AMU Malappuram Campus

AMU Malappuram Centre is an off campus of the Aligarh Muslim University which was established in 2010 in State of Kerala at Malappuram.The AMU Centre Malappuram began functioning in February 2011 inaugurated by Kapil Sibal, the then Union Minister for Human Resource Development, inaugurated the campus at Chelamala near Perinthalmanna with the commencement of MBA and B.A,LL.B (Hons)courses.^[1][2]

Mr. E. Ahamed, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India inaugurated B.Ed. programme at the Malappuram Centre of Aligarh Muslim University.Addressing the students, Mr. Ahamed expressed satisfaction on smooth functioning of the AMU Malappuram Centre. He said that it was the best among the three Centres of AMU.^[3] DR.HM Abdul Azeez has joined as new director of AMU Malappuram centre on 27 November 2014.^[4]

History and Background

Aligarh Muslim University has established three centres at Malappuram, (Kerala) and Murshidabad, (West Bengal) and Kishanganj, (Bihar) while and a site has been identified for Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) centre.^[5] Malappuram Centre was established by A.M.U. in 2010 empowered by Section 5(2)(C) of the A.M.U. (Amendment) Act,1981 and under Section 12(2) of the University Act. [Act XL 1920 and A.M.U. (Amendment) Act,1972].The Centre is located in the educationally and socially backward, Muslim-majority Malappuram District of Kerala. The President of India in her capacity as the Visitor accorded sanction to establish two Centers of Aligarh Muslim University, one at Malappuram (Kerala) and the other at Murshidabad (West Bengal) (Ref: Lr. No.: F. 3-9/2008 Desk(U) dt. 27.04.10 from the Under Secretary MHRD, Govt. of India) in pursuance to the A.M.U. Courts resolution dt. 02.12.2007 (Other items, No. 4), Executive Council's approval on 17.01.2008 (item No. 20) and the Academic Council's approval on 12.01.2008 (item No.:24).

Departments

• 1. Department of Law:-It runs five year integrated BA,LL.B (Hons) course based on semester system.The Department which is under Faculty of Law main campus Aligarh Muslim University.Dr. I.A Khan is the Dean Faculty of Law.
• 2.Department of Business Management:-Two years M.B.A course
• 3.Education Department:-One year course of B.ed

References

Further reading

• Hasan, Mushirul. "Nationalist and Separatist Trends in Aligarh, 1915–47," Indian Economic and Social History Review, (Jan 1985), Vol. 22 Issue 1, pp 1–33
• Minault, Gail, and David Lelyveld, "The Campaign for a Muslim University 1898–1920," Modern Asian Studies, (March 1974) 8#2 pp 145–189

External links

• Aligarh Muslim University official website
• Malappuram Campus official website
• AMU centres