Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public university in Aligarh, India.

Bab-e-Syed, entrance to the university

Aligarh Muslim University
Endowment$18.2 million[1]
Students22,391[2]
Undergraduates12,885[2]
Postgraduates5,000[2]
2,371[2]
Location
Aligarh
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India

Websitewww.amu.ac.in

Organisation

The university's formal head is the chancellor, though this is a titular figure, and is not involved with the day-to-day running of the university. The chancellor is elected by the members of the University Court. The university's chief executive is the vice-chancellor, appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of the court. The court is the supreme governing body of the university and exercises all the powers of the university, not otherwise provided for by the Aligarh Muslim University Act, and the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the university.[35]

On 11 April 2015, Mufaddal Saifuddin was elected chancellor and Ibne Saeed Khan, the former Nawab of Chhatari was elected the pro-Chancellor.[36] Habibur Rahman, former vice chancellor of Agra University, was elected honorary treasurer.[37] On 17 May 2017, Tariq Mansoor assumed office as the 39th vice-chancellor of the university.[38]

Academic profile
See also: Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University; Faculty of Social Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University; Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University; and Faculty of Theology, Aligarh Muslim University
The Law Department at the Malappuram campus, in Kerala

Aligarh Muslim University is a fully residential university having 13 faculties, 7 constituent colleges (5 colleges academic programs), 15 Centres, 3 Institutes, 10 schools.[39] Recently the university opened faculty of International Studies[40] The university's Faculty of Theology has two departments, one for the Shi'a school of thought and another for the Sunni school of thought.[41]

Aligarh Muslim University has established three centres at Malappuram (Kerala; the AMU Malappuram Campus), Murshidabad (West Bengal) and Kishanganj (Bihar), while a site has been identified for Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) centre.[42]

Rankings
University and College rankings
General – international
QS (World) (2021)[43]801-1000
QS (BRICS) (2019)[44]138
QS (Asia) (2020)[45]251-260
Times (World) (2020)[46]801–1000
Times (Emerging) (2020)[47]201-250
Times (Asia) (2020)[48]201-250
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[49]31
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[50]17
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[51]39
Government colleges:
India Today (2019)[52]16
Medical – India
India Today (2019)[53]18
Law – India
India Today (2019)[54]8

Internationally, AMU was ranked 801–1000 in the QS World University Rankings of 2021.[43] The same rankings ranked it 251-260 in Asia in 2020[45] and 138 among BRICS nations in 2019.[44] It was ranked 801-1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020,[46] 201-250 in Asia[48] and 201-250 among Emerging Economies in 2020.[47] It was ranked 31 in India overall by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020[49] and 17th among universities.[50]

Among government engineering colleges, the Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology, the engineering college of the university, was ranked 16 by India Today in 2019[52] and 39 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework among engineering colleges in 2020.[51]

The Faculty of Law has ranked 8th in India by India Today in 2019.[54] The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, the medical school of the university, has been ranked 18th by India Today in 2019.[53]

Libraries
Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University
Main article: Maulana Azad Library

The Maulana Azad Library is the primary library of the university, consisting of a central library and over 100 departmental and college libraries. It houses royal decrees of Mughal emperors such as Babur, Akbar and Shah Jahan.[55] The foundation of the library was laid in 1877 at the time of establishment of the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College by Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, then viceroy of India and it was named after him as Lytton Library. The present seven-storied building was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime Minister of independent India, in 1960 and the library was named after Abul Kalam Azad, popularly known as Maulana Azad, the first education minister of the independent India.[55][56]

The social science cyber library was inaugurated by Pranab Mukherjee, then President of India, on 27 December 2013.[57] In 2015, it was accredited with the International Organization for Standardization certification.[58]

Student life

Traditions

Sherwani is worn by male students of the university and is a traditional attire of the university. It is required to be worn during official programs[59] The university provides sherwanis at a subsidized price.[60] In early 2013, Zameer Uddin Shah, the then Vice Chancellor of the university, insisted that male students have to wear sherwani if they wanted to meet him.[61]

Students' Union
Main article: Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union

Clubs and societies

The university has sports and cultural clubs functioning under its aegis. The Siddons Union Club is the debating club of the university.[62] It was established in the year 1884 and was named after Henry George Impey Siddons, the first principal of the MAO college.[63] It has hosted a politicians, writers, Nobel laureates, players, and journalists, including the Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawahar Lal Nehru.[64] Sporting clubs include the Cricket Club, Aligarh Muslim University[65] and the Muslim University Riding Club.[66]

The Raleigh Literary Society of the university hosts competitive events, plays, and performances,[67][68] including performances of Shakespeare's plays.[69] The society is named after Shakespeare critic, Sir Walter Raleigh who had served as the English professor at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College from 1885 to 1887.[69]

The Law Society of the university was founded in 1894 as a non-profit student organization. The society publishes law reviews and organizes events, both academic and social, from annual fest to freshers social and farewell party for final year students.[70][71]

Old boys association

Old boys association is the alumni network of the university. It was established in the year 1898 and has been statutory recognition under AMU, Act 1920.[72]

Notable alumni
Main article: List of Aligarh Muslim University alumni

Following is a list of alumni from the university.[73]

Further reading
  • Ahmad, Aijaz (18 February 2015). Aligarh Muslim University: An Educational and Political History, 1920-47. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5085-3673-4.
  • Graff, Violette (11 August 1990). "Aligarh's Long Quest for 'Minority' Status: AMU (Amendment) Act, 1981". Economic and Political Weekly. 25 (32): 1771–1781. JSTOR 4396615.
  • Hasan, Mushirul; Qadri, Mohd. Afzal Husain (1 March 1985). "Nationalist and separatist trends in Aligarh, 1915-47". The Indian Economic & Social History Review. 22 (1): 1–33. doi:10.1177/001946468502200101.
  • Minault, Gail; Lelyveld, David (1974). "The Campaign for a Muslim University, 1898–1920". Modern Asian Studies. 8 (2): 145–189. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00005448. JSTOR 311636.
  • Noorani, A. G. (13 May 2016). "History of Aligarh Muslim University". The Frontline. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

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