AMU - Aligarh Muslim University

 Aligarh Muslim University

The University grew out of the work of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the great Muslim reformer and statesman, who, in the aftermath of the Indian War of Independence of 1857 felt that it was important for Muslims to gain Education and become involved in the public life and government services in India. Raja Jai Kishan helped Sir Syed in establishing the University
The British decision to replace the use of Persian in 1842 for government employment and the language of Courts of Law caused deep anxiety among Muslims of the sub-continent. Sir Syed saw a need for Muslims to acquire proficiency in the English language and Western sciences if the community were to maintain its social and political clout, particularly in Northern India. He began to prepare the foundation for the formation of a Muslim University by starting schools at Moradabad (1858) and Ghazipur (1863). His purpose for the establishment of the Scientific Society in 1864, in Aligarh, was to translate Western works into Indian languages as a prelude to prepare the community to accept Western Education and to inculcate scientific temperament among the Muslims. The intense desire to enhance the social conditions of Indian Muslims led Sir Syed to publish the periodical, 'Tehzibul Akhlaq' in 1870.

Vision and Mission

Vision

USIF aims to become one of the leading Centres in the country by acquiring the latest and sophisticated instruments. 

Mission

To make available the facilities at reasonable charges to the Faculty members, Scientists, Research Scholars from Universities, Laboratories, Institutes, and Industries that are either Government or privately funded.To be known as an innovative, creative and successful Centre for providing high-quality sample/specimen analysis. 

Library

The Central Library of the Aligarh Muslim University, popularly known as Maulana Azad Library, is one of the largest university libraries of the World, which possesses about 18,00,000 volumes of books and 55,097 current journals in hard and soft copies.
     The Library's foundation was laid in 1877 at the time of the establishment of the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College by Lord Lytton, the then Viceroy of India, and it was named after him as Lytton Library. The present grand seven-storied building was inaugurated by Late Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India in 1960. The Library was renamed as Maulana Azad Library, after a great scholar, educationist, statesman, freedom fighter and the first Education Minister of independent India.
M.A. Library is the Central Library of the University with more than 110 sister libraries (college/departmental libraries). It is a World famous repository of rare manuscripts and books in Urdu, Persian and Arabic languages. One of the most priced parts of the Library is its Manuscripts Division, which possesses about 16,000 rare and invaluable manuscripts on Islam, Hinduism, etc.

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