Aliah University

Aliah University
Seal of the Aliah University
Former name
Calcutta Mohammedan College/Aliah Madrasha/Calcutta Madrasha(1770-2008)
MottoAdvancement of Education and culture
TypePublic
Established
  • 1780; 244 years ago (1780) as Calcutta Mohammedan College/Aliah Madrasha/Calcutta Madrasha
  • 2007; 17 years ago (2007) as Aliah University
Academic affiliation
Budget162.6506 crore (US$19 million) (2021–22 est.)[3]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorM. Wahab, IPS (Retd.)
Academic staff
211 (2022)[4]
Students6,366 (2022)[4]
Undergraduates3,548 (2022)[4]
Postgraduates2,426 (2022)[4]
392 (2022)[4]
Address
Action Area ll-A, 27
, ,
700160
,
India

22°35′22″N 88°29′07″E / 22.5895°N 88.4853°E / 22.5895; 88.4853
CampusUrban
Websitealiah.ac.in

Aliah University (AU; Urdu: جامعہ عالیہ) is a public state university in New Town, West Bengal, India. Previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta,[5] it was elevated to university in 2008.[6]

  1. ^ "UGC Section 22 of UGC Act" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). 23 October 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "AICTE Extension of Approval for the Academic Year 2020-21" (PDF). AICTE. 9 June 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2022" (PDF). Aliah University.
  5. ^ "Puronokolkata". 7 January 2014.
  6. ^ "University Grants Commination".