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.
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