AMU Medical College to be upgraded on AIIMS Pattern

The Government of India has approved three major projects submitted by the Aligarh Muslim University namely – to upgrade the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College to the level of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi the action plan for improving the academic standard of the school run by the Aligarh Muslim University and the IAS Coaching Academy specially sanctioned by the Ministry of HRD.

Welcoming the decision of the Cabinet, AMU Vice Chancellor, Professor P K Abdul Azis told media persons at a press conference today that Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University will be upgraded to the level of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi at an estimated cost of Rs. 150 crores.

Professor Azis said now J.N. Medical College will become one of the foremost Medical institutions of the country where all facilities may be made available to the patients.

As per the announcement made by the Minister the upgradation being sanctioned under the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY), this upgradation will be done at an estimated cost of Rs. 150 crores.

The University will appoint a high Power Advisory Committee and engage a professional consultant for implementation. The University intends to setup a state-of-the-art Cardiology Center with the provisions of Bypass surgery, Angiography and Angioplasty.

In order to cater to the needs of minority students of North India, the MHRD Minister also announced the setting up of IAS Coaching Academy at the Aligarh Muslim University.

The Action Plan for improving the academic standard of the schools by the University at a cost of Rs. 127 crores. The CBSE proposal, in this regard, prepared in consultation with AMU envisages the total of Rs. 127 crores during the XI Plan. It also includes taking over the A.B.K. Union High School. The proposal includes enhancement of facilities on par with CBSE/Kendreya Vidhyalaya Schools.

Professor P.K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor has thanked the Government of India for sanctioning major upgradation projects submitted by the Aligarh Muslim University. The Press Conference was also addressed by Professor V.K. Abdul Jaleel, Registrar, AMU, Professor Mohd. Irfan, Controller of Examination and Admission, AMU, Professor Abu Qamar Siddiqi, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Professor Ashraf Malik, Principal, JNMC.

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Dr. Mohd. Tariq Salman

(MD Pharmacology from AMU, 2005)
Assistant Professor,
Department of Pharmacology,
Era's Lucknow Medical College,
Sarfarazganj, Hardoi Road,
Lucknow.

AMU Court Members

ALIGARH, February 7: Mr. Mohd. Shafi Qureishi, Chairman, National Commission for Minorities, Mr. Khowaja Mohammad Shahid, Professor Riazur Rahman Sherwani, Mr. Shujaur Rahman Khan and Professor Ishrat Husain Farooqi have been declared elected as the represented of the All India Muslim Educational Conference on the Aligarh Muslim University Court.
In accordance with the statutes of the University, these members shall hold the office for a period of three years.

Dr. Rahat Abrar

Public Relations Officer

Why we exist? Do we really care?

Dear All,

This is a very sensitive issue and I am writing this after giving due diligence. I believe the solution proposed by Prof. Jafri seems very simplistic and perhaps make more connection with the ethics and ethos of middle twentieth century. If you look around the best institutions around the world, there is hardly any security, other then basic minimum.This means great institution are built on some fundamentals which bring excellence at the core of of its existence. If I put it like this:

" Wisdom through excellence"

I believe, instead of entering this endless debate of VC's etc, AMU needs to a take a bit

of a pause and think " what's its current role is and what role she wishes to carve out for future ". It needs to clearly define its vision statement and finds its meaning for existence which will clearly put it on path to achieve leadership though excellence. in achieving great institution status of the sub-continent. I find a statement embedded in the AMU logo" Allamal Insaana Malam Yalam". Does anyone in AMU really know in real sense what does it really means in this changed world? And if yes, then how do they really feel they have achived it during the time they have spend at AMU, be it teacher, student, administrator etc. ? This may look very irrelevant but a a brief introspection of why we as institution are there will develop a clear understanding of it? As we are embarking on to expand the boundaries of AMU, I believe a lack of vision would shrink its appeal instead of expanding it. Surely, vision statements needs to be flexible, realistic, cater to the ever changing demands of the society, and should be collectively achievable. The role of the higher up- VC, Deans, Professors, etc, to collectively achieve this statement. There must be an inculcation of the vision statement at every level of AMU. This would surely infuse dynamism and lift the confidence of the people to achieve high productivity, purposefulness and quality through excellence. A sense of purpose is needed to achieve excellence, and that is what a collective leadership of the institution gives. The office of the VC should be the torch bearer of this and lead it from the front.Instead of boggling down in the repetitive administrative tasks, the office of VC should strive to achieve to provide a meaningful means to the community under it so that the defined vision statement is achieved in all truthfulness. Once this culture is developed, most problems evaporates and every organ of the institution work with collective approach to achieve excellence.

If we keep looking at the problems without going into the genesis of it, we would continue to find only temporary solutions.

Open to Debate.....

Best regards,

Dr Lubna Siddiqui

MBBS (1999)

Brighton.UK

** I must acknowledge that some of the ideas presented in this mail were collected over the discussion on dinner table involving following people:

1. Prof. A Clarke

2. Dr Khizer Saeed

3. Dr D Lawrence

4. Dr Sarrah Stone.

5. Dr M Butt