Amity University, Noida (officially Amity University Uttar Pradesh) is a private research^[11] university located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 2005 by an Act of the State Legislature of Uttar Pradesh.^[12] The university is recognized by University Grants Commission and accredited by the NAAC with grade 'A+'.^[13][5] It has several campuses in India and overseas branch campuses in London, Dubai, Singapore, Mauritius and Uzbekistan.^{[14][15][16][17][18]}

Amity University was established on 24 March 2005 through The Amity University Uttar Pradesh Act, 2005 (Act 11 of 2005) of the UP Vidhan Sabha by the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation.^[19]

It was India's first private university to implement reservations and merit-based scholarships for students.^[20] In 2011, the school was reported to have over 80,000 students across 240 programs.^[21]

In September 2015, the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the BSE Institute, a subsidiary of the Bombay Stock Exchange, to commence a 2-year distance learning MBA program in global financial markets, that will be open to students and working professionals.^[22][23]

In September 2016, the university expanded into the US with by purchasing 170-acre campus of St. John's University in Oakdale, New York. Presently, Amity partnered with Adelphi University to offer Global MBA and graduate programmes at the New York Campus.^[24][25]

• Amisha Sethi, author.^[45]
• Apar Gupta, advocate.^[46]
• Himansh Kohli, actor.^[47]
• Priyakanta Laishram, actor, film director, screenwriter. ^[48]
• Kunal Khemu, film actor.^[49]
• Harshita Gaur, actress.^[50]
• Kratika Sengar, TV actress.^[51]
• Kulpreet Yadav, author.^[52]
• Pankaj Singh, politician.^[53]
• Rajisha Vijayan, actress.
• Akshay Yadav, MP from Samajwadi Party
• Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, MP from Samajwadi Party