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The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. Gen (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah has appointed Dr. Jamshed Siddiqui, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science as Proctor of the University in addition to his own duties
for a period of two years or till further orders, whichever is earlier, with immediate effect.
Dr. Jamshed Siddiqui holds a Master in Computer Science and obtained the degree of PhD in Information Systems from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
His reaserch areas and special interests
include Information Systems, MIS Systems, Analysis and Design, Knowledge Management Systems, E- Business, Data Mining and Parallel Computing.
Dr. Siddiqui has published several papers in journals of international and national repute.

The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University has approved the establishment of another two Study Centres of the Distance Education Centre of AMU.
The Vice Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Director, Centre for Distance Education and on the basis of inspection report by the visiting team, approved the establishment of these centres at the Insan Degree College, Shiksha Nagar, Kishanganj (Bihar) and Aley Mansoor Inter College, Pushkar Nagar, Meera Sarai, Amroha (UP).
The Director of the Centre, Dr. Nafees A. Ansari said that the above approval is without any financial commitment on the part of the University. He further
clarified that the study centres have to abide by the rules and regulations of the Centre. He said that adding the new centres, the total number of the CDE centres has become 35 covering 12 states of the country. He said that about 130 requests for establishing such centres in the remaining states are pending final report of the visiting team.

Mr. Merajul Islam Robab, a research scholar of the Botany Department, Aligarh Muslim University has been awarded with Junior Scientist of the Year Award-2011 by the National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi. Earlier, he was awarded Young Scientist Award by Bioved Research Society, Allahabad. He has research experience of more than four
years in the field of Plant Pathology and Nematology. Mr. Merajul Islam Robab's research articles were published in the scientific journal of international repute.

Former Pro-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, Nawab Rahmatullah Khan Shervani passed on 11 morning at J.N. Medical College Hospital. He was 83.
On account of sad demise of Nawab Rahmatullah Khan Shervani, AMU observed one day's mourning in the campus today and as a mark of respect to the departed soul, the University and its maintained institutions were closed for the day and all scheduled programmes and meetings for today were postponed.
Nawab Rahmatullah Khan was elected Pro-Chancellor of AMU in November 2006 and he was a member of the AMU court for nearly three decades. His family was closely associated with the AMU founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and his father Late Nawab Muzammilullah Khan Shervani served as Vice Chancellor of AMU.

Nawab Rahmatullah Khan wrote a number of articles on Dr. Zakir Husain, Nawab Ali Yawar Jung, Prof. Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui and others.
Nawab Ibne Saeed of Chhatari, former AMU Treasurer, Prof. Razaullah Khan, Department of Civil Engineering, Prof. Qazi Afzal Husain, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Prof. Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Orissa also paid rich tribute to the departed soul.