Students from Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi won the championships of the inter-campus basketball tournament (both men and women) held at Amritapuri, Kollam from September 8th-10th, 2016. Ram Vibhakar of 4th year BDS was selected as the Best Player of the Tournament.
Amrita School of Pharmacy bid farewell to the first outgoing batch of Doctor of Pharmacy students (Pharm. D.) on August 15, 2016. The chief guest of the day was Sri. E. P. Jayarajan, Honorable Minister for Industries, Commerce and Sports for Kerala.
On September 6, 2016, Amrita School of Pharmacy celebrated the most anticipated Onam festival of the year ‘Avani 2016’.
Amrita School of Pharmacy welcomed its new batches of B. Pharm., M. Pharm., Pharm. D. and Pharm. D. (PB) students on August 10, 2016.
Ramayana celebration was conducted in full swing by Amrita School of Pharmacy on August 16, 2016 to inculcate the moral and ethical values among students. There was Ramayana recitation by a few faculty members and students.
A farewell friendly cricket match, Amrita Mela 2016, was conducted between the two teams of Amrita School of Pharmacy: Pegasus and Phoenix. The Pegasus consisted of the Pharm. D. batches of 2010, 2011 and 2012, Pharm. D. PB students, and the M. Pharm. 2015 students and the Phoenix team was comprised of the Pharm D. and B. Pharm. batches of 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, addressed graduands at the 13thConvocation of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at Coimbatore campus on 21st August, 2016. Reproduced below, is the complete text of his speech.
Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice-Chairman, Mata Amritanandamayi Math and President, Board of Management, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, recently addressed faculty, staff and students at the 13th convocation ceremony held at Coimbatore campus on August 21, 2016.
Students from all disciplines across five campuses received degrees, including 36 PhD’s and 100 medal winners Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ranked No. 1 private university in India by global ranking agencies,. . .
In connection with 70th Independence Day of India a variety of programmes were organized at the Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi. A candle light freedom march, “Azaadi 70”, in remembrance of the sacrifices of freedom fighters (Yaadkaro Qurbani) was organized on August 11, 2016.