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Jamia Hamdard

For the university in Pakistan, see Hamdard University.

Jamia Hamdard
MottoThe Book And Wisdom
TypeDeemed
Established1 August 1989; 35 years ago (1 August 1989)
ChancellorHammad Ahmed
Vice-ChancellorM. Afshar Alam [1]
RegistrarSyed Saud Akhtar
Location
South Delhi
,
Delhi
,
110062
,
India
CampusUrban
NicknameHamdard
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.jamiahamdard.edu

Jamia Hamdard (Urdu: جامعہ ہمدرد) is an institute of higher education deemed to be university located in New Delhi, India.[2] Established in 1989, it is a government-funded university and was formally inaugurated by then Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. In 2019, it was awarded Institute of Eminence status by Ministry of Human Resource Development.[3]

Campus

Medical students celebrating Diabetes Day
Medical students celebrating Diabetes Day

Library

The library system consists of a central library and six faculty libraries: the faculties of science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, Islamic studies, and management studies and information technology. The central library is named ‘Hakim Mohammed Said Central Library’, after the younger brother of the founder. He also founded Hamdard University in Pakistan.

It was the great effort of Sayyid Ausaf Ali ( The pioneer Director) under the overall guidance of Hakim Abdul Hamid and great efforts of its first Public Relations Director, Mr Muhsin Ahmad Dadarkar that the University firstly became a deemed University. It took more than ten years of constant follow up with Education Ministry that the Hamdad Institute was recognised as a full fledged University under the banner of Jamia Hamdard.

The library has a manuscript division which has many original Arabic documents including a rare copy of the Holy Quran.

Computer centre

The university has a computer centre which serves as a lab for the Department of Computer Science, containing computing facilities, system analysis units, and all necessary peripherals and requisite software. There are five laboratories in the computer centre, with facilities for their respective development fields.

Scholars' House

The Scholars' House is a guest house for scholars, university guests, outside examiners, members of the selection board, and residential conferences.

It has 12 double-bed rooms, 27 single-bed rooms, and 4 flats.

Convention Centre

The university has a convention centre seating 200.[citation needed]

Faculties

Schools of Studies:

  • Pharmacy: The School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (erstwhile Faculty of Pharmacy) is one of the oldest pharmacy institutes in India. It was awarded the number one rank in India in the year 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India via its National Institute Ranking Framework.[4][5] The school offers diploma, undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. programs in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. The institute is research intensive and has numerous notable alumni in the pharmaceutical industry in both India and abroad. The School retained its top position amongst Indian Pharmacy Colleges for the year 2022 in NIRF rankings.[6]
  • Hamdard Institute of Legal Studies and Research: which offers BA.LLB(5 years integrated course) for undergraduates.[7]
  • Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technology: which offers the Food technology program for undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • Management Studies & Information Technology
  • Engineering Sciences and technology
  • Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research ( HIMSR ) & Associated Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital
  • School of Unani Medical Education and Research (Unani)
  • School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
  • Islamic Studies & Social Sciences.
  • Science
    • Biotechnology
    • Biochemistry
    • Botany
    • Toxicology
    • Chemistry
    • Clinical Research

Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF)

Central Instrumentation Facility was established in the Faculty of Pharmacy in July 1990 with the installation of L7 Backman Ultra-centrifuge, Sorval Rt-6000 low-speed centrifuge, DU-64 Backman UV-VIS Spectrometer, Perkin-Elmer 8700 Gas Chromatograph, Perkin-Elmer HPLC and Mettler electronic balance. In the year 1992, gamma-counter, beta-counter and DNA Electrophoresis systems were added to the CIF. Perkin-Elmer Lambda-20 Double-beam UV-VIS spectrophotometer, Perkin-Elmer LS-50 luminescence spectrometer, Bio-rad FT-IR spectrometers and mini-computer facility comprising eight computers, Internet and e-mail facilities are also available in CIF.

The objective of CIF is to provide an instrumentation facility to the researchers of Jamia Hamdard, in addition, to train the Ph.D. and M.Pharm/M.Sc. students on various equipment. Jamia Hamdard research students operate instruments themselves for their experiments. Ph.D. students, use CIF during late hours and on weekends to complete their experiments. Several M.Pharm. and Ph.D. scholars have used the CIF for their research.

Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR) & Hakim Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital

The founder of the university Janab Hakeem Abdul Hameed had conceived of starting a medical college in 1953 alongside the Unani system of medicine. HIMSR is one of the top-ranked Private Medical College in North India.[8] In July 2012 the Medical Council of India gave permission to Jamia Hamdard to start a medical college on its campus. Before that, the university renamed the erstwhile Majeedia Hospital to Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital[9] (HAH Centenary Hospital) and to attach this to a newly established medical Institute - Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences of Research (HIMSR). HAH Centenary Hospital has 650 teaching beds currently housing all broad clinical disciplines with blood bank and hospital laboratory services. HIMSR was the sixth medical college in National Capital Territory of Delhi, and the first model hospital in the public-private sector in the capital city of Delhi. The first batch of MBBS students was taken in August 2012.

A depiction of Operation Theatre at HAHC Hospital

The institute conducts research in cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The Institute started a one-year postgraduate diploma in Preventive Cardiology in collaboration with All India Heart Foundation and the National Heart Institute, New Delhi. The Hamdard Imaging Centre has been established to provide medical imaging under one roof. Free OPD facilities are provided to University students, teaching and non-teaching staff, their family members and very poor people.

HIMSR provides undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses in medical subjects.

Distance Education by Jamia Hamdard

The School of Open and Distance Learning (SODL) of Jamia Hamdard was established in 2004 to promote education through an open and distance learning system. Its flexible and innovative methods of education to ensure 'independent learning' to anyone, anytime and anywhere.

Jamia Hamdard has introduced three online degree courses for students all over India and World. The three online courses are:

  • 1 BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) Eligibility: A Candidates Must have passed 10+2 examination from a recognized board/institute/ university. Duration: Six Semester Admission Fee: Rs. 14, 000.00 per Semester Examination Fee: Rs. 2000.00 per Semester Fee for Foreign Students: USD 600 Per Semester.
  • 2 BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application) Eligibility: A Candidates Must have passed 10+2 examination from a recognized board/institute/ university. Duration: Six Semester Admission Fee: Rs. 16,000.00 per Semester Examination Fee: Rs. 2000.00 per Semester Fee for Foreign Students: USD 600 Per Semester.
  • 3 B.Com. H. (Bachelor of Commerce- (Honors) Eligibility: A Candidates seeking admission to B.Com(H.) The program must have passed the 10+2 examination from a recognized board/institute/university Admission Fee: Rs. 14,000.00 per Semester Examination Fee: Rs. 2000.00 per Semester Fee for Foreign Students: USD 600 Per Semester.

Academics

Academic programmes

The university offers graduate and post-graduate programs in Modern Medicine, Unani Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Chemical and Life Sciences,Law, Information Technology, Computer Applications, Business Management, Islamic Studies, Human Rights, federal studies, Paramedical Sciences, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy,Journalism and Media.[10]

It recently launched a new course in Medical Virology to cater to demands for trained virologists in India in Covid Times.[11]

Rankings

University and college rankings
General – international
QS (World) (2023)[12]1201–1400
QS (Asia) (2023)[13]451–500
Times (World) (2023)[14]601–800
Times (Asia) (2022)[15]301–350
Times (Emerging) (2022)[16]351–400
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[17]78
NIRF (Universities) (2023)[18]49
Medical – India
NIRF (2023)[19]29
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2023)[20]2

Internationally, Jamia Hamdard was ranked 1201–1400 in the QS World University Rankings of 2023[12] and 451–500 in Asia.[13] It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[14] 301–350 in Asia in 2022[15] and 351–400 among emerging economies.[16]

In India, it was ranked 78th overall by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020,[17] 49th among universities,[18] 29th in the medical ranking[19] and second in the pharmacy ranking.[20]

Facilities

Jamia Hamdard provides residential facilities for its staff and students, both in and outside the campus. There are nine residential blocks in the campus which are meant for the residence of all categories of the teaching and non-teaching employees.

Jamia Hamdard has separate girls' and boys' hostels. Every hostel has a common room, reading room, dining hall, and visitors’ room. Number of hostels are as follows:

  • 2 UG girls hostels
  • 1 PG girls hostel.
  • 1 UG boys hostel.
  • 1 Ibn-e-Batuta P.G. Boys hostel. (For MBBS Students and Ph.D. Students).
  • Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu addressing the audience at Convocation ceremony of Jamia Hamdard
    Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu at Convocation ceremony of Jamia Hamdard
    1 International boy's hostel. (Jawahar Lal Nehru Hostel)
  • 1 P.G. Boys hostel for all stream students

A gymnasium, basketball ground. Playgrounds for cricket and football(5-A side) are also available.

The university has three canteens which are partially subsidized and are run by contractors.

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jamia Hamdard appoints new VC Dr M Afshar Alam". India Today. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Consolidated list of All Universities-India" (PDF). University Grants Commission. p. 40. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ "IIT-Khargapur, IIT-Madras, BHU get Institution of Eminence (IoE) status". LiveMint. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Top 25 pharmacy colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2017". The Indian Express. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. ^ "NIRF Rankings 2022: Jamia Hamdard Tops Ranking for Pharmacy Colleges in India". News18. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. ^ Rai, aasavri (5 June 2018). "Admission Announcement: Jamia Hamdard University's B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  8. ^ "NIRF 2021 Ranking achievements". Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ^ "HAHC Hospital". Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Jamia Hamdard to resume offline classes for final year students". The Indian Express. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Jamia Hamdard launches new course on MSc Medical Virology". India Today. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  12. ^ a b "QS World University Rankings 2023". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 June 2022.
  13. ^ a b "QS Asia University Rankings 2023". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 November 2022.
  14. ^ a b "World University Rankings 2023". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Asia University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  17. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  18. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  19. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  21. ^ Amīn, Muhammad Rūhul (23 November 2022). "Dr. Mufti Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi: Biographical Sketch". Qindeel Online (in Urdu). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  22. ^ Ullah, Mohammed (2018). The Contribution of Deoband School to Hanafi Fiqh A Study of Its Response to Modern Issues and Challenges (PhD thesis). India: Centre for Federal Studies, Jamia Hamdard. hdl:10603/326073.
  23. ^ "Wali Rahmani fathers 300 children and seeks to free them of the cycle of poverty". Awaz – The Voice. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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