Aligarh Muslim University

What is the fee structure at Aligarh Muslim University?

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh keeps fees among the lowest of any top-ranked Indian university, with total programme costs running from roughly ₹76,000 for the 5-year BA LLB up to ₹5,82,000 for MDS in 2026. For the headline courses, AMU charges ₹1,02,000 for the full 4-year B.Tech, ₹2,39,000 for the 5.5-year MBBS, ₹1,20,000 for the 4-year B.Sc Nursing and ₹76,000 for the BA LLB. These are regular (non-self-financed) fees for the entire course duration; self-financed scheme (SFS) seats and professional PG medical/dental seats cost considerably more. As a centrally funded government university, AMU's tuition is heavily subsidised, and SC, ST and OBC applicants often pay only a token amount after category concessions.

Below, this guide breaks down AMU's 2026 course-wise fees, the recent fee revisions across 2024 to 2026, and the scholarships and waivers that can cut your effective cost. Figures are stated for the full course unless noted, and first-year instalments are highlighted where AMU publishes them.

Course-Wise Fee Structure (2026)

The table below lists Aligarh Muslim University's total course fees for 2026 across its most-applied programmes, answering the question "how much does each AMU course cost?". The Tuition Fee column shows the academic component, Other Charges covers admission, examination, development and refundable security components bundled into AMU's fee, and Total Fee is the full amount for the entire programme. Read it top to bottom by level: professional UG (B.Tech, MBBS, Nursing, Law) first, then the high-cost PG dental seat. Where AMU has not published a fixed consolidated figure, the cell is marked "Not separately published".

The takeaway for 2026 is that AMU's clinical and dental PG seats sit at the top of the range (MDS at ₹5,82,000), while its flagship engineering and law programmes remain remarkably cheap, B.Tech at just ₹1,02,000 and BA LLB at ₹76,000 for the entire course. MBBS at ₹2,39,000 for 5.5 years is a fraction of what private medical colleges charge. Applicants should budget for hostel and mess separately and confirm whether their seat falls under the regular or the costlier self-financed scheme before paying.

Year-Wise Fee Changes

This section answers "has AMU increased its fees recently?". Yes: in the 2025-2026 cycle Aligarh Muslim University revised fees upward by roughly ₹500 to ₹1,500 across most courses, citing infrastructure costs, a move that triggered sustained student protests on campus. In response, AMU's Academic Council unanimously approved capping the hike at 20% for continuing students and adding support measures. The table contrasts how a few headline programmes moved across recent years.

The pattern across 2024 to 2026 is mixed rather than uniformly upward: most undergraduate courses saw a modest ₹500 to ₹1,500 bump that drew protests, while AMU's published BA LLB consolidated fee actually fell from around ₹1.9 Lakh to ₹76,000 after a fee restructuring. The Academic Council's 20% cap for continuing students is the key safeguard for applicants worried about year-on-year jumps. Always verify the current-session figure on the official AMU admission portal, as category and scheme (regular vs self-financed) change the final amount.

Scholarships & Fee Waivers at Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh Muslim University runs an extensive in-house and government-linked scholarship system that can sharply reduce, or in some cases nearly eliminate, the effective fee. SC, ST and OBC students are entitled to substantial category concessions that frequently bring annual tuition down to around ₹500 to ₹1,000, and AMU also offers full-tuition freeships to a small number of students from exceptionally disadvantaged backgrounds. On top of category benefits, AMU administers merit-cum-means awards, internal University Merit Scholarships, alumni-funded grants and named endowments such as the Syed Mohammad Bahadur Scholarship.

Specific named support includes University Merit Scholarships for high-ranking students, the AMU Alumni Scholarship, the National Merit Scholarship and merit-cum-means fellowships, with one merit-cum-means award providing a lump sum of around ₹10,000 to eligible MBBS students. AMU also facilitates external funding such as the UP Government Scholarship and other state schemes through the National Scholarship Portal. Reported fee waivers reach up to 80% to 90% for the most eligible candidates, and continuing-student protections after the 2025 revision added further relief. Applicants apply through the AMU scholarship section (amu.ac.in/offices/scholorship-section) or the National Scholarship Portal, uploading category, income and merit documents. Because AMU's base fees are already low, these scholarships often make a degree close to cost-free for deserving students.