Thirty Eight students suspended from AMU

ALIGARH, May 10: AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis has ordered to place 38 students under suspension from the rolls of the university with immediate effect pending enquiry. He further ordered to place university campus and its maintained institutions out of bond for them. He said that those who are not on the rolls of the University but were involved in the incidence of group clash and firing in the University premises and outside causing the closure of the University sine-die on April 30, are to be subjected to appropriate legal action as per the law of the land.

The disciplinary action has been taken in view of the facts and circumstances prima facie established. These thirty-eight students have reportedly committed acts of misconduct and indiscipline as provided under AMU Students’ Conduct and Discipline Rules 1985.

Dr. S.S. Ahmed of AMU attended the seminar on Advances in Orbital and periorbital trauma management held at Mumbai

Dr. S.S. Ahmed, Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Z. A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh said that Orbital trauma is common after road traffic accidents and if its diagnosis is missed or not treated properly, it may lead to functional disability and cosmetic disfigurement. He was addressing a seminar on Advances in Orbital and periorbital trauma management held at Mumbai.

The seminar was organized by Asia Pacific Division of AOCMF. The maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons and ophthalmic surgeons from various parts of India participated in the seminar. The aim of the event was to make the participants aware of the current and tested treatment concepts in Cranio-maxillofacial practice in general and orbital and periorbital trauma management in particular. Dr. Ahmad said that management of orbital trauma and recent techniques of reconstruction of orbital bony skeleton, reposition of soft tissues in such injuries and restoring the function of orbital and peri-orbital tissue were discussed in this seminar.

Dr. Ahmed told that his participation in the programme would not only benefit the patients but also the postgraduate students in the department who are actively involved in the treatment of maxillofacial injuries.

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AMU to Re-open on 13th May 2011, instead of 18th May 2011.

ALIGARH May 9: The Aligarh Muslim University has decided that now the University will be reopening few days earlier on May 13, 2011 and the hostel facilities to final year B. Tech and all final year students of other faculties will be made available from May 13 itself. Earlier the University had notified May 16 as the date of reopening in a phased manner. The examination of all these courses will commence from May 18, 2011.

The decision was taken in a consultative meeting with all the Provost, Officiating Registrar, DSW, Proctor and Controller of Examinations chaired by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis.

The Vice Chancellor urged the Provosts and their team to play an important role and dining hall facilities should be provided to the students from the day one of its opening.

Prof. Azis said that Honorary Secretary of AMU Teachers’ Association and the Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology had requested sufficient time for students to prepare the examinations scheduled to commence on May 18,2011. He said that he has consulted the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology and Controller of Examinations and the decision to pre-pone the re-opening was taken keeping in view the interest of the students. It was decided to open the University from May 13, 2011 for B. Tech. Final Year students and the students of Final Semester of all other Faculties as well.

The University has also decided to provide accommodation to all internal boys at Allama Iqbal Hall and all internal girls at the Abdullah Hall who are appearing in the entrance tests of B. Tech/B. Arch on the production of admit card. The test is slated for May 14, 2011. The B. Sc. I year and II year students who are appearing in the test for B. Tech will also be accommodated in their respective halls of residence on production of admit card.

The matter relating to hostel facilities to the research scholars will be decided shortly in the meeting of the Deans of Faculties.

The meeting also decided that the halls of residence will be opened for Pre-final/II Semester students on May 21, 2011.

The Vice Chancellor has requested all the faculty members to render their services for invigilation duty to conduct the admission tests in a peaceful and orderly manner.

Summer Vacations Declared: Approved by the Academic Council

The Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis, on behalf of the Academic Council, has approved the Summer Vacations for the year 2011 in the University and its maintained institutions including University Schools to be observed from 1st June to 31st July 2011.

The Summer Vacations in the Faculty of Medicine shall be observed in two halves of 38 days each for teaching staff from 17.05.2011 to 23.06.2011 and from 24.06.2011 to 31.07.2011. The summer vacations for MBBS students (Final Prof. Part-II Batch-2007), MBBS (Final Prof. Part-I Batch-2008) and MBBS (II Prof. Batch-2009) will start from 11th June to 30th June while MBBS (I Prof. Batch-2010) will start from 10th July to 31st July.

The summer vacations for the students of BDS First year Batch-2010 and Second year Batch 2009 will start from 12th July to 31st July 2011 while for the students of BDS Third year Batch-2008 the vacations will start from 21st June to 10 July and for BDS Final year Batch 2007, it will start from 1st June to 20th June.

The summer vacations for the Faculty of Unani Medicine will be notified later.

AMU Re-Opens after Sine - Die (Official Notice)

ALIGARH May 5: The Aligarh Muslim University will be reopening on May 16, 2011 in a phased manner. The hostel facilities for B. Tech Final year and all final semester students of other faculties will be provided from May 16, 2011 while the examinations for these students will commence from May 18, 2011.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the Deans of faculties and Principals of Colleges chaired by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis.

The meeting noted with appreciation that classes have been completed in all faculties except Faculty of Medicine and there has been no tuitional loss due to sine die declared on April 30, 2011.

The meeting also decided that postgraduate degree and diploma exmainatons in the Faculty of Medicine will be held as per the schedule already announced.

The University has decided that the halls of residence will be opened for Prefinal/ II Semester on May 21, 2011 and the examination will start from May 23, 2011. For all other courses hostel facilities will be provided on May 23, 2011 and examinations will start from May 25, 2011.

It was decided that the departmental admission tests schedule already announced will be strictly adhered to.

The University has also decided that the class IX Entrance Test will be held on May 25, 2011.

It was also resolved that Deans of concerned faculties will submit the complete examination schedule for their faculties so that it can be notified on the University website.

The Principal, University Polytechnic informed that the I Year theory papers are over in Polytechnic. However, practical examinations are left. He proposed that these practical exams be held in the month of July 2011 to avoid inconvenience to the students.

It was also noted that the second semester in the Faculty of Management Studies and Research and Faculty of Commerce examinations will be held in the month of July 2011 as these students have currently gone on practical training.

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