Amity University Kolkata

Amity University Kolkata is a private university in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It was founded in 2015 and is the eighth university to be established by the Amity University Group.HistoryThe Amity Group's presence in Kolkata began at the end of 2009 as Amity Global Business School (Salt Lake, Sector V), which offered management degrees under Amity University. In 2015, the state legislature of West Bengal passed the Amity University Act, 2014 (West Bengal Act, XXIV of 2014) to enable the establishment of the university in Rajarhat. The university was established on the 6th of January and classes commenced on 31 August 2015. It is the eighth university to be established by the Amity Education Group, which also established Amity University, Mumbai in 2014.Recognition and accreditationThe university is affiliated to the University Grants Commission of India and received "Grade A" accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.InfrastructureThe university is widely known for having one of the world's most expensive campuses. It has many classrooms that are centrally air-conditioned and has many laboratories for conducting experiments.The Central Building (known as the Leaf Structure) is centrally air-conditioned and has hi-tech security. It consists of a library block (the second-largest library in Kolkata after the National Library of India), an auditorium block, a cafeteria block and an atrium that is used for many events.