Administration

According to a hostel resident in Jamia, who wishes to remain unnamed for fear of reprisal, the Jamia administration on Tuesday, November 20, has fined and suspended a few students for taking part in a protest against mess fee hike, that took place on-campus, on September 27. According to a student who took part in the protest, about 250 students, ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Nov 20, 2012] Jamia Millia Islamia shall be holding its Annual Convocation on November 22, 2012 at 3 PM in the Lawns of Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia.   For the first time the university will be streaming a video of the proceedings of the convocation live on jamia’s website www.jmi.ac.in. ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Nov 8, 2012]  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sanctioned a sum of Rs.26 Crores to Jamia Millia Islamia under the General Development Scheme (under the XIIth Plan) for the purpose of building Girls Hostel on the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia. This is by far one of the biggest grants that the ...

Jamia Millia Islamia’s official quarterly newsletter, Jauhar (Vol-2 Issue-4 June August 2012), is now available on Jamia’s website. (Link to Newsletter: http://jmi.ac.in/upload/publication/jauhar_vol2_issue4_june_august2012.pdf) The cover article for this latest edition is titled “A Rich Canvas” that talks about Jamia’s art collection, which Jauhar claims to be “one of the richest art collection” among Indian universities today. The M.F. Hussain Gallery of Art, ...

According to a report in The Hindu titled “Notice to Jamia over denial of admission to student” dated Oct. 13, 2012, the Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Jamia on an appeal against a single bench order upholding the decision of the Vice-Chancellor to deny admission to Hamidur Rahman, a former Jamia student, in the M.A. Persian program. As ...

(Following is Jamia press release dated Oct. 1, 2012) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and the York University (Canada) to pave the way of educational tie ups between various faculties and departments of the two universities. On behalf of Jamia, the agreement was signed by the Registrar of the University Prof. ...

(Following is a Jamia Press release dated Sept 28, 2012)  Jamia Millia Islamia sets yet another milestone in its academic programme. It introduces Credit Transfer System at the Post Graduate level across faculties/departments/centres. Credit Transfer System entails that the students can opt for courses at the postgraduate level cutting across disciplines and faculties, which will bring greater diversity and flexibility ...

According to a Jamia press release dated June 11, interviews conducted for admission to  courses in the AJK Mass Communication Research Center will be video recorded starting this academic session of 2012-13. The stated objective for this practice is “to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the process of selection.” Although the recordings are to ensure greater transparency in the ...

According to a Jamia press release, a young man was caught impersonating a test candidate by the name of Mohd. Zamal at an admission entrance test in Jamia on Thursday, June 7. Although Jamia alleges a case of impersonation by the said young  man, Jamia is unclear on many of the important details pertaining to the incident. According to the ...

[Editor’s Note: Following is a Jamia press release.] Mr. Najeeb Jung, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia is travelling to Islamabad to deliver a lecture on “India’s Search for Balance and the Prospects of a Shared Future in the Knowledge Economy between India and Pakistan” under Distinguished Speaker Series instituted by the Islamabad-based Jinnah Institute (JI) and the Melbourne-based Australia India Institute ...