Admission for Ph.D. programs at Amity University campuses is conducted twice a year i.e. for January and July sessions. A Ph.D. program is offered in two modes- full time(3 years) and part-time (4.5 years). There is no distance learning for Ph.D. courses in Amity and maximum duration in the case of both the modes is 6 years. Eligible students are selected based on their performance on PET( Ph.D Entrance Test) which is followed by a personal interview.

Doing a Ph.D. from Amity University is highly expensive compared to other government colleges.

• For Full-Time Ph.D. Fee is Rs 50,000 per semester
• For Part TIme Ph.D. Fee is Rs 33,500 per semester

The University encourages interdisciplinary research and exchange of ideas and knowledge in various related fields. Furthermore, it allows scholars to appoint a Co-Guide from outside Amity University as per university rules.

Although, if we compare, PhDs offered by Amity University are not at par with government universities. PhDs in private universities are rated lower than those of government universities.

One of my friends is pursuing her BA(H) in Applied Psychology from Amity University. According to her experience, Amity University is definitely not the best, but it is not a bad option either. Given below is a brief review of the course. 

Faculty:

• The faculties are well-qualified. Most of them have their Ph.D. or doing their Ph.D. from Amity University. 
• Although most of the teachers do not have time to come to the class because of some of the other issues. Sometimes, they are in the middle of a conference, annual function, or a Sangathan or sports day.

Attendance: 

At Amity, attendance is a big issue. You need to maintain at least 75% attendance in each subject. 

Extra-subjects:

In Amity, you don’t join psychology or any particular course, but the baggage of other subjects like foreign languages, English, BS, EVS, and many more. You will have to study a total of 12 subjects in the first semester itself. Out of these subjects, only some of them are useful, the rest do not even matter if they were a part of the curriculum for psychology or not.

The BA Psychology department has almost 1800 students in the department, 7 sections for BA Psychology Hons, and each section has 60 students. The faculty members are not at par with the count required to teach 7 sections. So, you might face some difficulty with the lectures taught because of the huge crowd of students attending the lecture, all at the same time, in the same hall. But this problem is temporary.

Extra-curricular:

• You’ll be told to give a lot of presentations. Which helps improving public speaking skills. There are many extra-curricular activities that help in your overall development. Only proactive students take up the opportunities because this participation in these programs is not compulsory. The schedule in Amity is quite hectic.
• Constant seminars and NGO projects are organized alongside your curriculum. There are summer internships for the students, just the way they are organized for other departments.

Fee Structure:

As far as fee structure is concerned, it will cost you around 1 lakh per year, which is quite high as compared to DU, which has an annual fee of 10,000.

The number of girls in each section is more. The ratio of the number of girls to boys is 8:1. It would be best for you to go for options like Ambedkar University or DU. But Amity is not that bad. You would definitely enjoy those 3 years in the university.

Both these private institutions are one of the best for pursuing computer science engineering which develops one of the most sought-after skill sets by industry giants. One’s passion, hard-work and dedication helps in shaping the future and these colleges assist in making one industry-ready.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both institutes:

Amity University emphasizes a research driven, project based and industry-oriented study approach. It has a hi-tech wireless campus with over 4000 IBM/HP networked machines. Hackathons, workshops and summer training for pre final students help in honing the in-demand skills of the aspiring engineers. Highlights of the placement statistics are:

• Average placement rate was over 80%
• Major recruiters were Amazon, Wipro, IBM, Capgemini amongst 100 others
• Highest CTC offered was 18 LPA by Amazon
• Student exchange programmes with Purdue, Arizona State University and University of Texas

Galgotias University with over 750 international students from over 20 countries helps increase the global outlook and impart in-depth knowledge which helps to make students industry ready to be hired by over 450 multinational companies. A notable factor in the placement trend is that there has been a stark increase in the average number of students placed over the years. Key features about the placement statistics of cse branch in galgotias university are:

• Average placement rate has constantly been over 80%
• Total of 100+ recruiters
• In the academic season 2018-19, placement rate was 98%
• Top recruiters being Cognizant, Samsung, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Ericsson among others.
• Highest package offered was 10 LPA.
• Many summer internships and industrial training opportunities were rolled out by companies like HCL, Accenture, AON, Genpact and others.

Amity University Noida has its own agriculture institute named Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture. The institute has under graduation and post-graduation in agriculture. BSc Agriculture is the under graduation course. One should consider the following factors to decide whether this course is best or not.

• Placement: The placement activities are pretty good and the highest salary package offered is 3 Lakhs per annum. The average salary package offered ranges from Rs 25, 000 to Rs 26, 000 per month. The percentage of students who get placed is above the average of 70%. The jobs were offered in agriculture companies and food processing companies. Top recruiters were Coromandel, Pepsico, Parle agro, Aqua Agri, Vansun, BKC Weather, etc. The institute also guarantees a 100 % internship and it also provides student exchange programs. The student exchange program benefits the student to go to foreign universities for internships.

• Scope: The job opportunities are available in both the public sector as well as the private sector. The job opportunities are obtainable in Agriculture Research Assistant, Extension officer, Agriculture officer, Plantation Manager, Production Manager, Agri Preneurship, Farm manager, Food Processing units in Government, Field Officer, etc. After BSc, one could also pursue MSc program and further Ph.D. program as well and become a lecturer or research assistant.

• Course structure: The course duration is 4 years i.e. eight semesters. The course is broad which includes both theoretical and practical parts. The course enhances the learning of scientific and economic crop production. Even though the course is not recognized by ICAR, the syllabus is based on ICAR. The first six semesters cover almost all topics in agriculture such as Agronomy, Agribusiness management, Plant pathology, Genetics, Animal rearing, Rural economy, etc. The final two semesters are more practical in nature which include Outside activity-based courses and the study of agriculture at the field level. The course curriculum also has a mandatory summer internship which enables the student to know about the job prospects and scope.

• Faculty: The faculties are well experienced in the field. The faculty-student ratio is 1:17. Thus, it promotes attention to individual students to excel in their performance.

• Infrastructure: The institute fulfills the basic necessities required for the course which include Wi-fi availability, well-equipped laboratory, organic farm, and a good library.

One of my seniors had been in your shoes a few years ago. This answer is based on his experience. 

He enrolled at this university in 2012, for Engineering (B.Tech), after his higher secondary. Having failed to secure a decent rank in AIEEE, he was left with no choice but to pursue engineering from a private institution. These reasons were sufficient enough to make him appear in the entrance test for Amity University.

As is evident, Amity University conducts its entrance exam Amity JEE independently, for candidates seeking admission in its various graduate programs. After filling the enrollment form, he wrote the exam at its Lucknow Campus. He easily cracked the exam and was promoted to the interview round. 

Unfortunately, he could not get through the interview. His nervousness and anxiety took a toll on him in his first-ever interview. Moreover, he had poor conversational skills, which could be another possible reason for his failure. On analyzing the results, he realized that it was the basic English communication skills that were put to test, in the interview.

Though he could not secure a seat in the B Tech. program at Amity, he enrolled for MTech in 2016 at Amity and easily sailed through the interview this time. Working upon his basic English conversational skills, during his undergrad days, fetched him success in his second attempt.

On the basis of his experience, it will be advisable that you keep your communication skills on par with a good command of English. This will easily help you get through the selection process of Amity University.