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Following Tuesday’s protest by Jamia Polytechnic students (evening shift) against tuition fee hike, the administration rolled back on the fee hike for currently enrolled students of Diploma Engineering evening self-financed program. An official circular posted on the Polytechnic notice board read: “It is hereby notified for all concerned that any major enhancement of fee will only be applicable with prospective ...

Around 8 o’clock in the evening on Tuesday, May 7th, about 200 Jamia Polytechnic students gathered at the entrance to the Admin block, which leads to the vice-chancellor’s office, to protest against the tuition fee hike for the Diploma Engineering evening program. According to the students protesting at the scene, Jamia — without any notification — increased their tuition fee ...

The Subject Association of Department of Political Science launched a new student-produced annual magazine titled Episteme on Monday, April 29, 2013. The first issue of Episteme  (The word is defined as, body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time.) is available for download in digital format on the Department of Political Science page ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated April 29, 2013] Jamia Millia Islamia offers a unique course of B.A. (Programme) which matches with the new pattern of IAS (Main) Examinations. The B.A. (Programme) at Jamia is a three years course spread across six semesters. In this course the students can opt for three subjects out of the four given ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated April 23, 2013] Jamia Millia Islamia officially launched its International Summer School programme (www.issnewdelhi.in) yesterday at an event hosted by the Vice Chancellor, Mr.Najeeb Jung. The inaugural session for the ISS will be taking place this year from Sunday, June 16 to Friday, July 26, under the banner of the Ministry of ...

The Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) under the M K Gandhi Chair Lecture Series organized a public lecture on the topic “India: Transitional Puzzles and Pains” by author and editor B.G. Verghese at Dayar-e Mir Taqi Mir on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Verghese, a senior journalist, discussed a wide range of issues confronting ...

[Following is a (slightly edited) press release sent by either Jamia Old Boys Association (JOBA) or SIMT (unknown acronym), received on April 13, 2013.] Today SIMT and Jamia Old Boys Association conducted an entrance test for the free coaching classes for SSC, Delhi Police, CTET and UGC-NET/JRF competitive examination in the old SRK Hostel in Jamia Millia Islamia. Coaching classes ...

As Jamia Millia Islamia has started with its proceedings for admissions to various courses for the academic year 2013-2014, the most significant change in the admission process this year has been the scrapping of interviews for several programs. This fact becomes clear from the Admission Prospectus 2013-2014 which lists the dates for all written tests and interviews. But for postgraduate ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated April 8, 2013] It is a matter of great pride and pleasure for Jamia Millia Islamia that one of its faculty members, Dr. Atiqur Rehman at Department of Geography has been granted a three-year project on “Understanding Impacts of Desert Urbanization on Climate and Surrounding Environments to Foster Sustainable Cities Using Remote Sensing ...

Institute for Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), Faculty of Education, JMI celebrated its Annual Day on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Ansari Auditorium. The chief guest for the event was Major General Ian Cordozo (Retd), Chairman of Rehabilitation Council of India. The function started with Qirat by Noor Anzar followed by a welcome address by the Co-Curricular Activities Coordinator ...