Jamia Hamdard-A renowned Medical University of Delhi

Delhi has always been a centre of education for a long time. A large number of students belong from different states come here every year to design their career in a right manner. It gives an opportunity to the students belong from different stream to fulfil their dream within a stipulated time. When it comes to medical education, the city has a countless number of medical colleges that provide state-of-the-art education for those aspiring for a career in the field of medical. Delhi is widely known for having different types of medical colleges be it Allopathic, Homeopathic or Ayurvedic. The medical colleges in Delhi offer diploma, certificate and degree courses to the students who want to make their career in the filed of medical science. These colleges and institutes also give an opportunity to the students to earn Super Speciality and PhD courses. It is one of the most reputed Medical Colleges in India.

Established in 1989, Jamia Hamdard is one of the most important universities among various Medical Colleges in Delhi. It offer various courses covering almost all fields of medical sciences. Located in New Delhi, this university is accredited by NAAC in ‘A’ grade. Jamia Hamdard is also known as the culmination of life long efforts of one of the widely-renowned Unani physicians of 20th Century. His name is Hakeem Abdul Hameed who are credited with the development of a number of educational institutions. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India issued a notifications in 1989 through which Hamdard Nagar, now known as Jamia Hamdard University became a deemed university. With the passing time, the university has succeed to achieve the greatest amount of excellence in several areas of knowledge, for instance, Information Technology, Allied Health Sciences, Nursing, Biosciences and Pharmacy. The institute attracts students not only from India, but also from several foreign countries such as Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Tibet, Oman, Libya, Ethiopia, Maldives, Ghana, Sudan, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Kazakstan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It has about 2000 students and 170 teachers. Most of the courses offered are professional in nature.

Faculties

The university has seven faculties, including Islamic Studies & Social Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Management & IT, Unani Medicine, Nursing, Science and Pharmacy. It also offers courses at Graduation, Post Graduation and Doctorate level. All the courses are affiliated with the respective Professional Councils. For the last few years, graduate programmes in Information Technology and Computer Applications and post-graduate programmes in Information Technology, Computer Applications, Business Management, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy have been started. Undergraduate programmes in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy are being introduced from this year.

Infrastructure Facilities

Adjoining one of Delhi’s largest green belts, that is Jahanpanah Forest, Jamia Hamdard is spread over a sprawling campus of about 93 acres. All the faculty buildings are situated in picturesque surroundings over looking the historic Tughlaqabad Fort, which is lighted at night. There are many new buildings that are now under construction, including a hostel for foreign students, which will be completed before the end of this year. All the facilities include laboratories, computer centres and common rooms. Several central instrumentation facilities are also available in Faculties of Science and Pharmacy for research in Biosciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences. With more than 150 computers that connected through a LAN, the institute has a state-of-the-art computer centre that allows the students to avail thorough knowledge of computer. All the buildings have been joined by Optical Fibre Cables to set up a Wide Area Network. With more than nearly 1,00,000 books, the university boasts of one of the best collections in Unani Medicine, Islamic Studies and Pharmacy.

Other Amenities

The Convention Centre in the campus includes state-of-the-art convention facilities where national and international conferences / Seminars are held regularly. Having air-conditioned rooms, Scholars’ House is the guest house of the university. The university hospital houses 150 beds and offers medical facilities in both modern and unani (alternative) medicines, and this university have also given its affiliation to various Medical colleges in Delhi education. It has a beautiful mosque where more than 500 persons have performed their worship at a time.