Jamia Millia Islamia introduces 3 new departments under law faculty and faculty of dentistry

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has established three new departments under the faculty of law, the department of dental sciences and of medical sciences under the faculty of dentistry, an official release said.

“The 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 Statutes 20 for the creation of three new departments," the notification dated March 13 read.

With these new departments, JMI now has over 48 departments that offer various courses to students. The university has created three new departments namely -- Department of Law under its Law Faculty, Department of Dental Sciences and Department of Medical Sciences under its Faculty of Dentistry after making amendments to the existing rules, it said.

The Ministry of Education (department of higher education) in a letter on March 6, gave an approval to add the departments.

These departments must also serve as the department of studies, the notification added. Moreover, the central university also launched several innovative self-financed programs in BTech and MTech in the beginning of March. 

Among the new courses are BTech in Electrical & Computer Engineering, BTech in Electronics (VLSI design and Technology), BTech in Computer Science & Engineering (Data Sciences), and MTech in Data Sciences. These self-financed programmes are offered with an annual fee of Rs 1,50,000 for B Tech and Rs 54,000 for MTech. The varsity’s official website is— jmicoe.in.