Aligarh Muslim University Became the Central University of India

MAO College Changed into the Aligarh Muslim University, AMU

On this day, 09 September 1920 AD, the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College ( MAO College ) of Aligarh was converted into the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) , is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 1875 as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Following the Aligarh Muslim University Act, Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College changed its name to Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

AMU Malappuram center in Kerala, AMU Murshidabad Center in West Bengal, and Kishanganj Center (Bihar) are its three off-campus locations. More than 300 courses in both traditional and contemporary fields of study are offered by the university, which was established under the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution as an institution of national importance.

Aligarh Muslim University was the first higher educational institution built during the British Raj on the lines of Cambridge University. The motto of this educational institution is, “Allamal insana ma laam ya’alam” which means “Teach a man what he does not know”.

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