Lucknow: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will set up a state-of-art information and communication laboratory for its engineering students, a university official said on Friday.

"An alumnus of the university, M.P. Varshney, has donated Rs.1 million for setting up the lab," AMU spokesperson Rahat Abrar told sources on phone.

The lab will be equipped with all the latest information and communication technology devices, including fast-speed computers, Internet and other facilities, he added.

Varshney studied in the varsity during 1942-46 and later joined the chemistry department of AMU as a faculty member, officials said. IANS