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Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a leading public central university located in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The university has received the Institute of National Importance honour under Seventh Schedule, Article 246 of Indian Constitution.

AMU has 12 faculties that comprise 98 departments, 15 centres and three academies with 28,000 students, about 1,342 teachers and nearly 5,610 non-teaching staff members. Besides, it has three centres at Kishanganj (Bihar), Malappuram (Kerala) and Murshidabad (West Bengal).

Aligarh Muslim University Admission

Admission to the majority of programmes is granted based on the candidate's merit and score in the qualifying degree, AMU conducts department and university-level entrance tests for some courses.

• Candidate must have at least 50% aggregate in qualifying degree to be eligible for the admission
• Candidate must fill in the admission form on the official university website
• Candidates must have a valid NEET score for MBBS/BDS and BUMS courses and a valid NEET PG score for MD/MS
• GATE qualified candidates are eligible for applying for MTech programmes. AMU conducts AMUEEE for BArch and BTech admissions
• Admissions for BA (H), BSc (H), BCom (H) and BSW are based on the recipient's score in the entrance test
• For admission in BRIT, BPEd, BLiSc and BSc (H) in Agricultural Science and Foreign Languages, the applicant will have to clear the admission test conducted by the respective department of the university

Aligarh Muslim University Placements

Training and Placement Office of AMU conducts both off-campus and on-campus placements for students. It arranges interviews for various opportunities with multinational companies and government departments. The information about the placement drives is updated regularly on the website of the university. Besides that, notices about other recruitment drives, job openings and vacancies in various departments are also updated. The cell also takes care of the training and internship opportunities for students.

Several well-reputed companies visit AMU to hire qualified and talented graduates. The recruiters' list includes some well-established names, such as-

• Adobe
• IBM

• HCL
• ICICI Bank
• Genpact
• HDFC and many more.

Aligarh Muslim University Scholarships

AMU grants various scholarships to meritorious and talented students under the categories mentioned below:

• AMU awards University Merit Scholarships to candidates based on 10+2, diploma and under graduation marks.
• The university may offer scholarships as fee concessions to the students who come from economically weak families.
• Financial assistance/scholarships granted to deserving students coming from financially low backgrounds.
• Merit-cum-means, Post Matric and Pre Matric Scholarships granted by the state and central governments to worthy candidates.

The decision about granting the scholarships to worthy candidates is made solely by the administration of the university. Candidates have to submit an application form and a copy of mark sheets, identity proofs and other documents.