Housing for Amity Global Institute Students in Singapore
Where Amity Global Institute's Orchard Road campus sits, real commute times from Lazybee's three houses, and what international students need in a room.
Amity Global Institute's flagship campus sits at 228 Orchard Road, Singapore 238853, with an extension campus a few doors down at 218 Orchard Road inside Orchard Gateway mall, connected directly underground to Somerset MRT station. That puts Amity in the middle of Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping belt, not a suburban campus. Amity doesn't run on-campus or partner student housing, so every student arranges their own room, and this guide covers what that looks like from Lazybee's three co-living houses.
Where exactly is Amity Global Institute, and does it offer student housing?
Amity Global Institute Singapore is a private education institution, part of India's Amity Education Group, which also runs Amity University campuses across India and several other countries. The Singapore campus has operated on Orchard Road for years, with the flagship teaching space on Level 5 of 228 Orchard Road and a second campus inside Orchard Gateway at 218 Orchard Road. Somerset MRT station sits directly beneath Orchard Gateway, so the extension campus has about the most direct MRT access a Singapore campus can have.
We checked Amity's own site, including its "Living and Studying in Singapore" page for prospective students, and found no mention of on-campus housing, a hostel, or a formal partner accommodation scheme. If you've seen a claim elsewhere that Amity runs student housing or sits on Bras Basah Road, that doesn't match what's currently on the institution's own pages. Students handle their own housing, which is normal for a private institute in Singapore and exactly why this guide exists.
Who studies at Amity, and what do they actually need in a room?
Amity draws a genuinely international student body, and given its roots as part of an Indian university group, a large share come from India and the wider South Asian region. Programmes run from Foundation Diploma through Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Master's, and Doctorate level, spanning business, finance, technology, hospitality, law, and logistics, several delivered with UK partner universities including the University of London, University of Northampton, Teesside University, and the University of East Anglia.
For many of these students, this is a first extended stay away from home. A shared kitchen where you can cook your own food on your own schedule matters more than it sounds, whether that's vegetarian cooking, halal groceries, or just food that tastes like home after a long week of lectures. An all-in room, furnished, with utilities and wifi bundled into rent, removes a real source of stress for someone managing a new country, a new course, and a new budget at once. A private, lockable room also gives a level of personal space a hostel dorm bed doesn't, which matters more once exam stress kicks in.
Do you need a Student Pass, and does Amity qualify to sponsor one?
If you're not a citizen or permanent resident studying full-time, you'll generally need a Student's Pass from Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). ICA will not issue a Student's Pass for a foreigner enrolled at a private institution that isn't EduTrust certified, so the school's certification status matters directly to your visa eligibility.
Amity is registered under Singapore's Committee for Private Education framework, CPE registration number 200606974C, with a registration period listed on its own site as 18 July 2023 to 17 July 2027. Amity has held EduTrust certification and takes part in the EduTrust Fee Protection Scheme that safeguards student fees. Certification periods renew, so verify Amity's current EduTrust status directly with their admissions office or SkillsFuture Singapore's public EduTrust register before you commit, rather than relying on any date you find online, including this one. ``
For how private-institute housing and Student Pass logistics differ from a public university like NUS or NTU, see our guide on private education housing in Singapore and what's different from public universities.
The honest commute from Lazybee's three houses to Orchard Road
Lazybee runs three co-living houses: Chiltern Park in Serangoon, Ivory Heights in Jurong East, and Thomson Grove near Lentor. None are walking distance to Orchard Road. Here's a realistic picture of each route, built off the actual MRT line map.
Thomson Grove to Orchard Road: the most direct. The Thomson-East Coast Line runs straight from Lentor to Orchard station with no transfer, then a short walk to campus or on to Somerset. Roughly 20 to 25 minutes MRT to MRT, around 30 minutes door to door.
Chiltern Park to Orchard Road: one easy transfer. From Lorong Chuan or Serangoon, the North East Line runs to Dhoby Ghaut, one stop from Somerset. Roughly 25 minutes MRT to MRT, around 30 to 35 minutes door to door.
Ivory Heights to Orchard Road: the longest, but a direct single-line ride. Jurong East sits at one end of the North-South Line, which runs straight through to Somerset without a transfer, but it's a long ride across the island. Roughly 35 minutes MRT to MRT, around 40 to 45 minutes door to door.
Treat all of this as an estimate. Run your own route on Google Maps or Citymapper at a realistic weekday time before committing to a room, since crowding and walking pace move the real number.
Commute at a glance
| House | Nearest MRT | Rough commute to Orchard Road |
|---|---|---|
| Thomson Grove (near Lentor) | Lentor | ~30 minutes door to door |
| Chiltern Park (Serangoon) | Lorong Chuan / Serangoon | ~30 to 35 minutes door to door |
| Ivory Heights (Jurong East) | Jurong East interchange | ~40 to 45 minutes door to door |
Which house makes the most sense for an Amity student
Thomson Grove comes out ahead on paper, since the Thomson-East Coast Line runs directly into Orchard with no transfer, about as clean a commute as you'll get from outside the Orchard Road precinct. Chiltern Park is close behind with one straightforward transfer. Ivory Heights is the honest outlier. Jurong East is a strong location if you're headed toward NTU, but it's genuinely far from Orchard Road for a daily commute.
None of these put you at the campus door in ten minutes. What they offer instead is a private room, a real neighbourhood, and a commute that's manageable once you're used to it, weighed against chasing a room purely on proximity, since rooms near Orchard Road tend to be smaller, pricier, and harder to find as a full house share.
What day-to-day co-living looks like
Each Lazybee house is a shared home: private, lockable bedrooms with a common kitchen and living space used by everyone in the house. The shared kitchen is useful if you're cooking meals that suit your own diet rather than relying on food courts daily, and the common space is where a lot of the informal side of settling into a new country happens, swapping notes on classes, visa paperwork, or where to find groceries from home.
The tradeoff is the same as any shared household: you're living with people on different schedules, from different countries, at different points in their course. It's worth asking about current housemates and household rhythm on a viewing, since that shapes daily life more than the room itself.
Checklist for viewing a room as an Amity student
- Walk the actual MRT route yourself, at a realistic weekday time, before committing to a room
- Confirm what's included in rent (utilities, wifi, common area cleaning), so there's no separate bill juggling on top of tuition
- Check kitchen access and storage if you plan to cook your own meals regularly
- Ask about current housemates and household rhythm, especially with late classes or group project nights
- Confirm move-in timing lines up with your intake or semester start date
- If applying for a Student's Pass, confirm Amity's current CPE and EduTrust status with their admissions office first
- Check that the lease length actually matches your course duration, not a default one-year term
Frequently asked questions
Does Amity Global Institute provide student housing or a hostel? No. Amity's own site lists no on-campus housing, hostel, or formal partner accommodation scheme. Students arrange their own private housing, standard for a private institute in Singapore.
Where exactly is Amity Global Institute's campus? The flagship campus is on Level 5 of 228 Orchard Road, Singapore 238853, with an extension campus at 218 Orchard Road inside Orchard Gateway, directly above Somerset MRT station.
Which Lazybee house has the shortest commute to Amity? Thomson Grove, near Lentor, has the most direct route, since the Thomson-East Coast Line runs straight to Orchard station without a transfer. Ivory Heights, in Jurong East, is the longest at around 40 to 45 minutes.
Do I need a Student's Pass to study at Amity, and does Amity qualify to sponsor one? If you're not a citizen or permanent resident studying full-time, you'll generally need a Student's Pass from ICA, which requires EduTrust certification. Amity is CPE-registered and has held EduTrust certification, but confirm current status directly with Amity before applying, since certification periods renew.
How do I check current room availability at Lazybee? Live availability and room details for all three houses are on lazybee.sg. This guide covers location and commute, not day-to-day pricing.
Next step
If Thomson Grove or Chiltern Park's commute works for your schedule, the next step is booking a viewing through lazybee.sg to see the actual room and household in person. For a fuller look at all three houses side by side, our guide to Chiltern Park, Ivory Heights, and Thomson Grove covers room mix and neighbourhood character beyond the commute.
Figures here that come from government schedules, MOM salary thresholds, ICA and HDB requirements, URA rules, fees and fares, are reviewed on their own timetables and move. Check the current number at the source before you rely on it.
