According to a Jamia internal memo dated Aug. 29th, former Central Bureau of Investigation’s special director Dr K Saleem Ali, who supervised the agency’s high profile Ishrat Jahan encounter case, was appointed Honorary Director for the Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, and “counselling on vigilance matters” at Jamia. Among his other stated roles is to be an adviser to the ...

Department of Political Science, JMI, organized a lecture by Prof. A.S. Narang, a professor of Political Science at IGNOU, on the topic: “Changing Contours of Indian Federalism: Reflections from 2014 Elections,”  at the department seminar room, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Prof. Narang started by saying, “In India, federalism has become a very major issue as far as electoral politics ...

[Following text is from an official Jamia Millia Islamia press release, and  photos are by JMI and Jamia Journal. While the audio recording is by Jamia Journal.] Individual peace is the key to world peace and global harmony, said Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Addressing students, faculty and staff in Jamia Millia Islamia, the spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said ...

[Following is an official JMI press release dated Aug. 27, 2014] Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia was the most influential Sufi saint who represented the secular character of the Indian culture, said Prof. Akhtarul Wasey. Delivering the 2nd Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Memorial Lecture on “Tasawwuf: Tareef, Taaruf aur Ahmiat” today in Jamia, Prof. Akhtarul Wasey observed that Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia promoted universal ...

Speaking on behalf of the newly formed Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association – U.S. chapter (JMIAA-US), Tauheed Khan, a member of JMIAA-US and a current resident of Ohio, informed Jamia Journal in an email that Jamia alumni residing in the U.S. have this year formed a JMIAA-US chapter and have already conducted two alumni meet in two different regions of ...

On its 10th Foundation Day, Faculty of Architecture inaugurated a new wing to their building and organized an exhibition of student work on the occasion. [Editor’s Note: If you wish to share photos of events held at your department or center, then send them to Jamia Journal at: [email protected]]

Daud Arif, a B.A. Sociology 3rd year student at Jamia, was recently selected for the prestigious Near East, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa Undergraduate Exchange Program (NESA UGRAD); an year-long U.S. Department of State sponsored cultural and academic exchange program. Arif left for the U.S. on August 16 and has already spent a few days going through the program at his ...

Recently, Jamia Journal was approached by a foreign author-researcher seeking information on Gerda Philipsborn. For those who are unaware, Gerda Philipsborn is a prominent figure in the early history of Jamia Millia Islamia. Philipsborn was a friend of Dr. Zakir Husain in Germany, who later moved to India and joined Jamia as a teacher during the tenure of Dr. Zakir ...

Residential Coaching Academy (Centre for Coaching and Career Planning) Jamia Millia Islamia invites applications for FREE COACHING (with Hostel Facility) for CIVIL SERVICES (Preliminary-cum-Main)-2015 for Minorities, SCs, STs and Women Schedule for Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) 2015 Coaching Programme. Schedule for Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) 2015 Coaching Programme: 1 Last date for submission of Application Form 04th September 2014 (Thursday) 2 Written Test ...