Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Urdu: ?????? ???? ???? ???? ??????, Hindi: ?????? ????? ????? ???????????) is a Central University located in the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's first Minister of Education, a freedom fighter in India's struggle for independence, and a scholar of Islam and Urdu literature.
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History
The university was established by an Act of the Parliament in January 1998, with an All India jurisdiction. The university has been awarded "A" Grade by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC).
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Chancellor
Firoz Bakht Ahmed was appointed chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University on 17 May 2018.
Memorial lecture
Vice-President Hamid Ansari will deliver the first Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah memorial lecture at Maulana Azad Urdu University.
Centres
The university campus has many departments.
- Department of Urdu
- Department of English
- Department of Arabic
- Department of Hindi
- Department of Persian
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Political Science & Public Administration
- Department of Education & Training
- Department of Translation
- Department of Women Education
- Department of Computer Science & Information Technology
The university has established the following centres:
- Centre for Professional Development of Urdu Medium Teachers
- Centre for Women Studies
- Instructional Media Centre
- Centre for Urdu Language, Literature & Culture
- Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy
- UGC Academic Staff College
The university has an Urdu learning and research institution, the Centre for Urdu Language, Literature & Culture at its Hyderabad campus.
MANUU has started polytechnic colleges in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Darbhanga. MANUU's ITIs are working at Hyderabad, Bangalore and Darbhanga. It has established model schools in Hyderabad and Darbhanga.
In addition to the above-mentioned institutions, the university has four Colleges of Teacher Education in Hyderabad, Bhopal, Darbhanga and Srinagar. N.T.S. (Mysore) has recently established its field unit at the MANUU campus in the Gachibowli section of Hyderabad.
Facilities
The university is home to the Maulna Azad Library, which was established in 1998. The library subscribes to 27 periodicals in Urdu, 129 in English, nine in Hindi and 40 popular magazines apart from 13 newspapers in Urdu, English, Telugu and Hindi.
References
External links
- Website of Maulana Azad National Urdu University
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