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Mazhar Asif
Mazhar Asif (born 2 January 1971) is an Indian academic administrator and scholar, with a focus on Indian mediaeval history and Sufism. He has been serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia since 24 October 2024. An alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, he has formerly served as a Professor at his alma mater, and as a member of the drafting committee for National Education Policy 2020. Early life and education Asif was born on January 2, 1971, in Lahasaniya village, located within the Patahi police station area in the East Champaran district. He received his post-graduation and doctoral degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). During his time as a student at JNU, he was a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), an organization affiliated with the RSS. His studies focused on Indian mediaeval history and Sufism. Career Asif taught at Gauhati University between 1996 and 2017, and then joined the JNU's Centre of Persian and Central Asian (CPCA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in 1935. It was given the Deemed university, deemed status by the University Grants Commission (India), University Grants Commission in 1962. Jamia Millia Islamia became a central university by an act of the Indian parliament which was passed on 26 December 1988. The university was founded by Muhammad Iqbal, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, Abdul Majeed Khwaja, Zakir Husain, Zakir Hussain, Mahatma Gandhi and Maulana Azad. Its foundation stone was laid by Mahmud Hasan Deobandi, the leader of Silk Letter Movement and the first student of Darul Uloom Deoband along with his fellow Mohammed Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauhati University
Gauhati University also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly and is the oldest university in Northeast India.India Code https://www.indiacode.nic.in › ...PDF ASSAM ACT XVI OF 1947 As of 2024, Gauhati University is esteemed as the 40th-ranked institution in India according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), securing its position within the top 100 educational institutions. It is accredited with a grade of 'A+' by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in its 4th cycle of accreditation on 5 July 2024. Starting with 18 affiliated colleges and 8 Post Graduate Departments in 1948, Gauhati University, today, has 39 Post Graduate Departments, besides IDOL (Institute of Distance and Open Learning), a constituent Law and Engineering College. It has 341 affiliated colleges offering undergraduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
