| Aligarh Muslim University, Malappuram Campus | |
| Other Name: | AMUMC |
| Motto: | Arabic: عَلَّمَ الاِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَم allama’l-insāna mā lam ya‘lam |
| Motto Lang: | ar |
| Mottoeng: | Taught man what he did not know (Qur'an 96:5) |
| Established: | 2010 |
| Type: | Public |
| Endowment: | 120 crores |
| Faculty: | 30 |
| Vice Chancellor: | Tariq Mansoor |
| Director: | Faisal K.P. |
| Students: | 400+ |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | Rural, mountainous, |
| Free Label: | Anthem |
| Free: | AMU Tarana |
| Affiliations: | UGC, NAAC, AIU |
| Address: | Chelamala, Malappuram, Kerala |
Aligarh Muslim University Malappuram Centre or AMU-Malappuram Campus is one of the prominent educational institution of Aligarh Muslim University in south India in the state of Kerala in Malappuram district near Perinthalmanna at Cherukara post. It was established in 2010 by the ministry of Human resource and Development, central government of India. The President of India in her capacity as the Visitor accorded sanction to establish two Centers of Aligarh Muslim University, one at Malappuram and the other at Murshidabad in 2010.[1]
Total three departments of the campus including Law, Management and Education are functioning with all facilities approved by various bodies of government like NCTE and BCI. UGC and NAAC peer team have also inspected in June 2017.
Aligarh Muslim University is the creation of the movement. The Aligarh Movement had a profound impact on the Indian society, particularly on the Muslim society in terms of Socio-Economic and Political upliftment. The impact of Aligarh Movement was not confined to the Northern India only, but its expansion could be seen on the other regions of the Indian sub-continent during the 20th century.[2]
In 2008, the AMU submitted a detailed proposal to the Government of India for establishment of five AMU centres in different parts of the country.[3] The government of India responded by granting fund for its two Centres Malappuram and Murshidabad. Later, government granted some fund for Murshidabad Centre also.Aligarh Muslim University has established three centres at Malappuram, (Kerala) and Murshidabad, (West Bengal) and Kishanganj, (Bihar) while and a site was identified for Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) centre.[4]
Prof. P Muhammad was first director of the center while first Senior hall monitor was Janzeb Danish and first Senior food was Ramiz Akhtar. Neha Royal and Sania Mushahid were Senior hall and Senior Food monitor for girls respectively.DR.H Abdul Azeez was man behind permanent building of Law.[8]
The administration of this south Indian Campus of AMU is being run from AMU main Campus at Aligarh. In matters of appointment of faculties and ministerial staff and admission of students, the authorities at AMU take decisions as per AMU Act. Vice Chancellor through the Coordinator of these Centers manages the administration of AMU Centres. The entrance examinations and result of various courses for the center is conducted by the office of Controller at Aligarh Muslim University. For better coordination, The AMU Centres Nodal Office was established at Aligarh Muslim University. Prof. H.S. Yahya, Department of Wild Life Sciences was appointed as the first OSD, AMU Centres Nodal Office. Later Prof. Javaid Akhter, Department of Business Administration; Prof. Parvaiz Talib, Department of Business Administration and Prof. Mohammed Arif, Department of Civil Engineering have served as the Coordinator, AMU Centres Nodal Office.
At present Prof.I.A Khan, Former Dean of Dept of Law is the Coordinator, AMU Centres Nodal Office. He took the charge from Prof. Anwar Khursheed.[9] Dr. Faisal KP is presently working as officiating director of the Centre since May 2019.
See main article: Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University. The five-year integrated B.A.LL.B (Hons) course is based on semester system. The department is under Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University. Prof. Muhammad Ashraf is the Dean, Faculty of Law. It has fully equipped classrooms, full-fledged library, audio-visual room, Seminar room, Moot Court hall and separate rooms for Faculty members. The department has various bodies and committees which includes vibrant Law Society and Legal Aid Committee through which various Legal, literary and cultural as well as extension activities regularly takes place in and outside campus. Dr. Shahnawaz Ahmed Malik is the fourth Coordinator of the department of Law.
In September 2019, one week Students Induction Programme (SIP) as mandated by University Grants Commission was organised.Earlier a Workshop on Gender Sensitization was held.[10]
The Law course is approved by BCI. There is excellent placement record of the department. Total Six students have qualified Judicial Service Exams from the Dept since 2010. Several students have joined High Courts of Kochi, Delhi, Allahabad and Patna High Courts while some are doing LL.M in prestigious institutions of the country. Ms. Farhanaz Parveen has qualified Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service Exam in 2019.[11]
See main article: The Law Society (Aligarh Muslim University).
It was established at AMU Malappuram Campus in 2014 by the then Pro Vice Chancellor Brig Syed Ahmad Ali. Coordinator is head of the Law Society at AMU Centres. Dr. Shahnawaz Ahmed Malik is founding member and Faculty convener of the society along with Ms. Shally Victor. The Society has organised five Law festivals comprising Moot Court Competitions, Debate, Judgment Writing, Legal Quiz, Essay Writing, Skit, Poster making etc. In 2017–18, the Law Society at Malappuram centre of Aligarh Muslim University for session 2017–18 was inaugurated by Prof. Abur Rasheed K.M, (then Director), Aligarh Muslim University Malappuram Centre. He also launched the Intra Departmental Moot Court Competition.[12] [13] It has prepared students for various inter university and for national events. General secretary is selected from final year of BA.LL.B (Hons) and secretaries of various clubs are selected from junior classes. It also publishes a magazine named, Law Reporter. Students are selected through written test and interview.
In November 2019, Law Society organised Law festival titled, Lex Fiesta 2K19 based on Moot Court, Debate, Legal Quiz and Judgment criticism etc. and lasted for one week and culminated on 26 Nov on the occasion of Constitution day. It was attended by Judicial Magistrate of Perinthalmanna Ms. Sherin and President of Manjeri District Bar Association Advocate K.C Ashraf[14] [15] Presently Syed Muhammad Tyyab and Syed Ibrahim Quli are working as president and Gen Secretary respectively for the session 2022.
It was established in 2015 for providing legal aid to poor and weaker section of the society. The LAC at AMU Malappuram Centre organizes various awareness events in local area. Specially, Nukkad Natak is common feature. Dr. Naseema PK, Dr. Azmat Ali and Mr. Absar Aftab are In-charges of Legal Aid Clinic of the department.
A two-year M.B.A.(Masters in Business Administration) programme affiliated to Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is provided here.The Department of Business Administration here exhibits diverse faculties. The placement record of this department is good, many students are doing jobs in multinational companies while many students are treading on their path to become a successful entrepreneur. Dr.Lubna Ansari is the present Coordinator of the department. Following specializations are available here: Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management and Operations & IT.The student may select either one major and one minor specialization, or simply one specialization. Interested students need to qualify Aligarh Muslim University Entrance Examination held every year in March. Applicants need to clear the group discussions and interview, followed by a counseling process and opting for AMU Malappuram Campus.
Two years Bachelor of Education B.ed course is recognized by NCTE is being run in separate building of the centre. Dr. Mohammed Basheer. K. is Coordinator of Education department. The department has produced hundreds of academicians who are serving all over the country.
Kerala comes to terms with worst ever floods in nearly a century in 2017, the AMU collected approximately Rs. 20 lakh from its teaching and non-teaching staff to be donated to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF). AMU Malappuram Centre Students and faculty members took part in Kerala Flood Relief Campaign on 26 August 2018.The students of AMU Malappuram Centre have rendered their wholehearted service in the flood effected Ernakulam district of Kerala with Youth activists.[22]
The center is run by the Directors appointed by the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh from among the senior academicians rank.
The admission process starts in February–March. There is an all India exam for all the three courses being run at this campus for which special test centers are also available in some districts of Kerala. The students can apply through AMU Controller of Exam for above courses i.e. five-year Law, MBA and B.ed. Malappuram Campus may be given to them as per preference in merit list.
The campus is located at Chelamala hills near Cherukara village at Perinthalmanna city in District Malappuram. The village can be accessed by local buses and taxis. The Shoranur - Nilambur Railway line serves this area. Railway line from Nilambur connecting Shornur passes through Cherukara can be accessed by Cherukara Railway station. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Pattambi. The nearest city is Perinthalmanna which is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away. Cherukara connects to other parts of India through Perinthalmanna town. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. Highway No.966 goes to Palakkad and Coimbatore.
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