Aligarh Muslim University: Murshidabad Centre

Aligarh Muslim University, Murshidabad Centre

Motto	Arabic: عَلَّمَ الاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَم 'allama’l-insāna mā lam ya‘lam
Motto in English	Taught man what he did not know (Qur'an 96:5)
Type	Public
Established	2010
Academic affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU
Vice-Chancellor	Tariq Mansoor
Academic staff	30+
Students	400+
Address	Jangipur Barrage, Murshidabad, 742223 , Murshidabad district , West Bengal , India
Campus	Rural, 288 acres
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Website	www.amu.ac.in/amucentres/amu-murshidabad-centre/home-page

Aligarh Muslim University: Murshidabad Centre is one of the prominent educational institutions of Aligarh Muslim University. A new chapter of educational enlightenment was added to the culturally enriched soil of Bengal with the establishment of Aligarh Muslim University, Murshidabad Centre in 2010. The Centre, accredited by NAAC in A grade, is empowered by Section 5(2) (C) of the AMU (Amendment) Act, 1981 and under Section 12(2) of the University Act. [Act XL 1920 and AMU (Amendment) Act, 1972].

Geography

5km
3miles

B

A

N

G

L

A

D

E

S

H

Kherur Mosque

H

Bhagirathi River

Bansloi River

Farakka Feeder Canal

Padma River

Rajnagar

R

Nurpur

R

Sagardighi

R

Sadikpur

R

Raghunathganj

R

Morgram

R

Manigram

R

Harua

R

Bansabati

R

Ahiran

R

Jangipur

M

Sagardighi TPS

F

AMU: Murshidabad Centre

F

Bara Jumla

CT

Krishna Sali

CT

Teghari

CT

Donalia

CT

Khodarampur

CT

Osmanpur

CT

Jot Kamal

CT

Mithipur

CT

Giria

CT

Mirzapur

CT

Ramnagar

CT

Dafarpur

CT

Charka

CT

Srikantabati

CT

Ghorsala

CT

Nayabahadurpur

CT

Madna

CT

Fatellapur

CT

Ramakantapur

CT

  

Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Suti I, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

AMU Murshidabad Centre is located at 24°31′06″N88°02′39″E / 24.5184°N 88.0441°E / 24.5184; 88.0441 .

It is located nearly 40km from Farakka and 60km from Behrampore towns of Murshidabad. It is well connected with road and railway networks. It lies 250km North of Kolkata on NH34 and the nearest railway junction is Jangipur Road (approx 08km). By air, it can be reached through Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata.

History

Aligarh Muslim University is the creation of the movement. The Aligarh Movement had a profound impact on the Indian society, particularly on the Muslim society in terms of Socio-Economic and Political upliftment. The impact of Aligarh Movement was not confined to the Northern India only, but its expansion could be seen on the other regions of the Indian sub-continent during the 20th century. ^[1]

In 2008, the AMU submitted a detailed proposal to the Government of India for establishment of five AMU centres in different parts of the country. ^[2] The government of India responded by granting fund for its two Centres Malappuram and Murshidabad.^{[ citation needed ]}

Aligarh Muslim University has established three centres at Malappuram, (Kerala) and Murshidabad, and Kishanganj, (Bihar) while a site was identified for Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) centre. ^[3]

Progress

The Murshidabad Centre of Aligarh Muslim University was established at Village & PO Jangipur Barrage, PS Suti in 2010. It started classes for the 2-years Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the 5-years BA LLB programmes in 2011. It started B.Ed. in 2013. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

See also

• AMU Malappuram Campus

References

1. "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF). shodhganga. UGC.
2. "AMU centre: PMto talk to Sibal | Patna News". The Times of India. 14 August 2012.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
4. "AMU Murshidabad Centre, West Bengal". AMU. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
5. "Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University – Murshidabad, West Bengal". Gurukul India. Retrieved 12 September 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "AMU begins classes at Murshidabad Campus". Higher Education in India.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
7. "B.A. L.L.B. - Murshidabad". Shiksha. Retrieved 12 September 2017.