Aliah University Kolkata

PHONE No.: 033 23416444, ,

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.aliah.ac.in

APPROVED BY/ AFFILIATED TO: UGC¸ AICTE & NCTE Approved Autonomous Institution.

GENERAL HELPLINE NO.: 9899104337

COURSES:

Theology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Languages
Natural Sciences
Commerce and Business
Engineering
Management Sciences
Medical Sciences

(University in West Bengal)

DESCRIPTION :

Aliah University started its glorious journey from the 2008-09 academic session with great potential and immense opportunities. It is hoped that this university¸ harmonizing tradition and modernity¸ will emerge as a unique institution of higher studies and research. As per Aliah University Act 2007¸ Section 3 (3)¸ it has been conferred the status of a minority educational institution. Aliah University is an autonomous university under the Department of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education¸ Government of West Bengal. It is hoped that along with the people of any race¸ creed¸ caste or class¸ this University will play a crucial and leading role in the advancement of higher education for socially and educationally backward classes belonging to the Minorities 

Aliah University: A Historical Note 
Aliah University has with it the rich heritage of the 229-year old educational and cultural institution¸ Mohammedan College of Calcutta¸ popularly known as Madrasah-i-Aliah or Calcutta Madrasah¸ the first educational institution set up in India in 1780 by Warren Hestings¸ the then Governor General of East India Company. Thus¸ one of the oldest centres of higher learning and culture¸ the institution is steeped in history. Many eminent scholars were associated with this institution as administrators¸ principals¸ teachers as well as students.

Calcutta Madrasah was upgraded to Calcutta Madrasah College and then to Aliah University by the Government of West Bengal through Aliah University Act XXVII of 2007 passed in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.