Updated on 23 October 2026. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) teaches through 13 faculties and the Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, with over 100 departments between them. This page lists every faculty and its departments, based on AMU’s official list of department chairpersons, along with AMU’s colleges, institutes and off-campus centres.
| Faculty | Number of departments |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 5 |
| Arts | 10 |
| Commerce | 1 |
| Engineering and Technology | 11 |
| International Studies | 4 |
| Law | 1 |
| Life Sciences | 5 |
| Management Studies and Research | 1 |
| Medicine (J.N. Medical College) | 26 |
| Science | 9 |
| Social Sciences | 11 |
| Theology | 2 |
| Unani Medicine (Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College) | 13 |
| Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College | 7 |
AMU faculties and departments
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural Economics and Business Management; Agricultural Microbiology; Home Science; Plant Protection; Post Harvest Engineering and Technology.
Faculty of Arts
Arabic; English; Fine Arts; Hindi; Linguistics; Modern Indian Languages; Persian; Philosophy; Sanskrit; Urdu.
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Faculty of Commerce
Commerce.
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Applied Chemistry; Applied Mathematics; Applied Physics; Architecture; Civil Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Electronics Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Petroleum Studies.
Faculty of International Studies
West Asian and North African Studies; Strategic and Security Studies; Foreign Languages; South African and Brazilian Studies.
Faculty of Law
Law.
Faculty of Life Sciences
Biochemistry; Botany; Museology; Wildlife Sciences; Zoology.
Faculty of Management Studies and Research
Business Administration.
Faculty of Medicine (J.N. Medical College)
Anaesthesiology; Anatomy; Biochemistry; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Cardiology; Community Medicine; Dermatology; Forensic Medicine; Medicine; Microbiology; Neurosurgery; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Ophthalmology; Orthopaedic Surgery; ENT; Pathology; Paediatrics; Paediatric Surgery; Pharmacology; Physiology; Plastic Surgery; Psychiatry; Radiotherapy; Radio-diagnosis; Surgery; TB and Respiratory Diseases.
Faculty of Science
Chemistry; Computer Science; Geography; Geology; Mathematics; Physics; Statistics and Operations Research; Remote Sensing and GIS Applications; Industrial Chemistry.
Faculty of Social Sciences
Economics; Education; History; Islamic Studies; Mass Communication; Library and Information Science; Physical Health and Sports Education; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology; Social Work.
Faculty of Theology
Shia Theology; Sunni Theology.
Faculty of Unani Medicine (Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College)
Niswan-wa-Qabalat; Hifzan-e-Sehat-wa-Tibbi Samaji; Ilmul Advia; Jarahat; Kulliyat; Moalijat; Tashreeh-wa-Munafeul Aza; Saidla; Ilmul Amraz; Amraz-e-Jild-wa-Zohrawiya; Ilaj-bit-Tadbeer; Tashreehul Badan; Ilmul Atfal.
Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College
The Dental College has seven departments of its own, covering the main branches of dentistry.
Colleges, institutes and centres
Alongside the faculties, AMU runs several colleges and institutes on its Aligarh campus:
- Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology (ZHCET)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC)
- Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College
- Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College
- Women’s College
- Institute of Ophthalmology
- University Polytechnic and University Women’s Polytechnic
- Centre of Professional Courses
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit
- Centre of Advanced Study in History
- Centre for Women’s Studies, Centre for Nehru Studies and the K.A. Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies
- AMU’s schools, including a school for the visually challenged
AMU off-campus centres
- AMU Malappuram Centre (Kerala): departments of Business Administration, Education and Law.
- AMU Murshidabad Centre (West Bengal): departments of Business Administration, Education and Law.
- AMU Kishanganj Centre (Bihar): set up in 2011. Check AMU’s website for the courses it currently offers.
Source: AMU’s list of department chairpersons and department list.
To see which courses each department teaches, read our guide to AMU courses, faculties and centres. For admissions, see the AMU Admission 2027 guide, and for jobs after graduation, AMU placements. Everything else is in The AMU Guide.
Frequently asked questions
How many faculties does AMU have?
AMU has 13 faculties: Agricultural Sciences, Arts, Commerce, Engineering and Technology, International Studies, Law, Life Sciences, Management Studies and Research, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences, Theology and Unani Medicine.
How many departments are there in AMU?
AMU’s list of department chairpersons has over 100 departments across its 13 faculties and the Dental College. The Faculty of Medicine has the most, with 26.
Which is the largest faculty at AMU?
By number of departments, the Faculty of Medicine, with 26 departments at J.N. Medical College.
Does AMU have campuses outside Aligarh?
Yes. AMU has centres at Malappuram in Kerala, Murshidabad in West Bengal and Kishanganj in Bihar.
Is there a separate Faculty of International Studies?
Yes. It includes the departments of West Asian and North African Studies, Strategic and Security Studies, Foreign Languages, and South African and Brazilian Studies.
