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Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Central university in Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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name	Maulana Azad National Urdu University
image_name	Maulana_Azad_National_Urdu_University_Logo.png
image_size	170px
established
chancellor	Sri Madhukarnath
vice_chancellor	Syed Ainul Hasan
city	Hyderabad, Telangana
country	India
coordinates
students	Approx. 7000 (campus)
type	Public
campus	Urban, 200 acres
affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU, AICTE
website

Maulana Azad National Urdu University 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. It was the only Urdu university in India until the Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University was established in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh in 2016.

Campus

The university was established by an Act of the Parliament in January 1998, with an All India jurisdiction to promote and develop the Urdu language and to impart vocational and technical Education in Urdu medium through conventional and distance modes. The university has been awarded "A+" Grade by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The university's headquarter at Gachibowli houses buildings for Administration, School of Languages, Linguistics and Indology, School of Education and Training, School of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Mass Communication and Journalism, School of Computer Science & Information Technology, Saiyid Hamid Library, Polytechnic, ITI, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre; Instructional Media Center; Directorate of Distance Education(DDE); Center for Women Studies; Center for Urdu Language; Literature and Culture; Center for Professional Development of Urdu Medium Teachers; Al-Beruni Centre for the study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy; H.K Sherwani Center for Deccan studies and others.[[File:Aerial view of Maulana Azad National Urdu University.jpg|thumb|]]

The University has a satellite campus in Lucknow and a campus at Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir). There are Colleges of Teacher Education in Bhopal, Darbhanga, Srinagar, Aurangabad, Sambhal, Asansol, Nuh, Bidar which are guided through School of Education and Training. The University runs five Polytechnic Colleges in Bengaluru, Darbhanga, Hyderabad, Cuttack and Kadapa; four ITIs in Bengaluru, Darbhanga, Hyderabad and Cuttack; and three Urdu Model Schools in Darbhanga, Hyderabad and Nuh (Meewat).

Organisation and administration

Governance

Shri Mumtaz Ali alias Sri Madhukarnath has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad by the Visitor in his capacity as the Visitor of the University under statute 1(1) & 2 of the Statutes of the University framed under the MANUU Act effective from 17 December 2021 for a period of three years. https://manuu.edu.in/sites/default/files/Notification/01/Notification%20-%20Appointment%20of%20Chancellor%20-%20MANUU.pdf

Past Chancellors of MANUU Hyderabad: (1) Shri Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India (24.05.1999 to 23.05.2002) (2) Prof. Obaid Siddiqui, an eminent scientist (26.05.2005 to 25.05.2008) (3) Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, former Member, Planning Commission of India (for two terms from 09.07.2008 to 08.07.2011 & 09.07.2011 to 08.07.2014) (4) Shri Zafar Sareshwala, an Industrialist (01.01.2015 to 31.12.2017) (5) Shri Firoz Bakht Ahmed, an educationist (17.05.2018 to 16.05.2021)

Schools and Departments

The Regular mode programs are imparted through 8 School of Studies

Languages, Linguistics & Indology
Commerce & Business Management
Mass Communication & Journalism
Computer Science & Information Technology
Arts & Social Sciences
Education & Training
Sciences
Law

The Departments under the 8 Schools of studies are:

School of Languages, Linguistics & Indology

Department of Arabic
Department of English
Department of Hindi
Department of Persian
Department of Urdu
Department of Translation studies

School of Commerce & Business Management

Department of Management and Commerce

School of Mass Communication & Journalism

Department of Journalism & Mass Communication

School of Technology

Department of Computer Science & Information Technology

School of Arts & Social Sciences

Department of Islamic Studies
Department of Economics
Department of History
Department of Political Science
Department of Public Administration
Department of Sociology
Department of Social Work
Department of Women Education

School of Education & Training

Department of Education & Training

School of Sciences

Department of Mathematics

The Departments are currently offering 84 programs and courses, (25 PhD; 21 PG; 10 UG, 05 PG Diploma and 05 Diploma programs and 2 Certificate courses.

Academics

Faculties

The university is home to the Maulana 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.

The Centre for Urdu Language, Literature & Culture is associated with the university.

Memorial lecture

Vice-President Hamid Ansari delivered the first Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah memorial lecture at Maulana Azad Urdu University.

Notable alumni

Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi
Muhammad Azam Nadwi
Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi
Omar Abedeen Qasmi Madani
Sanjiv Saraf

References

(31 January 2022). "Mumtaz Ali nominated as Chancellor for MANUU".
(July 23, 2021). "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities: Ministry of education". [[The Times of India]] 13:29 IST.
India, The Hans. (24 May 2020). "Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University students sent home successfully".
(2022-12-22). "MANUU gets A+ Grade from NAAC". The Siasat Daily.
Akula, AuthorYuvraj. "MANUU students against online classes".
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Ifthekhar, J. S.. (2014-03-17). "Learn the language of love". The Hindu.
(2017-04-07). "Hamid Ansari to visit Hyderabad on Apr 13 {{!}} INDToday".

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