Osmania University Profile

Osmania University, established in 1917, 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. Through out its existence of over ten decades, it has shown remarkable progress and sustained an integrated development of all faculties. It has significantly contributed to the academic and economic development of not only the region but also of the country. Its alumni have distinguished themselves nationally and internationally in various spheres of life and are spread far and wide around the world.

The University has a vision of developing, enhancing, and improving the quality of human resources to meet the challenges of regional, national and global socio-economic changes. It's mission is to achieve excellence in teaching and research and to create opportunities for the students to contribute to the national and regional development.

Osmania University is re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (an Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission) as 'A+' Grade University.

The University with

12	Faculties
56	Departments
345	Teaching staff
1022	Non-Teaching staff
358	Teaching staff (Contract Basis)
203	Non Teaching staff (Time Scale)
786	Non Teaching staff (Contract Basis)
853	Outsourcing

The University offers

80	UG Programmes
65	PG courses
21	Diploma Programmes
62	Ph.D. Programmes
15	Certificate Programmes

The University spread over in 1300 Acres with

8	Campus colleges
4	Constituent Colleges
5	District PG Colleges (Siddipet, Jogipet, Mirzapur, Narsapur & Vikarabad)
16	Research Centres
9	Academic Centres, and a knowledge hub i.e., Library with 5.5 lakh books and 5500 rare manuscripts

The University is the largest affiliated University of Asia with

720	Affiliated colleges with an enrollment of 3.2 lakh students
1088	Foreign Students from 64 countries

Faculty and Staff Statistics

Senior Professors	33
Professors	125
Emeritus Professors	02
Adjunct Professors	02
Professor of Practice	04
Associate Professors	55
Assistant Professors	132

University Non-teaching Staff

Permanent	1022
Temporary	786

Number of Ph.D's awarded (previous academic year):

Faculty	Total
Arts	564
Commerce	218
Education	76
Engineering/Technology	142
Informatics	--
Law	2
Management	367
Oriental Languages	5
Science	1191
Social Sciences	443
Pharmacy	31

Number of Research papers / Books published by University teachers( previous academic year)

No. of Research Papers published (in Scopus Database)	773
No. of Books published	95