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Sunday, April 8, 2012

AMU Admission Guide 2012-2013: General Information

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is one of the oldest premier Central Universities of India with a unique and rich culture of its own. It owes its existence to the selfless and untiring efforts of the great visionary SIR SYED AHMAD KHAN.   Deeply moved by the socio-economic  and educational plight of his community after the First War of Independence of 1857, he was quick to realize that the panacea for these ills lay in inculcating the spirit of free enquiry and modernism in the community.His exposure to the British Universities, particularly those at Oxford and Cambridge, and  their  public  schools,  inspired  him  with  a  new  vision  of  a  harmonious  pattern  of  culture, combining the best elements in the cultures of the East with the arts and sciences of the West. In
1875 he founded a High School at Aligarh, which, within three years, was raised to a College known as Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College which metamorphosed into   Aligarh Muslim University in 1920  through an Act of Parliament.

Due attention was also paid to the education of girls. In 1942 the Muslim Girls’ School was raised to the status of a full-fledged Degree College for Women. Since 1951 it is one of the several institutions  maintained  by  Aligarh  Muslim  University.  Undergraduate  women  students  in  the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Arts, Commerce, Life Sciences, Science and Social Sciences receive instructions in the Women’s College.


In tune with the ideals of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and with the aim to impart quality education to a larger section of the community, Aligarh Muslim University proposed opening of AMU Centres at different locations throughout the country. The proposed Centres were envisaged to grow and be replicas of the University. In the year 2010, AMU Centre at Malappuram, Kerala and AMU Centre at Murshidabad, West Bengal came into existence and students have been admitted to courses in Law and Management

Aligarh is situated in the middle  of Doab – the land between the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, at a distance of 130 km Southeast of Delhi on the Delhi-Howrah rail route and the Grand Trunk Road.
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The latitude is 27 54' N and longitude is 78 05' E. The climate is hot and dry in summer and cold
and dry in winter with an intervening rainy season.  The University campus is 2 kms away from the
Aligarh Railway Station.

Malappuram is the headquarters of the district of the same name in the state of Kerala.  It literally means `a land on top hills’ and is situated 50 km southeast of Kozhikode, bounded by the Nilgiri hills in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts in the South.  The Malappuram district extends from 10o and 12 o N latitudes and 75 o to 77 o longitudes. The climate is generally hot and humid with the annual range of temperature varying between 20 oC and 30 oC.

Murshidabad  district  got  its  present  name  from  the  Nawab  Murshid  Quli  Khan  who  made Murshidabad the capital city of Suba Bangla, comprising the Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The district of Murshidabad is situated to the south of the Ganga River in West Bengal.  It extends from 23o
43’ to 24o 52’ N latitudes, and 87o 49’ to 88o 44’ E longitudes.  Murshidabad has a tropical wet and dry climate and the monthly mean temperature varies from 17 oC to 35 oC.



FACULTIES / INSTITUTIONS

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) draws students from all corners of the country as well as foreign countries, especially Africa, West Asia and Southeast Asia.  In some courses, seats are reserved for students from SAARC and Commonwealth Countries.

The University has 12 Faculties viz.     Agricultural Sciences      Arts      Commerce      Engineering
& Technology     Law     Life Sciences     Medicine     Management Studies & Research      Science
Social  Sciences       Theology       Unani  Medicine,  each  comprising  of several  Departments  of
Studies.


The University  also maintains  a number  of Colleges,  Institutes,  Centres and Schools.  Notably among them are      Women’s College      Centre of Professional Courses      Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit     Zakir Hussain College of Engineering & Technology      Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College     Jawaharlal  Nehru Medical College     Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College     Institute of Ophthalmology     Centre for Advanced Studies in History      Centre for Women Studies     Centre for  Nehru  Studies   University  Polytechnic      University  Women’s  Polytechnic      K.A.  Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies     Schools including one for the visually challenged.

The details of  courses of studies and the eligibility requirement for admission to each course  has been  outlined in this Guide. Admissions in all the courses are done on the basis of rules framed by the Academic Council for each course as amended and enforced from time to time. Further, admissions to AMU, Aligarh as well as AMU Centre, Malappuram and AMU Centre, Murshidabad Campus will be made through a single admission process for courses of study being taught at more than one location.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

Students are normally allocated a Hall of Residence at the time of admission. A Hall of Residence is a cluster of hostels administered  by a Provost. Facilities  such as Reading  Room, Common Room, indoor and outdoor games are available in almost all Halls of Residence.

It is important to note that in view of the limited hostel accommodation,  the candidates  should clearly understand that the grant of admission to a full-time course of study in the University would not ensure allotment of hostel accommodation. Accommodation to students allocated a Hall of Residence will be provided as per the policy / rules laid down by the University, subject to the availability of seats in the hostel. Candidates admitted to Part Time Courses and Non-Test Professional Courses (under Centre for Professional Courses) shall not be provided hostel accommodation.

Local  students  or  those  students  who  are  not  desirous  of  residential  accommodation  are designated as non resident students. Non-Resident male students are allocated Non-Resident Students Centre(NRSC) while the female students are attached with one of the Hall of Residence for women students.

DISCIPLINE

The University Proctor and his associates are responsible for maintaining discipline and security in the campus. Deans of Faculties, Principals of Schools / Colleges / Polytechnics and Chairmen of Departments of Studies ensure orderly behaviour of the students in the Faculties, Colleges / Polytechnics / Schools and Departments respectively, while Provosts and Wardens do the same in the Halls of Residence.

RAGGING

Ragging is banned in the University campus and is a punishable offence as per AMU Student’s
Conduct and Discipline Rule,1985.

The student will have to submit an “Undertaking” on prescribed format to the effect that he or she shall not take part in any form of ragging and shall abide by the rules prescribed for the purpose as amended and enforced from time to time.