AMU Centres

Within a week of the successful launch of classes at Malappuram Centre, the AMU is commencing MBA and BALLB classes on March 6 at its Murshidabad Centre making both its centres academically functional.

The formal launching ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the newly established temporary AMU Murshidabad Centre facility at Mangaljone, Ghorsala situated on NH-34. Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University will preside over the function. AMU old boys, district officials, heads of institutions, senior University functionaries and a large number of dignitaries of the region will be participating in the programme.

Prof. Mohammad Gulrez, OSD, AMU Murshidabad Centre, while explaining the vision document said that the Centre will grow into a state-of-the-art, Greenfield sprawling modern campus spread across 288 acres of land. In about 10 years down the time line the Murshidabad Centre will have more than 10,000 students engaged in advance study and research brightening their future and sharpening their talent and personalities.

AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis said that the historical event of introduction of teaching in its centre located in the backward region of Murshidabad will herald a new era of enlightenment and prosperity. The vision and the magnitude of planning underway will ignite the minds of people and bring them to the centre stage of economic, social and political opportunities triggering all round development and eliminating what is called “development deficit” of a great excluded mass, he added.

While thanking the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi for initiating proactive action to promote educational and economic development of the marginalized social segments, Prof. Azis acknowledged the great service rendered by Hon’ble Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, who has provided a grant of 50 Crores each to Murshidabad and Malappuram centres in the recently announced budget 2011-2012. The keen interest which Shri Mukherjee took in AMU Centres and the token grant embarked by him on the last year budget will help Aligarh Muslim University to develop two advance centres of global academic yardstick.

He also thanked MHRD Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal, former Union Water Resource Minister, Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for their timely and generous support that led to the establishment of AMU Centre at Murshidabad.

He said that the opening of the AMU Centres at Malappuram and Murshidabad is a fitting tribute to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of Aligarh Muslim University.

Taking a historic initiative, the AMU Court, supreme governing body of the University had unlocked the potential of the University by passing a resolution to establish its centre across the country and this initiative has become a reality, he added.

He said that a model Women's College, Women's Polytechnic and Engineering programmes will also start in these centres. The University has already submitted a detailed proposal to MHRD to start these courses in 2011-2012, he added.

The Dean, Faculty of Management Studies and Research, Prof. Jawaid Akhtar and Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. M. Shabbir will give an orientation to the newly appointed faculty members for Murshidabad Centre. The other members of the team include AMU Registrar, Prof. V. K. Abdul Jaleel, Finance Officer, Mrs. Yasmin Jalal Beg, Controller of Examinations, Prof. Pervez Mustajab, Principal, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Prof. Ekram Husain and Media Advisor, Prof. N. A. K. Durrani. The Chairman, Department of Business Administration, Prof. Khalid Azam and Chairman, Department of Law, Prof. Iqbal Ali will also be participating in the launching and orientation programme for the students and staff.