Dr. Majid Jamil is a professor of electrical engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, since January 2010. He was the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 2014 to 2017.  He joined the Department as a lecturer in 1992.  Dr. Jamil has also served as an Assistant Professor at BITS-Pilani, Dubai Campus, U.A.E from 2003 to 2006.

Prof. Jamil has teaching, research, and administrative experience of over 30 years. Prof. Majid Jamil is a recipient of MHRD Fellowship for Leadership for Academicians Program (LeAP) in Higher Education funded by the Govt. of India. Prof. Jamil has extensive administrative experience and has served in various positions at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and outside the university. Dr. Jamil has served as a member of the University Court, Executive Council ( EC), Academic Council ( AC), Chairman BOS), and many other committees at the university.  He is a member of the Board of Governors, member academic council, and Board of Experts at UPSC, staff selection board of various states and a BOS member in many universities.

Prof. Majid Jamil has published more than 180 research papers in SCI, SCOPUS, and other refereed journals and conferences. 21 PhDs and 90 M.Tech. minor projects & dissertation thesis have been awarded under the supervision of Dr. Jamil. He has also written several books, including the text book “Grid Integration of Solar Photovoltaic Systems, CRC Press and Taylor. He has been involved in writing technical books in regional languages for a project by AICTE, the Government of India, since 2021.

Prof. Jamil is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, a Fellow of IETE, a Senior Member of IEEE, USA, and a member of various technical societies.

Prof. Majid Jamil is the recipient of the Teacher Excellence Award-2021 for his outstanding contribution in the field of education presented by Shikshak Kalyan Foundation on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan, Academic excellence in teaching faculty, national category-2022 by the Institute of Engineers,  National Distinguished Researcher Award 2021 from the International Institute of Organized Research ( I2OR), the Outstanding Scientist Award-2021 from VDGOOD Technology Factory in Trivandrum, India, AMPS's 5^th National Award for Excellence in Education 2021 in recognition of outstanding services in the field of education and invaluable contributions to society at large. Prof. Jamil received “RULA RESEARCH RATNA AWARDS 2019”, for “Excellent work in Power Systems and Energy” awarded by, “RULA Awards” Powered by, “World Research Council” & “United Medical Council”.

Dr. Jamil is an International Co-Principal Investigator in the sponsored research funded by Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of SAR 606744.00 since 2020. The project is to be executed at the Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.  He had acted as a technical consultant for a project on Electrical Protection, Automation and Control System of dynamic façade for the Indian Pavilion at world expo 2020 Dubai, UAE.

 Prof. Jamil organized a brainstorming session on the New Education Policy 2015 at JMI on June 13, 2019. He also completed NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) of University Grants Commission (UGC) Organized by MMTTC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from 18-28 March 2024.

During his headship, Prof. Jamil motivated colleagues and students to improve the research atmosphere in the Department. A good number of academic activities were organized during this period. He established a QIP research Centre at the Department in JMI. The department received a grant of more than Rs. 30 million from different government agencies. Received grant under the Visvesvarya Ph.D. Scholarships scheme of the Department of Electronics & IT for full-time Ph.D. Scholars in 2015. The Department organized a very successful IEEE INDICON International Conference in December 2015, during which around 800 papers were presented and published. One national conference, three GIAN Programmes, two curriculum revision workshops, one Faculty Development Programme, and several talks from alumni and memorial lectures have also been organized during his tenure of headship 2014-17.

Dr Jamil has conducted extensive research in the areas of power protection, solar PV systems, Petri nets, fuzzy logic, IEC 61850, and digital substations. He has successfully completed three research projects as Principal Investigators and coordinated the UGC sponsored SAP project. Dr. Jamil has established the Power System Research Lab, Smart Energy Systems Automation Laboratory, Switchgear & Protection lab, Circuit Theory lab, and Electrical Machines Lab at the Department of Electrical Engineering, JMI.

 Prof. Majid Jamil also served as President of the Jamia Engineering Alumni Association (JEAA) from 1992 to 2002.  He has been elected Secretary (2018-2020) and President (2020-2022) of the Jamia Teachers Association and organized a number of academic, social, and cultural activities during his tenure, including a grand multidisciplinary international conference on the occasion of Centenary Celebrations of the university.