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Muslim Educational Association of Southern India

Muslim Educational Association of Southern India

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The Muslim Educational Association of Southern India (MEASI), formerly Madras Executive Committee of Mohamedan Educational Conference and Mohamedan Educational Association of Southern India, is a trust which strives for education among Muslim youth, especially from South India.

Establishment

The Association, established in 1902 by Muslims, was registered under the societies act XXI of 1860. It was founded as a fulfillment of the dream of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan after the annual session of Muslim Education Conference held in Madras on 28 December 1901. This conference renamed the then existing Madras Executive Committee of Mohamedan Educational Conference as the Mohamedan Educational Association of Southern India, which later came to be known as Muslim Educational Association of Southern India.[1] The founding members of MEASI are

Function

The Association is one of the oldest minority educational institutions and is having a multi-level educational system ranging from school to Post Graduate and Research, covering several fields of studies with a sound financial resource-base. The Association is backed by a democratic, participative management system and is under the leadership of individuals drawn from educational, industrial and other walks of life.[2]

The trust manages The New College in the city of Chennai along with MEASI Matriculation Higher Secondary School, New College Institute of Management, MEASI Academy of Architecture, Institute of Research in Soil Biology & Bio-Technology, MEASI Urdu Academy and MEASI Institute of Information Technology, MEASI C.A. Academy.

Leadership

By 1930, the organisation came under the control of Muslims.[3] However, the present board of trustees includes Muslims from different background.

Institutions under MEASI

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References

  1. [1]
    "The New College - MEASI". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
  2. [2]
    "MIIT - About Us". Measiit.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. [3]
    Prashant More, J. B. (1997). MEASI comes under the control of Tamil Muslims within a generation. ISBN 9788125011927. Retrieved 9 October 2012.


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