By Mohammad Rafay Qadri
Passing through the gallery of Museology Department, you cross a classical iron gate and stop for a while. Few seconds and your eyesight take a glance of Musa Dakri Museum making you fresh about the history and science. To your right, is a fountain, choked in dust with no water. Students with a guitar can be seen here lying and discussing sweet notes. Few would be busy in singing and disparaging each other.
The boundary of the fountain is occupied by these interdisciplinary young minds of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Dialogues and discourses, funny puns and many more things are to be judged because few meters ahead are the students of AMU Drama Club preparing for their acts. Another gallery comes in ahead and you go in straight direction. Here is the access to the world of Cultural Education Center (CEC), the cultural hub of AMU. Formerly, it was known as the General Education Centre or the GEC.
This is a limited introduction to CEC where you can imagine of the unlimited mixture of talent and fun. CEC is a place which provides students, the means to know and explore themselves despite the scarcity of resources. Built within a radius of 500 metres, CEC encompasses ten vibrant cultural clubs active 5 hours a day in the evening.
Each club has its own functionary and convener from among the students. The clubs are given permanent mentors every year from various departments with a post of President. These Presidents are generally faculty members of AMU. Activities of various clubs are carried on a regular basis under the mentorship of respective Presidents.
For instance, current president of University Literary and Debating Club (UDLC), Dr Mohammed Mohibul Haq, is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science of AMU.
The whole structure is supervised by the Coordinator of the CEC.
The Clubs of the CEC
There are following clubs in the CEC:
Club For Short-Evening Courses
Drama Club
Folk and Traditional Music Section
Film Club
Fine Arts Club
Fusion Music Club
Hindustani Music Club
Hobbies Workshop
Debating and Literary Club
Western Music Club
Secretary & Students’ Convener 2017-2018
Every year on the basis of eligibility, interviews are held for various General Posts of CEC. The posts are then allotted to the students found eligible in the interviews. The interviews are conducted for all General Posts followed by the posts of Club Functionaries and Student Conveners.
Given below is the list of the posts awarded for the session 2017-18.
General Portfolios
Mr Mir Akhtar Husain
Secretary-General: Coordination Committee
Mr Rubal Prakash
Student Convener: All Music Clubs
Mr Rao Abdul Samad Khan
General Secretary: Proctorial Assistance
Mr Adbullah Bin Fazal
General Secretary: Grievance & Internal Complaints Committee
Mr Mohd Sarim Ashrafi
General Secretary: Public Relations (PR)
Mr Umair Iftikhar
General Secretary: Resource Management Committee
Mr. Mohd Rafay
Assistant Secretary: PR, Web and Media
Club Functionaries
Mr. Furqan Ahmad
Club for Short Evening Courses
Mr. S. Jafar Hasnain
Drama Club
Mr. Asif Akhlaq
Debating and Literary Club
Mr. Azam Ali Khan
Film Club
Ms. Afreen Khan
Fine Art Club
Mr. Haider Saiphullah
Folk and Traditional Music Section
Mr. Md. Mehboob Alam
Fusion Music Club
Mr. Mohd Alqamar
Hindustani Music Club
Mr. Basil Hanafi
Hobbies Workshop
Mr. Amaan Ali Shah
Western Music Club
Co-conveners of the Club
Mr. Md. Talha Tariq
Club for Short Evening Courses
Mr. S. Viquar Husain
Eco Club
Mr. S. Fahad Abdullah
Film Club
Mr. Syed Mohd. Sohaib
Fine Art Club
The Cultural Education Centre is dedicated to serving the development and enhancement of cultural and educational activities within the campus and in reach of the community. It is fully interdisciplinary in scope. The utility is maximal for hundreds of students taking part in this world of AMU.
For more details log on to – www.cecamu.in
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