ABOUT Aligarh Muslim University (AMU):
The university grew out of the work of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the great Muslim reformer and statesman, who in the aftermath of the Indian War of Independence of 1857 felt that it was important for Muslims to gain education and become involved in the public life and government services in India. Raja Jai Kishan helped Sir Syed in establishing the university. The British decision to replace the use of Persian in 1842 for government employment and as the language of Courts of Law caused deep anxiety among Muslims of the sub-continent. Sir Syed saw a need for Muslims to acquire proficiency in the English language and Western sciences if the community were to maintain its social and political clout, particularly in Northern India. He began to prepare a foundation for the formation of a Muslim University by starting schools at Moradabad (1858) and Ghazipur (1863). His objective was to build a college in tune with the British education system but without compromising its Islamic values.
It was one of the rare purely residential educational institutions set up either by the government or the public in India. Over the years it gave rise to a new educated class of Indian Muslims who were active in the political system of the British Raj. When viceroy to India Lord Curzon visited the college in 1901, he praised the work which was carried on and called it of “sovereign importance”.
It was also around this time that a movement began to have it develop into a university. To achieve this goal, expansions were made and more academic programs added to the curriculum of the college. A school for girls was established in 1907. By 1920 the college was transformed into the Aligarh Muslim University.
Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA -202002
Prof. Mohd. Ashraf
Chairman
Phone No.05712700920, Extension No.4901
Email Id.chairperson.lw@amu.ac.in
Working hours: 9.00 am – 1.30 pm.
2.30 pm- 5.00 pm
(Not available on Sundays and holidays)
By car
(From the Railway Station)
(From the Airport)
ADMISSION PROCEDURE:
Through the Admission Test.
Paper Details: There shall be one paper of 100 marks consisting of 100 objective type questions on: i) Pro ciency in English : 40 marks
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK THE LINK BELOW:
A. HOSTEL FOR BOYS: Intake capacity; 478
Rooms: The Hall consists of two Hostels and one Annexe. The Annexe is located beside the Faculty of Law, Qila Road Aligarh.Facilities: The Dining Hall, Common Room, Reading Room, Gymnasium and games facilities are available in the Hall.Food: To serve fresh and hygienic food to the residents the Kitchen is provided with Chapati Maker, (Bane Marie), Hot Cases, Deep Freezer, Refrigerators etc. Water Coolers are installed with the puri cation system.
B. HOSTEL FOR GIRLS: Intake capacity: 412
At present the Hall has four Blocks A, B, C and D. The Blocks A, B, C and D have four floors respectively. There are 206 double seated residential rooms.
Total no: of hostels:04 with utility
Total no: of rooms in each hostel: 1. A – 50, 2. B – 58, 3. C – 42, 4. D – 40 5. Utility – 16 (=206)
Facilities: The existing infrastructure of the Hall includes Dining Hall, Common Room, ICT Hub, Volleyball Court, Basketball Court and Table Tennis.Food: To serve fresh and hygienic food to the residents the Kitchen is provided with Chapati Maker, (Bane Marie), Hot Cases, Deep Freezer, Refrigerators etc. Water Coolers are installed with the puri cation system.
Legal Education in AMU is more than a century old, it was on the initiative of Sir Syed Ahmed
Khan, that a three-member committee, consisting of Justice Syed Mahmood, Justice Straight of the
Allahabad High court and Arthur Strachey advocate at Allahabad high court was constituted to suggest measures for starting the teaching of Law at the M.A.O. College. On the recommendation of this committee the Law classes started from December 1891. In 1960 the Department bloomed into a full- edged Faculty of Law. Presently we are fortunate enough to have a star studded, eminent and competent Faculty. Almost 90% of them are having Doctorate Degrees in various specializations of law. Total strength of the Faculty is 26. At present there are 10 Professors, 03 Associate Professors, 07 Assistant Professors and 06 Guest Teachers. The Department of Law, A.M.U., Aligarh has been successfully pursuing higher academic excellence. It has a unique distinction of producing the highest number of qualitative Ph.Ds in India and hundreds of LL.M. dissertations in various elds of specialization and also publishing two peer reviewed Journals bearing ISSN Nos. namely Aligarh Law Journal (ALJ) in Faculty of Law and Legal Journal Quest for Justice under the banner of Ambedkar Chair, Department of Law containing thought provoking research oriented articles of the eminent personalities. Monographs and Textbooks publications are a regular feature of the Department. During the last ve years, the Department has published approximately 118 Research Oriented Articles, 4 Monographs, 10 Chapters in Books along with 03 Books bearing ISBN Nos. as well as 05 Edited Books. With the idea of bringing radical changes in the Legal Education in India to make it more modern, socially relevant, economically viable, professionally job oriented best e orts are being made to revise the Syllabus and the new Course Curriculum as and when required we have included in our syllabus i.e., Competition Law, Cyber Law, Banking and Law, Mines Law, Maintenance Law, Banking and Insurance Law, International Trade Law etc. keeping in view the modern needs of the society.
Law faculty building:
The Faculty of law was earlier situated at Sir Syed Hall which was later shifted to the present commerce faculty. At present the faculty is situated at Qila road building of the university.
Seminar library
Seminar law library is the oldest seminar library of the faculty. It has journals and books dating back to the 19th century. It has approximately 35000 books including textbooks, reference books and research books apart from 35 National Journals and 15 International Journals.
Legal aid clinic and mediation center
Faculty maintains this center to provide legal guidance and advice to indigent and poverty ridden litigants by associating students under the supervision and guidance of committed law teachers together with local judiciary. Law Society
The Law Society was founded in 1894 as a non-pro t student organization. It has a long traditional character of uplifting its students’ participation and performance in legal academia and practice. The Society is committed to promoting the growth of the students in both academic and cultural elds. It provides a platform for the students to polish their skills in Mooting, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Debating, participating in quiz competitions, etc.
Dr. Ambedkar Chair of Legal Studies & Research
Dr. Ambedkar chairs were set up for undertaking study and research programmes on various aspects of the philosophy, thoughts, ideologies, missions and ideals of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi.[6] Ambedkar chair was created by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, New Delhi in 1992. The chair, to its credit, publishes its well reputed legal journal entitled Quest for Justice regularly since 2005–06.It also organizes National Essay Competition every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar on behalf of the government of India.
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