Campus Round-Up

The Jamal Mohamed College here will introduce three new courses for girls and two new courses for boys from June 2008. The girls can now join B.Sc in Nutrition and Dietetics, B.Sc in Health care and Hospital management and B.Sc in Fashion technology and costume designing. All courses would have 40 intake. The boys would have B.Sc in Hotel management and catering and B.Sc in Information technology. Both these courses would take 40 students.


The College will open an E-Library with 60 new system capable of internet browsing. Principal Sheikh Muhammad, who spoke to Islamic Voice said, the E-Library would install special system meant for only Internet browsing being developed by Intel with each coming at Rs. 8000 a piece. It will also set up separate Internet centres for boys and girls in the campus from the new academic session.


Mr. Muhammad said the College would commission the new hostel building for 350 girl inmates. He said the College has been awarded 5-Star rating by the NAAC and is due for fresh accreditation and expect to achieve A++ rating.


New Matriculation School

The Jamal Mohamed Group of Institutions would also open the Jamal Mohamed Matriculation Girls High School under its management. The school will operate from 6th to 11th standard. It will have a separate hostel.


More information can be had from: Jamal Mohamed College, Tirichirappalli, Ph. 0431-2331035, 2331135.

The Ambur Muslim Education Society (AMES) will start a B.Ed college from the next academic session in June 2008. It will be named as AMES College of Education with 100 intake. Surprisingly, the college will be a co-educational institution in this town that has clung to tradition jealously. The college will be attached to Thiruvalluvar University.


The AMES also runs the Mazharul Uloom College which converted the Master of Banking Management (MBM) course into M.Com and M.Sc in Computer Science into M.Sc Information Technology course at the beginning of last academic session. The college was awarded the B+ rating by National Association of Accreditation (NAAC) last year. More information from: M. U. College, Ambur, Tamil Nadu, 04174-242644.

Under a new scheme of Ignou, Distance learning and conventional
system are merged to offer several courses.


The Islamiah College, here, about 200 kms west of Chennai, has signed up an MoU with IGNOU, Delhi to introduce new courses under a new scheme known as ‘Convergence of Distance Learning and Conventional System’. Under this the students can opt for MBA, MCA, MA English literature, Diploma in Tourism Development, Ph.D. in History, Commerce, Chemistry, Mathematics, and certificate and diploma course in shoe technology. According to Principal Capt. Shahabuddin, the college would also facilitate simultaneous admission into two courses under the Dual Degree system. The Students can opt for two courses such as M.Sc from Islamiah College and MCA from Ignou. He said there won’t be any compromise in quality. Even in the Convergence scheme, the College would provide all the course material and flexible time classes as per the convenience of the students.


Islamiah College will also start certificate course in Arabic in collaboration with National Council for Promotion of Urdu, an autonomous institution under the Human Resources Development Ministry of Government of India. More information can be had from Islamiah college, New Town, Vaniyambadi-635751, Ph. 04174-235206, 235436.

The Mountain View Educational Institutions here which added Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) during 2007-08, is likely to split it in two sections of 24 each from academic year 2008-09. The Institutions also opened Shraddha, the Home for the Aged, last year. It has a capacity for 20 inmates but has currently five inmates on the rolls. It has also started a hostel for ‘Otherwise abled children’ who are integrated with the normal children. It runs institutions imparting courses from kindergarten till degree level. It also has a study centre attached to Kuvempu University, Shimoga for correspondence courses. The Group recently brought out ‘Candle’, a special issue commemorating the services of Mrs. Azra, the founder of the Group of Institutions which sprawl over 30 acres of area and have several colleges and schools.


More information can be had from: Mountain View Educational Institutions, Vidyanagar, Chimamagalur-577101, Ph. 08262-222228 email: mvi_school@yahoo.co.in

The Hasanath Group of Institutions would introduce B.A. Journalism at its Hasanath Degree College for Women on Dickenson Road. It will possibly take 40 students. The Hasanath Boys College at Hennur Bande on HRBR road will introduce BBM and BCA courses with an intake of 40 each. The Institutions will also set up IGNOU Study Centre.

The New College of Management plans to increase the intake in the MBA course from current 60 to 90 in full-time and part-time course. The full time course is of two year duration while the part time course is of three-year duration, informs Mr. R. B. Kumar, principal of the College. For more details contact: New College of Management, Peters Road, Royapettah, Chennai-600014, Ph. 044-28352975

The Measi Academy of Architecture here will start a Masters course in Real Estate Development from the next academic session. It will be a 2-year course with an intake of 20 students to begin with. It will be a self financing course and the degree would be awarded by the Periragnar Anna University of Technology, Chennai. One more block would be added into the Institute for classroom purpose for the new course. More information can be had from Measi Academy of Architecture, 87-Peters Road, Royapetta, Chennai-600014, Ph. 044-28350445

The C. Abdul Hakeem Engineering College will introduce MBA course from the new academic session.


The C. Abdul Hakeem College for Arts and Science will start M.Sc in Physics and M. Phil in commerce and mathematics from the next academic session. Principal Nihal Ahmed informed that the parent body of the college started MMES College for Women from 2007. Its strength is about 120 and undergraduate courses are being offered. More information can be had from C. Abdul Hakeem College for Boys, Melvisharam, Vellore District, Ph: 04172-266487, 266387, 268387, 269387

The Syed Hameeda College of Arts and Science will be starting M. Sc. Nanotechnology college from the forthcoming session. It will be a self financing course. It will also introduce BCA and B.Sc Computers courses in the evening.


The college with 2600 students has about 400 students from overseas. It is located on the road to Mahabalipuram, 23 kms from Chennai. More information can be had from the college. located at Sholinganallur. Ph. 044-24501114, 24502577

The Thassim Beevi Abdul Kader College for Women here will introduce B.Sc Information Technology, Mathematics and B.Com with computer application from the forthcoming academic session. These will be self financing courses with 60 intake each. The college recently commissioned its E-Library and administrative block which were inaugurated by former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The College has also entered into partnership with IGNOU for conducting certain courses which are yet to be identified. More information can be had from. Thassim Beevi Abdul Kader College for Women, Kilakarai, 04567-241934, 241933

The Mohamad Sathak College of Engineering here will be introducing MBA and MCA courses from the new academic session in June 2008. Principal Dr. Abdul Ghani informed Islamic Voice that it will also introduce BE Electronic and Instrumentation and B.Arch courses. The college will be opening its new hostel for 100 inmates too this year. More information can be had from : Mohd. Sathak A. J. Engineering College, Chennai   044-28334989, 28334990.

The Syed Hameeda College of Arts and Science will begin MBA and MCA courses from the new session. It is also building hostels for 50 boys and 20 girls, which are likely to be commissioned from the new academic year. Ph: 04567-244101, 244102

The Anjuman Himayatul Muslimeen here will start a teachers training college for boys and girls this year with 100 intake. The Anjuman Women’s College introduced B.Com from 2007 while the Anjuman Boys College began M. A. in Kannada and diploma in computers last year. Anujuman Arts College, Bhatkal, Ph. 08385-226443, Anjuman Women’s College, Bhatkal, 08385-227939

The KCT Engineering College is likely to increase its intake in three disciplines in BE (i.e,, Mechanical, computer science and electronic and communication) from 45 to 60 from this year, according to Mr. Shettar, director of the Trust. Permission from the Visveswaraiah University of Technology is still awaited. KCT engineering college is run by Hazrath Shaikh Minhajuddin Ansari Kalle Ravan Charitable Trust, Gulbarga. The Trust also runs B.Ed, D.Ed, Pharmacy and the Polytechnic. Only Polytechnic is government aided. Ph. 08472-258020

The P. A. College of Engineering here has recently started a research centre for chemistry and biochemistry. It has currently three students in Ph.D Chemistry programme while one student is pursuing Ph.D in biochemistry, according to Principal S. A. Khan. He said the P.A. Polytechnic will introduce diploma courses in mechanics and automobiles. It already has trades like computer science, electronics and communication, electronics and electricals and civil with 60 annual intake each. Its P.A. First Grade College is likely to enhance intake in BBM and BCA. For information contact: 0824-2284701 (4 lines).

The Khaja Bandenawaz College of Engineering is planning to introduce a four year BE course in Mass Communication, according to Mr. Pasha, Principal of the college who spoke to Islamic Voice on phone. The College introduced BE in Aeronautical engineering from the last academic session, he informed. Ph. 08472-257487

The Al-Ameen College of Arts, Science and Commerce here would add up a new block for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) course and the a new organic laboratory for the post graduate studies in chemistry. Address: Al-Ameen college, Opp. Lalbagh Main Gate, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560027, Ph. 22235625, 22222402.

Ghousia polytechnic for Women will begin diploma courses in mechanical and mechatronics (mechanics + electronics) from the new academic session. The Polytechnic located on Hosur road is likely to get ISO 9001 shortly. The Polytechnic offers 3-year courses in mechanical, refrigeration and airconditioning, mechanic radio and television, electronic, mechanic and electrician, fitter, draughtsman with auto-cad trades. Ph. 25536957, website: www.ghousiaedu.org

The Rajiv Gandhi First Grade College at Tumkur, 75 kms from Bangalore intends to introduce MBA course from the new academic session with 60 intake, according to Dr. Sirappa, principal of the college. He said, the college has applied for permission to the the Tumkur University. Ph. Principal 98862 59742