Sir Syed Day was on 17 October, but the campus is not done marking it yet. On 22 October the Women’s College Cultural Club gave its day to Sir Syed with a quiz, Bait Bazi, calligraphy and a stall where students wrote letters addressed to the founder. The NSS, meanwhile, ran its own quiz on Sir Syed and the Aligarh Movement.
Women’s College: a quiz with “Sir Syed” on stage
The Women’s College Cultural Club (WCCC) organised the programme. Principal Prof. Shagufta Imtiaz told students that cultural activity should sit alongside academic work for an all-round education.
What was on the card:
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- Sir Syed Quiz
- Bait Bazi
- A calligraphy competition
- A live portrait of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, painted in front of the audience
- A “Letter to Sir Syed” stall, where students wrote their own reflections on his ideals
Students from several departments took part. The release did not name any winners.
Club Secretary Aleena Gulfam and Joint Secretary Rumaisa Fatima led the student team along with Abir Danish and Ibra. Teacher in-charges Dr Waseem Mushtaq and Dr Humaira M. Afridi guided them, and Dr Farah Saif Abbidin, Dr Bushra Naseem, Dr Nuzhat Parveen and Dr Hina Fatima Moinee helped with the arrangements.
NSS quiz: a Unani pharmacy student takes first place
Entry was limited to the first 50 students who registered. Questions covered Sir Syed’s life, his struggles, his writing and the turning points of the Aligarh Movement.
- First: Md Adnan Raza, Diploma in Pharmacy (Unani)
- Second: Namra Siddiqui, BSc Community Science
- Third: Sana, PhD scholar
Mr Saad Hameed, Training and Placement Officer (General), gave a talk on what Sir Syed’s teaching means today. His message to students: modern education, scientific temper and the habit of thinking critically, along with social reform and secular unity, are still the tools for the problems they will face at work and in society.
NSS Programme Officer Dr Abdul Jabbar welcomed the gathering. The event was held under NSS Coordinator Dr Mohd Mohsin Khan and Programme Officers Dr Abdul Jabbar and Dr Mohd Uzair. Student volunteers Garv Upadhyay, Areesha Ashraf, Subhana Rihan and Mohammad Shakeel ran the show, and Naim Sir gave the vote of thanks.
More from Sir Syed Day 2026
The main function had Justice Augustine George Masih as chief guest. We have also covered alumni in New Zealand, AMU schools and the Malappuram centre and the lecture on Sir Syed and the Kerala Renaissance.
Source: AMU Public Relations Office, 23 October 2026.
