Founded 2008 | Phone 089020 64042 | |
Type Engineering, Management Studies, Vocational education, and Research Institute Established 1780: Aliah Madrasah
2008: Aliah University(Present) Chancellor Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Honourable Governor of West Bengal. Vice-Chancellor Dr. Abu Taleb Khan
Prof. Syed Samsul Alam (Ex) Location Kolkata, West Bengal, India Campus Main Campus New Town, Park Circus, Taltala Address ll-A/27, Action Area II, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal 700156 Motto Allamal insaana maa lam ya’lam (English version) Taught man which he knew not Similar Jadavpur University, Vidyasagar University, University of Calcutta, Netaji Subhas Open Uni, Presidency University - Kolkata | ||
Aliah university strikes
Aliah University (Bengali: আলিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, informally known as AU), is a state government controlled minority autonomous university in New Town, West Bengal, India. Previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta, it was elevated to university in 2008. It offers multiple modern day professional undergraduate and postgraduate programs in different Engineering, Arts, Science and Management subjects respectively. Professor Abu Taleb Khan is its present vice chancellor.
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Aliah university a journey of dream
Administration
Admission
Admission to most undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Aliah University is granted through written entrance examinations. Admission to M.S. and Ph.D. programmes is based primarily on a personal interview, though candidates have to take written tests as well. But Ph.D programme is open to all, not only for the Aliah Universities students.
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. (Bachelor of Technology), Integrated MBA (Master of Business Administration), Integrated MCA (Master of Computer Applications), Integrated M.Sc. (Master of Science) and Integrated M.A. (Master of Arts) courses in different Engineering, Business, Science and Arts subjects. Currently,Aliah University started M.Tech. (Master of Technology). But for now only the student who have completed their B.tech from Aliah University they are eligible to take admission here.
Campus
Aliah University has four campuses for different types of curriculum located at Park Circus, Taltala and New Town (Rajarhat).
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal laid the foundation stone of 'Aliah University Campus' at Rajarhat on 15 December 2011. Later on 11 November 2014 Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the finished campus. New Town campus contains 156 class rooms with a capacity of 12000 students and houses Science and Technology students only. The campus also has separate boy's and girl's hostel currently under construction. New Town campus also has three annexure buildings dedicated for various laboratories and a central library.
The Park circus campus is used to house Arts & Nursing students, while the Taltala campus houses the Islamic Theology students and the main office.
University library
Aliah University has three libraries in its three different campuses.All of them the library of Newtown Campus has a central library including 1.33lac books.
Aliah University has a library rich in collection of literature in Islamic Theology, Islamic Jurisprudence & Law, and Arabic.
The library is now diversifying in the areas of Science, Engineering, Management Science, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Controversy and criticism
In 2016 a series of protests by the students of the University took place on the main campus(Rajarhat, New Town) against the disordering principle of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. 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 Nov. 2016. On 18 Nov, 2016 tudents insulted their VC Prof. 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.
As per the decision of the Emergency meeting of Aliah University Council dated 26/11/2016 at Board Room at New Town campus at 2:00 pm a Fact Finding Committee is formed to look into the allegations of the students against the University Authority comprising the following members:
1) Prof. Ishwara Bhat, Hon'ble vice Chancellor, NUJS........Chairman 2) Mr. Intaj Ali Shah, Hon'ble Chairman, WBMC..........Vice Chairman 3) Prof. Uttam Bandyopadhyay..................................Member 4) Mr. Nurul Islam............................................Member 5) Prof. Sirajul Islam......................................Convener 6) Md. Abu Nayeem, Teachers Representative............Invitee Member
And the Registrar of the University requested the Convener to initiate the process with immediate effect and to submit the report by 15/12/2016.
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.