the amity group's presence in kolkata began at the end of 2009 with amity global business school (salt lake, sector v), which offered management degrees under amity university. in 2015, the state legislature of west bengal passed the "amity university act, 2014" (west bengal act, xxiv of 2014) to enable the establishment of the university in kadampukur, action area - iii of new town. the university was established on 6 january and classes commenced on 31 august 2015. it is the eighth university to be established by the amity education group, which also established amity university, mumbai in 2014.