma|first=Ch R. S.|website=@businessline|date=8 February 2018 |language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref>In 2022, a medical science campus was inaugarated by the [[Prime Minister]], [[Narendra Modi]] at [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitals/haryana-cm-lays-foundation-stone-for-2000-bed-hospital-in-faridabad/52197688|title=Haryana CM lays foundation stone for 2000 bed hospital in Faridabad – ET HealthWorld|last=www.ETHealthworld.com|website=ETHealthworld.com|language=en|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=PM Modi inaugurates Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, commends Haryana govt's work |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/modi-amrita-hospital-faridabad-commends-haryana-work-8109574/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, university had a faculty strength of over 1,700 members and over 24,000 students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2022 |title=IPN India Forumin association with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to HONOUR 100 SCHOOL LEADERS from PAN India |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/ipn-india-forumin-association-with-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-to-honour-100-school-leaders-from-pan-india/1215880/ |work=The Print |agency=ANI |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>

== Rankings and Accreditation ==
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has ranked as the seventh best university in 2023 by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF). It has also ranked 6th in Medical, 19th in Engineering, 30th in Management, 15th in Overall, 32nd in Research, 10th in Pharmacy and12th in Dental.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NIRF Rankings |first=Collegegunia.com |title=Amrita - NIRF Ranking 2023 |url=https://collegedunia.com/university/28384-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-coimbatore/ranking |url-status=live |website=collegedunia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/Ranking.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-10 |title=NIRF - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/nirf/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> It has dropped from 5th best University in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Amrita the fifth best university in India: NIRF 2022 - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/news/amrita-the-fifth-best-university-in-india-nirf-2022/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/UniversityRanking.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

In 2023, Amrita has been ranked among the Top 50 in the world by [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|THE University Impact Rankings]]. It is also 1st in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India’s highest ranked varsity: THE Impact Ranking 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/the-impact-ranking-2023-amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-secures-overall-52nd-rank-iit-guwahati-8641171/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=DTNEXT |date=2023-06-02 |title=Amrita varsity tops University Impact Rankings in India |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/amrita-varsity-tops-university-impact-rankings-in-india-716203 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

Amrita was the youngest institution to be awarded with an '''‘'''A++’ grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Amrita University is now the 5th Best in India & awarded with an A++ NAAC Grade |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/amrita-university-is-now-the-5th-best-in-india-awarded-with-an-a-naac-grade-101646370284997.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

Amrita School of Business has got accreditation from [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business]] (AACSB).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-06 |title=AMET 2023 is on February 25 and March 5: All you need to know about the MBA course, scholarship, placements and more |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/amet-2023-is-on-february-25-and-march-5-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-mba-course-scholarship-placements-and-more/articleshow/97546409.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

In the 12th edition of [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]], Amrita has been placed in the list of 601-800 category. It is also in Top 200 in Young University Rankings 2020 and in Top 90 in BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title=Panjab University slips three spots to rank seven in India |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/panjab-university-slips-three-spots-to-rank-seven-in-india-7485775/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-09-27 |title=New institutions outrank old powerhouses in Times list |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/new-institutions-outrank-old-powerhouses-in-times-list/articleshow/65973094.cms |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

[[QS World University Rankings]] ranked Amrita in band 801-1000 and 168th in BRICS University Rankings 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=QS World University Rankings 2023: List of top universities in India |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/qs-world-university-rankings-2022-list-of-top-universities-in-india-101654749505390.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=2023-06-01 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore tops university Impact Rankings 2023 for India |url=https://theprint.in/world/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-in-coimbatore-tops-university-impact-rankings-2023-for-india/1606498/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings 2023: 7 new entries from India, 3 varsities rule top spots for eleventh year straight |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/qs-world-university-rankings-2023-top-10-universities-globally-and-top-10-in-india-1960806-2022-06-10 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

Amrita's B.Tech and B.Pharm programs are accredited by [[National Board of Accreditation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=e - NBA |url=https://enba.nbaind.org/sartemplates/esarugtieriprint.aspx?appid=4337&progid=641 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=enba.nbaind.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-25 |title=Academic & Research Excellence: Global & National Rankings, Accreditation {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/rankings/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Amrita School of Medicine]] is the first institute in India to get accredited by [[National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers]]. Also all it's labs are accredited by [[National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories]]. It is also accredited by [[International Organization for Standardization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) |url=https://www.nabh.co/hos-accr22.aspx |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.nabh.co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/ranking/national-accreditation-board-for-hospitals-healthcare-providers-nabh/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.amrita.edu |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NABL Amrita Labs |url=https://nabl-india.org/CertificateFile/medical.php?appid=MjM1Nzg=&check=lbanelif&Phase=MA== |website=NABL gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=NCR gets one of India’s biggest super-specialty hospitals |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/ncr-gets-one-of-india-s-biggest-super-specialty-hospitals-101660642991701.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Campuses and Schools ==
The 8 campuses of the university spans over 1,200 acres with more than 10 million square feet of built-up spaceuilt-up space.<ref name="amrita.edu2">{{Cite web |title=Campuses {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus |access-date=27 July 2019 |website=amrita.edu}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
List of Campuses and Schools of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
!Campus
!State
!Location
!Founded
!Schools
|-
|Coimbatore
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Ettimadai]], [[Coimbatore]]
|1994
|
* School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
* School of Computing
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Agricultural Sciences (Arasampalayam, Coimbatore)
* School of Business
* School of Engineering
* School of Mass Communication
* School of Social Work
|-
|Kochi
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Edappally|Edapally]], [[Kochi]]
|1998
|
* School of Allied Health Science
* School of Arts & Sciences
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Business
* School of Dentistry
* School of Medicine
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Nano Sciences
* School of Nursing
* School of Pharmacy
* School of Computing
|-
|Amritapuri
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Amritapuri]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
|2002
|
* School of Spiritual & Cultural Studies
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
* School of Computing
* School of Engineering
* School of Arts & Sciences
* School of Business
* School of Sustainable Development
* School of Ayurveda
* School of Biotechnology
* School of Social Work
|-
|Bengaluru
|[[Karnataka]]
|Kasavanahalli, [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]
|2002
|
* School of Business
* School of Engineering
* School of Computing
|-
|Mysore
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bhogadi]], [[Mysore]]
|2005
|
* School of Computing
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce
* School of Social Sciences
|-
|Chennai
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|Vengal, [[Chennai]]
|2019
|
* School of Engineering
* School of Computing
|-
|Amaravati<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's New Campus in Amaravati {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/press-media/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeethams-new-campus-amaravati|access-date=8 April 2021|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref>
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Kuragallu, [[Amaravati]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Amrita's campus to have Rs 2500 crore investment {{!}} Kuragallu, Amaravati |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/080218/amritas-campus-to-have-rs-2500-crore-investment.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|2021
|
* School of Engineering
* School of Computing
* School of Business
* School of Sciences<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 2023 |title=Here's everything you need to know about Amrita Business School and what makes it one of the top B-schools in India |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-amrita-business-school-and-what-makes-it-one-of-the-top-b-schools-in-india/articleshow/96728171.cms |access-date=12 May 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
|-
|Faridabad
|[[Haryana]]
|Sector 88, [[Faridabad]]
|2022
|
* School of Medicine
* School of Pharmacy
* School of Nursing<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2023 |title=Khattar inaugurates medical school in Faridabad |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/haryana-cm-inaugurates-amrita-school-of-medicine-announces-steps-to-increase-number-of-doctors-and-implement-zero-dropout-policy-for-children-101680978968124.html |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|}
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[[File:Amrita University.jpg|alt=Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore|thumb|251x251px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore]] [[File:Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri Campus.jpg|thumb|268x268px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Kollam]]

=== Amrita Schools of Arts and Humanities ===
The schools of Arts, Commerce and Humanities offer [[Bachelor of Commerce]], [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] (BBA), programs and are located at [[Amritapuri]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]]. Bachelor of Science in Visual Media (B.Sc.), Integrated M.Sc. in Visual Communication, Master of Science in Visual Communication (M.Sc.), Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and Master of Arts in Visual Media and Communication (M.A) programs are currently offered at Mysore campus.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=https://www.careers360.com |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham announces 3 new entrance tests for UG, PG courses |url=https://news.careers360.com/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-announces-3-new-entrance-exams-for-ug-pg-courses |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=news.careers360.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Amrita School of Sciences ===
The schools of Sciences offer [[Bachelor of Science]], [[Master of Science]], Integrated and Doctorate in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental sciences, Information technology and Data Science. It also offers [[Bachelor of Computer Applications]] (BCA), [[Master of Computer Applications]] (MCA) programs in online. Campus are spread across Coimbatore, [[Amritapuri]], [[Kochi]], [[Mysore]] and Amaravati.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-15 |title=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Introduces 2-Year MSc Program in Data Science with Logistics and Supply Chain Management |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/amrita-vishwa-vidyapeetham-introduces-2-year-msc-program-in-data-science-with-logistics-and-supply-chain-management-101686810719247.html |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.india.com/author/newsdesk |title=Amrita Students Engage With Farmers In Coimbatore, Demonstrate Live Usage Of Drone Spraying Technology |url=https://www.india.com/tamil-nadu/amrita-students-engage-with-farmers-in-coimbatore-demonstrate-live-usage-of-drone-spraying-technology-5895904/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Amrita Schools of Business===
{{Main|Amrita Schools of Business}}
The school of Business was started in 1996 in Coimbatore campus and currently 4 campuses – [[Coimbatore]], [[Bangalore]], [[Kochi]], [[Amritapuri|Amritapuri (Kollam)]]. The school offers [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business|AACSB]] accredited residential two-year [[MBA]] degree program. In addition, it offers a [[dual degree]] program leading to an MS in information technology and [[MBA]] in collaboration with [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|State University of New York at Buffalo]], for working professionals at the Bangalore campus.<ref name="mites">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010302200200.htm|title=Amrita – New York Universities Launch Joint Programs|date=3 January 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922152808/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/03/stories/2006010302200200.htm|archive-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 September 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Amrita School of Engineering Kollam1.jpg|alt=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – Kollam|thumb|271x271px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam]]

===Amrita School of Biotechnology===
The school was started in September 2004 and offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. in [[Biotechnology]], B.Sc. and M.Sc. in [[Microbiology]], and M.Sc. in [[Bioinformatics]], as well as Ph.D. [[degree programs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amrita.edu/research/centers/Biotechnology|title=Amrita University Research Centers|website=amrita.edu}}</ref> Its research spans a wide spectrum including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Cell-line Engineering, Wound Healing, Computational Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Phytochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Proteomics, RNAi, Analytical Chemistry, Snake Venoms, Sanitation Biotechnology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/research/centers/Biotechnology|title=Amrita University Research Centers|website=amrita.edu}}</ref>

The Amrita School of Biotechnology is approved as a Center of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) in Biomedical Technology under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, TIFAC Mission REACH programs. The School of Biotechnology was selected by the [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT-BIRAC]] (Government of India) and the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] as one of the top six innovators in India to develop next generation sanitation solutions using bacteriophages and other biocontrol agents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amrita.edu/center/sanitation-biotechnology|title=Sanitation Biotechnology|website=amrita.edu|date=10 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/?mode=details&id=38706|title=Indian Researchers Selected to Develop Next Generation Toilets|work=The Telegraph|access-date=30 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726095100/http://www.telegraphindia.com/external/display.jsp?mode=details&id=38706|archive-date=26 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham coimbatore campus.jpg|alt=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore|thumb|255x255px|Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore]]

===Amrita School of Communication===
The school is at Coimbatore campus and offers B.A. and M.A. degree programs in Communication, journalism, [[new media]], animation, short film making and advertising, based on the [[UNESCO]] model curriculum.<ref name="journalism UNESCO">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/04/28/stories/2008042850360500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619164807/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/04/28/stories/2008042850360500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 June 2008|title=Media Course with UNESCO Model Curriculum|date=28 April 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 September 2008}}</ref>

=== Amrita Schools of Engineering ===
{{Main|Amrita School of Engineering}}
The university has schools of engineering in four of its six campuses, and offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs in fields of Computer science and engineering, Electronics and Communication engineering, Electrical and electronic engineering, Information and communications technology, Artificial intelligence, Mechanical engineering, Civil engineering, Chemical engineering and Aerospace engineering. The [[Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore]] was opened in 1994 and predates the deemed university by 7 years. Other campuses include Bengaluru, Amritapuri, Chennai and Amaravati. Admission to B.Tech. programs are based on Amrita Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE),<ref>{{Cite web|title=B.Tech. Admissions 2021 {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/admissions/btech-2021#aeee-2021|access-date=19 September 2021|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref> [[Joint Entrance Examination - Main|JEE Main]] and [[SAT]].{{cn|date=May 2023}} Admission to the MTech. Programs are based on the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]](GATE).{{cn|date=May 2023}}

The five schools offer B.Tech., MTech. and Ph.D. degree programs and the Kochi campus offers MTech. in Nanomedicine, Molecular Medicine and Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy.{{cn|date=May 2023}}

===Amrita Health Campuses===
Attached to the [[Amrita Hospital, Kochi]] is a 1300-bed super-specialty hospital in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]].<ref name="aims hospital">
{{cite web
| date = 1 September 2007
| url = http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200709/coverstory30.shtml
| title = Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
| publisher = Express Healthcare
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080705152950/http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200709/coverstory30.shtml
| archive-date = 5 July 2008
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> It is the university's healthcare initial campus. A second medical school and 2,000 bed hospital campus was set up in Delhi on 9 May 2016.<ref name="aims DELHI hospital">{{cite web
| url = http://www.amritapuri.org/64258/16-super-hospital.aum
| title = Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
| date = 10 May 2016
| publisher =Amritapuri.org MA Math
| access-date = 5 September 2016 }}</ref> The Amrita Schools of Medicine, Dept. of Hospital Administration provide MHA (Masters in Hospital Administration), [[health science]]s, [[nursing]], [[pharmacy]], and [[dentistry]] are on this campus. They respectively offer [[MBBS]], Bachelor of Science (Nursing), undergraduate/graduate pharmacy programs, and [[Bachelor of Dental Surgery]] [[degree programs]].

The [[Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences|School of Medicine]] offers graduate programs including M.Sc. in disciplines, [[Diplomate of National Board]] (DNB), and PhD. In 2008, the first batch of [[MBBS]] students graduated with [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] presiding over the graduation ceremony.<ref name="mbbs graduates">{{cite web
| date = 5 February 2008
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020561020300.htm
| title = Kalam's Charter for Doctors
| access-date = 30 September 2008
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080926053101/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020561020300.htm| archive-date= 26 September 2008 | work = [[The Hindu]]
| url-status= dead}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [[Muhammed Muhsin]], Politician – [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Lijomol Jose]], Indian actress
* [[RJ Balaji]], Indian RJ and commentator

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.amrita.edu}}

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Annamalai Kuppusamy

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Annāmalai Kuppusāmy
| native_name = அண்ணாமலை குப்புசாமி
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|06|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
| education = [[Bachelor of Engineering]], <br> [[Master of Business Administration]]
| alma_mater = [[PSG College of Technology]] <br> [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Former IPS officer|Politician|Agriculturist}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Akila SwamiNathan
| children = 2
| relations =
| office =8th State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start = 15 July 2021
| predecessor = [[L. Murugan]]
| office1 = Vice President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start1 = 29 August 2020
| term_end1 = 14 July 2021
| parents = Kuppusāmy, Parameshwari
}}
'''Annamalai Kuppusamy''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: அண்ணாமலை குப்புசாமி) is an Indian politician, former [[IPS officer]] and state president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in Tamil Nadu. He was appointed as the president of Tamil Nadu BJP by national president Jagath Prakash Natta on 8 July 2021.<ref name="An">{{cite web|author=Moneycontrol News|date=30 May 2019|title=Bengaluru's 'Singham' IPS officer quits police force after senior's death|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html|publisher=Moneycontrol|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IPS officer Annamalai quits post, likely to join Tamil Nadu BJP - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/may/29/ips-officer-annamalai-quits-post-likely-to-join-tamil-nadu-bjp-1983161.amp|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> He officially joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 25 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title='I am a natural fit in the BJP': Former IPS officer K Annamalai set to join party|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-am-natural-fit-bjp-former-ips-officer-k-annamalai-set-join-party-131505}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He was born on 4 June 1984 in an agricultural family at Thottampatty village next to ChinnaDharapuram, [[Karur]]. He belongs to the [[Kongu Vellalar|Kongu Vellala Gounder]] community. His parents are Kuppusamy Gounder and Parameswari. He was married to Akila Swaminathan. He has two children.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prajwal Bhat|date=28 May 2019|title=B'luru DCP 'Singam' Annamalai quits, says IPS officer's death made him 're-examine' life|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bluru-dcp-singam-annamalai-quits-says-ips-officers-death-made-him-re-examine-life-102539|publisher=The NEWS Minute|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Times Now Digital|date=28 May 2019|title=Ex-IPS officer K Annamalai announces his entry to politics, to contest next election from Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ex-ips-officer-k-annamalai-announces-his-entry-politics-contest-next-election-tamil-nadu-820183|publisher=TIMESNOWNEWS.COM|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>

He completed his schooling in Karur and Namakkal districts and then moved on to obtain graduation in Mechanical Engineering from [[PSG College of Technology]], Coimbatore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annamalai Kuppusamy - PSG Tech Alumni Association|url=http://alumni.psgtech.ac.in/profile/view/annamalai-kuppusamy|access-date=2022-02-10|website=alumni.psgtech.ac.in|language=en-us}}</ref> Following that, Annamalai completed his [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh. then he was the 2011 batch topper in UPSC [[Civil Services Examination]]. He is fluent in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[English language|English]], and [[Hindi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/singham-annamalai-the-ips-officer-engineer-mba-who-studied-islam-to-fight-terror/488938/|title = 'Singham' Annamalai — the IPS officer, engineer & MBA who studied Islam to fight terror|date = 26 August 2020}}</ref>

== Social activist ==
Annamalai Kuppusamy is the founder of '''We the Leaders Foundation (WTLF)''' which is a non-profit organization promoting organic agriculture, modern agriculture tech, and other training activity. He founded IAS coaching institutions for poor and deserving candidates in [[Karur district]] and [[Coimbatore district]]. He is also interested in Organic farming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/fyi/who-is-ips-annamalai-kuppuswamy-singham-of-karnataka-bjp-644702|title = Who is IPS Annamalai Kuppuswamy, once hailed as Singham of Udupi?|date = 25 August 2020}}</ref>
== Police career ==
Annamalai is known for his work as part of the police force and has also been called as "''Karnataka Singham''".<ref name="An2">{{cite web|author=Moneycontrol News|date=30 May 2019|title=Bengaluru's 'Singham' IPS officer quits police force after senior's death|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html|publisher=Moneycontrol|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> He was a 2011 batch IPS officer and he started his police career as the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Karkala sub-division in [[Udupi]] district of [[Karnataka]] in September 2013 where he was later promoted on 1 January 2015 as a Superintendent of Police in the same location and served there as an SP till August 2016. He was then transferred to [[Chikmagalur|Chikkamagaluru]] district of Karnataka and continued as an SP till October 2018. He got promoted as a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru south in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moneycontrol News|date=31 May 2019|title=Bengaluru's 'Singham' IPS officer quits police force after senior's death|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html|publisher=Moneycontrol|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> He has got lots of awards and recognitions from Chief ministers and Governers during his career.
=== Assistant Superintendent of police in Karkala ===
Annamalai joined the police service in 2011, and his first posting took him to [[Karkala]] in Karnataka as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Assistant Superintendent of police]]. Here, he spearheaded an awareness campaign against drug abuse and the sale of tobacco, shutting down several illegal liquor shops. He held seminars in colleges against drug addiction and set up complaint boxes where students could post anonymous tips about illegal activities.{{fact|date=January 2022}}
=== Superintendent of police in Udupi ===
Between January 2015 and August 2016, he was posted as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of police]] in [[Udupi district]]<nowiki/>t. It was during this stint that he investigated his first murder case, involving a 17-year-old student who was also raped by her assailants. Speaking to Press, Annamalai said the teenager’s grief-stricken mother had looked him right in the eyes and asked if he could bring back her daughter. Later, Annamalai instituted a Rs 10,000 scholarship in the victim’s name, given annually to the girl who tops Class 10 in the Byndoor taluka.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2021-07-08|title=Meet K Annamalai, the youngest Tamil Nadu BJP president ever|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/meet-k-annamalai-the-youngest-president-tamil-nadu-bjp-ever-11625761349905.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

While still in Udupi, Annamalai once walked over to a provision store and asked for cigarettes, ''gutka'' and bidis. When the shopkeeper gave him the stuff, Annamalai immediately slapped a Rs 30,000 fine on him for selling the products despite their sales being banned at general stores. "Pay this amount today or you will end up paying a lakh tomorrow," he warned him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramdev|first=Darshana|date=2019-04-27|title=Urban Legend: Udupi's Singham, Annamalai, the philosopher-cop|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/270419/urban-legend-udupis-singhamannamalai-the-philosopher-cop.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>

When he was offered a trasfer from Udupi to Chikmangalur, people took to streets and tried to stop him by crying.
=== Studied Islam ===
It was during his tenure in Udupi — located near Bhatkal in the neighbouring district of Uttara Kannada — that Annamalai developed a deep interest in Islam, he said. Bhatkal is a hotbed of [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist radicalisation]] and the birthplace of the Indian Mujahideen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annamalai Kuppusamy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/annamalai-kuppusamy-71767.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
Annamalai decided to study religion to "understand what led to the misinterpretation of religious texts and caused widespread radicalisation". "I studied the Quran and Hadith with the help of the religious scholars. I tried to understand the philosophy. It helped me understand the psyche behind terror organisations like the Indian Mujahideen, SIMI and ISIS that had spread its tentacles around the Bhatkal-Kundapura region," he said.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-26|title='Singham' Annamalai — the IPS officer, engineer & MBA who studied Islam to fight terror|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/singham-annamalai-the-ips-officer-engineer-mba-who-studied-islam-to-fight-terror/488938/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Organised Innovative steps===
Annamalai, during his tenure brought reforms like compulsory weekly-offs for police and free leave and flexible shift system. He is known for the innovative system of giving transfer to officers who reduce weight. He brough library inside police station in Urban Bangalore. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njrf1fuH2lo</ref>

=== Deputy Commissioner of police in Bangalore South ===
The next transfer took him to [[Chikmagalur]] until October 2018. In 2017, the area, rife with communal tensions, witnessed riots after a group of miscreants vandalised the Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah. As the superintendent of police, Annamalai organised several peace meetings to defuse tensions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-16|title=Why Annamalai was chosen over senior leaders to lead BJP in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-annamalai-was-chosen-over-senior-leaders-lead-bjp-tamil-nadu-152437|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
=== Resignment ===
He was serving as the [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]], Bengaluru South when he decided to quit in 2019. In his resignation letter, Annamalai said it was not a sudden decision but a well-thought-out one rooted in a 2018 trip to Kailash Mansarovar. The death of a respected senior helped the realisation take a deeper hold. "My trip to Kailash Mansarovar made me introspect. The death of IPS officer Madhukar Shetty, 47, in December 2018, made me look back at my life," he had told Press at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=ChennaiJuly 8|first1=Pramod Madhav|last2=July 8|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 20:54|title=BJP appoints former IPS officer K Annamalai as Tamil Nadu unit chief|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-appoints-former-ips-officer-k-annamalai-as-tamil-nadu-unit-chief-1825665-2021-07-08|access-date=2022-01-17|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
After resignment, Annamalai has been influenced by the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS). Annamalai also met with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] chief [[Amit Shah]] and revealed how impressed he was with the RSS and wanted to do something different in life.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Karnataka's Singham' Annamalai to join RSS and start 'shakha' in Coimbatore?|url=https://www.mynation.com/politics/karnataka-singham-annamalai-join-rss-start-shakha-coimbatore-ps7zjf|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-22|title=Political plunge? No plans, says Annamalai|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/political-plunge-no-plans-says-annamalai-735386.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-28|title=Bengaluru DCP K Annamalai, 'Singham' of Karnataka, quits IPS; likely to join politics|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bengaluru-dcp-k-annamalai-singham-of-karnataka-quits-ips-likely-to-join-politics-2754647|access-date=2020-07-29|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> He is also a fan of [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Prakash Upadhyaya|date=18 May 2020|title=Ex-IPS officer K Annamalai announces his entry to politics, to contest next election from Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ex-ips-officer-k-annamalai-announces-his-entry-politics-contest-next-election-tamil-nadu-820183|work=International Business Times|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Super cop Annamalai hints at joining politics : 'I am a big fan of Modi'│Daijiworld Television - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSAdl6jmvBs&app=desktop&persist_app=1|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Former super cop Annamalai hints at joining politics - 'I am a big fan of Modi'|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=665135|access-date=2020-07-31|website=www.daijiworld.com}}</ref> On 25 August 2020, a year after quitting the police force, he officially joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of BJP national general secretary [[P. Muralidhar Rao]] and BJP president of Tamil Nadu [[L. Murugan]].<ref>[[https://theprint.in/politics/karnatakas-ex-ips-officer-singham-annamalai-joins-bjp-will-fight-polls-from-tamil-nadu/488739/]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/annamalai-kuppusamy-71767.html|title = Annamalai Kuppusamy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia}}</ref>
==== Bringing BJP nationalist spirit to Tamil Nadu ====
Annamalai's induction into the BJP comes about a year before the state heads for assembly elections in the summer of 2021 — the first election since the death of political stalwarts Jayalalithaa of the AIADMK and M. Karunanidhi of the DMK.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title=Former cop K Annamalai joins BJP, promises to bring 'nationalist spirit to Tamil Nadu'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-cop-k-annamalai-joins-bjp-promises-bring-nationalist-spirit-tamil-nadu-131548|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aug 25|first1=Shanmughasundaram J. / TNN / Updated|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=15:16|title=Annamalai IPS: Former Karnataka IPS officer K Annamalai joins BJP, says he will work to bring national spirit to Tamil Nadu {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/k-annamalai-joins-bjp-says-he-will-work-to-bring-national-spirit-to-tamil-nadu/articleshow/77739178.cms|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

The BJP, a fringe player in Tamil Nadu, is in alliance with the ruling AIADMK in the state. Asked if he will be the party’s CM candidate, or will handle another similar responsibility within the party, Annamalai said he has joined the BJP as "a loyal foot-soldier" and will work to "bring the party’s nationalist spirit to Tamil Nadu". Talking to reporters in Delhi after his induction Tuesday, he invoked the ancient Tamil text [[Thirukkural]] to describe Modi as a true leader. "I come from a land which is historic and, in this beautiful [[Thirukkural]], it talks about the qualities a king and an administrator should have. It talks about fearlessness, it talks about courage, it talks about (having a) giving spirit, it talks about knowledge. I see all four of these in our Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] ''ji'' and all the eminent people of the BJP," he said.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-IPS officer Annamalai joins BJP, says will bring 'nationalistic spirit' to Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/25/ex-ips-officer-annamalai-joins-bjp-says-will-bring-nationalistic-spirit-to-tamil-nadu-2188035.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

"I have decided that I should strengthen the movement that the party stands for to bring that nationalist spirit to the state of Tamil Nadu," he added. "I will try my best as a loyal soldier of the party to dedicate my time and energy to further this cause across Tamil Nadu and India It is a privilege to join the BJP."<ref>{{cite news|title=DMK thrives on religious politics, not BJP: K Annamalai|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/25/dmk-thrives-on-religious-politics-not-bjpk-annamalai-2281200.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 Aug 2021|title='Aim is to "Bringing Nationalist spirit to TamilNadu - says BJP chief Annamalai - The Federal|work=The Federal|url=https://thefederal.com/news/ex-ips-officer-annamalai-joins-bjp-says-will-bring-nationalist-spirit-to-tn/}}</ref>
=== Elections ===
Annamalai contested in Aravakurichi Constituency in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election]] in spite of being a first-time contestant, and the constituency is considered a bastion of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party, he polled 38.71% votes and came second largely because of his no-nonsense image as a police officer, and his reaching out to the minority voters of the rural constituency during his campaigns. <ref>{{cite news|title=I'm son of soil, know problems first-hand: Ex-IPS officer Annamalai campaigns in Aravakurichi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-2021/story/ex-ips-annamalai-campaigns-in-aravakurichi-1784529-2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tamil Nadu polls: BJP's Annamalai giving DMK a run for its money|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-polls-bjps-annamalai-giving-dmk-a-run-for-its-money/articleshow/81918519.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aravakurichi constituency gears up for mega duel|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/aravakurichi-constituency-gears-up-for-mega-duel/article34193034.ece}}</ref> After L. Muruagan was made union minister, Annamalai was made president of Tamil Nadu unit of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ahead-of-tamil-nadu-polls-bjp-ropes-in-former-ips-officer-annamalai-kuppusamy/articleshow/77745320.cms?from=mdr|title = Ahead of Tamil Nadu polls, BJP ropes in former IPS officer Annamalai Kuppusamy|newspaper = The Economic Times|last1 = Venugopal|first1 = Vasudha}}</ref>
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Annamalai Kuppusamy

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Annāmalai Kuppusāmy
| native_name = அண்ணாமலை குப்புசாமி
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|06|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
| education = [[Bachelor of Engineering]], <br> [[Master of Business Administration]]
| alma_mater = [[PSG College of Technology]] <br> [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Former IPS officer|Politician|Agriculturist}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Akila SwamiNathan
| children = 2
| relations =
| office =8th State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start = 15 July 2021
| predecessor = [[L. Murugan]]
| office1 = Vice President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start1 = 29 August 2020
| term_end1 = 14 July 2021
| parents = Kuppusāmy, Parameshwari
}}
'''Annamalai Kuppusamy''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: அண்ணாமலை குப்புசாமி) is an Indian politician, former [[IPS officer]] and state president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in Tamil Nadu. He was appointed as the president of Tamil Nadu BJP by national president Jagath Prakash Natta on 8 July 2021.<ref name="An">{{cite web|author=Moneycontrol News|date=30 May 2019|title=Bengaluru's 'Singham' IPS officer quits police force after senior's death|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html|publisher=Moneycontrol|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IPS officer Annamalai quits post, likely to join Tamil Nadu BJP - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/may/29/ips-officer-annamalai-quits-post-likely-to-join-tamil-nadu-bjp-1983161.amp|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> He officially joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 25 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title='I am a natural fit in the BJP': Former IPS officer K Annamalai set to join party|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-am-natural-fit-bjp-former-ips-officer-k-annamalai-set-join-party-131505}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He was born on 4 June 1984 in an agricultural family at Thottampatty village next to ChinnaDharapuram, [[Karur]]. He belongs to the [[Kongu Vellalar|Kongu Vellala Gounder]] community. His parents are Kuppusamy and Parameswari. He was married to Akila Swaminathan. He has two children.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prajwal Bhat|date=28 May 2019|title=B'luru DCP 'Singam' Annamalai quits, says IPS officer's death made him 're-examine' life|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bluru-dcp-singam-annamalai-quits-says-ips-officers-death-made-him-re-examine-life-102539|publisher=The NEWS Minute|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Times Now Digital|date=28 May 2019|title=Ex-IPS officer K Annamalai announces his entry to politics, to contest next election from Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ex-ips-officer-k-annamalai-announces-his-entry-politics-contest-next-election-tamil-nadu-820183|publisher=TIMESNOWNEWS.COM|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>

He completed his schooling in Karur and Namakkal districts and then moved on to obtain graduation in Mechanical Engineering from [[PSG College of Technology]], Coimbatore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annamalai Kuppusamy - PSG Tech Alumni Association|url=http://alumni.psgtech.ac.in/profile/view/annamalai-kuppusamy|access-date=2022-02-10|website=alumni.psgtech.ac.in|language=en-us}}</ref> Following that, Annamalai completed his [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[Indian Institute of Management Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh. then he was the 2011 batch topper in UPSC [[Civil Services Examination]]. He is fluent in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[English language|English]], and [[Hindi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/singham-annamalai-the-ips-officer-engineer-mba-who-studied-islam-to-fight-terror/488938/|title = 'Singham' Annamalai — the IPS officer, engineer & MBA who studied Islam to fight terror|date = 26 August 2020}}</ref>

== Social activist ==
Annamalai Kuppusamy is the founder of '''We the Leaders Foundation (WTLF)''' which is a non-profit organization promoting organic agriculture, modern agriculture tech, and other training activity. He founded IAS coaching institutions for poor and deserving candidates in [[Karur district]] and [[Coimbatore district]]. He is also interested in Organic farming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/fyi/who-is-ips-annamalai-kuppuswamy-singham-of-karnataka-bjp-644702|title = Who is IPS Annamalai Kuppuswamy, once hailed as Singham of Udupi?|date = 25 August 2020}}</ref>
== Police career ==
Annamalai is known for his work as part of the police force and has also been called as "''Karnataka Singham''".<ref name="An2">{{cite web|author=Moneycontrol News|date=30 May 2019|title=Bengaluru's 'Singham' IPS officer quits police force after senior's death|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html|publisher=Moneycontrol|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> He was a 2011 batch IPS officer and he started his police career as the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Karkala sub-division in [[Udupi]] district of [[Karnataka]] in September 2013 where he was later promoted on 1 January 2015 as a Superintendent of Police in the same location and served there as an SP till August 2016. He was then transferred to [[Chikmagalur|Chikkamagaluru]] district of Karnataka and continued as an SP till October 2018. He got promoted as a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru south in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moneycontrol News|date=31 May 2019|title=Bengaluru's 'Singham' IPS officer quits police force after senior's death|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bengalurus-singham-ips-officer-quits-police-force-after-seniors-death-4038521.html|publisher=Moneycontrol|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref> He has got lots of awards and recognitions from Chief ministers and Governers during his career.
=== Assistant Superintendent of police in Karkala ===
Annamalai joined the police service in 2011, and his first posting took him to [[Karkala]] in Karnataka as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Assistant Superintendent of police]]. Here, he spearheaded an awareness campaign against drug abuse and the sale of tobacco, shutting down several illegal liquor shops. He held seminars in colleges against drug addiction and set up complaint boxes where students could post anonymous tips about illegal activities.{{fact|date=January 2022}}
=== Superintendent of police in Udupi ===
Between January 2015 and August 2016, he was posted as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of police]] in [[Udupi district]]<nowiki/>t. It was during this stint that he investigated his first murder case, involving a 17-year-old student who was also raped by her assailants. Speaking to Press, Annamalai said the teenager’s grief-stricken mother had looked him right in the eyes and asked if he could bring back her daughter. Later, Annamalai instituted a Rs 10,000 scholarship in the victim’s name, given annually to the girl who tops Class 10 in the Byndoor taluka.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2021-07-08|title=Meet K Annamalai, the youngest Tamil Nadu BJP president ever|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/meet-k-annamalai-the-youngest-president-tamil-nadu-bjp-ever-11625761349905.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

While still in Udupi, Annamalai once walked over to a provision store and asked for cigarettes, ''gutka'' and bidis. When the shopkeeper gave him the stuff, Annamalai immediately slapped a Rs 30,000 fine on him for selling the products despite their sales being banned at general stores. "Pay this amount today or you will end up paying a lakh tomorrow," he warned him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramdev|first=Darshana|date=2019-04-27|title=Urban Legend: Udupi's Singham, Annamalai, the philosopher-cop|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/270419/urban-legend-udupis-singhamannamalai-the-philosopher-cop.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>

When he was offered a trasfer from Udupi to Chikmangalur, people took to streets and tried to stop him by crying.
=== Studied Islam ===
It was during his tenure in Udupi — located near Bhatkal in the neighbouring district of Uttara Kannada — that Annamalai developed a deep interest in Islam, he said. Bhatkal is a hotbed of [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist radicalisation]] and the birthplace of the Indian Mujahideen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annamalai Kuppusamy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/annamalai-kuppusamy-71767.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
Annamalai decided to study religion to "understand what led to the misinterpretation of religious texts and caused widespread radicalisation". "I studied the Quran and Hadith with the help of the religious scholars. I tried to understand the philosophy. It helped me understand the psyche behind terror organisations like the Indian Mujahideen, SIMI and ISIS that had spread its tentacles around the Bhatkal-Kundapura region," he said.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-26|title='Singham' Annamalai — the IPS officer, engineer & MBA who studied Islam to fight terror|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/singham-annamalai-the-ips-officer-engineer-mba-who-studied-islam-to-fight-terror/488938/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Organised Innovative steps===
Annamalai, during his tenure brought reforms like compulsory weekly-offs for police and free leave and flexible shift system. He is known for the innovative system of giving transfer to officers who reduce weight. He brough library inside police station in Urban Bangalore. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njrf1fuH2lo</ref>

=== Deputy Commissioner of police in Bangalore South ===
The next transfer took him to [[Chikmagalur]] until October 2018. In 2017, the area, rife with communal tensions, witnessed riots after a group of miscreants vandalised the Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah. As the superintendent of police, Annamalai organised several peace meetings to defuse tensions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-16|title=Why Annamalai was chosen over senior leaders to lead BJP in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-annamalai-was-chosen-over-senior-leaders-lead-bjp-tamil-nadu-152437|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
=== Resignment ===
He was serving as the [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]], Bengaluru South when he decided to quit in 2019. In his resignation letter, Annamalai said it was not a sudden decision but a well-thought-out one rooted in a 2018 trip to Kailash Mansarovar. The death of a respected senior helped the realisation take a deeper hold. "My trip to Kailash Mansarovar made me introspect. The death of IPS officer Madhukar Shetty, 47, in December 2018, made me look back at my life," he had told Press at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=ChennaiJuly 8|first1=Pramod Madhav|last2=July 8|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 20:54|title=BJP appoints former IPS officer K Annamalai as Tamil Nadu unit chief|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-appoints-former-ips-officer-k-annamalai-as-tamil-nadu-unit-chief-1825665-2021-07-08|access-date=2022-01-17|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
After resignment, Annamalai has been influenced by the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS). Annamalai also met with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] chief [[Amit Shah]] and revealed how impressed he was with the RSS and wanted to do something different in life.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Karnataka's Singham' Annamalai to join RSS and start 'shakha' in Coimbatore?|url=https://www.mynation.com/politics/karnataka-singham-annamalai-join-rss-start-shakha-coimbatore-ps7zjf|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-22|title=Political plunge? No plans, says Annamalai|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/political-plunge-no-plans-says-annamalai-735386.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-28|title=Bengaluru DCP K Annamalai, 'Singham' of Karnataka, quits IPS; likely to join politics|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bengaluru-dcp-k-annamalai-singham-of-karnataka-quits-ips-likely-to-join-politics-2754647|access-date=2020-07-29|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> He is also a fan of [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Prakash Upadhyaya|date=18 May 2020|title=Ex-IPS officer K Annamalai announces his entry to politics, to contest next election from Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ex-ips-officer-k-annamalai-announces-his-entry-politics-contest-next-election-tamil-nadu-820183|work=International Business Times|accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Super cop Annamalai hints at joining politics : 'I am a big fan of Modi'│Daijiworld Television - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSAdl6jmvBs&app=desktop&persist_app=1|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Former super cop Annamalai hints at joining politics - 'I am a big fan of Modi'|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=665135|access-date=2020-07-31|website=www.daijiworld.com}}</ref> On 25 August 2020, a year after quitting the police force, he officially joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the presence of BJP national general secretary [[P. Muralidhar Rao]] and BJP president of Tamil Nadu [[L. Murugan]].<ref>[[https://theprint.in/politics/karnatakas-ex-ips-officer-singham-annamalai-joins-bjp-will-fight-polls-from-tamil-nadu/488739/]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/annamalai-kuppusamy-71767.html|title = Annamalai Kuppusamy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia}}</ref>
==== Bringing BJP nationalist spirit to Tamil Nadu ====
Annamalai's induction into the BJP comes about a year before the state heads for assembly elections in the summer of 2021 — the first election since the death of political stalwarts Jayalalithaa of the AIADMK and M. Karunanidhi of the DMK.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title=Former cop K Annamalai joins BJP, promises to bring 'nationalist spirit to Tamil Nadu'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-cop-k-annamalai-joins-bjp-promises-bring-nationalist-spirit-tamil-nadu-131548|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aug 25|first1=Shanmughasundaram J. / TNN / Updated|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=15:16|title=Annamalai IPS: Former Karnataka IPS officer K Annamalai joins BJP, says he will work to bring national spirit to Tamil Nadu {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/k-annamalai-joins-bjp-says-he-will-work-to-bring-national-spirit-to-tamil-nadu/articleshow/77739178.cms|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

The BJP, a fringe player in Tamil Nadu, is in alliance with the ruling AIADMK in the state. Asked if he will be the party’s CM candidate, or will handle another similar responsibility within the party, Annamalai said he has joined the BJP as "a loyal foot-soldier" and will work to "bring the party’s nationalist spirit to Tamil Nadu". Talking to reporters in Delhi after his induction Tuesday, he invoked the ancient Tamil text [[Thirukkural]] to describe Modi as a true leader. "I come from a land which is historic and, in this beautiful [[Thirukkural]], it talks about the qualities a king and an administrator should have. It talks about fearlessness, it talks about courage, it talks about (having a) giving spirit, it talks about knowledge. I see all four of these in our Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] ''ji'' and all the eminent people of the BJP," he said.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-IPS officer Annamalai joins BJP, says will bring 'nationalistic spirit' to Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/25/ex-ips-officer-annamalai-joins-bjp-says-will-bring-nationalistic-spirit-to-tamil-nadu-2188035.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

"I have decided that I should strengthen the movement that the party stands for to bring that nationalist spirit to the state of Tamil Nadu," he added. "I will try my best as a loyal soldier of the party to dedicate my time and energy to further this cause across Tamil Nadu and India It is a privilege to join the BJP."<ref>{{cite news|title=DMK thrives on religious politics, not BJP: K Annamalai|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/25/dmk-thrives-on-religious-politics-not-bjpk-annamalai-2281200.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 Aug 2021|title='Aim is to "Bringing Nationalist spirit to TamilNadu - says BJP chief Annamalai - The Federal|work=The Federal|url=https://thefederal.com/news/ex-ips-officer-annamalai-joins-bjp-says-will-bring-nationalist-spirit-to-tn/}}</ref>
=== Elections ===
Annamalai contested in Aravakurichi Constituency in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election]] in spite of being a first-time contestant, and the constituency is considered a bastion of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party, he polled 38.71% votes and came second largely because of his no-nonsense image as a police officer, and his reaching out to the minority voters of the rural constituency during his campaigns. <ref>{{cite news|title=I'm son of soil, know problems first-hand: Ex-IPS officer Annamalai campaigns in Aravakurichi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-2021/story/ex-ips-annamalai-campaigns-in-aravakurichi-1784529-2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tamil Nadu polls: BJP's Annamalai giving DMK a run for its money|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-polls-bjps-annamalai-giving-dmk-a-run-for-its-money/articleshow/81918519.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aravakurichi constituency gears up for mega duel|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/aravakurichi-constituency-gears-up-for-mega-duel/article34193034.ece}}</ref> After L. Muruagan was made union minister, Annamalai was made president of Tamil Nadu unit of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ahead-of-tamil-nadu-polls-bjp-ropes-in-former-ips-officer-annamalai-kuppusamy/articleshow/77745320.cms?from=mdr|title = Ahead of Tamil Nadu polls, BJP ropes in former IPS officer Annamalai Kuppusamy|newspaper = The Economic Times|last1 = Venugopal|first1 = Vasudha}}</ref>
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Kongu Vellalar

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| region = [[Kongu Nadu]]
| religions = [[Shaiva Siddhanta]] sect of [[Hinduism]]
| country = India
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| populated_states =[[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]]
| languages = [[Kongu Tamil]]
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'''Kongu Vellalar''' is a Tamil-speaking land-owning agrarian community predominantly found in the [[Kongu Nadu]] region of Southern India. They are also known as Kongu Nadu Vellalar, Kongu Gounders. Kongu Vellalars are considered one of the dominant communities in the region and have a rich cultural heritage.

The Kongu Vellalar were classified as a [[Forward Caste]] (General class) at the time of [[Partition of India|Indian independence]] but they successfully requested to be reclassified as an [[other Backward Class]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article277921.ece | newspaper=The Hindu| title=Looking to create a Kongu stronghold | date=8 May 2009 | first=K.V. | last=Prasad | access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The [[Vellalar]] of the [[Kongunadu|Kongu country]] came to be known as Kongu Vellalar. They are also known by names such as "Bupaalan", ''Gangavamsam'', ''Kudiyaanavar'' and ''Vivasaayi'', and use the title [[Gounder]] as a caste lastname in their personal names.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ez9uAAAAMAAJ&q=Buvaisya|title=Salem cyclopedia: a cultural and historical dictionary of Salem District, Tamil Nadu|last=Rajannan|first=Busnagi|location=Salem, India|date=1992|publisher=Institute of Kongu Studies|page=340|isbn=978-8-19002-880-6|language=en}}</ref>

==Origin==
According to the ''Kongu Vellalar Puranam'', a 19th-century work by Mahavidwan Kandasamy Kavirayar, the Vellalar of the Kongu country trace their origin to Marabalan, a mythical figure who was created from the river [[Ganges]] to rid the world of hunger. Marabalan turned to agriculture and his descendants became the [[Vellalar]]. Marabalan had various titles such as Gangavamsa, Devar, Vellalar, Bupaalan, etc.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2015/sep/13/Purana-of-Kongunadus-Conventional-Farming-813729.html|title=Purana of Kongunadu's conventional farming|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref>{{sfnp|V. Manickam|p=540|ps=}}<ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=422|wslink=Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 7.djvu|plaintitle=Page:Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 7.djvu|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}:”The Vellālas were also called the Gangakula or Gangavamsa, because they derived their descent from the great and powerful tribe named Gāngvida, which inhabited the valley of the Ganges, as mentioned by Pliny and Ptolemy. A portion of Mysore which was peopled mostly by Vellālas was called Gangavādi in the tenth and eleventh centuries of the Christian era. ”</ref> Interestingly the [[Vokkaliga#Gangadikara_Vokkaliga|Gandadikara Vokkaligas]] of the neighbouring parts of [[Karnataka]] also claim origin from the banks of the [[Ganges]].<ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=288|wslink=Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 2.djvu|plaintitle=Page:Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 2.djvu|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref name=“Gangadikara”>{{cite book |last1=Nanjundayya|first1=H.V|first2=L.K Ananthakrishna|last2=Iyer|date=1930|title=The Mysore Tribes and Castes|volume=3|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.22885/page/n255/mode/2up|location=Mysore |publisher=The Mysore University|page=175-185}}:”Gangadikara is a contraction of the term Gangawadikara (A man of Gangavadi)”</ref> According to [[Burton Stein]] and most historians, the Gangadikaras and the Kongu Vellalars were linked. They use lastname ''Gowda'' which is similar to ''Gounder.'' Cuisine and dialects between them is also similar. <ref>{{Cite book|title=Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India|last=Stein|first=Burton|date=1980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4SsKAQAAIAAJ&q=Gangadikara+peasantry+of+Gangavadi+|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=319|location=Delhi|isbn=978-0-19-563507-2}}:”The Gangadikara peasantry of Gangavadi appears to have been more significantly linked to the Kongu peasantry to the south than to peasant peoples in the central and northern parts of medieval Karnataka. Similarly, the Marasu Vokkaligas of eastern Bangalore and central and southern Kolar districts appear to have been linked to Tondaimandalam”</ref>

==History==

From the early Sangam period, the Kongu region had always been a "frontier zone," only loosely controlled by the various Tamil dynasties from the plains. Due to their isolation, the people of this region had always been most associated with muscle power and the "heroic" ideals of the Sangam age. While these "heroic" traditions faded in the rest of the plains region due to the rise of agrarian states, the Kongu region and other remote buffer zones kept it alive until the 11th century CE. In Upper Kongu (north of the Kaveri), the ''natukal'' tradition was still present. This cultural combination of the heroic traditions and megalithic burials greatly influenced Kongu Nadu's culture. After the end of the Sangam period, the Vettuvar (hunter) tribe gained dominance over the other tribes of the region such as the Kurumbar, Ay, and Kuravar, which led to a large number of peoples associating themselves with the Vettuvar. This caused a Vettuvar population explosion in the early 9th century and created a complex social structure, with the chieftains of the Vettuvars calling themselves ''Koundar''. However, by the 11th century CE, the influence of the Bhakti movement and Brahminical values from the plains largely displaced the Sangam traditions. Thus some groups of the Vettuvars became full-time agriculturalists, calling themselves ''Vettuvavelalar''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=S|first=Gunasekaran|url=https://www.academia.edu/29788355|title=Migrations in Medieval and early colonial India|publisher=Routledge Publication|year=2016|isbn=9781138488540|chapter=Migration and Mobility: The Collective Memory of Kongu Vellalar Peasantry of South India}}</ref>

Large groups of peasants from the plains soon began to migrate into the Kongu Nadu region starting in the 10th century from many places, with migration peaking in the 13th century. Their technological advancement allowed them to generally outcompete the earlier inhabitants in land ownership and agricultural production. Most initially identified with their clan names and their chiefs with the Gounder title, but eventually coalesced into a single group called Kongu Vellalar Gounder. The Kongu Vellalars also had complex relations with the locals, sometimes friendly, sometimes hostile, and many locals were assimilated into the ethnogenesis of the Gounders. The early pre-migration institutions were modified to include the emerging peasant class. Other communities migrated along with the peasants, including potters, barbers, craftsmen, as well as Brahmins and Dalits. However Brahmins played a negligible role in the new social formation, since the Kongu Vellalars and their dependent communities never used Brahmins for religious ceremonies. However, eventually this period of ethnogenesis would end in the creation of a hierarchical structure with Kongu Vellalars at the top.<ref name=":0" />

The Kongu Vellalar were inhabitants of the [[Kongu Nadu|Kongu country]] since at least the 10th century CE.<ref>{{cite book|title=Salem cyclopedia: a cultural and historical dictionary of Salem District, Tamil Nadu|author=Busnagi Rajannan, Institute of Kongu Studies (Salem, India)|publisher=Institute of Kongu Studies, 1992|page=5}}</ref> The Vellalars of Kongu region came to be known as Kongu Vellalar or Gounder, though both the names have also been treated separately in some regions.<ref>{{cite book |title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|first=Vijaya |last=Ramaswamy |page=303 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2007 |isbn=9780810864450 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H4q0DHGMcjEC}}</ref> According to Beck's (1972) study, the Kongu Vellalar are one of the top ranking castes who were entitled to ownership over land. They followed a kingly model acquiring prestige by ownership of land, control of daily labor and production activity.{{sfnp|Sharad Chari|p=315|ps=}}

=== Current ===
Today, the Gounders have presided over Kongu Nadu's transition from an agricultural to industrial economy. Gounders traditionally controlled most of the land in western Tamil Nadu, and had the Arunthathiyar community as labourers. When MGNREGA was introduced, Gounder farmers were furious as it prevented the Arunthathiyars from working in their fields. Thanks to their land ownership, the Gounders were also able to control the industrialization of the Kongu belt and consequently most industrialists in the region are Gounder. The community plays a significant role in the political and economic life of the Kongu Nadu region. The prominent Kongu Nadu-based parties, [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam]] and later [[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi|Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi]], were primarily Gounder caste outfits similar to the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]] for [[Vanniyar]]s. Some scholars saw the KMK's presence in the Kongu belt as contributing to the ADMK's victory in those constitutencies.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Price|first=Pamela|date=June 2011|title=NREGA and the Return of Identity Politics in Western Tamil Nadu, India|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2011.569923|journal=Forum for Development Studies|volume=38|issue=2|pages=211|doi=10.1080/08039410.2011.569923|s2cid=216643740|issn=0803-9410}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104013919/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-21/chennai/28179309_1_poll-observers-assembly-polls-poll-eve Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties – Times Of India]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Rahul-keen-to-test-western-belt-/articleshow/7498031.cms?referral=PM | title=Rahul keen to test western belt | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Jaya | last=Menon | date=15 February 2011 | access-date=22 May 2016 }}</ref>

==Traditional duties==
Being land owners, the traditional roles of this community are [[agriculture]] and [[Cattle|cattle-rearing]], but over time they came to be educationalists, [[weaving]], [[Merchant|traders]] and [[money-lenders]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K85NA7Rg67wC&pg=PA24 |page=24 |title=The First Great Political Realist|author-link=Roger Boesche |first=Roger |last=Boesche|isbn=978-0-73910-607-5 |date=1 March 2003 }}</ref>

==Caste structure==
The caste is divided into a number of exogamous clans called ''Kootams'', each of which is totemistic.{{sfnp|Gunasekaran|p=41|ps=}} Medieval poet [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]] is said to have given their ''kula'' and ''[[gotra]]'' (kin and clan).{{sfnp|Gunasekaran|p=27|ps=}} The community has 24 ''Nadus'' (countries), which originated they claim from the time of their settlement. These ''Nadus'' are arranged in 4 groups of 6 villages each headquartered at Palayakottai, [[Kangeyam|Kangayam]], [[Pudur, Erode|Pudur]] and Kadayur. The village head is a ''kottukaran'', the head of a ''nadu'' is ''nattukavundan'' or ''periyatanakaran'' and each group of ''Nadus'' is a ''pattakaran''. The pattakaran is treated with considerable respect, and is very rarely consulted. The ''kottukaran'' and ''nattukavundan'' generally take care of caste disputes and marriage selection respectively, and only important caste disputes are handled by him.

==Culture==

===Marriage===
[[Image:A- thaali koundars.jpg|thumb|Kongu Vellalar ''thaali''. Compared to other communities, their ''thaalis'' are particularly large.]]

The community has its own style of marriage ceremony. The ceremony is led by person called an ''Arumbukarar'' or ''Arumaikkarar'', who must be married and should have children.<ref>{{cite book | title = Peasant Society of Konku: A Study of right and left subastes in South India | first = Brenda | last = Beck | publisher = University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver | year = 1972 | page = [https://archive.org/details/peasantsocietyin0000beck/page/299 299] | isbn = 0-7748-0014-3 | url = https://archive.org/details/peasantsocietyin0000beck/page/299 }}</ref> The engagement ceremony takes place at the bride's house, with the maternal uncles of both groom and birde present, where fruit and betel leaf are tied in the girl's clothes. On the day of the wedding, the groom is shaven, and a ''karumaikkarari'' pours water on his head. If he has a sister, he performs a betrothal ceremony for his daughter to her son. He then goes on horseback to a ''nattukal'' with fruit and a pestle and worships it. The stone is said to represent the Kongu king and the worship is a symbolic request for permission of the marriage, as in the old days the king was supposed to give permission for every marriage. On his return, balls of white and coloured rice are taken around the bridegroom and his mother feeds him 3 mouthfuls of food. This indicates she will no longer feed him and he is going out into the world on his own. A barber then blesses him and they go to the bride's house on horseback, where they are met by someone from the bride's party similarly mounted. The groom then gives his earrings to the bride, and they are carried on their respective maternal uncles to the ''nattukal''. When they return, they are touched by an ''arumaikkarar'' with a betel leaf dipped on oil, milk and water. They worship the ''thaali'' and the ''arumaikkaran'' ties it around the bride's neck.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|date=September 1910|title=The Castes and Tribes of Southern India|journal=Nature|volume=84|issue=2134|pages=365–367|doi=10.1038/084365a0|issn=0028-0836|doi-access=free}}</ref> Then he and the barber sing a long song composed by poet-saint [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]], called "Mangala Valthu", speaking of the glory of marriage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Kambar-Kongunadus-Friend-or-Foe/2015/09/20/article3037320.ece |title=Kambar, Kongunadu's Friend or Foe? |first=B. Meenakshi |last=Sundaram |work=New Indian Express |date=20 September 2015 |access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref> Then the little fingers of bride and groom and linked, milk is poured over them, and separated. In the wedding ceremony, the brother of the bride and sister of the groom play significant roles.<ref>{{cite book | title = Peasant Society of Konku: A Study of right and left subastes in South India | first = Brenda | last = Beck | publisher = University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver | year = 1972 | page = [https://archive.org/details/peasantsocietyin0000beck/page/240 240] | isbn = 0-7748-0014-3 | url = https://archive.org/details/peasantsocietyin0000beck/page/240 }}</ref>

Widow remarriage was forbidden at the turn of the 20th century, and those who had intimate relations with widows were ostracised. The punishment was lifted if the widow consented to the man leaving her, the man provided the widow with sufficient means to live herself, and the man providing a feast to his family by killing a black sheep.<ref name=":1" />

==References==
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'''Bibliography'''
*{{cite book|title=Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India|author=S. Gunasekaran|editor=Vijaya Ramaswamy|publisher=Routledge, 2017|year=2017}}
*{{cite book|title=Kongu Nadu, a History Up to A.D. 1400|author=V. Manickam|publisher=Makkal Veliyeedu, 2001|year=2001}}
*{{cite book|title=Fraternal Capital: Peasant-workers, Self-made Men, and Globalization in Provincial India|author=Sharad Chari|publisher=Stanford University Press, 2004|year=2004}}

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