History
Osmania University, established in 1918, is the seventh oldest in India, the third oldest in south India and the first to be established in the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad.
Education
The University Colleges, also known as Campus Colleges are located within the University Campus. These are about eight such colleges with 53 departments.
Research
Osmania University is one of the premier institutes in the country where research activity is given due recognition and encouragement. To strengthen the research activity in the university, in the year 2009, UGC has granted financial support under XI plan. With the help of this grant, the University established a Central Facilities for Research and Development in the campus to house facilities like Central Instrumentation Lab, Information Technology and Communication Lab etc.
Career
The Planning Commission, Delhi and University Grants Commission, Delhi initiated the concept of establishing a University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau in the early sixties. The Government of Telangana and Osmania University initiated to adopt this concept and thus established the Osmania University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau in 1962.
Objectives
- Providing Career Information.
- Guidance and Counseling
- Career counseling and group discussions.
- Career exhibitions and guidance sessions.
- Registering the professional and executive standard applications to show suitable employment opportunities as per the requirement of the employers.
Short Courses
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
1201
2023
1201 -200
2022
1001
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
1201
2023
1201 -200
2022
1001
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
1821 -115
2022
1706
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Library services
The Library building is situated on the highest altitude of the University campus covering a floor area of 62,000 sq.ft. The Library holds nearly 500,000 books and over 6000 manuscripts including rare palm leave manuscripts. It subscribes to about 400 periodicals and learned journals in various subjects.
Sports facilities
The Department of Physical Education existed since the inception of Arts College. Earlier, Games and Sports activities were centralized for all the campus colleges. Since 1975, Arts College has been organizing Indoor Games such as Table Tennis, Carroms, Chess, and Badminton, within the College Premises. For Outdoor games, the students use the facilities of the main Department of Physical Education, Osmania University.
Osmania University is re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (an Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission) as 'A+' Grade University.