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On the occassion of ‘Rashtriya Ekta Divas’ to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’, Jamia Millia Islamia conducted the following activities on the campus. SCHOOL SECTOR Rashtriya Ekta Divas Pledge A Presentation on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel A Run for Unity Poster Competition on Unity, Integrity and Security  The event at School was organized in collaboration with NCC and ...

Delivering a Lecture on “Governance and Leadership” in Jamia Millia Islamia to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel which is being observed as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Divas’ all over the country, Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Governor of Jharkhand and Ex-Cabinet Secretary observed that contemporary governance that was done through the instrumentation of bureaucracy was bereft of ideals envisioned by ...

Renowned Dastangoes Mahmood Farooqui and Darain Shahidi presented Dastangoi as part of the 94th Foundation Day Celebrations. Dastangoi is a 16th century oral story-telling art form which was revived in 2005 by Mahmood Farooqui along with his aides. The Dastangoi presentation that lasted for two hours mesmerized the audience with its eclecticism and narrative depth. One of the oral narratives ...

Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) applauded Jamia Millia Islamia for carrying forward the vision of its founding fathers by committing itself to the promotion of education informed by a healthy balance of traditional and modern ethos. Singling out some academic centres for commendation, he observed that they address the challenges of the contemporary world that was marked ...

The Centre for Afghanistan Studies of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a panel discussion on the topic: “Presidential Elections and Beyond: Assessing Current Political Developments in Afghanistan” at Ho Chi Minh Conference Room of the Academy on Sept. 23, 2014. The panelists were Lt. General R.K. Sawhney, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Ambassador ...

French language students of the Centre for European and Latin American Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia were taken for their annual visit to the La Bibliotheque Française, Alliance Française de Delhi, Lodhi Road on the 15th October 2014. Alliance Française is an international organization that aims to promote French language and culture around the world. It was created in Paris on ...

Kunwar Arun Singh Yadav (2016), a B.A. Political Science student of Jamia, recently climbed the Stok Kangri mountain peak which has an elevation of 6,153 meters (20,182 feet). The Stok Kangri peak is considered to be the highest mountain peak in the Stok Range of the Himalayas in the Ladakh region of northwest India. Besides scaling one of the highest ...

An exhibition of photographs taken by Prof. Ghazanfar Zaidi, Faculty of Fine Arts on his trip to the Nairobi National Park, Kenya were displayed at the M.F. Hussain Art Gallery, JMI from 15 to 20 Sept. 2014. All  photos of the exhibit were clicked by Shahbaz Khan, student of MCRC P.G. Diploma in Still Photography & Visual Communication. Photo Gallery: ...

President Pranab Mukherjee in his address to the Parliament in June 2014, said: “For ensuring hygiene, waste management and sanitation across the nation, a Swachh Bharat Mission will be launched. This will be our tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary to be celebrated in the year 2019.” “Emphasising ‘Clean India’ on 15th August 2014 in his Independence ...

[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, ...