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.
Osmania University Key Statistics & Highlights
- #1201 Ranking
- 49 Scholarships
- 317 Academic Staff
- 12,584 Students
- 378 Students (int'l)
- 4,908 Students (female)
- Public Institution Type
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Osmania University Student Reviews & Awards
Based on 11 reviews
- 5 Star 3 Reviews
- 4 Star 4 Reviews
- 3 Star 4 Reviews
- 2 Star 0 Reviews
- 1 Star 0 Reviews
My experience
It was great experience with the university where I have completed my graduation.
It was good overall
My 1st year was great year in college cause it has all the senior and experienced teachers but when I got into 2nd year the management started to collapse and for me it didn't effected much cause I can study by myself without good teachers.
Overall It was a pretty Ordinary College
It is a very old state university, Education wise it is better than other universities in hyderabad.
Osmania University Rankings
Study Portals Meta Ranking
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QS World University Rankings
By TopUniversities
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
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3 year trend QS World University Rankings
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1201 | 1201 | 1201 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
World University Rankings
By Times Higher Education
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
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3 year trend World University Rankings
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1201 | - | 1201 |
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Best Global Universities Rankings
By U.S. News & World Report
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
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3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| 2001 | - | - |
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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.
Accreditation
Osmania University is re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (an Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission) as 'A+' Grade University.