Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh Muslim University
Other name	AMU
Former names	Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (1875–1919)
Motto	ʻallam al-insān-a mā lam yaʻlam
Motto in English	Taught man what he knew not (Qur'an 96:5)
Type	Public
Established	1875
Founders	Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Academic affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU
Budget	₹1,036 crore (US$130 million) (2019–20)
Chancellor	Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Naima Khatoon
Rector	Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Students	39,367
Undergraduates	12,610
Postgraduates	5,756
Doctoral students	252
Location	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India; 27°54′54″N 78°04′44″E / 27.9150°N 78.0788°E
Campus	Urban, 1,155 acres (467 ha)
Colours
Website	www.amu.ac.in

Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875.^[3]^[4] Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920,^[3] following the Aligarh Muslim University Act. It has three off-campus centres in AMU Malappuram Campus (Kerala), AMU Murshidabad Centre (West Bengal), and Kishanganj Centre (Bihar).

The university offers more than 300 courses in traditional and modern branches of education, and is an institute of national importance as declared under seventh schedule of the Constitution of India at its commencement.

^ "Details of Expenditure - Classification for Budget Estimates 2019-20" (PDF). Aligarh Muslim University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NIRF India – Aligarh Muslim University" (PDF). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Raychaudhuri, Sreerup (2021). "3. Reformers and educators". The Roots and Development of Particle Physics in India. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 19–52. ISBN 978-3-030-80305-6. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ Devine, Mary Elizabeth; Summerfield, Carol (1998). "Aligarh Muslim University". International Dictionary of University Histories. Chicago: Routledge. pp. 18–20. ISBN 1884964230. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[1] "Details of Expenditure - Classification for Budget Estimates 2019-20" (PDF). Aligarh Muslim University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[NIRFData-2] "NIRF India – Aligarh Muslim University" (PDF). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[Raychaudhuri2021-3] Raychaudhuri, Sreerup (2021). "3. Reformers and educators". The Roots and Development of Particle Physics in India. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 19–52. ISBN 978-3-030-80305-6. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[Devine1998-4] Devine, Mary Elizabeth; Summerfield, Carol (1998). "Aligarh Muslim University". International Dictionary of University Histories. Chicago: Routledge. pp. 18–20. ISBN 1884964230. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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