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Other name | JMI |
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Motto | ʻallam al-insān-a mā lam yaʻlam |
Motto in English | Taught man what he knew not.[1] |
Type | Public |
Established | 29 October 1920 |
Founders | |
Accreditation | NAAC |
Budget | ₹538.16 crore (US$64 million)[2] (2022-23) |
Visitor | President of India |
Chancellor | Mufaddal Saifuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | Mohammad Shakeel (acting) |
Students | 24,138[3] |
Undergraduates | 9,430[3] |
Postgraduates | 5,189[3] |
2,047[3] | |
Location | , Delhi , 28°33′44″N 77°16′58″E / 28.562303°N 77.282797°E |
Campus | Urban, 254 acres (103 ha) |
Anthem | "Dayar-e-Shauq Mera" |
Colors | Green |
Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU, NBA, BCI, DCI, AICTE, DGCA, ACU |
Website | jmi |
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Jamia Millia Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ ملّیہ اسلامیہ; JMI)[4] is a central university located in New Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Empire in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in 1935.[5] It was given the deemed status by the University Grants Commission in 1962. Jamia Millia Islamia became a central university by an act of the Indian Parliament which was passed on 26 December 1988.[6]
The university was founded by Mohammad Ali Jauhar,[7] Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, Abdul Majeed Khwaja, Allama Iqbal, 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 along with his fellow Maulana Mohamed Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, and Abdul Majid Khwaja.[8][9]
Jauhar served as its first vice-chancellor from 1920 to 1923, and Khan served as the first chancellor from 1920 to 1927.[5] On 26 May 2017, Najma Heptulla became 11th Chancellor of the university, and Najma Akhtar became the first woman to hold the post of Vice Chancellor in April 2019 and served until 12 November 2023.[10] On 13 March 2023, Mufaddal Saifuddin was elected the 12th Chancellor of the university.[11]
In 2020, Jamia Millia Islamia was ranked 1st among all central universities in the country in rankings released by Ministry of Education of India.[12] In December 2021, the university received an 'A++' ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.[13]
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