Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is a recognised university in India. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityNew Delhi

RegionAsia

TypePublic

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Theology & Religious Studies; Languages & Linguistics; Communication & Media Studies; Education

AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) of India — established 1953, formally constituted by UGC Act 1956 — apex statutory body for HE. Plus specialised regulators: AICTE (technical), NMC (medical, replaced MCI 2020), ICAR (agricultural), BCI (law), NCTE (teaching), PCI (pharmacy). NIRF rankings since 2015. HEI classifications: Central Universities, State Universities, Deemed-to-be Universities, Private Universities, Institutes of National Importance (IITs/IIMs/NITs/AIIMS/IISERs/IIITs).

Official websitehttps://www.jmi.ac.in

Accreditation registryhttps://www.ugc.gov.in/

Founded 1920 (chartered Aligarh; nationalist response to British colonial education; relocated to Delhi 1936; central university status 1988). Founded 29 October 1920 in Aligarh as a NATIONALIST RESPONSE TO BRITISH COLONIAL EDUCATION during the Indian independence movement (Khilafat + Non-Cooperation movements era). Relocated to Delhi 1936. Granted central university status 1988. 'Jamia Millia Islamia' = 'National Islamic University' in Urdu. ~20,000+ students. Strong programmes in mass communication, social sciences, and Islamic studies.

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