Amity University Gurugram, is implementing several AI-powered new-age technologies to hyper-personalise education. In an exclusive chat with APAC Media, Prof. P. B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Amity University Haryana, asserts that AI will redefinethe Indian higher education landscape in the next five years.
How does Amity University ensure that its academic programs equip students with industry-relevant skills in today’s rapidly evolving job market?
Amity University Haryana ensures industry engagements in curriculum design and delivery by shifting from traditional rote learning to a framework centred on competency, creativity, and critical thinking. Central to this approach is the industry-Academia Partnership, where curriculum design is directly informed by market needs.
Students undergo rigorous corporate programs and mandatory professional internships is integrated into the credit system. This ensures that the students gain hands-on experience and become industry-ready professionals when they graduate. Further, integration of research and innovation into the university learning environment makes our students research-driven in their approach and innovative in their outcome.
Aligned with NEP 2020, the university utilises a multidisciplinary “Three-Discipline” model that breaks academic silos, combining technical core competencies with behavioural sciences and foreign languages. Through Outcome-Based Education (OBE) and research-led learning at specialized Centers of Excellence, students participate in high-end projects in frontier areas like Green Energy and AI.
This is further supported by a robust digital academic and administrative ecosystem via Amity’s own platform, Amizone, which ensures transparency and tech proficiency. AUH also provides initiatives like Military Training Camps, student clubs and community engagement to nurture human values and leadership qualities akin to a global workforce.
Industry-Academia Integration: Amity University employs a well-structured Industry-Academia Interface with the Industries and corporates. The Centre of Corporate Resources at AUH strengthen industry-academia integration besides facilitating placement of our students in quality jobs in the corporates and industry. I am happy to add that 300 plus industries visit our university campus, and that we are consistently achieving 97.5% placements of our UG & PG students
Corporate Mentorship and Real-world Exposure: At AUH, we engage Industry leaders for Expert lectures that provide insights into current trends and industry-relevant skills. Industrial visits are regularly organised to provide exposure to industry and corporate environment as well as to sensitize with the current industry practices and future challenges.
Integration & Multidisciplinary Learning: In line with NEP 2020, at AUH, the students can design their degree as per their own interest areas and can choose a flexi credit program for skill development and enhance their interdisciplinary perspective and expertise. I am happy to add that at AUH, we have implemented the NEP 2020, four-year degree programs with flexibility of courses and multi-entry and exit provisions. Each student graduates with a major area degree and a minor area certification.
The programs are designed for the interest of students and to encourage students to combine core technical skills with behavioural sciences, foreign languages, and communication skills. The students are mentored and motivated for a shift from “assimilating vast bodies of knowledge” to fostering critical thinking, creativity, and innovativeness. The well-qualified faculty of AUH provides support to students for Ideation and Innovative Product Development.
I am delighted to add that AUH has been awarded “the NEP 2020 Implementation Excellence Award 2025 in GOLD category” by Haryana State Higher Education Council for demonstrating excellent commitment and innovative practices in implementing NEP 2020 within the State of Haryana.
How is the university integrating AI, data science, and other emerging technologies into teaching and learning across disciplines?
At Amity University Gurugram, several new-age technologies are being implemented to hyper-personalise education:
- AI-powered e-Portfolios and Learning Analytics Dashboards that assess each student’s performance, emotional quotient, and skill progression in real time.
- AI-driven adaptive learning modules within LMS platforms recommend customised content and pace according to each learner’s grasp and engagement level.
- Proprietary AI platforms (such as Prof Ami 2.0) to analyse individual student engagement and academic performance and for recommending future-ready tailored digital content, mentorship, and career pathways.
- Robotics initiatives, like Amibot, to enhance campus efficiency, security and offer unique hands-on learning opportunities for our students in STEM fields.
- Adaptive learning systems use data-driven insights to craft individualised learning journeys, improving both retention and outcomes.
At AUH, we are also using Generative AI and NLP models for personalised academic feedback and AI-based plagiarism detection for maintaining academic integrity.
How does Amity University collaborate with industry partners to provide students with real-world exposure through internships, live projects, and corporate mentoring?
Amity University Haryana bridges the gap between the classroom and the shopfloor of the industry through its Industry – Academia collaboration program.
The university has established Industry Advisory Boards for every institution for regular inputs and insights for curriculum innovation and for aligning the learning and skill set inline with the current and future needs of the industry.
Real-world exposure is institutionalised through mandatory Integrated Industry/ Corporate Internships and major and minor live projects. These credit-based experiences are jointly monitored by faculty and industry supervisors via progress reports, ensuring students solve actual business challenges.
Furthermore, collaboration with IT giants and MNCs provides access to specialised labs and industry-sponsored research. By combining personalised mentorship with hands-on technological immersion, Amity ensures its graduates be Industry ready professionals to tackle real-world problems and prepare them as future-ready global professionals.
What initiatives are in place to promote hands-on training, skill development, and experiential learning beyond classroom education?
AUH prioritises “learning by doing” through its Amity Institute of Skilling on the campus that has a strong tie-up with the industries through our CRC. The Centres of Excellence and research clusters in fields like AI&ML, Robotics, Data Science, Data Analytics, Green Hydrogen, Drug Design and Discovery, Research Labs of Life Sciences and Nanotechnology provide opportunities for skilling through research and innovations.
It thus empowers the students with enriched curiosity and research-centric innovativeness, so vital today for industries of tomorrow. The Amity Innovation Incubator further supports the innovative minds in their quest for Startups and new enterprise development.
How is the university fostering research, innovation, and entrepreneurship among students and faculty?
In just over 16 years, Amity University Haryana (AUH) has evolved into a premier Research and Innovation hub in the NCR of Delhi. I am happy to mention that our focused attention on research and innovations at AUH has resulted in 327 patents and over 8,100 research papers, with a total impact factor of 13000 plus, taking the AUH to an h-index of 78.
In the year 2025 alone, the AUH faculty has published 592 Scopus publications, which include 5 papers with an 88.5 Impact Factor each in the globally renowned journal “The LANCET”. Further, our focus on sponsored research and development has resulted in 117 R&D funded projects by the Government and private agencies.
I am delighted to add that the Amity Institute of Biotechnology of our university has been recognised as an ICMR-Collaborating Centre of Excellence, a prestigious recognition that is offered only to 20 top institutions, including the IITs and IISc.
The AUH Innovation Incubator and Institute Innovation Council, backed by a MeitY TIDE 2.0 grant, have nurtured over 40 startups that have raised ₹9 crores. With 218 ideas on the YUKTI portal and active mentorship of Atal Tinkering Labs, the university has created a seamless pipeline from laboratory discovery to market-ready ventures. This ecosystem ensures that faculty and students are not just researchers, but national leaders in entrepreneurship and intellectual property.
What steps is Amity University taking to prepare students for future careers in technology-driven and global work environments?
At Amity University Gurugram, several new-age technologies are being implemented to hyper-personalise education:
- AI-powered e-Portfolios and Learning Analytics Dashboards that assess each student’s performance, emotional quotient, and skill progression in real time.
- AI-driven adaptive learning modules within LMS platforms recommend customised content and pace according to each learner’s grasp and engagement level.
- Proprietary AI platforms (such as Prof Ami 2.0) analyse individual student engagement and academic performance, recommending future-ready tailored digital content, mentorship, and career pathways.
- Robotics initiatives, like Amibot, enhance campus efficiency, security and offer unique hands-on learning opportunities for our students in STEM fields.
- Adaptive learning systems use data-driven insights to craft individualised learning journeys, improving both retention and outcomes.
At AUH, we are also using Generative AI and NLP models for personalised academic feedback and AI-based plagiarism detection for maintaining academic integrity.
We are of the view that in the next five years, AI will redefine the Indian higher education landscape across four key dimensions and for shaping the university campuses with Smart Technologies & AI-driven ultra-tech solutions.
With its focus on cutting-edge technology integration into education and research ecosystem, cultivation of Amity values of transparency and integrity, the Amity University Haryana is deeply committed to nation-building.
