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Founded in 1917 by the VIIth Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawwab Mir Osman Ali Khan, Osmania University is the seventh oldest institution of higher learning in India, the third oldest in southern India and the first to be established in the erstwhile princely State of Hyderabad. Throughout its existence of almost nine decades, it has shown remarkable progress and sustained an integrated development of all faculties. It has made significant contribution to the academic, social and economic development of not only the region but to the nation as a whole. Its alumni have distinguished themselves nationally and internationally in various spheres of life and are spread far and wide around the world.
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With a sprawling campus of nearly 1600 acres (6 km˛) and buildings of majestic beauty and architectural splendor, Osmania University is perhaps the symbol of the largest higher education system in the Country. With its strong reputation, the University has always attracted students from all acorss the nation as well as from various other countries. It is the 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,Medicine, Technology, Commerce and Business Management, Information Technology and Oriental Languages.The University’s strategic planning, teaching-and-learning policies and research direction have always emphasized respect for the concerns of the society and the need to address the issues that challenge it.
The College of Engineering (OUCE), established in 1929, offers B.E, M.E and Ph.D programs in various streams. It is an autonomous college and arguably the best engineering college in Andhra Pradesh. An affiliation with the IIT is suggested due to its achievements and excellent academic pursuits.
In the year 2001, Osmania University had the distinction of being awarded the five-star status by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission, part of the Government of India.
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