Jamia Millia Islamia

Coordinates: 28°33′41.79″N 77°16′48.54″E

Jamia Millia Islamia is a central university located in New

Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Jamia Millia Islamia
Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the
British Empire in 1920, it moved to its current location in
Okhla in 1935. It was given the deemed status by University
Grants Commission in 1962. On 26 December 1988, it became
a central university.

The university was founded by Mahmud Hasan Deobandi,

Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed
Ansari, Abdul Majeed Khwaja, Allama Iqbal, Dr Zakir Hussain,
Mahatma Gandhi and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Its
foundation stone was laid by Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, the
leader of Silk Letter Movement and the first student of Darul
Uloom Deoband. Muhammad Ali Jauhar served as its first
vice-chancellor from 1920 to 1923, and Hakim Ajmal Khan
served as the first chancellor from 1920 to 1927. On 26 May Emblem
2017, Najma Heptulla became 11th Chancellor of the
university, and Najma Akhtar became the 15th Vice Chancellor Other name JMI
in April 2019.[3] On 13th March 2023, Mufaddal Saifuddin was Motto ʻallam al-insān-a mā
elected the 12th Chancellor of the university, replacing Najma lam yaʻlam
Heptulla.[4] Motto Taught man what
in English he knew not.[1]
In 2020, Jamia Millia Islamia was ranked 1st among all central
universities in the country in rankings released by Ministry of Type Public
Education of India.[5] In December 2021, the university Established October 29, 1920
received an 'A++' ranking by National Assessment and
Founders
Accreditation Council.[6] Mahmud Hasan
Deobandi
History Mohammad Ali
Jauhar
Jamia Millia Islamia was established in Aligarh on 29 October Hakim Ajmal
1920 by Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Khan
Ahmed Ansari, Abdul Majeed Khwaja, and Zakir Hussain
under the presidency of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi.[7] It was Mukhtar Ahmed
established mainly in response to the demand of some Ansari
students of the Aligarh Muslim University for a new National Abdul Majeed
Muslim University which would be free from government Khwaja
influence as they felt that the administration of Aligarh
Allama Iqbal
Muslim University was of pro-British stance.[7][8][9]
Dr Zakir
Hussain
It was conceived as a national institution that would offer Mahatma
progressive education and an emphasis on Indian nationalism Gandhi
to students from all communities, particularly Muslims. Zakir
Maulana Abul
Hussain described "the movement of Jamia Millia Islamia as a
Kalam Azad
struggle for education and cultural renaissance that aims to
prepare a blueprint for Indian Muslims which may focus on Chancellor Mufaddal Saifuddin
Islam but simultaneously evolve a national culture for
Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar
common Indian. It will lay the foundation of the thinking that
true religious education will promote patriotism and national Students 24,138[2]
integration among Indian Muslims, who will be proud to take Undergraduates 9,430[2]
part in the future progress of India, which will play its part in
Postgraduates 5,189[2]
the comity of nations for peace and development. The
objective of establishment of Jamia Millia Islamia will be to lay Doctoral 2,047[2]
down the common curriculum for Indian Muslims taking into students
account the future challenges and will prepare the children to Location South East Delhi,
be masters of future"[7] The emergence of Jamia was Delhi, India
supported by Mahatma Gandhi,[10][11][12][13] who felt that
Campus Urban, 254 acres
Jamia Millia Islamia could shape lives of hundreds and
(103 ha)
thousands of students on the basis of a shared culture and
worldview. Affiliations UGC, NAAC, AIU,
NBA, BCI, DCI,
In 1925, Jamia Millia Islamia moved from Aligarh to Karol AICTE, DGCA,
Bagh, New Delhi.[14] On 1 March 1935, the foundation stone ACU
for a school building was laid at Okhla, then a nondescript
village in the southern outskirts of Delhi. In 1936, all Website jmi.ac.in (https://jmi.
institutions of Jamia Millia Islamia except Jamia Press, the ac.in/)
Maktaba, and the library moved to the new campus.[14]

The University Grants Commission gave Jamia Millia Islamia the

deemed status in 1962. Jamia Millia Islamia became a central
university by an act of the Indian Parliament on 26 December
1988.[15]

In 2006, the King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

paid a visit to the university and donated US$2.90 million for the A 1970 stamp of India dedicated to
construction of a library, now known as Dr. Zakir Husain Library the 50 anniversary of Jamia Millia
(Central Library). Islamia

In 2019, the university emerged as a center of the Citizenship

Amendment Act protests after the act was passed by the
Parliament. On 13 December 2019, Delhi Police tried to forcefully
dismiss the protest of students and threw tear gas inside the
campus on students to control their agitation. On 15 December
2019, police entered the campus on the pretext of trying to catch
the mob that destroyed public peace outside the university

Dr. Zakir Hussain's mausoleum

campus. Many students sustained injuries because of the police
brutality and it sparked protests in several other
universities.[16][17]

Founders
Mahmud Hasan Deobandi: He laid the foundation stone of
Jamia Millia Islamia and was the most aged among all the
founders of Jamia.[18][7] He was president of the opening
ceremony of Jamia Millia Islamia at Aligarh, which took place A mural depicting the historical
on 29 October 1920. His presidential speech was read by his landscape of Jamia Millia Islamia
student Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.[19][7]
Abul Kalam Azad, the nationalist leader of the Indian National
Congress, was one of its main initial patrons.
Mohammad Ali Jouhar became Jamia's first Vice Chancellor.[20]
Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of Independence Movement and the Father of the Nation, Gandhi
was one of the key people in the foundation of Jamia.[10]
Zakir Hussain took over the university in its turbulent times in 1927 and guided it through the
difficulties. After his death, he was buried on the campus of the university where his mausoleum is
open to the public.[21]
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari later became the vice chancellor.[7] The main auditorium and Health
Centre of the university are both named after him.[22]
Abdul Majeed Khwaja
Abid Hussain (not to be confused with Abid Hussain)
Hakim Ajmal Khan: On 22 November 1920, Hakim Ajmal Khan was elected the first chancellor of
Jamia.[14]
Mohammad Mujeeb, under whose leadership Jamia Millia Islamia became a Deemed University
on 9 June 1962.[7][14]

The foundation committee of the Jamia Millia Islamia also included Kifayatullah Dehlawi, Hussain
Ahmad Madani, Syed Sulaiman Nadwi, Abdul Haq, Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali, Shabbir Ahmad
Usmani, Sanaullah Amritsari, Muhammad Iqbal, Syed Mahmud and Saifuddin Kitchlew in it.[23][24]

Campus
The campus is distributed over a large area in the Okhla area of Delhi. Many of its buildings are under
renovation. The university's scenic cricket ground, Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Sports Complex,
has hosted many important Tournaments and Indian women cricket matches.[25] This ground also
hosted the University Cricket Championship in 2013[26] Besides its seven faculties, the Jamia has
centers of learning and research, including the Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research
Centre (MCRC), Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Fine Arts, Centre for Theoretical
Physics, the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Academy of Third World Studies (ATWS) and a mosque.
The Jamia offers undergraduate and postgraduate information and technology courses. Jamia Millia
Islamia joined the green campaign and installed 2,250-kilowatt solar panels on the campus.[27]
 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

On 23 July 2023, Jamia Millia Islamia's Vice-Chancellor, Najma Akhtar, announced that the
university has obtained approval from the Centre government to establish a medical college.
Furthermore, she mentioned that they are currently working on setting up an international campus in
West Asia. [28]

Sports

Jamia lays immense stress on holistic development of the students

and staff by providing various sporting activities. Jamia has
created and maintained excellent sports facilities and extensive
infrastructure for holding cultural events and other co-curricular
activities. Initially, the University got recognition in sports when
Jamia won its first Gold and Silver Medal in Wrestling in 1977 at
the All India Inter University Championship.

Ranji Trophy and Vijaya Trophy matches are a regular event every
Nawab Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
year at the Jamia Cricket ground. In the past, Jamia has hosted
Sports Complex, Jamia Millia
Women's Cricket Test matches, Women’s World Cup matches and
Islamia
Blind’s Cricket World Cup matches. The facilities were used as
practice ground for Commonwealth Games as well.

The ground within its periphery now also consists of Centrally Air-Conditioned Indoor Games
Stadium. The sports complex has facilities for: Cricket, Football, Lawn Tennis Court, Volleyball Court,
Badminton, Basketball, Jogging Track, Athletics, Table Tennis , Yoga, Snooker Room and Hockey.
The Complex is equipped with latest Gymnasium and sports equipment. The admissions under sports
category following games are Athletics, Boxing, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Hockey,
Shooting (Air Rifle, Air Pistol and Shot Gun), Table Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Volleyball and Wrestling

Library

The University Library System, consisting of a centralized and

departmental libraries and archives, have over 6.0 lakhs and
about 1.43 lakhs subject-specific books, best Urdu book
collections; 5000 rare books; 2230 rare manuscripts. Besides
print section, Library extensively subscribes to open access to
videos; e-resources; ebooks; e-journals; other academic
materials; databases for Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts-
Humanities, Engineering; Law; few select databases are Basketball Court, Jamia Millia Islamia
Sports Complex
subscribed by University through e-Sodhganga; MOOCS courses;
member of NAD. Provision of remote access to databases; and
antiplagiarism software. Digital Resource Centre has 100
workstations as a gateway for online resources; 200
computers for students. The library is open to all bonafide
students of Jamia Millia Islamia. Besides this, there are
subject collection in libraries of some faculties and centres.[29]

Organisation and administration

Governance
Dr Zakir Husain Library
The governing officials of the university include the Amir-i-
Jamia (chancellor), the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (vice-chancellor),
the Naib Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Pro-Vice-Chancellor) and the Musajjil (Registrar). The President of India
is the Visitor of the university. The Anjuman or University Court is the supreme authority of the
university and has the power to review the acts of the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) the
Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) and the Majlis-i-Maliyat (Finance Committee). The Executive
Council is the highest executive body of the university. The Academic Council is the highest academic
body of the university and is responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education
and examination within the university.[30]

In 2017 Najma Heptulla was appointed as the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.[31] In 2019 Najma
Akhtar (academic) was appointed as the first woman vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.[32] After
which in 2023, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin succeeded her and was appointed as the Chancellor of
Jamia Millia Islamia.[4][33]

Faculties

Jamia Millia Islamia has ten faculties under which it offers academic and extension programs.

Faculty of Law

Established in 1989, the Faculty of Law offered only the three-year LL.B.course until the early 2000s,
but started additionally offering the integrated 5 Years B.A.LL.B(Hons.) course for UG students from
the academic year 2002–2003. The faculty offers apart from a five-year integrated BA LLB (Honours)
programme, a two-year post-graduate programme (LLM) in three specialised streams (personal law,
corporate law and criminal law) and a Ph.D. programme. It also offers two year Executive LL.M
programme for working professionals.[34] The faculty secured the 9th rank among law schools in
India as per NIRF LAW Ranking 2020.[35] The courses taught at the faculty include LL. M, Personal
Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, B.A.LL.B (Hons), P.G. Diploma, Labour Law and Air and Space
Law.

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

The Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) was established in 1985. Its has several
departments offering programmes in PhD, M.Tech, M.Sc, B.Tech and B.Sc including Civil
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aeronautics, Applied Sciences & Humanities and Environmental
Science. They also provide specialization courses for Master
Degrees such as Environmental Science and Engineering,
Earthquake Engineering, Machine Design, Thermal Engineering,
Production and Industrial Engineering, Electrical Power
Management System, Control & Instrumental System, Electronics,
Energy Science and Management, Energy Science and Technology.
The faculty offers regular courses and continuing programmes. In
the Times Higher Education Subject Ranking-2020, JMI ranked
A fighter jet of the Indian Air Force
401–500 in Engineering and Technology. Within India its rank is
stands in front of the College of
11 among all higher education institutions while among Engineering
universities it is 2nd position.[36] JMI was placed at 501–600 in
computer science, while among Indian Institutions it has been
ranked at 16th position and at 7th among Indian universities.[36]

Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics

Jamia Millia Islamia is the only Central university having the full-fledged Faculty of Architecture &
Ekistics.The architecture program was started in the Year 2001–2002. This Faculty has the
Department of Architecture which offers two degree courses in Bachelor of Architecture, Nine
Masters courses and PhD. The courses include undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies in
subjects such as Architecture, Architecture Pedagogy, Health Architecture, Building Services, Urban
Regeneration, Ekistics, Master of Planning (M.Plan) and Master of Design (M.Des)[37][38]

Faculty of Humanities and Languages

This Faculty has ten departments offering programmes in PhD, M

Phil (pre-PhD), Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Diploma and
Certificate courses.

The faculty has departments include the departments for Arabic,

English, Hindi, History and Culture, Islamic Studies, Persian,
Iranology, Urdu, Sanskrit and Foreign Languages such as Korean,
Turkish, French and Spanish. Also provide certificate programme
A view of the Faculty of Humanities
like Chinese, Uzbek, Portuguese, Russian, Kazakh, Italian etc.
and Languages building
Islamic studies has been a subject at Jamia Millia Islamia since its
inception. It was instituted as a separate department in 1988. The
department has been headed by scholars like Zayn al-Abidin
Sajjad Meerthi.[39] The department publishes an annual magazine,
Sada e Jauhar.[40]

Faculty of Fine Arts

This Faculty has six departments offering programmes in PhD,

Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), diploma Department of Islamic Studies and
and certificate courses. The subjects taught include Painting,
Dean office, Faculty of humanities
and languages
Sculpture, Applied Arts, Art Education, Graphic Art and Art History & Art Appreciation. The campus
has an art gallery named after the Indian painter M. F. Hussain.

Faculty of Social Sciences and Commerce & Business Management

This varsity's Faculty of Social Sciences and Commerce & Business

Management consists of nine departments. These include the
departments for Social Sciences, Psychology, Economics, Political
Science, Sociology, Social Work, Commerce & Business Studies
and the Library and Information Science.

The College of Social Science is based around Gulistan-e-Ghalib

and is commonly referred to as the Main Campus. Gulistan-e-Ghalib, which features
the statue of Mirza Ghalib

Faculty of Natural Sciences

The faculty of Natural Sciences consists of eight departments in

which including Natural Sciences, Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics, Geography, Biosciences, Computer Science,
Biotechnology are taught. In addition, there are four associated
centres namely the Centre for Theoretical Physics, Centre for
Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Centre for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and the Multidisciplinary
Centre Advanced Research in Science.
Department of Mathematics

Faculty of Education

This Faculty specializes in quality training and education to budding teachers through two
departments namely Educational Studies and Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, formerly
known as the department of Teacher Training and Non-Formal Education.

Faculty of Dentistry

This faculty offering B. D. S. Programmes[41]

Faculty of Management Studies

This faculty consists of three department namely Management Studies, Hospital Management &
Hospice Studies and Tourism & Hospitality Management.

Centers

AJK Mass Communication Research Center

The Mass Communication Research Centre was established in 1982 by Anwar Jamal Kidwai, then
vice-chancellor (later chancellor) of Jamia Millia Islamia. The centers offers postgraduate courses in
Mass Communication. FTK-Centre for Information Technology An internet facility is available for the
faculty members, staff, research scholars, and students.[42]

The centre offers courses including Master of Arts(M.A.) courses

in Mass Communication, Convergent Journalism, Development
Communication, Visual Effect and Animation as well as
postgraduate diplomas in, Still Photography and Visual
Communication, Acting and Broadcast Technology.[43]

FTK communication centre in the

Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
campus
The centre offers courses including , (B.P.T) Bachelor of
Physiotherapy , M.P.T. (Sports), M.P.T. (Orthopaedics), M.P.T.
(Neurology), M.P.T. (Cardiopulmonary) and the doctorate in philosophy.

Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

The mission of the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) is to promote forefront basic
and applied research in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, with potential applications
towards fulfilling national strategic needs. The main research focus of the centre includes nano-
fabrication and nano-device, nano-materials and nano-structures, nano-biotechnology and nano-
medicine, nano-structure characterization and measurements.

PhD
M.Tech (Nanotechnology)

Centre for European and Latin American Studies

The Centre for European and Latin American Studies (CELAS) offers Certificate, Diploma and
Advanced Diploma in five languages viz.

French
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
Russian.

All the language courses offered at CELAS are part-time courses. Apart from the above-mentioned
courses, CELAS also offers M.Phil/PhD in European Studies/ Latin American Studies. Occasionally,
professors from different countries come and teach the above-mentioned languages.

MMAJ Academy of International Studies

Formerly Academy of Third World Studies, MMAJ Academy of International Studies was established
in 1988 under the initiative of the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to conduct inter-disciplinary
research on social, political and economic issues pertaining to the developing countries.[44]
Subsequently, it was renamed after one of the co-founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, Maulana
Mohamad Ali Jauhar.[44]
The academy offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in
International Studies, postgraduate courses (Politics:
International and Area Studies) and language courses in Uzbek
and Chinese.[44] It also has its own library and documentation
centre, named after Dr. Abid Husain, another founder of Jamia
Millia Islamia.[44]

Other centers
Dr. Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies MMAJ Academy of International
FTK-Centre for Information Technology Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia

Centre for Distance and Open Learning

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushal Kendra
Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Centre for Jawaharlal Nehru Studies
Centre for Comparative Religions and Civilizations
Centre for West Asian Studies
Dr. K.R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies
Academy of Professional Development of Urdu Medium Teachers
Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research
Centre for Theoretical Physics
India - Arab Cultural Centre
Centre for Culture Media & Governance
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences
Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Central Instrumentation Facility
UGC-Human Resource Development Centre
Centre for Coaching and Career Planning
Jamia's Premchand Archives & Literary Centre
Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women's Studies
University Counseling & Guidance Centre
Centre for Early Childhood Development and Research
Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)
Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Research and Studies[45]

Schools

Jamia Millia Islamia also imparts education from nursery to senior secondary level.[46]

Balak Mata Centres

Gerda Philipsborn Day Care Centre
Mushir Fatma Jamia Nursery School
Jamia Middle School
Jamia Senior Secondary School
Syed Abid Husain Senior Secondary School
 Jamia Girls Senior Secondary School

Mosques
The varsity has got certain mosques in the campus including the Central Mosque. The central mosque
is located opposite to the central library and has a capacity of over 1000 people.[47][48] This mosque is
situated on Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Marg Delhi.[49][50]

Rankings
Internationally, Jamia Millia Islamia was ranked 801–1000 in the University rankings
QS World University Rankings of 2023[51] and 188 in Asia.[52] It General – international
was ranked 501–600 in the world by the London based Times
QS (World) (2023)[51] 801–
Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[53] 128 in
1000
Asia in 2023[66] and 172 among emerging economies.[55] Jamia
Millia Islamia has been ranked 428 out of 1100 universities QS (Asia) (2023)[52] 188
worldwide by Moscow based Round University Ranking 2023.[67] Times (World) (2023)[53] 501–
According to U.S. News & World Report, Jamia Millia Islamia is 600
ranked #856 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked
according to their performance across a set of widely accepted Times (Asia) (2022)[54] 128
indicators of excellence. Times (Emerging) 172
(2022)[55]
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has secured the first position among
all the central universities in the country in the ranking that was General – India
released by the Ministry of Education with a score of 90 per cent. NIRF (Overall) (2023)[56] 12
It was ranked 12th in India overall by the National Institutional NIRF (Research) 20
Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023,[56] 3rd among
(2023)[57]
universities,[58] 5th in law ranking,[61] 6th in architecture
ranking,[64] 10th in the dental ranking,[65] 26th in the NIRF (Universities) 3
engineering ranking,[60] 20th in Research institutes[68] and 25th (2023)[58]
in the management ranking.[63] Outlook India 12
(Universities) (2020)[59]
The Faculty of Law was ranked 6 among government law schools
Engineering – India
in India by Outlook India in 2022.[62]
NIRF (2023)[60] 26

Notable alumni and faculties Law – India

NIRF (2023)[61] 5
Since its inception, Jamia Millia Islamia has produced notable Government colleges:
alumni. Notable alumni in Bollywood include Shah Rukh Khan,
Mouni Roy; in journalism include Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Outlook India (2022)[62] 6
Barkha Dutt, Anjana Om Kashyap; in politics include Ampareen Business/Management – India
Lyngdoh, Kunwar Danish Ali; in Cricket include Virendar
NIRF (2023)[63] 25
Sehwag. It has also produced notable scholars including Moulana
Imran Raza Ansari and Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi. Architecture – India
NIRF (2023)[64] 6
See also Dental – India
NIRF (2023)[65] 10
Jamia Hamdard