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In Urdu language, Jamia means ‘University’ and Millia means ‘National’. With this vision of setting up an indigenous national university, Jamia was born in 1920. The foundation stone was laid by Maulana MehmudHasan in October, 1920 at Aligarh. It aroused out of the combined efforts from the two strands of freedom movement in that time, which later took the shape of Khilafat Movement and Non- Cooperation Movement. In the pre-independence era, it was set up as a small institution which was on the verge of collapse after these two movements died out. But on the contrary, it continued and it reached its milestone when it was formally established at Okhla, New Delhi. Its story of growth truly signifies the sacrifices, conviction and dedication that went into its making.

Jamia Millia Islamia University

As the Jamia Millia Islamia University stands today close to completing 100 years of its existence, it has carved out a niche for itself in the field of academics. The university has a wide range of courses available in the humanities, science, and commerce streams organized into separate nine faculties. It offers 50 undergraduate programs in education, management, engineering, law, languages and various other subjects of humanities. At the Post-graduate level, there are numerous courses amounting altogether to 73 in number. These consist of master’s degree in journalism, animation, commerce, languages, psychology, sociology, management, engineering, and science subjects. Similar courses are also available for a PHD. There are a total of 48 doctoral programs. Apart from this, the university also offers various Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma courses.  For those who wish to get into some short- term courses, there is an option. The university has about 19 certificate programs, majorly in languages and photography. The university also imparts education from nursery to secondary level and thus is a centre which provides education from nursery till the higher education. It has collaborations with various international universities and institutions. The seminars, guest lectures and conferences are regularly organized here, which help to enhance the aptitude and enrich the knowledge of its students.

The lush green campus has an infrastructure which today is its heritage. Among all other facilities, the centre of attraction is the central library at the campus. All this has truly enabled the Jamia to become one of the top universities in India. It is formally known as a Dr. Zakir Hussain Library, which possesses a collection of more than 400,000 artifacts, including books, microfilms, periodical volumes and manuscripts. Here, one shall also find some of the rarest books.

The students,after gaining a degree from here have open doors in their concerned industry. The major recruiters for its students are Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Sapient, Accenture, and many more. The students of sociology get well placed in NGOs while the career profiles of its mass communication alumni have further added to its glory. Its notable alumni include MohitKhattar, M.D. And CEO, Godrej Natures basket Ltd., Parvez Ahmad, vice president, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, and the list goes on.