The Entrance Examination for Undergraduate courses is based on the (10+2) syllabus as adopted in A.M.U. The questions will be of Objective type (Multiple Choice)

Component — reasoning and intelligence

       Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Analogy, Letter Series, Number Series, Syllogism, Terms and Prepositions.

Component — English language

1. Comprehension at Paragraph and Sentence Levels
2. Identification of Common Errors
3. Grammar and Usage
4. Vocabulary : Word Formation, Synonyms, Antonyms, Pairing of Words.
5. Sentence Structure and Construction
6. Prepositions
7. Phrases and Expressions
8. Completion of Sentences

Component - GENERAL AWARENESS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS :

       Question will be based on the CBSE curriculum (SSSC level) covering the following topics :

       Indian Constitution; Political Theory; Indian Polity; Pre and Post Independence; Contemporary World Politics, Human Rights; Archaeology and Ancient India; History of Medieval and Modern India, Introductory World History; Human Geography.

       India : Introductory Physical Geography; Indian Physical Environment; Foundations of Psychology; Psychology, Self and Society

       Games and Sports; Awards and Honours; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Prominent Books and Authors.

Component - Indo–Islamic Culture & Aligarh Movement

       Contents : Aqaid & Ibadat; Seerate-Rasool-e-Akram; Quran and Hadith; History of Muslims in India; Islamic Culture and Religion in India; Famous Muslim Rulers; Muslim Thinkers, Philosophers and Educationists; Sufi Movement; Famous Monuments.

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1. Indian Society on the eve of the advent of Islam.
2. Arrival of Islam in South and North India.
3. Delhi Sultanate (Aibakids, Khiljees, Tughlaqs,Syed, Lodhi)
4. Mughal Empire (Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jehan, Aurangzeb, Bhadur Shah-II Zafar).
5. Major Muslim dynasties in South India : Vijaynagar, Bahmanid, Qutub Shahi, and others.
6. Indian Science and Muslims.
7. Indo-Muslim Architecture.
8. Indo-Islamic Literature – Islamic Sciences.
9. Religious Movements: Sufism in India (Chishti, Suhrawadi, Qadri, Naqshbandi), Bhakti Vedanta.
10. Major Religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism.
11. Socio-Religious Reforms Movements, (Waliullahi, Mujahidin, Faraidi, Deoband, Aligarh, Tablighi Jamaat, Jamaat-e Islami, Barelvi, Ahl-e hadith, Ahmadiya, Prarthana Samaj, Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Theosophical Society).
12. Leading personalities (shah Waliullah, Qasim Nanautavi, Sir Syed Ahmad, Shibli Nomani, Allama Iqbal, Mohammed Ali Jowhar and Shawkat Ali, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Abul Kalam Azad, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Dayanand Saraswati, Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar, Swami Vivekananada, Madan Mohan Malviya, Mahatma Gandhi.
13. Muslim Political Parties (Muslim League, Jamaat-i-Islami and others).
14. Representation of Muslims in Indian politics since 1947.
15. Muslim Educational Institutions: Osmania, Darul Ulum Deoband, Aligarh Muslim University, Nadvatul Ulama and others.
16. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan : A Social Reformer and Founder of A.M.U.
17. Life Sketch of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
18. Professional Life.
19. Sir Syed’s Visit to England
20. Aligarh Movement:

       Concept and Organs, Establishment of ‘Madarsatul-Uloom’, M.A.O College, Aligarh Muslim University: Today

6. Sir Syed and his Colleagues:

       Raja Jai Kishan Das, Mohsinul Mulk, Viaqarul Mulk, Maulvi Samiullah Khan

7. Scientific Society
8. Muslim Educational Conference
9. Sir Syed’s vision of Secularism
10. Publications of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

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