Aligarh Muslim University: Murshidabad Centre

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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
Established2010
Academic affiliations
 UGC, NAAC, AIU
Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor
Academic staff
30+
Students400+
Address
Jangipur Barrage, Murshidabad,742223.
,
Murshidabad district
,
West Bengal
,
India
CampusRural, 288 acres
Colors    
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].

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Geography

Aligarh Muslim University: Murshidabad Centre
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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]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahiran</span> Village/City in West Bengal, India

Ahiran is a village in the Suti I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It serves as the Headquarters of the Suti I administrative division.

Debipur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Mahendrapur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Hafania is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Khanpur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Khidirpur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Dafarpur is a census town in the Raghunathganj I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Ramnagar is a census town in the Raghunathganj I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Mithipur is a census town in the Raghunathganj II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Osmanpur is a census town in the Raghunathganj II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Donalia is a census town in the Raghunathganj II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Teghari is a census town in the Raghunathganj II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.
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