In this research article the tradition of critical and research studies about Ghalib has been traced in Aligarh Muslim University. Hali was the very first critic who wrote a valuable book about Ghalib "Yad Gar-e-Ghalib. It was a starting point of the studies about Ghalib in Urdu. Although he was not from Ali Gadh but his association with Ali Gadh Literary movement is unquestionable. After Hali we found a great tradition of Ghalibyat. Critics and researchers like Khurshid-ul-Islam, Dr. Nazir Ahmad, Rasheed Ahmad Siddiquee, Aal-e-Ahmad Saroor and others contributed much in this tradition.