AMU Vice Chancellor inaugurates the building of Urdu Academy

Aligarh:  The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis today inaugurated the building of the Urdu Academy constructed with a grant of Rs. 325 Lakhs by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Addressing the programme, Prof. Azis said that it was a happy moment that the project was completed by the CPWD within the given timeframe. He said that Urdu is one of the most neglected languages of this region while Kerala Government has established several schools for learning Urdu language.

The Vice Chancellor said that the UGC has given to the Urdu Department the status of Advanced Study Centre and for the first time in the history of Urdu Department nineteen students have qualified JRF and eleven passed the NET. This is a shining example.

Prof. Qazi Afzal Husain, Director of the Urdu Academy said that the MHRD approved the proposal of establishing a Centre for Professional Training of Urdu Teachers and granted 325 Lakhs for a building of the Centre during the Vice Chancellorship of Mr. Naseem Ahmad.

He said that the Centre has organized a number of Refresher Courses and Workshops for Urdu teachers and the Urdu Academy is planning to prepare animated model lesson plans for Urdu teachers.

Prof. A. R. Kidwai, Director, UGC Academic Staff Collegesaid that Aligarh and Urdu are synonymous. All important academics like Persian, Urdu, Sir Syed Academy and Quran Academy were established on the same road.

Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Anwar Jahan Zuberi said that quality education depends on quality of teachers. She said that the Diploma in Teaching was recognized by the UP government after Supreme Court orders.