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	{{Infobox university		{{Infobox university
	\| image_name = Osmania University Logo.png		\| image_name = Osmania University Logo.png
	\| name = Osmania University		\| name =Osmania University
	\| city = [[Tarnaka, Hyderabad]]		\| city = [[Tarnaka]], Secunderabad, Hyderabad
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| state = [[Telangana]]		\| state = [[Telangana]]
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	\| motto =		\| motto =
	\| mottoeng = Lead us from Darkness to Light		\| mottoeng = Lead us from Darkness to Light
	\| established = {{Start date\|1918}}		\| established = {{Start date and years ago\|p=y\|df=y\|1918}}
	\| campus = Urban		\| campus = Urban
	\| address =		\| address = Osmania University Main road, Amberpet
	\| students = 23,368<ref name="OU">{{cite web \|title=University Student Enrollment Details \|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=36&Unitype=2 \|website=ugc.ac.in \|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>		\| students = 23,368<ref name="OU">{{cite web \|title=University Student Enrollment Details \|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=36&Unitype=2 \|website=ugc.ac.in \|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
	\| undergrad = 10,308<ref name="OU"/>		\| undergrad = 10,308<ref name="OU"/>
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	\| type = [[Public university\|Public]]		\| type = [[Public university\|Public]]
	\| founder = [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]		\| founder = [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]
	\| chancellor = [[Governor of Telangana]]		\| chancellor ={{plainlist\|
			* [[Tamilisai Soundararajan\|Dr.
			Tamilisai Soundararajan]] ([[Governor of Telangana]])
			}}
	\| vice_chancellor = {{plainlist\|		\| vice_chancellor = {{plainlist\|
	* Prof. D Ravinder Yadav		* Prof. D Ravinder Yadav
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	}}		}}
	[[File:Hydari_ViceChancellor_InaugurationArtsCollege-OsmaniaUni_1937.jpeg\|thumb\| The Nizam [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]] at the inauguration of "Osmania University Arts College", c. 1937.\|alt=]]		[[File:Hydari_ViceChancellor_InaugurationArtsCollege-OsmaniaUni_1937.jpeg\|thumb\| The Nizam [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]] at the inauguration of "Osmania University Arts College", c. 1937.\|alt=]]
	'''Osmania University''' is a [[collegiate university\|collegiate]] [[Public university\|public]] [[State university (India)\|state university]] located in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India. The university was founded by and named after [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], the 7th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] in 1918.<ref name="R.L.Geiger">{{cite book\| title=Curriculum, accreditation, and coming of age of higher education\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mc4gszrwUBQC&q=formation+osmania+university&pg=PA154\| pages=154–155\| author=Roger L. Geiger\| publisher=Transaction Publishers\| isbn=978-1-4128-1031-9\| year=2009\| access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile [[Hyderabad State\|Kingdom of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/InfoAct/Item01.pdf \|title=H.E.H. Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan \|access-date=21 August 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913214921/http://www.osmania.ac.in/InfoAct/Item01.pdf \|archive-date=13 September 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.oucde.ac.in/abcde00.htm History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222085632/http://oucde.ac.in/abcde00.htm \|date=22 February 2008 }} oucde.ac.in</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=n93-1132 \|title=INSA \|publisher=Insaindia.org \|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> It was the first Indian university to have [[Urdu language\|Urdu]] as a medium of instruction<ref name="R.L.Geiger"/> — but with [[English language\|English]] as a compulsory subject.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/osmania-university-first-to-teach-in-blend-of-urdu-amp-english/articleshow/57366802.cms\|title=Osmania University first to teach in blend of Urdu & English}}</ref> As of 2012, the university hosts 3,700 international students from more than 80 nations.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/osmania-tells-foreign-students-to-keep-off-drugs/286849-62-131.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902082400/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/osmania-tells-foreign-students-to-keep-off-drugs/286849-62-131.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 September 2012\|title=Hyderabad: Osmania University tells foreign students to keep off drugs \|publisher=ibnlive.in.com\|access-date=1 September ~~2012~~}}</ref>		'''Osmania University''' is a [[collegiate university\|collegiate]] [[Public university\|public]] [[State university (India)\|state university]] located in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India. The university was founded by and named after [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], the 7th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] in 1918.<ref name="R.L.Geiger">{{cite book\| title=Curriculum, accreditation, and coming of age of higher education\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mc4gszrwUBQC&q=formation+osmania+university&pg=PA154\| pages=154–155\| author=Roger L. Geiger\| publisher=Transaction Publishers\| isbn=978-1-4128-1031-9\| year=2009\| access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile [[Hyderabad State\|Kingdom of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/InfoAct/Item01.pdf \|title=H.E.H. Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan \|access-date=21 August 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913214921/http://www.osmania.ac.in/InfoAct/Item01.pdf \|archive-date=13 September 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.oucde.ac.in/abcde00.htm History] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222085632/http://oucde.ac.in/abcde00.htm \|date=22 February 2008 }} oucde.ac.in</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=n93-1132 \|title=INSA \|publisher=Insaindia.org \|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> It was the first Indian university to have [[Urdu language\|Urdu]] as a medium of instruction<ref name="R.L.Geiger"/> — but with [[English language\|English]] as a compulsory subject.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/osmania-university-first-to-teach-in-blend-of-urdu-amp-english/articleshow/57366802.cms\|title=Osmania University first to teach in blend of Urdu & English}}</ref> As of 2012, the university hosts 3,700 international students from more than 80 nations.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/osmania-tells-foreign-students-to-keep-off-drugs/286849-62-131.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902082400/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/osmania-tells-foreign-students-to-keep-off-drugs/286849-62-131.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 September 2012\|title=Hyderabad: Osmania University tells foreign students to keep off drugs \|publisher=ibnlive.in.com\|access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref>

	The O.U. is one of the [[List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment\|largest university systems in the world]] with over 300,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. The [[Osmania Medical College]] was once a part of the O.U. System.<ref>{{cite web\|title=About OMC\|url=http://osmaniamedicalcollege.org/about-omc/\|publisher=Osmania Medical College\|access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> However, it is now under the supervision of [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Modi-accorded-warm-welcome-in-Telangana/article14558605.ece\|title=Modi accorded warm welcome in Telangana\|date=8 August 2016\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Telangana-starts-disaffiliation-of-colleges-under-NTR-health-university/articleshow/50940157.cms\|title=Telangana starts disaffiliation of colleges under NTR health university\|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oneindia.com/hyderabad/warangal-prison-will-now-host-a-university-2159032.html\|title=Warangal prison will now host a university\|date=21 July 2016}}</ref>		The O.U. is one of the [[List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment\|largest university systems in the world]] with over 300,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. The [[Osmania Medical College]] was once a part of the O.U. System.<ref>{{cite web\|title=About OMC\|url=http://osmaniamedicalcollege.org/about-omc/\|publisher=Osmania Medical College\|access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> However, it is now under the supervision of [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Modi-accorded-warm-welcome-in-Telangana/article14558605.ece\|title=Modi accorded warm welcome in Telangana\|date=8 August 2016\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Telangana-starts-disaffiliation-of-colleges-under-NTR-health-university/articleshow/50940157.cms\|title=Telangana starts disaffiliation of colleges under NTR health university\|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oneindia.com/hyderabad/warangal-prison-will-now-host-a-university-2159032.html\|title=Warangal prison will now host a university\|date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
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	*[[National Institute of Nutrition]]		*[[National Institute of Nutrition]]
	*[[City College Hyderabad]]		*[[City College Hyderabad]]
	*[[Center For Stem Cell Science, Hyderabad]]		*Center For Stem Cell Science, Hyderabad
	*Anwar Ul Uloom College, Hyderabad		*Anwar Ul Uloom College, Hyderabad
	*PGRR center for distance education		*PGRR center for distance education
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	* [[Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology]]		* [[Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology]]
	* [[Deccan College of Engineering and Technology]]		* [[Deccan College of Engineering and Technology]]
	* Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College		* [[Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College]]
	* [[Methodist College of Engineering and Technology]]		* [[Methodist College of Engineering and Technology]]
	* [[Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women]]		* [[Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women]]
	* [[Vasavi College of Engineering]]		* [[Vasavi College of Engineering]]
	* [[Matrusri Engineering College]]
	* [[Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology]]		* [[Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology]]
	* [[Neil Gogte Institute of Technology]]
	* [[Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering and Technology]]
	* [[ISL Engineering College\|Islamia Engineering College]]		* [[ISL Engineering College\|Islamia Engineering College]]
			* Neil Gogte Institute of Technology
			* Keshav Memorial Engineering College

	===Departments===		===Departments===

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{{Short description|Public state university in Hyderabad, Telangana}}
{{Redirect|Osmania}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox university
| image_name = Osmania University Logo.png
| name = Osmania University
| city = [[Tarnaka, Hyderabad]]
| native_name =
| state = [[Telangana]]
| country = India
| motto =
| mottoeng = Lead us from Darkness to Light
| established = {{Start date|1918}}
| campus = Urban
| address =
| students = 23,368<ref name="OU">{{cite web |title=University Student Enrollment Details |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=36&Unitype=2 |website=ugc.ac.in |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
| undergrad = 10,308<ref name="OU"/>
| postgrad = 9,325<ref name="OU"/>
| doctoral = 2,615<ref name="OU"/>
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| founder = [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]
| chancellor = [[Governor of Telangana]]
| vice_chancellor = {{plainlist|
* Prof. D Ravinder Yadav
}}
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]
| website = {{url|http://www.osmania.ac.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:Hydari_ViceChancellor_InaugurationArtsCollege-OsmaniaUni_1937.jpeg|thumb| The Nizam [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]] at the inauguration of "Osmania University Arts College", c. 1937.|alt=]]
'''Osmania University''' is a [[collegiate university|collegiate]] [[Public university|public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] located in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India. The university was founded by and named after [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], the 7th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] in 1918.<ref name="R.L.Geiger">{{cite book| title=Curriculum, accreditation, and coming of age of higher education| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mc4gszrwUBQC&q=formation+osmania+university&pg=PA154| pages=154–155| author=Roger L. Geiger| publisher=Transaction Publishers| isbn=978-1-4128-1031-9| year=2009| access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref> It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile [[Hyderabad State|Kingdom of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/InfoAct/Item01.pdf |title=H.E.H. Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913214921/http://www.osmania.ac.in/InfoAct/Item01.pdf |archive-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.oucde.ac.in/abcde00.htm History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222085632/http://oucde.ac.in/abcde00.htm |date=22 February 2008 }} oucde.ac.in</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=n93-1132 |title=INSA |publisher=Insaindia.org |access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> It was the first Indian university to have [[Urdu language|Urdu]] as a medium of instruction<ref name="R.L.Geiger"/> — but with [[English language|English]] as a compulsory subject.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/osmania-university-first-to-teach-in-blend-of-urdu-amp-english/articleshow/57366802.cms|title=Osmania University first to teach in blend of Urdu & English}}</ref> As of 2012, the university hosts 3,700 international students from more than 80 nations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/osmania-tells-foreign-students-to-keep-off-drugs/286849-62-131.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902082400/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/osmania-tells-foreign-students-to-keep-off-drugs/286849-62-131.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2012|title=Hyderabad: Osmania University tells foreign students to keep off drugs |publisher=ibnlive.in.com|access-date=1 September 2012}}</ref>

The O.U. is one of the [[List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment|largest university systems in the world]] with over 300,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. The [[Osmania Medical College]] was once a part of the O.U. System.<ref>{{cite web|title=About OMC|url=http://osmaniamedicalcollege.org/about-omc/|publisher=Osmania Medical College|access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> However, it is now under the supervision of [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Modi-accorded-warm-welcome-in-Telangana/article14558605.ece|title=Modi accorded warm welcome in Telangana|date=8 August 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Telangana-starts-disaffiliation-of-colleges-under-NTR-health-university/articleshow/50940157.cms|title=Telangana starts disaffiliation of colleges under NTR health university|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/hyderabad/warangal-prison-will-now-host-a-university-2159032.html|title=Warangal prison will now host a university|date=21 July 2016}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Hyderabad_City_IB1142.jpg|thumb|Students dressed in ''[[sherwani]]'' at the University College of Arts, c. 1939–1945.]]
[[File:Dr._Vijayam,_professor_at_Osmania_University,_Hyderabad,_India,_1973_(16444420594).jpg|thumb|[[B. E. Vijayam]] addresses students with the arts college in the background, c. 1973.]]
The Osmania University was brought into existence in 1918 through a ''[[firman]]'' of ''[[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]'', the last [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. The need for a university in Hyderabad State was felt for a long time, and in 1917, [[Akbar Hydari|Sir Akbar Hydari]], in a memorandum to the Education Minister, emphasized the need to establish a university with [[Urdu]] as the medium of instruction "as it is the language of the widest currency in India".
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ou-architect-was-nizams-emissary-before-merger/articleshow/58323078.cms|title=OU architect was Nizam's emissary before merger|date=23 April 2017|first=Syed|last=Akbar|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>

After independence and the [[Indian annexation of Hyderabad|accession of Hyderabad State]] in 1948, the university fell under the purview of the state government. English replaced Urdu as the medium of instruction, and the Nizam's crown was also removed from the university seal.

== Seal ==
The original seal featured the Nizam's crown as the crest, along with the phrase ''Noorun Ala Noor''. It also contained the [[hadith]], "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/220117/dispute-over-logo-at-hyderabads-osmania-university.html|title=Dispute over logo at Hyderabad's Osmania University|date=22 January 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref>

The present emblem contains inscriptions in Telugu and Sanskrit. The new logo has the Urdu letter Ain in between.[[File:OsmaniaUniv PostalStamp.jpg|right|thumb|The university postage stamp released by the government of India on 15 March 1969]]

==Campus==
[[File:OsmaniaUnivArtsCollege.JPG|thumb|The University College of Arts and Social Sciences has an architectural heritage structure similar to [[Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan|College of Sultan Hassan]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/14/stories/2011021462500400.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519180448/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/14/stories/2011021462500400.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=19 May 2011| title=A slice of Egypt in Hyderabad| date=14 February 2011| access-date=12 December 2011| work=[[The Hindu]]| location=Chennai, India}}</ref>|alt=]]
The Main campus is a chief intellectual centre in Hyderabad, and its [[List of Osmania University people|alumni and faculty members]] include many distinguished individuals, including former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]. Admission to Main campus departments of Genetics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering, Management, and Law is highly competitive.<ref name="PV Narasimha Rao">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328162710/http://pmindia.nic.in/pm_rao.htm |title=P. V. Narasimha Rao – A Profile |work=Indian PM's official website |archive-date=28 March 2009 |url-status=dead|url=http://pmindia.nic.in/pm_rao.htm }}</ref> The state government has appointed Prof S.Ramachandram as vice chancellor of the University. The University is accredited by the NAAC with an 'A<sup>+</sup>' Grade and conferred with the status of 'University with Potential for Excellence' by the UGC, New Delhi.<ref name="Ranking of OU">{{cite news |url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/Pressnote-OU6thRanking.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610003727/http://www.osmania.ac.in/Pressnote-OU6thRanking.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 June 2012 |title=Osmania University ranked 6th among top ten universities |access-date=21 August 2012 }}</ref>

The University Colleges are located within the main campus of the university. There are eight such colleges: the University College of Arts and Social Sciences, [[University College of Commerce & Business Management]], University College of Technology, [[University College of Engineering, Osmania University|University College of Engineering]], University College of Law, University College of Science, Institute of Advance Study in Education, and PG College of Physical Education. The university offers courses in Humanities, Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Commerce and Business Management, Information Technology and Oriental Languages. In 2001, Osmania was awarded five-star status by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission, part of the Government of India.<ref>{{cite news |author=Team indiaresultszone.com |url=http://indiaresultszone.com/ranking.html |title=Ranking of University | India |publisher=Indiaresultszone.com |date=25 November 2007 |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605010942/http://indiaresultszone.com/ranking.html |archive-date=5 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The university has a campus of nearly 1600 acres (6 km<sup>2</sup>) with 300,000 students (counting all the campuses, constituent affiliated colleges and district centres) making it one of the largest higher education systems in India. Nearly 5000 faculty and staff are employed at Osmania.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Osmania University|url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/new/index-more.htm|publisher=Osmania University|access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> It attracts students from across the nation as well as from other countries.<ref>{{cite news|author=Aarti Dhar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3640561.ece |title=News / National : Still a small global campus |work=The Hindu|date=15 July 2012 |access-date=21 August 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

== Organisation and administration ==
[[File:OsmaniaUniv EnggCollege.jpg|right|thumb|[[University College of Engineering, Osmania University]] is one of the top 15 engineering schools in the country<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ghrdc.org/pdfs/overall_results11.pdf |title=Overall Ranking of Top Engineering Colleges |access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article3672257.ece |title=Cities / Hyderabad : Osmania University computer science students placed high |work=The Hindu|date=23 July 2012 |access-date=21 August 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>]]

===Constituent colleges===
Osmania University is a confederation of university colleges, constituent colleges, and affiliated colleges. The constituent colleges of the university includes:<ref>{{cite web |title=Osmania University Constituent Colleges |url=https://www.osmania.ac.in/academics-consticolleges.php |website=osmania.ac.in |access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
*[[Nizam College]]
*Post Graduate College of Law, Basheerbhagh
*[[University College for Women, Koti]]
*University College of Science, Saifabad
*University Post Graduate College, Secunderabad

===Other Autonomous Centers===
*[[Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers]], Hyderabad
*[[Indian Council of Social Science Research]], Hyderabad
*Center For Plant Molecular Biology
*Center For Indian Ocean Studies
*Japal-Rangapur Observatory
*Research and Training Unit in Navigational Electronics
*Regional Center For Urban and Environmental Studies
*[[National Institute of Nutrition]]
*[[City College Hyderabad]]
*[[Center For Stem Cell Science, Hyderabad]]
*Anwar Ul Uloom College, Hyderabad
*PGRR center for distance education

===Affiliated engineering colleges===
The affiliated engineering colleges of the university are scattered in [[Telangana]](mainly [[GHMC]] area) and offer various undergraduate and post-graduate engineering courses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges List Under Osmania University|url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/ALLCOLLEGES2010.htm|publisher=Osmaina University|access-date=1 October 2013}}</ref>
The affiliated engineering colleges include (in no particular order):
* [[Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology]]
* [[Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[Deccan College of Engineering and Technology]]
* Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College
* [[Methodist College of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women]]
* [[Vasavi College of Engineering]]
* [[Matrusri Engineering College]]
* [[Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[Neil Gogte Institute of Technology]]
* [[Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering and Technology]]
* [[ISL Engineering College|Islamia Engineering College]]

===Departments===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
; College of Arts and Social Sciences
* Ancient history, culture & Archeology
* Arabic
* Communication & Journalism
* Economics
* English
* French
* German
* Hindi
* History
* Islamic Studies
* Kannada
* Library & Information Science
* Linguistics
* Marathi
* Persian
* Philosophy
* Political Science
* Psychology
* Public Administration
* Russian
* Sanskrit
* Sociology
* Tamil
* Telugu
* Urdu
* Theatre Arts

; College of Commerce and Business Management
* Commerce
* Business Management

; College of Engineering
* Biomedical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
*Electronics and Electrical Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Automobile Engineering
* Production Engineering
{{col-2}}
; College of Law
* Law

; College of Science
* Astronomy
* Biochemistry
* Biotechnology
* Botany
* Computer Science
* Chemistry
* Environmental Science
* Forensic Science
* Genetics
* Geochemistry
* Geography
* Geo-informatics
* Geology
* Geophysics
* Mathematics
* Microbiology
* Physics
* Statistics
* Zoology

; College of Technology
* Chemical Engineering
* Chemical Technology
* Materials Science & Technology
* Biochemical Engineering
* Biotechnology
* Textile Technology
* Food Technology
* Pharmacy

; Institute of Advanced Study in Education
* Education
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[[File:Main_Entrance_CBIT.png|thumb|[[Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology]] is affiliated to the Osmania University]]
[[File:OsmaniaUniv LawCollege.jpg|thumb|The College of Law is one of the top 15 law schools in the country<ref>{{cite news |url=http://barandbench.com/brief/2/2512/outlook-rankings-nalsar-hyderabad-ranked-the-best-law-school-in-the-country-followed-by-nlsiu-bangalore-and-nliu-bhopal |title=Outlook Rankings: NALSAR, Hyderabad ranked the best law school in the country; followed by NLSIU, Bangalore and NLIU, Bhopal |publisher=Barandbench.com |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117144619/http://barandbench.com/brief/2/2512/outlook-rankings-nalsar-hyderabad-ranked-the-best-law-school-in-the-country-followed-by-nlsiu-bangalore-and-nliu-bhopal |archive-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>]]

==Academics==
===Admissions===
Osmania is a non-profit university which is funded and managed by the government. Admissions into the Bachelor of Engineering, Masters and Doctoral programs in main campus is on a merit basis, evaluated by national entrance examinations ([[Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test|EAMCET]], [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]], BCFSBTGMES-N&D, TSLAWCET, O.U. PhD Entrance Exam etc.) for each of the courses offered.

===Library===
[[File:OsmaniaUniv Library.jpg|thumb|The University Library|left]]
The University Library is the main library of the university and it was founded in 1918 along with the university. It has close to 500,000 books and more than 6000 manuscripts, which includes rare palm leave manuscripts. It also has various journals, government documents, etc. The main library coordinates a library system, which connects the libraries in the entire campus and other constituent college libraries.<ref>{{cite web|title=University Library|url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/new/studentsup-Library.htm|publisher=Osmania University|access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Parasa">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/180519/osmania-university-renames-library-after-dr-b-r-ambedkar.html|title=Osmania University renames library after Dr B R Ambedkar|last=Parasa|first=Rajeswari|date=18 May 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Ramu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/pil-against-changing-name-of-osmania-varsity-library/article27527857.ece|title=PIL against changing name of Osmania varsity library|last=Ramu|first=Marri|date=6 June 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=14 September 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Rankings ===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| QS_INDIA_2020 = 32
| QS_A_2020 = 301–350
| THE_W_2020 = 801–1000
| THES_A_2021 = 251–300
| THES_E_2021 = 201–250
| NIRF_U_2020 = 29
|QS_W_2022=1001–1200}}
Osmania University has ranked 1001–1200 in the world by the [[QS World University Rankings]] of 2022,<ref name="Rankings_QS_W_2022" /> 301–350 among universities in Asia category by the QS Asia Ranking 2020<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2020" /> and ranked on 32 in QS India Ranking in 2020.<ref name="Rankings_QS_INDIA_2020" />
The ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' ranked it 801–1000 globally in the 2020 ranking<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2020/> 251–300 in Asia in 2021<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2021/> and 251–300 among Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2021/>
The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 29 among universities in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020 />

==Research ==
The research activities are funded by various autonomous agencies of the government of India. Foreign students are also admitted to the university via UFRO (University Foreign Relations Office) that allots admissions with minimum criteria. Indian students living overseas [[Non-resident Indian]] are also admitted through UFRO that are usually ineligible to get admissions via the entrance exams quota.

==Notable alumni and faculty==
{{main|List of Osmania University people}}
Notable alumni of Osmania University include major politicians of India, including 9th [[Prime Minister of India]] [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]<ref name="PV Narasimha Rao"/> and [[Jaipal Reddy]], cabinet minister, 16th and last Chief Minister of united [[Andhra Pradesh]] with [[Telangana]] [[Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy]], current CEO Adobe systems [[Shantanu Narayen]] and senior advocate [[Subodh Markandeya]]. Other alumni includes former Indian Cricket team captain [[Mohammed Azharuddin]], cricket commentator [[Harsha Bhogle]], novelist [[Venkatesh Kulkarni]], PDSU founder [[George Reddy]], former Union Home Minister [[Shivraj Patil]], former Governor of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] [[Yaga Venugopal Reddy]], chemist [[Garikapati Narahari Sastry]], Metallurgist and former Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University [[Patcha Ramachandra Rao]] and physicist [[Raziuddin Siddiqui]]. [[Rakesh Sharma]], cosmonaut and the first Indian to travel in space, was a graduate of Osmania.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nizam College fete from tomorrow|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/19/stories/2008021958240200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304010048/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/19/stories/2008021958240200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2008|access-date=1 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 February 2008}}</ref> [[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria|Karan Bilimoria]], founder of [[Cobra Beer]], Member of the [[House of Lords]], and the seventh Chancellor of the [[University of Birmingham]] earned his [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from Osmania in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lord Bilimoria appointed as Chancellor of the University of Birmingham|url=http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2014/05/lord-bilimoria.aspx|publisher=Birmingham University|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> [[Rafi Ahmed]], a well-known virologist and immunologist graduated from Osmania University in 1968.

Notable former faculty members of the university include [[Bhadriraju Krishnamurti]], Dravidianist and linguist, and founder of linguistics department at the university, physicist [[Suri Bhagavantam]], and linguist [[Masud Husain Khan]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}.

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.osmania.ac.in/}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/OsmaniaUniversityhyderabad Osmania University] on [[Facebook]]
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