Jamia Millia Islamia sets up new depts for dental, medical sciences
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has created 2 new departments including the Department of Medical Sciences, and the Department of Dental Sciences.
The Jamia officials said that no new courses will be announced under these departments.
Taking the total departments to 48, a law department has also been created.
Speaking to ANI, Jamia Registrar Nazim Jafri on Thursday said that law courses, dental courses and medical sciences are already there at the university, but there were no departments for them.
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"We already have faculty but there were no departments. So we have created new departments. This is for streamlining the courses and departments. We made amendments to the statute," Jafri said.
As per the official order dated March 13, the university said, "...President of India in her capacity as the Visitor of Jamia Millia Islamia, has been pleased to accord her kind assent for amendments/additions to the existing Statute 20 for the creation of new Departments..."
There are 48 departments in the university and 11 faculties.
Each department consists of the following members, teachers of the Department; persons conducting research in the Department: Dean of the Faculty or Deans of the Faculties, Honorary Professors, (if any attached to the Department); and members of the department
The department also has a Head of the Department who shall be appointed based on statues of the university.
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