About ABK Union High School in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

ABK Union High School was founded in 1946 by AMU Students Union as Madarsa some where at Jamalpura. Mr Ashfaq Ali Khan was Vice-President and Qazi Saleemuddin was Hony, Secretary of AMU Students Union when the school was started. Till 1952 Vice-Chancellor used to be the President of AMU Students Union. Initially the school was established w...ith the aim to teach Urdu and impart lesson in the recitation of the Quranul Majeed to the Children of the IV grade employees of the Universality as well as educationally down trodden sections of the Muslim Community residing around the Campus.

The Madarsa was shifted to a big room near Sir Syed Hall in 1950. The present building of the Girls Section near the Union Hall was built by the then Vice-Chancellor Dr. Zakir Husain. In 1963 the Madarsa became a primary School and started imparting session upto class V. Prof Abdul Baseer Khan was senior Professor in Zoology Department as having high reputation among the teachers and students as well he was also the Hony, Treasurer of AMU Students Union and made great contribution for the school. In 1988 the school was rechristened as Abdul Baseer Khan Union School and upgraded to Junior High School. In 1985-86 the Boys Section was established at Emadul Mulk Road. In 1995-96 only the University Employees children were allowed to appear at class IX and in 1996-97 class X as private students at the Board Examination of AMU along with other school of the University.

Later in 1998 all the students of the school studying in class VIII were allowed to appear as private students at the AMU Board Examination. Since then the students of this school have been appearing at the AMU Board Examination with a private status up to session 2010-11. During the academic session 201-12, the school was fully became the part of AMU and its students became the regular bonafide students of AMU and its teachers became employees of AMU. Students of class IX & X are appearing in Board Examination of AMU as regular candidates.