Osmania University, Hyderabad

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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. Throughout its existence of over eight decades, it has shown remarkable progress and sustained an integrated development of all faculties.

With a sprawling campus of nearly 1600 acres and buildings of majestic beauty and architectural splendor, Osmania University, is perhaps, the largest higher education system in the Country. It is a home to nearly 300,000 students pursuing their higher studies in its Campus, Constituent, Affiliated Colleges and District Centres. Its faculty and staff number nearly 5000. It is a multi-faculty and multidisciplinary university, offering rich and varied courses in the fields of Humanities, Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Engineering, Technology, Commerce and Business Management, Information Technology and Oriental Languages.

Infrastructure / Teaching Facilities:

Osmania University's infrastructure includes:
• Health Centre
• Guest House
• Students Hostels
• Post Office
• Library
• Banking Facility

Hostel Details:
Osmania University provides hostel accommodation to over 4500 students hailing from outside Hyderabad city. Soon after admissions are finalized, outstation students have to apply to the Chief Warden through the Heads of the Departments and Principal of the College for hostel accommodation. There are 14 hostels in the University campus and admissions into them are provided, subject to availability. A separate hostel accommodation exists for Engineering students that is close to the College of Engineering. There is a separate hostel-complex with all modem amenities that caters to the needs of to lady students.
• Hostel 'A' (Godavari)
• Hostel 'B' (Krishnaveni)
• Hostel 'C'(Kayeri)
• Manjeera Hostel (NBH)
• Yamuna Hostel (New PG)
• Gouthami Hostel (C-1)
• Sarayu Hostel (E-11)
• Old P.G. (Bhageerathi)
• Narmada Hostel (NRSH)
• Saraswathi Hostel (CHW)
• Ladies Hostel Complex

Engineering Hostels:
• Kinnera Hostel
• Swamamukhi Hostel
• Tungabhadra Hostel

Library Facility:
Osmania University's library system consists of a Main Library and College / Department/Seminar Libraries. The University Library coordinates the library system, which links the libraries in all the campus and constituent college libraries. The new building has a floor area of 62,000 sq. The Library is divided into a number of Sections basing on the collection and services offered. They are Text Book Section, Periodical Section, Reference Section and Acquisition & Cataloguing Sections. A special section containing textbooks of different subjects as well as different languages. This is a closed access section students has to produce their Identity Card for taking books for referring within the section it self. This section contains about 35,000 books.

Accreditation/Recognition:
• Accredited with A Grade by NAAC
• Recognised by University Grant Commission
 

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