Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi~Farsi University

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi~Farsi University, Lucknow
Former names	Urdu, Arabi~Farsi University & Shri Kanshiramji Urdu, Arabi~Farsi University
Type	Public University
Chancellor	Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Khan Masood Ahmad
Location	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 26°55′44″N 80°53′47″E / 26.928766°N 80.8963037°E / 26.928766; 80.8963037Coordinates: 26°55′44″N 80°53′47″E / 26.928766°N 80.8963037°E / 26.928766; 80.8963037
Campus	Lucknow
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.uafulucknow.ac.in

The Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi~Farsi University is a government owned Indian university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The University was named after Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer who is known all over the world, for his benevolence and magnanimity. It was established as ‘Uttar Pradesh Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University’ under U.P State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2010. It was renamed ‘Shri Kanshiramji Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University' on 4 April 2011. In 2012, the university was re-christened ‘Khwaja Moinuddin Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University', under U.P. State Universities (Amendment), Act 2012. The first academic session of the University started from August 2013 with 413 students.

Campus

The university is presently located on 28 acres of land on Sitapur-Hardoi Bypass road, adjacent to Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Lucknow. The Govt. of U.P. has decided to acquire additional 15 acres of land for the University. Another proposal of purchasing additional 120 acres of land from Lucknow Development Authority(LDA) is also being considered by Govt. of U.P..

Library

The library houses a rich collection of 11,000 books, relating to different subjects. 500 copies of Holy Quran by Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs and Qatar Islamic Culture centre have been gifted to the University.

Departments

Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate courses are offered by following departments-

Department of Urdu
Department of Arabic
Department of Persian
Department of Hindi
Department of English
Department of History
Department of Economics
Department of Geography
Department of Business Administration
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
Department of Home Science
Department of Mass Communication
Department of Physical Education
Department of Political Science
Department of Computer Science

The University follows a semester system at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.

References

External links

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Official website

Education in Lucknow

Universities/ Institutes/ Colleges	University of Lucknow Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Indian Institute of Management Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences King George's Medical University Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow Isabella Thoburn College National P. G. College, Lucknow Lucknow Christian College Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Amity University Institute of Hotel Management Integral University

Private Schools	Rasphil Academy Montfort Inter College(MBIC) Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School City Montessori School Colvin Taluqdars' College Loreto Convent St. Francis' College La Martiniere College St Fidelis Tender Hearts School Lucknow Public School CMS, RDSO Branch CMS, Aliganj Branch CMS, Chowk Branch CMS, Indira Nagar Branch CMS, Station Road Branch CMS, Kanpur Road Branch Cathedral School of Lucknow CMS, Gomti Nagar Branch

Government Schools	Govt. Inter College Kendriya Vidyalaya Sainik School

Infant/Junior	Municipal Nursery School

Universities in Uttar Pradesh

Central	Aligarh Muslim University Allahabad University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Banaras Hindu University Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University

Institute	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli

State	Allahabad State University Bundelkhand University Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Chaudhary Charan Singh University Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University DSM National Rehabilitation University Gautam Buddha University Harcourt Butler Technical University Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi~Farsi University King George's Medical University Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology M. J. P. Rohilkhand University Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Siddharth University University of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

State Institute	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Deemed	Bhatkhande Music Institute Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Dayalbagh Educational Institute Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow Indian Veterinary Research Institute Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Santosh University Shobhit University

Private	Amity University Babu Banarasi Das University Galgotias University GLA University IFTM University Integral University Invertis University Mangalayatan University Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Monad University Rama University Sharda University Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Shiv Nadar University Shri Venkateshwara University Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Teerthanker Mahaveer University Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University

Lucknow division topics

General	Awadh University of Lucknow Firangi Mahal United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Bara Imambara Chota Imambara Lucknow Zoo The Pioneer (newspaper)

History	Siege of Lucknow Lucknow Pact Nawab of Awadh Khilafat Movement Kakori conspiracy

Districts	Hardoi Lakhimpur Kheri Lucknow Raebareli Sitapur Unnao

Rivers, dams, lakes	Ganges Ghaghara Gomti Sarayu

Languages, people	Awadhi Hindustani Standard Hindi Urdu

Transport	NH 24B NH 25 NH 25A NH 56 NH 56A NH 56B Charbagh Railway Station Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Lucknow Metro

Industries	Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station

Wildlife sanctuaries	Kukrail Reserve Forest Dudhwa National Park Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Samaspur Sanctuary Sandi Bird Sanctuary

Lok Sabha constituencies	Hardoi Misrikh Kheri Dhaurahra Lucknow Rae Bareli Sitapur Mohanlalganj Unnao

See also	Cities and towns in Hardoi district Cities and towns in Lakhimpur Kheri district Cities and towns in Lucknow district Cities and towns in Raebareli district Cities and towns in Sitapur district Cities and towns in Unnao district Villages in Hardoi district Villages in Lakhimpur Kheri district Villages in Lucknow district Villages in Raebareli district Villages in Unnao district People from Hardoi People from Lakhimpur Kheri People from Lucknow People from Raebareli People from Unnao

Other Divisions	Agra Aligarh Allahabad Azamgarh Bareilly Basti Chitrakoot Devipatan Faizabad Gorakhpur Jhansi Kanpur Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Saharanpur Varanasi

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