Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) – A great visionary and social reformer, Sir Syed Ahmad Khand founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1877. His objective was to build a college in tune with the British education system without compromising its Islamic values. AMU was initially affiliated with the University of Calcutta and later got affiliated with the University of Allahabad in 1885. In 1907, a school for girls was established. In 1920 the university was transformed into Aligarh Muslim University. The University has a unique position among the universities and institutions of higher learning in India.
The University is spread over 467.6 hectares in the city of Aligarh. AMU offers more than 300 courses in the traditional and modern branches of education. Students across India, and from other countries especially in West Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia study at the University. AMU has reserved seats in some courses for students from SAARC and Commonwealth Countries. The university gate is open to all communities, gender, and creed. AMU hold 8th position among the top 20 research universities in India. There are more than 28,000 students and some 5,610 non-teaching staff on its rolls.
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
There are 12 faculties comprising 98 teaching departments, 3 academic and 15 centres and institutes. AMU maintains one primary, two senior secondary schools for boys and girls and seven high schools including one for the visually challenged. The courses are also offered in Western languages, Oriental and Indian. The mode of instruction is primarily English.
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AMU: Faculties
There are 13 faculties comprising 98 teaching departments. Check the name of 13 faculties
- Faculty of Agriculture Sciences
- Faculty of Management
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Engineering & Technology
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Life Science
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of International Studies
AMU: Teaching Departments
Students check here Aligarh Muslim University teaching departments faculty-wise.
Faculty | Departments |
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Faculty of Agricultural Sciences | Agricultural Economics & Business Management |
Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology | |
Plant Protection | |
Agriculture Microbiology | |
Home Science | |
Faculty of Management Studies & Research | Business Administration |
New Management Complex | |
Faculty of Arts | Arabic |
English | |
Fine Arts | |
Hindi | |
Linguistics | |
Modern Indian Languages | |
Persian | |
Sanskrit | |
Philosophy | |
Urdu | |
Faculty of Medicine | Anatomy |
Anesthesiology | |
Biochemistry | |
Cardiothoracic Surgery | |
Community Medicine | |
Dermatology | |
Ortho Laryngology (ENT) | |
Forensic Medicine | |
Medicine | |
Microbiology | |
Neurosurgery | |
Obstetrics & Gynaecology | |
Ophthalmology | |
Orthopaedic Surgery | |
Paediatric Surgery | |
Pathology | |
Pharmacology | |
Physiology | |
Plastics Surgery | |
Psychiatry | |
Radio Diagnosis | |
Radio Therapy | |
Surgery | |
TB & Diseases | |
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics | |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | |
Oral Pathology / Oral Medicine & Radiology | |
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | |
Periodontics and Community Dentistry | |
Paediatrics & Preventive Dentistry | |
Prosthodontics and Dental Material | |
Faculty of Engineering & Technology | Applied Physics |
Applied Chemistry | |
Applied Mathematics | |
Architecture | |
Chemical Engineering | |
Civil Engineering | |
Computer Engineering | |
Electrical Engineering | |
Electronics Engineering | |
Mechanical Engineering | |
Petroleum Studies | |
Faculty of Theology | Shia Theology |
Sunni Theology | |
Faculty of Life Sciences | Biochemistry |
Botany | |
Museology | |
Wildlife Sciences | |
Zoology | |
Faculty of Commerce | Commerce |
Faculty of Social Science | Economics |
Education | |
History | |
Islamic Studies | |
Library and Information Sciences | |
Mass Communication | |
Psychology | |
Physical Education | |
Political Science | |
Sociology | |
Social Work | |
Faculty of Sciences | Chemistry |
Computer Science | |
Geography | |
Mathematics | |
Physics | |
Statistics and Operations Research | |
Interdisciplinary Department of Remote Sensing and GIS Application | |
Faculty of Unani Medicine | Amraz e Jild Wa Zohrawia |
Amar e Niswan Wa Aftal | |
Ilaj bit Tadbeer | |
Ilmul Advia | |
Ilmul Amraz | |
Jarahat | |
Kulliyat | |
Moalijat | |
Saidla | |
Tahaffuzi a Samaji Tib | |
Tashreehul Badan | |
Three a Munafe ul Aza | |
Faculty of Law | Law |
Faculty of International Studies | West Asian Studies and North African Studies |
Chinese Studies | |
South Asia and Indian Ocean Region Studies | |
Asia – Pacific Studies | |
American & European Studies | |
Strategic & Security Studies | |
Foreign Languages | |
South African & Brazilian Studies |
AMU: Schools
The University maintains a number of Schools. AMU also has a school for the visually challenged. Check the name of AMU School
- S.T.S School
- AMU City School
- AMU Girls School
- Sayyid Hamid Senior Secondary School (Boys)
- Senior Secondary School (Girls)
- City Girls Hogh School (Qazi Para)
- Ahmadi School for the Visually Challenged
- AMU ABK High School (Boys)
- AMU ABK High School (Girls)
- Abdullah School
AMU: Colleges
Aligarh Muslim University maintains 7 Colleges. Check the name of the colleges.
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
- Zakir Hussain Engineering Colleges
- Women’s Colleges
- Dr Z.A. Dental Colleges
- Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College
- Academic Staff College
- Community College
AMU: Institutes
Check Here institute name.
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit
- Institute of Opthalmology
- Institute of Persian Research
AMU: Courses Offered
AMU offers various like M.Phil, PhD, Master’s Degree, Bachelor Degree, Post M.A./M.Sc. Diploma/ Post PG Diploma, PG Diploma, Diploma / Advanced Diploma, Senior Secondary School Certificate, Part-Time course, and Bridge courses in the departments of various Faculties. Check the name of the course.
Faculty | Courses |
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Masters Degree Courses | |
Agricultural Sciences | M.Sc. (Agriculture) Microbiology |
M.Sc. (Agriculture) Entomology | |
M.Sc. (Agriculture) Pathology | |
M.Tech in Agricultural Process & Food Engg. | |
MBA Agribusiness | |
M.Sc. (Home Sc.) (For Girls only) | |
Arts | M.A. Arabic |
M.A. Persian | |
M.A. Sanskrit | |
M.A. Malayalam | |
M.A. Telugu | |
M.A. Tamil | |
M.A. Bengali | |
M.A. Linguistics | |
M.A. Philosophy | |
M.A. Urdu | |
M.A. Hindi | |
M.A. Hindi Translation | |
M.A. English | |
M.A. English Language Teaching | |
Language of Advertising Media and Market | |
M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) | |
Commerce | M.Com |
Master of Financial Management (MFM) | |
Master of Tourism & Travel Management (MTTM) | |
Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management (MHRM) | |
Master’s Degree in Insurance & Risk Management (MRIM) | |
Engineering & Technology | M.Tech. Chemical Engineering |
M.Tech Civil Engineering | |
M.Tech Electrical Engineering | |
M.Tech Electronics Engineering | |
M.Tech Mechanical Engineering | |
M.Tech Petroleum Studies | |
M.Tech Nanotechnology | |
M.Tech Computer Engineering | |
M.Sc. Polymer Science & Technology | |
Law | LLM |
Life Sciences | M.Sc. Biotechnology |
M.Sc. Biochemistry | |
M.Sc. Zoology | |
M.Sc. Botany | |
M.Sc. Wildlife Science | |
M.Sc. Museology | |
M.Sc. Biodiversity Studies & Management | |
Management Studies & Research | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
MBA (International Business) | |
Medicine | MD |
MS | |
PG Diploma Courses | |
M.Ch (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) | |
Master of Dental Science | |
Science | Master in Computer Science and Application |
M.Sc. Applied Geology | |
M.Sc. Chemistry | |
M.Sc. Physics | |
M.Sc. Industrial Chemistry | |
M.Sc. / M.A. Geography | |
M.Sc. / M.A. Mathematics | |
M.Sc. / M.A. Statistics | |
M.Sc. / M.A. Operations Research | |
M.Sc. / M.A. Remote Sensing & GIS Application | |
Social Sciences | M.A. Economics |
M.A. Education | |
M.A. History | |
M.A. Islamic Studies | |
M.A. Political Science | |
M.A. Public Administration | |
M.A. Human Rights | |
M.A. Psychology | |
M.A. Sociology | |
M.A. Womens Studies | |
M.Lib I.Sc. | |
M.Ed. | |
M.A. Mass Communication | |
Master of Social Work (MSW) | |
Master of Physical Edu. (M.P.Ed) | |
Theology | M.A. Shia / Sunni |
Unani Medicine | Mahir-e-Tib / Mahir-e-Jarahat |
International Studies | M.A. International & West Asian Studies |
M.A. Chinese | |
M.A. French | |
M.A. German | |
M.A. Russian & Spanish | |
Bachelor’s Degree Courses | |
Agricultural Sciences | B.Sc. (Agricultural) Under Self Financing Scheme |
B.Sc. (Hons) Home Science (Only for females) | |
Arts | B.A. (Hons) Arabic |
B.A. (Hons) English | |
B.A. (Hons) Communicative English | |
B.A. (Hons) Geography | |
B.A. (Hons) Hindi | |
B.A. (Hons) Linguistics | |
B.A. (Hons) Persian | |
B.A. (Hons) Philosophy | |
B.A. (Hons) Sanskrit | |
B.A. (Hons) Urdu | |
B.A. (Hons) Quranic Studies | |
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) | |
K.A. Zimania Centre for Quranic Studies | B.A. Quranic Studies |
Commerce | B.Com (Hons) |
Engineering & Technology | B.Arch |
B.Tech Chemical Engineering | |
B.Tech Civil Engineering | |
B.Tech Computer Engineering | |
B.Tech Electronics Engineering | |
B.Tech Electrical Engineering | |
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering | |
B.Tech Petrochemical Engineering | |
B.E. (Evening) Civil Engineering | |
B.E. (Evening) Electrical Engineering | |
B.E. (Evening) Mechanical Engineering | |
Life Sciences | B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry |
B.Sc. (Hons) Botany | |
B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology | |
Medicine | MBBS |
BDS | |
Bachelor of Radiation Therapy Technology (BRTT) | |
Science | B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry |
B.Sc. (Hons) Geography | |
B.Sc. (Hons) Geology | |
B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics | |
B.Sc. (Hons) Physics | |
B.Sc. (Hons) Statistics | |
B.Sc. (Hons) Industrial Chemistry | |
B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Application | |
Social Sciences | B.A. (Hons) Economics |
B.A. (Hons) Education | |
B.A. (Hons) Geography | |
B.A. (Hons) History | |
B.A. (Hons) Islamic Studies | |
B.A. (Hons) Political Science | |
B.A. (Hons) Psychology | |
B.A. (Hons) Sociology | |
B.A. (Hons) Womens Studies | |
B.A. (Hons) Social Work | |
B.Ed. | |
Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) | |
B.Lib.I.Sc. | |
Theology | B.A (Hons) Shia / Sunni |
Unani Medicine | Kamil-e-Tib-o-Jarahat (BUMS) |
Pre-Tib | |
PG Diploma Courses | |
Arts | PG Diploma in Mass Communication (Urdu) |
Pre MFA (Bridge Course) | |
Commerce | PG Diploma in banking |
PG Diploma in Risk & Insurance Management | |
PG Diploma in Business Finance | |
Management Studies & Research | PG Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance |
Science | PG Diploma in hydrogeology |
Social Sciences | PG Diploma in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies |
Centre of Professional Courses | PG Diploma in Public Relations |
PG Diploma Taxation | |
PG Diploma Electronic | |
PG Diploma Data Processing & Machine Operation | |
PG Diploma Applied Art | |
PG Diploma Criminology & Criminal Administration | |
PG Diploma Company Law, Banking & Insurance | |
PG Diploma Gem Testing & Jewellery Design | |
PG Diploma Horticulture | |
PG Diploma Journalism | |
PG Diploma Lab Technology(Physical & Chemical) | |
PG Diploma Labour Law & Labour Relations | |
PG Diploma Museology | |
PG Diploma Pest Management | |
PG Diploma Biology Laboratory Techniques | |
PG Diploma Environmental Chemistry | |
PG Diploma Food Analysis | |
PG Diploma Hospitality Management (Self Finance) | |
Post M.A. / M.Sc Diploma / Post PG Diploma Courses | |
Arts | Post-M.A. Diploma in Urdu Translation |
Social Science | Post PG in Human Resource Development & Management |
Post PG Dip in Counselling and Health Management | |
Diploma / Advanced Diploma Courses | |
Engineering & Technology | Advanced PG Diploma in Nanotechnology |
Advance Diploma in Interior Decoration(For Girls) | |
Advance Diploma in Food Technology | |
Advance Diploma in Environmental Engineering | |
Diploma in Engineering | |
Diploma (for Girls) | |
Medicine | Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery |
Diploma Courses through CET | |
Social Science | Diploma in Teaching |
Senior Secondary School Certificate | |
Senior Secondary School Certificate (Science) | |
Senior Secondary School Certificate(Humanities/Commerce) | |
Part-Time Course | |
Arts | Advanced Diploma in Translation |
Diploma in Proficiency in Languages | |
Diploma in Urdu Electronic Media | |
Certificate of Proficiency in Language | |
Certificate in Urdu Electronic Media | |
Social Sciences | Diploma in Turkish |
Certificate in Turkish | |
International Studies | Diploma in West Asian Studies |
K.A. Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies | Certificate courses (for males only) |
Career Planning Centre (Womens College) | Certificate Courses for bonafide women students (6 months) / for house-wives/private students and students from other institutions(3 months) |
Bridge Courses | |
Centre for Promotion of Educational and Cultural Advancement of Muslims of India (CPECAMI) | Bridge Course |
Official Website: www.amu.ac.in