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Jauhar Issue for June-August 2012 Now Available Online

Jamia Millia Islamia’s official quarterly newsletter, Jauhar (Vol-2 Issue-4 June August 2012), is now available on Jamia’s website. (Link to Newsletter: http://jmi.ac.in/upload/publication/jauhar_vol2_issue4_june_august2012.pdf) The cover article for this latest edition is titled “A Rich Canvas” that talks about Jamia’s art collection, which Jauhar claims to be “one of the richest art collection” among Indian universities today. The M.F. Hussain Gallery of Art, ...

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Court Demands Explanation from Jamia on Denial of Admission to Hamidur Rahman

According to a report in The Hindu titled “Notice to Jamia over denial of admission to student” dated Oct. 13, 2012, the Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Jamia on an appeal against a single bench order upholding the decision of the Vice-Chancellor to deny admission to Hamidur Rahman, a former Jamia student, in the M.A. Persian program. As ...

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Jamia Signs MoU with York University

(Following is Jamia press release dated Oct. 1, 2012) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and the York University (Canada) to pave the way of educational tie ups between various faculties and departments of the two universities. On behalf of Jamia, the agreement was signed by the Registrar of the University Prof. ...

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Jamia Introduces Interdisciplinary Credit Transfer System

(Following is a Jamia Press release dated Sept 28, 2012)  Jamia Millia Islamia sets yet another milestone in its academic programme. It introduces Credit Transfer System at the Post Graduate level across faculties/departments/centres. Credit Transfer System entails that the students can opt for courses at the postgraduate level cutting across disciplines and faculties, which will bring greater diversity and flexibility ...

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Admission Interviews for Mass Comm. will now be Videotaped

According to a Jamia press release dated June 11, interviews conducted for admission to  courses in the AJK Mass Communication Research Center will be video recorded starting this academic session of 2012-13. The stated objective for this practice is “to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the process of selection.” Although the recordings are to ensure greater transparency in the ...

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The Curious Case of Mohd. Zamal

According to a Jamia press release, a young man was caught impersonating a test candidate by the name of Mohd. Zamal at an admission entrance test in Jamia on Thursday, June 7. Although Jamia alleges a case of impersonation by the said young  man, Jamia is unclear on many of the important details pertaining to the incident. According to the ...

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Najeeb Jung Travels to Islamabad to Deliver a Lecture

[Editor’s Note: Following is a Jamia press release.] Mr. Najeeb Jung, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia is travelling to Islamabad to deliver a lecture on “India’s Search for Balance and the Prospects of a Shared Future in the Knowledge Economy between India and Pakistan” under Distinguished Speaker Series instituted by the Islamabad-based Jinnah Institute (JI) and the Melbourne-based Australia India Institute ...

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