Amity University is a highly research-focussed, innovation-driven and interdisciplinary University with over 35,000 full-time students at its main campus in Noida (Delhi NCR). The focus on quality has led the University to be ranked # 22 among all Indian Universities in NIRF 2022, the # 1 Private University since the last nine years by India Today and amongst the top 3% Universities globally by QS and Times Higher Education. Amity is also the only University in India to have US regional accreditation (by WASC) and be QAA (UK) accredited. Amity University is India’s first wireless campus with over 4,000 networked HP/IBM machines. At Amity, the Founder dreamt of creating a world of knowledge-par excellence. With this mission, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF) was founded by Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Chairman of AKC Group of Companies. The University encourages the faculty members to undertake research work for their professional development and enrichment of courses/teaching. The University is also offering M.Phil., Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Research programmes.

Amity Institute of Social Sciences (AISS) was established in July 2010. Social Sciences explores various aspects of human society. It is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a dynamic field outside of the natural sciences. The programs offered under AISS are Sociology, Geography, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Social Work, Development studies, Gender Studies. Amity Institute of Social Sciences is a vibrant academic community in terms of teaching, extension activities and research. There are faculties from all backgrounds of social sciences which cater to the various academic needs of the students. There are regular interactions with the Industry and NGOs and Government agencies and to help students gain an understanding of the field realities. The Mission of AISS is to achieve excellence in teaching, research and contribute to the development of the community and society. AISS has learned & committed faculty and together we look forward to imparting meaningful and socially relevant education to our students that would help them in their professional and personal growth. AISS has produced many research projects and several reputed research publications, books, SCOPUS, WoS, UGC CARE and other international and national refereed articles, along with opinion pieces. AISS has undertaken research projects with grant received from government bodies like Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Australia, Indian National Science Academy, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Ministry of Education, Indian Council of Historical Research, Labour Department, UP, Association of Professional Social Workers in Uttar Pradesh., Indian Council of Philosophical Research etc.

The domain of social sciences and humanities in the 21^st century has seen increased attention and focus on the study of human behaviour and goal of human welfare. The changing patterns of social structures, ecological shifts, power equations along with powerful social forces has led to new shifts in intellectual history, methodologies of study and scientific explorations. While in the 20th century, the West influenced and dominated the domain of social sciences, the 21st century saw an increasing influence of East and South Asia in world culture, economics, and politics. The age of alignment between science and values, industry and academia, subjectivity with objectivity, exact and natural sciences, and many more multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies have been the focal area.

The Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Trends, Transformative Learning and Applied Research in the field of Social Science and Humanities” envisions the development of faculties and researchers through familiarizing them with recent trends and methodologies of different fields of academia. Like Einstein mentions "Imagination is the highest form of research.” The professional development programme focusses on social sciences and humanities new growth areas - communication; linguistics, epistemological studies and empirical modelling to cultivate critical thinking, collaboration, communication, problem solving, leadership, adaptability, diversity, intercultural competence, multilingualism and empathy.