About Aligarh Muslim University and It's founder - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Hello to all guys ^ I am Mayank Kumar ^ from class 8th (B) ^Today I am give some information about Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U.) and it's founder - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (MAO). In 1920, it became Aligarh Muslim University after the Aligarh Muslim University Act was passed.

Features of AMU:

Open to all

AMU is open to all people, regardless of caste, creed, religion, or gender.

Residential university

AMU  is a residential university with a General Education center that organizes extra-curricular activities.

Courses

AMU offers more than 300 courses in traditional and modern branches of education.

OFF-campus centers

AMU has three off-campus centers in Malappuram, Kerala, Murshidabad, West-Bengal, and Kishanganj, Bihar.

Schools

AMU runs schools that serve as feeder institutions for the university.

Admission

Admission to undergraduate courses are through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). For the medical courses, admission is through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). 

Recognition

AMU is recognized by the University Grant Commission (UGC) and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

History of A.M.U.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, an educationist and reformers, founded the MAO in 1875. He was inspired by Oxford and Cambridge universities in Britain .

His objective was to build a university in line with the British education system but without compromising its Islamic values.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan:

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born in Delhi in 1817 and founded Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 1875. He was a civil servant, educationalist, and intellectual who is considered a major reformers of modern India.

Family:                                               

Sir Syed's father was a religious hermit who received income from the Mughal government. 

His mother's father held positions of trust with the East India Company and the Mughals. 

His elder brother set up a printing press in Urdu. 

Sir Syed married Parsa Begum in 1836 and they had two sons, Syed Hamid and Syed Mahmood, and a daughter, Ameena. 

Contributions:

Sir Syed established the Scientific Society in 1863 to make Western knowledge available to Indians in their own language. 

He wrote a booklet called Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind (Reasons for the Indian Revolt of 1857). 

He is considered the architect of the two-nation theory that led to the creation of Pakistan. 

He believed in the importance of modern scientific education for Muslims. 

He advocated for inter-faith understanding. 

Sir Syed died in Aligarh in 1898 and is buried in Sir Syed Masjid at the AMU campus.