AMU Tarana EDM | Aligarh Muslim University's Tarana #Aligarh

AMU Tarana EDM | Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875 as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act. It has three off-campus centres: AMU Malappuram Campus (Kerala), AMU Murshidabad Centre (West Bengal), and Kishanganj Centre (Bihar). The university offers more than 300 courses in traditional and modern branches of education. It is an institute of national importance as declared under the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India at its commencement. The campus of Aligarh Muslim University is spread over 467.6 hectares in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest railway station is the Aligarh Junction. It is a residential university with most of the staff and students residing on the campus. There are 19 halls of residence for students (13 for boys and 6 for girls) with 80 hostels. The Halls are administered by a Provost and several teacher wardens who look after different hostels. Each hall maintains a dining hall, a common room with indoor games facilities, a reading room, a library, and sports clubs. The Halls are named after people associated with the Aligarh Movement and the university.