Monthly Archives: March 2014

Faculty of Education Conducts Inter-House ‘Wall Magazine’ Competition

Institute of Advanced Studies & Education (IASE), Faculty of Education organised an inter-house “Wall Magazine” competition at the Faculty of Education, on Thursday, 13th March 2014. All the students of B.Ed. and ETE are divided into eight houses that are named after social and educational figures such as Zakir, Sayyadain, Gandhi, Azad, Nehru, Ajmal, Ansari and Mujeeb house, in which ...

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One-day Research Scholars’ Seminar on “Tagore and his Contemporaries”

[Following is a Jamia press release dated March 18, 2014] The Department of Urdu Jamia Millia Islamia organized a research scholars’ seminar entitled “Tagore and his contemporaries” under its Tagore Research and Translation Scheme, granted by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. The inaugural session of the seminar was presided over by Prof. Khalid Mahmood and Prof. Shehpar Rasool ...

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Delegation from Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, S.A., Visits Jamia

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated March 14, 2014] A high-profile delegation from Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia visited Jamia Millia Islamia to explore opportunities of academic collaborations. The delegates from the largest University in Saudi Arabia that boasts of several centers of research and excellence along with the specialized departments led by Rector, Prof. ...

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Delegation of International Education Administrators from the U.S.A Visit Jamia

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated March 14, 2014] A US delegation of International Administrators visited Jamia Millia Islamia to have an interaction with Jamia administrators and Deans to acquaint themselves with the administrative structure and arrangements in place to run a large university. The delegation, which comprised of administrators from various US Universities and Institutions, explored possibilities ...

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Seminar on Secularism to Mark the Legacy of Asghar Ali Engineer

With a view to reflect upon the legacy of Asghar Ali Engineer, Dr. K. R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a one-day seminar on ‘Secularism, Gender Rights and Ethnic Violence with a Focus on Muzaffarnagar Riots’ on Wednesday, 12th March, in the conference hall of FTK-Centre for Information Technology of the varsity. Dr. Azra ...

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Jamia Organizes Book Launch and Essay Prize Distribution Ceremony on Tagore

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated on March 12] The Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) had organized a Prize Distribution Ceremony on February 28, 2014 to award the winners of the Tagore Inter-University Essay Competition held on “Tagore aur Iqbal” under Tagore Research and Translation Scheme (TRTS) funded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India for ...

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31 Students Coached at Jamia Crack Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated March 12] Jamia Millia Islamia is pleased to announce that 31 students who have received coaching at Residential Coaching Academy run by the Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia have secured places in the list of successful candidates of Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013 organized by Union Public Service ...

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Dr. Ananya Vajpeyi Speaks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Place in Indian Political Thought

The Subject Association of the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a lecture on the topic: “The Place of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in Modern Indian Political Thought” by Dr. Ananya Vajpeyi in the seminar room of the department on Thursday, March 6, 2014. [Link to Lecture Audio.]  Dr. Vajpeyi is an Associate Fellow at the Centre for ...

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Prof. Veena Kukreja, Delhi Univ., Speaks on “Pakistan: An Aspiring Federation”

The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a lecture on “Pakistan: An Aspiring Federation” by Veena Kukreja, professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, on 5th March 2014 in the seminar room of the department. The lecture broadly touched upon the questions of why Pakistan, since its birth from the partition of 1947, has been ...

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