Jamia Millia Islamia & DU to jointly offer “Masters in Mathematics Education” as part of Meta University Concept

As part of the Meta University concept, two well-known universities of Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and the University of Delhi (DU) plan to introduce a joint Master’s in Mathematics Education course which was approved by JMI’s Academic Council recently. This PG program will bring together the seemingly unrelated fields of mass communication (from Jamia's mass communication research centre) and mathematics (handled by DU).

JMI & DU plan to commence with this Master’s in Mathematics Education course within a couple of weeks from today and classes for the same would be held at both the campuses, Simi Malhotra, Media Coordinator for Jamia Millia Islamia, told click4college.


The objective of the Master’s of Mathematics Education is to move away from the conventional pedagogy of teaching mathematics at school level and to include methods of facilitating learning such as storytelling, projects, group work and participative learning. Its aim is to impart such knowledge as will facilitate the application of mathematical precepts to real life situations and help in problem solving.


It also aims to use technology as a significant aid in learning and to impart knowledge of some basic concepts and principles of the disciplines. In addition, it will establish inter-disciplinarity between mathematics and other subjects from Humanities and the Social Sciences.

The eligibility for admission to Master’s Degree in Mathematics Education spread across four semesters (2 years) is a graduate degree in any discipline provided the applicant has done at least two full-fledged papers in Mathematics at the undergraduate level.

Both the universities will conduct a jointly-devised test to admit 20 students in the first year. Students successfully completing the course are going to get a degree awarded jointly by Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and the University of Delhi (DU).

This project is part of the HRD ministry’s larger plan to launch a Meta University which will comprise of Delhi University, IIT Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) & Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University.

Nishatha Abraham Bijeesh

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