Aligarh Muslim University's Tarana | AMU Tarana | Rock Rendition

Aligarh Muslim University's Tarana | AMU Tarana | Rock Rendition

Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act. It has three off-campus centres at AMU Malappuram Campus (Kerala), AMU Murshidabad Centre (West Bengal), and Kishanganj Centre (Bihar).

The university offers more than 300 courses in traditional and modern branches of education and is an institute of national importance as declared under the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India at its commencement.

The campus of Aligarh Muslim University is spread over 467.6 hectares in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest railway station is the Aligarh Junction. It is a residential university with most of the staff and students residing on the campus. There are 19 halls of residence for students (13 for boys and 6 for girls) with 80 hostels. The Halls are administered by a Provost and a number of teacher wardens who look after different hostels. Each hall maintains a dining hall, a common room with indoor games facilities, a reading room, a library, and sports clubs. The Halls are named after people associated with the Aligarh Movement and the university.