[Following is an official Jamia press release dated Oct. 21, 2014] Seventy Three (73) students from the Residential Coaching Academy run by the Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, have cleared Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014. These students appeared at the civil services (Prelims) examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 24th August, ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated Oct. 2, 2014] Jamia Millia Islamia has given an innovative thrust to the Clean India Drive by administering Cleanliness Oath (Swachhta Shapath) to the University’s faculty members, students and staff to sustain cleanliness drive on the campus and create a habit and culture of cleanliness to make India litter-free. Addressing a gathering ...

The Annual Convocation-2014 of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is scheduled to be held on Monday, 17th November, 2014 at 12.30 PM at the Lawns of Bhopal Ground of the University.  On this occasion, Degrees/Diplomas/Medals will be awarded to those candidates who have passed their examinations in the year 2013 (For Ph.Ds. notified upto September 2014). The list of Awardees of ...

Fourth year law students representing Jamia were awarded second place in the Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition held at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab between 13 – 15 Sept. 2014. The team also won a Rs. 11,000 cash prize. One of the team members, Akashdeep Pandey, was also declared the 4th best advocate ...

The Department of Political Science organized a lecture by Dr. M.M. Ansari, former Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission (CIC), Government of India,  on the topic, “Right to Information Act: Prospects and Challenges,” at the department’s seminar room on Wednesday, 10 Sept. 2014. [Link to Audio] Dr. Ansari began his lecture by stating that he will mainly speak on four main ...

My friend Zahid, a Kashmiri Muslim, once narrated his ordeal to me, one that has been etched deep into his mind. It was about him getting into a verbal duel with his friend Akash, a Hindu Delhiite. Specifying identity in this narrow order must have sounded weird to you but by the end of the story, you will understand my ...

The Department of Political Science organized a talk by Prof. Ujjawal Kumar Singh, Head, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, on the topic: “Reclaiming Democracy: Political Fasts as Mode of Resistance,” on Sept. 2, 2014. [Link to Audio] Prof. Singh started his talk by clearly stating that his talk is going to focus on “hunger fasts” for political end, and ...

French language students of the Centre for European and Latin American Studies (CELAS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized a fresher’s party on Saturday 6 September, 2014 at Nelson Mandela House, Mujeeb Bagh, JMI. It was like a déjà-vu for students of Advanced Diploma and Diploma in French who organized the party to welcome the new entrants and to get to ...

Teachers are the hands that guide you to the path of education and pluck every thorn off that uncertain path. Teachers are the friends who give you wiser advices and understand you the most. Teachers are the parents who make you walk the second step of life. Teachers are the books that enlighten you. Teachers are the lights that shine ...

Dr. K. R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies (CDMS) Jamia Millia Islamia organized a two-day conference on “Election 2014: Implications for Dalit and Minorities in India” on 2nd and 3rd September 2014 in the Tagore Hall of the varsity. The Conference saw academics, journalists, members of Parliament and scholars coming together to analyze the 16th Lok Sabha elections, ...