Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) an institution originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920 became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. In Urdu language, Jamia means ‘University’, and Millia means ‘National’. On 22 November 1920, Hakim Ajmal Khan was elected the first chancellor of Jamia. Mohamed Ali Jauhar became Jamia’s first Vice Chancellor, as Allama Iqbal could not accept the offer made through Gandhiji. It also elected a syndicate and created a syllabus subcommittee. Jamia Millia Islamia is a central public university; This university has nine faculties, including the Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Engineering and Technology. Additionally, Jamia Millia Islamia has several separate academic departments, including the Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Extension, Department of Arabic and Department of Architecture.

JMI has been creating its presence in all over India and captured a remarkable place in the list of best B-Schools of India. It has been maintaining an excellent record in placements since its establishment. It has maintained very strong corporate links with top recruiters. Some of the top recruiters of JMI are Amazon, Ravigo,  Eicher, Zomoto, ITC limited, Newgen, Blustar, Honda, ByJus,s, S&P Global, Tata, Oyo, EY, CBRE, Deloitte, Berger, Airtel, Khimji Ramdas, Godrej, Decathlon, Asian Paints, TATA, VIVO, Nestle, Philips, Amul, Bajaj Allianz, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and more many.