Our Social Sciences campus is located at the Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, the largest multispecialty private hospital in India. Amrita School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Faridabad is a constituent unit of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, who’s Dir
nt unit of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, who’s Director, Dr. Rao R. Bhavani, holds India’s only UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.
With a built-up area of more than 85,000 square feet, the Faridabad campus provides state of the art teaching-learning facilities for the students that include digital classrooms and computer labs, as well as access and exposure to multi-disciplinary specialty fields in areas of medicine, technology, social sciences, and more. The Faridabad campus also has the unique advantage of being within the Delhi NCR area with close connections to high-profile offices at the Government of India, United Nations, and other leading organizations. Further, with Amrita’s commitment of service to society and the country’s most vulnerable populations, students will have the opportunity to work with local communities in and around Haryana state, including rural and urban areas, tribal and other marginalized communities, and vulnerable populations from across the social spectrum.
We currently offer an M.Sc program in Social Data Science and Policy with specializations in Education Policy, Gender Policy, Economic Policy, and Health Policy.
Amrita has emerged as the seventh best university in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2024. Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi has been ranked 6th Best in Medicine in NIRF Rankings 2023.
In THE University Impact Rankings 2023, a pioneering initiative to recognise universities around the world for their social and economic impact for sustainable future, Amrita has been ranked among the Top 50 in the world.
Amrita is emerging as one of the fastest-growing institutions of higher learning in India as we have established 180+ collaborations with top 500 world-ranked universities in a short span of 18 years.
World-renowned humanitarian leader, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, AMMA, is the founding Chancellor and guiding light of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
With its extensive network of nine campuses spread across Amaravati, Amritapuri, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Kochi, Mysuru, Nagercoil(*) and NCR Delhi (Faridabad), Amrita University stands as one of India’s preeminent private educational institutions. Encompassing an expansive area of over 1200 acres, these campuses offer an impressive built-up space of more than 100 lakh square feet. Renowned for its commitment to academic excellence, Amrita University consistently ranks among the top-tier private universities in the nation, solidifying its reputation as a beacon of quality education.
Our vision is to be an exemplary institution that thrives on its commitment to the transformative power of value-based education, providing the impetus to develop the expansiveness to harmonize both scientific knowledge and spiritual understanding, to utilize knowledge for societal benefit and contribute to a prosperous and sustainable future for all.
Amma’s profound mission of providing education for life, and emphasis on compassion driven research, has shaped Amrita as a unique institution:
There are two types of education: education for living and education for life. Studying to become a professional is education for a living, while education for life requires an understanding of the essential human values. At Amrita, we believe that education should also impart a culture of the heart, based on enduring values and inner strength. Amrita’s culture of education helps to inculcate in our students the right ethos to be rooted in the values of Dharma (righteousness), Karuna (compassion), and Shraddha (mindfulness). Endowed with qualities of acceptance, patience, self-confidence, perseverance, and enthusiasm, the benefit of humanity will become foremost in the students’ thoughts, words and actions. They will then pioneer innovative solutions for the benefit of all humankind, leading to sustainable health and prosperity for all. This resonates with the ancient Sanskrit prayer ‘Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu’. It is a reminder of our deeper connection to the entire world around us, “May our work contribute to the happiness of all beings.”
Our motivation to pursue research is focused on alleviating major global problems related to poverty, starvation, sickness, environmental pollution, and contamination. We believe that if we could transform compassion from a mere word into a path of action, we would be able to address most of the world’s problems. If we take this step courageously, then our research and its outcome will have a special impact, spontaneity, and power. This has translated into many latest advancements and innovations that have culminated in greater societal benefit.
At Amrita, we stand united in our mission towards solving globally recognized scientific and societal challenges, including environment, development, and health. Amrita stands at the strategic juncture of two streams of cultures: East and West. It is our vision to bring both cultures together to bridge the division through meaningful collaborations with world-class universities and innovative approaches that will benefit the entire planet.
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