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Technology has become the sine qua non in education owing to the youth’s fascination for it. It is an enabler and can drive the quality of education forward. Right from its inception Amity has believed in implementing the latest and the best technology to enhance quality of education.

Students are issued free laptops to facilitate learning round-the-clock. We are currently mulling over the option of replacing these laptops with tablets. We are in the process of implementing N-Computing technology in over 45 computer labs which will replace the CPUs with N-computing devices.

Whiteboards, projectors, conferencing (web-based and video) and LCD screens, etc., are regular features of our classrooms. Our IT Network AKC Datasystems is one of the best in India. All our campuses are inter-connected through MPLS, enabling transmission of live lectures to all locations through eLearning solution and IP cameras. High throughput Wi-Fi access points with omni and sectoral antenna helps students browse the internet from any part of the campus, with 300 Mbps internet bandwidth f rom mul t iple ISPs giving high speed connectivity.

Video-conferencing helps us to beam guest lectures from eminent personalities at one campus, to students at all the other campuses. Video-conferencing is also used extensively during admission, interviews and discussions. Amity Group has a university in each of the following states: Uttar Pradesh; Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Haryana. Its local campuses are across India and global campuses are in London, Singapore and San Francisco. With the use of a simple IP camera, mic and a speaker communication with other campuses is done within minutes. Amity Centre of e-Learning (ACeL), offers a wide range of online programmes ranging from MBA to postgraduate diplomas various streams by using internet/satellite/VSAT networks. Study material of such courses is digitised and downloadable from the web. ACeL also offers tele-education in 53 pan -African nations through a Government of India project using a dedicated satellite network.

All processes related to admission, examination, biometric attendance, placements, fee payment, etc., are automated. Regular performance checks and finetuning is done to achieve 100 per cent uptime on our website. The Online CertificateVerifying System on the website, facilitates the validation of degrees of Amity students.

Our interactive Intranet Amizone, is acknowledged to be among the best university intranets in the world. Powered on Enterprise Class servers and high-end storage devices, it offers a single point access to information, services and resources, for students and faculty. It is regularly upgraded with new features to provide study materials, recorded lectures and a seamless learning experience to the students.

Amity Library has over 17,000 online journals such as Ebsco Host, UGC-Infonet, INDEST-AICTE and Delnet. Amizone also allows easy access to these journals and papers. Now students can also access Amizone and all its features on their mobile phones. We are the first in India to be using mobile applications for our students. Parents can also use this mobile application to view their ward’s attendance and exam grades, while faculty can use it to mark attendance. This application is available for iPhone, iPod touch, iPod Blackberry, Nokia and Android phones (www.amity.edu/app).

The students of Amity are given free Synergy Cards to avail attractive discounts in over 500 outlets across Delhi/NCR.

Amity University is well-equipped with the latest security and vigilance gadgets. Access in Amity is only through smart cards. Boom barriers and detection devices including door frame, metal detectors and handheld metal detectors are installed at the gates. We also have close circuit cameras at strategic locations.

Many institutions of Amity have their own placement cells, whose websites act as an interactive interface between the institute, students and the recruiters. The websites are updated regularly with details of impending company visits, list of recruiters and students placed.

Our 30,000 strong alumni base stay connected, informed and involved through the website, Facebook, Twitter and even Youtube. Our website, online alumni presence and even Amizone serve as a strong marketing tool updating the audience about our activities.