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Markazul Ma’arif Education and Research Centre (MMERC) announced the dates for the national level entrance exam for fresh madrasa graduates who wish to seek admission in the two-year Diploma in English Language and Literature (DELL) course for the batch 2019-21. In a press statement Maulana Mohammad Burhanuddin Qasmi, Director of MMERC, Mumbai stated that the written and spoken tests are scheduled on 21 and 23 March 2019, corresponding to 14 and 16 Rajab, 1440 AH on Thursday and Saturday. The exams will be held at Heera Garden, Qasimpura Road, Near Eidgah in Deoband, (UP).
The candidates who pass the written exam on Thursday will be eligible for the oral exams on exam on Saturday. Those candidates who have scored well combining both – the written and the oral exams will be selected for different MMERC affiliated branches across India.
Maulana MB Qasmi also said in the press release that this year the entrance exam will be for seven MMERC affiliated institutions from different states of India for a total 150 seats.
MMERC is the first of its kind and a unique institution in the world for post madrasa education, established by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal in 1994, as part of Ajmal CSR initiative, where a two-year DELL course was introduced to impart quality English language education to madrasa graduates. Following the success of the DELL course other institutions in India have also started the same curriculum in their environs, eight among them are directly affiliated to MMERC, Mumbai till date.
MMERC covers different subjects such as English language and literature, computer and communication, sociology, journalism, general studies and comparative study of religions. The students are also exposed to interactive talks by experts on various important topics such as on science, arts, commerce, politics and other branches of learning and humanities so that the upcoming ulama (madrasa graduates) are fully prepared to cope with present requirements and serve the country and the community better.
At MMERC, Mumbai and in all its affiliated institutions in India deserving students are provided free education as well as free boarding and lodging.
MMERC holds a competitive which has objective and subjective questions for madrasa graduates every year where students are tested in various fields of Islamic knowledge such as Qur’an, its exegesis, hadith, fiqh, Arabic language and literature, as also their proficiency in writing in Arabic and Urdu and their awareness of general knowledge is tested. A candidate’s ability and merit is the only criterion for selection in his chosen institution. Only those who have passed graduation from any madrasa in India can apply to appear for this exam, reads the press release.
Application forms with prospectus are available at Students’ Coaching Centre, Qasimpura Road, Near Indra Park, Deoband and at all Centres. The same can also be downloaded freely from http://www.deoband.net from 7 March, 2019 onwards.
The last date for application submission at Deoband is 19 March, 2019.