Jamia Millia Islamia

Jamia Milia Islamia was established as a public central university during British rule in 1920.It was founded by a group of Nationalist Muslims like Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Shaikhul Hind Maulana Mahmud Hasan, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Shri A.M. Khwaja, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, Dr Zakir Husain and others at Aligarh. Its campus shifted to Delhi in 1925 and the foundation stone of the present campus was laid on 1st March 1930. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. This came to be known as the Jamia Milia Islamia Act of 1988. It is now located in the south-east corner of Delhi and is well-connected to all parts of Delhi.

Today, the University is given grade ‘A’ by NAAC. It is also the recipient of the Visitor’s Award for ‘Research’ for path-breaking research carried out in the field of Astrophysics and Cosmology. It keeps pace with the changing needs and expectations of the society and has been performing roles of creating new knowledge, acquiring new capabilities and producing an intelligent human resource pool for the promotion of economic growth, cultural development, social cohesion, equity and justice.

Jamia Millia Islamia has 9 faculties under which it offers a number of academic and extension programs. All these programmes are very popular and are valued throughout the country and abroad. The University believes in strengthening the overall personality of all students by encouraging different opinions and trying to compensate them within its boundaries and structure.

Apart from strengthening the teaching process, special focus on extracurricular is also maintained. Zakir Husain Library of this University is one of the finest libraries of India containing thousands of manuscripts, journals, research papers and books from many fields. The university's scenic cricket ground, also known as the Bhopal ground has hosted Ranji Trophy matches here as well as women's cricket test match.

Jamia Millia Islamia has developed relations with different universities, namely: University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt, Germany, York University Canada, University of Toronto, Mississauga, INALCO, Paris, The University Court of University Edinburg, Edinburg, National College of Science & Technology (NCST), Salalah, Oman, Science PO, France (Institute of D’Etudes Politiques De Paris) Danishagh-e-Islam-Iran, Pedagogical and Technological University Colombia (UPTC), University of Regina, Canada, King Abdul Aziz Foundation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, National Tsing University, Taiwan, Institute of Islamic Understanding, Malaysia, School of Psychology, Plymouth University, UK and a few others.

The placement record of the University is appreciable. It boasts of recruiters such as Adobe, Dell, Genpact, Infosys and many others. Some of the notable Alumni of the University are: 

Important dates for the Academic year 2017-18