Amendments for setting up new AMU centres approved

President of India Pratibha Patil, in her capacity as the Visitor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has approved the amendments /additions in the statutes of the university for the establishment and maintenance of centres at Murshidabad (West Bengal) and Malappuram (Kerala) as institutions of the varsity. AMU vice chancellor. P. K. Abdul Azis has expressed happiness on the news and said that this is a great moment for the jubilant AMU to establish their centres at Murshidabad and Malappuram. He said that AMU got overwhelming response from the West Bengal and Keralagovernments by providing land free of cost to the Aligarh Muslim University for establishing these centres. He said that several state governments includingAssam, Haryana and Rajasthan are also approaching the University to establish centres. The Academic Council, Executive Council and University Court have already passed the amendments/additions to the Statutes. Now, the Visitor of the University has accorded her approval to all the amendments/additions as passed by the University Court in its special meeting held on July 31, 2010. The Visitor of the university has approved the amendments/additions to the Statutes 6A, 6B, 8A, 14(1), 16(1), 17(2), 18(1), 27(1), 29(2), 35 and 36. The new amendment provides for the Directors of the centres be declared as the officers of the University. Provision has been made for the appointment of Coordinators of the Units of the centres. These Coordinators will also represent the University Court. The Directors of the centres would be eligible to represent on the Executive Council and Academic Council. Further, the Executive Council has been empowered to appoint the Controller of Examinations and Directors of the centres. Directors of the centres would be the members on the Selections committee for the appointment of teachers of the respective centres. The amendments also provide for disciplinary jurisdiction of the Directors of the centres and the Coordinators of Units of the centres on the students of respective centres and units.