Malappuram: Classes will begin in the regional centre of the Aligarh Muslim University in Kerala by August-September, said AMU VC Dr PK Abdul Azeez. He said that the AMU had a lot to be proud of in the realization of the campus in Malappuram.
Classes of BA, LLB and MBA will begin in the Malappuram campus within four months. Only these courses will be there in this academic year since they need only limited facilities. The facilities to begin the courses this year are supposed to get arranged in Perinthalmanna itself, the site of the campus. The campus office of the university will be opened shortly, most probably in the Calicut University campus.
Dr Azeez said he was happy for having been able to realize such a big project of the centre in Kerala in such a short time. He expressed his gratitude to the Central Ministers Pranab Mukherji and E Ahmed, Chief Minister, Revenue Minister and Education Minister of Kerala, the Special Task Force, MLA of Perinthalmanna, and the people of Malappuram, especially the local people of Perinthalmanna. All leaders of the community together took up the issue and worked for it, he added.
All the major barriers have been cleared as the campus got the permission of the President. The statutory committees in the campus are yet to be formed. A committee of deans has been formed in order to suggest necessary amendments in the rules and procedures of the university. The committee will reportedly convene a meeting of the faculties of management and law within two weeks and decide on the classrooms, staff rooms, the number of teachers and non-teaching staff etc needed for these courses. The suggestions submitted before the Academic Council will be implemented as per the permission of the Aligarh Court. These procedures are supposed to be completed within two months. The University will also appoint a Special Officer.
The AMU campus in Kerala is going to be realized after a long period of uncertainty. There have been controversies related to the acquisition of land. Certain groups alleged the campus would be a centre for the community alone. However, continuous pressure, protests and action have led to the realization of the dream of a large number of Keralites, especially Malabar.
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