Amity University, Jaipur is a state private university located in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, India. It is part of the Amity network of educational institutions promoted by the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF), the sponsoring body of the Amity group. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across a range of disciplines, including engineering, management, law, sciences, humanities, and design.
| Name | Amity University, Jaipur |
|---|---|
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Sponsoring body | Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF) |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Network | Amity Education Group |
The Amity Education Group runs a chain of universities and schools in India and abroad, with its flagship campus at Amity University, Noida in Uttar Pradesh. The Jaipur campus was established to extend the group's higher-education footprint into Rajasthan, operating under a state legislation that confers private university status. As a state private university, it is empowered to award its own degrees recognised by the University Grants Commission.
The university is organised into faculties and institutes covering professional and academic streams. Programmes typically offered across the Amity universities, and available at the Jaipur campus, include:
Doctoral research is conducted through the university's research centres, and selected programmes incorporate industry interaction and internships in line with the broader Amity model.
The campus is situated on the outskirts of Jaipur and includes academic blocks, hostels, libraries, laboratories, and sports facilities. Jaipur, being a major educational and administrative hub in northwestern India, provides connectivity by road, rail, and air, with the city served by Jaipur International Airport.
As one of several private universities to come up in Rajasthan in recent decades, Amity University, Jaipur contributes to the growth of higher education in the state alongside institutions such as the University of Rajasthan, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, and other private universities in and around Jaipur. It is part of a national network that has expanded the Amity brand across multiple Indian states and to overseas locations.