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Sir Ross Masood was born on
February 15,1889. The only grandson of Sir Syed and son of Syed
Mahmud, Ross Masood was educated at Aligarh and Oxford. On his
return from England, he was elected a trustee of MAO College and
started legal practice at Patna. However, after a short stint,
he entered the Indian Education Service. He was headmaster of
Patna high School, a professor at Ravenshan College, Cuttack (Orrisa),
and a fellow of Calcutta, Madras and Osmania universities. From
1916 to 1928, he was director of Public Instruction in
Hyderabad.
He became the Vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University in
1929. He was awarded the title of Nawab Jung Bahadur by the
Nizam of Hyderabad and also knighted by the British in 1933. Sir
Ross Masood had introduced new courses and upgraded the syllabi.
He established laboratories for various science subjects and
appointed distinguished scholars and scientists on the staff.
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Ross
Masood Hall was established in the year 1969 with the
foundation stone being laid by Professor K.A.Nizami. The
initial strength of the hall was 480, which has risen
presently to 758 students. There are four hostels.
Nawab Ismail Khan
Sadar Yar Jung
Abdul Majeed Khan
Habibur Rehman |
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Statement of Accounts for Ross Masood Hall till September 2010
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Abdullah Hall (for Women)