Located near the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, about 2.5 km north of the Coimbatore-Palakkad highway (NH 47), the campus is ensconced by the Western Ghats on its three sides. It is 16 kms from Coimbatore City and 32 kms from Palakkad.
By Air The closest airport is Coimbatore, located about 27 kilometers from the campus. Most airlines operate flights to Coimbatore from all major cities in India.
By Bus The nearest major bus terminals are at Gandhipuram (about 22 kms) and Ukkadam (about 18 kms.). There are regular bus services from Gandhipuram (Bus Nos. 96, A3 and 3G) and Ukkadam (Bus Nos. 96, 48, S2, 3G and A3). Alight at Ettimadai Piruvu Bus Stop (Amrita College) and hire an auto rickshaw to the campus (3 kms). A3 bus will come upto the college Gate. The travel time from Ukkadam to Ettimadai Piruvu is around 45 minutes.
Ettimadai is a request stop for all Kerala and Tamil Nadu State Transport buses from Kerala. Alight at Ettimadai Piruvu Bus Stop (Amrita College) and hire an auto rickshaw to the campus (3 kms). Travel time from Palakkad to Ettimadai Piruvu is around one hour.
By Train Passenger trains are available from Coimbatore Railway Station and Palghat Railway Station. Ettimadai Railway Station is only about 500 metres from the campus and one may easily walk to campus upon alighting at the station.Train schedules from Coimbatore Junction to Ettimadai and Palghat Junction to Ettimadai are listed below. Coimbatore is a major railway junction on the Southern Railways and there are trains to Chennai, Rameswaram, Madurai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kanyakumari, Kozhikode, Mettupalayam, Kochi and Delhi.
| Train No. | Train Name | Departure Time | Availability | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
| 16323 | CBE MAQ EXPRESS | 07.50 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 06819 | ED-PGTN MEMU EXP SPL | 09.35 | R | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | Y |
| 06805 | CBE-SRR MEMU EXP SPL | 11.55 | R | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | X |
| 16608 | CBE CAN EXPRESS | 13.50 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 06459 | CBE-SRR EXP SPL | 16.30 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 06807 | CBE-PGTN MEMU EXP SPL | 18.00 | R | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | X |
| 16843 | TPJ PGTN EXP | 18.10 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Train No. | Train Name | Departure Time | Availability | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
| 16844 | PGTN TPJ EXP | 07.28 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 06806 | PGTN-CBE MEMU EXP SPL | 08.16 | R | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | X |
| 06458 | SRR-CBE EXP SPL | 10.00 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 16607 | CAN CBE EXP | 11.31 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 06818 | PGTN-ED MEMU EXP SPL | 15.35 | R | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | Y |
| 06804 | SRR CBE MEMU EXP SPL | 16.50 | R | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | X |
| 16324 | MAQ CBE EXPRESS | 18.46 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
How to Reach School of Agricultural SciencesCoimbatore Marine College, in the Pollachi Main Road is a major landmark close to Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences. SVS Corporate Office is situated between Marine College (20 kms from Ukkadam Bus stand and 23 kms from Pollachi) and Bhojanam Vegetarian hotel in the Pollachi Main Road. Follow the road opposite to SVS corporate office and yellow SVS name boards all the way to Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences (3 kms from SVS corporate office).
Amrita School of Agriculture Science
J. P. Nagar, Arasampalayam,
Myleripalayam (via.),
Coimbatore – 642 109, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: 0422 2685000
Fax: 0422 2686274
Email: agriculture@amrita.edu