About Us Aliah University ndash a State University under the Department of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Government of West Bengal ndash came into existence through the Aliah University Act Act XXVII of passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly The Act came into force on April However its parent institution ndash from which it was upgraded to a University ndash was usually mentioned in various old Government records varyingly as Calcutta Mohomedan College or Calcutta Madrasah or Aliah Madrasah which was established by the British Governor-General Warren Hastings in at the request of some Muslim gentlemen of Calcutta The newly-upgraded University started its glorious journey from the - academic session with the hope that there would be a symbiosis of heritage and modernization here and through the participation and co-operation of people irrespective of race caste creed or class this University would play a leading role in the advancement of higher education Read More