Aliah University

Coordinates: 22°35′22″N 88°29′07″E / 22.5895°N 88.4853°E / 22.5895; 88.4853
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Aliah University
New Town, West Bengal
,
700160
,
India

22°35′22″N 88°29′07″E / 22.5895°N 88.4853°E / 22.5895; 88.4853
CampusUrban
Websitealiah.ac.in

Aliah University (AU;

New Town, West Bengal, India. Previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta,[5] it was elevated to university in 2008.[6]

History

The Aliah University (AU) is one of the oldest modern-style educational institutes in Asia, and first in India. It was set up in October 1780 by

Calcutta.[7] A number of titles were used for it, such as Islamic College of Calcutta, Calcutta Madrasah, Calcutta Mohammedan College and Madrasah-e-Aliah. Of these, Calcutta Mohammedan College was that used by Warren Hastings.[7]

The original building was completed in 1782 at Bow Bazaar (near Sealdah). The college moved to its campus on Wellesley Square in the 1820s. Initially it taught

Islamic law, astronomy, grammar, logic, arithmetic, geometry, rhetoric and oratory.[8] The Calcutta Madrasa followed different models for different subjects, like Dars-i Nizami of Firingi Mahal for Persian and Arabic, and the old Peripatetic School Model for the Logic and Philosophy.[9]

Aliah University, Science & Technology Campus, New Town

Campus

Aliah University has three campuses for different types of curriculum located at New Town,[10] Park Circus and Taltala.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of Aliah University New Town Campus on 15 December 2011.[11] Later on 11 November 2014 Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the finished campus. New Town campus contains 156 class rooms with a capacity of 12,000 students and houses Science and Technology students only. The campus also has separate boy's and girl's hostel. New Town campus also has three annexure buildings dedicated to various laboratories and a central library.

Academics

Heritage Building, Taltala Campus
Aliah University City Campus, Park Circus

Admission

Admission to most undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Aliah University is granted through written entrance examinations and for B.Tech. programs through WBJEE. Admission to M.S. and PhD programmes is based on a written test and a personal interview.

Admission to undergraduate programmes is based on merit rank of the "Aliah University Admission Test" (AUAT), which consists of a written examination of "Multiple Choice Type Questions" (MCQ), clearing of which leads to an interview and final selection of the candidate. Candidates who qualify for admission through AUAT can apply for admission to LLM. ( Masters of Law ), B.Tech. (

Master of Technology
) program.

Accreditation

The University Grants Commission (U.G.C.) accorded recognition to the university in terms of Section 12B of the U.G.C. Act, in 2019.[13] Aliah University has been awarded a B+ grade by NAAC.

Controversy and criticism

In 2016, a series of protests by the students of the university took place on the main campus (New Town) against the disordering principle of the then vice chancellor, Abu Taleb Khan; because students were experiencing lack of books in library, lack of faculty, bad condition of lab etc. from the beginning of the university. The protest began on 8 November 2016. On 18 November 2016, students insulted their VC Abu Taleb Khan giving a black rose to him. They blockaded the main gates of the university and the students made a loud slogan. With the help of police and security guards of the university, the VC entered in his office.[14][15]

Students were requested by the EC members, Fact Finding Committee and also the Minority and Madrasah Education Minister Giasuddin Molla to stop the protest and class boycotts. But students said they will continue to boycott classes until the vice chancellor resigns.[16]

Notable people

See also

References

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  2. AICTE. 9 June 2020. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2022" (PDF). Aliah University.
  5. ^ "Puronokolkata". 7 January 2014.
  6. ^ "University Grants Commination".
  7. ^ a b "The Madrasah University".
  8. ^ "A historic institution falls on bad days".
  9. OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Grand Inauguration of Aliah University". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  11. ^ "CM lays foundation of Aliah varsity campus at Rajarhat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Aliah University, India". Study Abroad Universities. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Proposal for 12-B Status" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). 19 February 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. ^ "একাধিক দাবিতে 'কালা দিবস' পালন আলিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে". TDN Bangla. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  15. ^ "এবার দাবি আদায়ে 'নফল রোজা' করতে চলেছে আলিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ছাত্রছাত্রীরা". TDN Bangla. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  16. ^ "উপাচার্যের পদত্যাগের দাবিতে বিক্ষোভে বেসামাল আলিয়া". ইনকিলাব. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Shamsul 'Ulema, Abu Nasar Waheed". Banglapedia.
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