Osmania University

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Osmania University
Motto in English
Lead us from Darkness to Light
TypePublic
Established1918; 106 years ago (1918)
FounderMir Osman Ali Khan
Accreditation
Academic affiliations
ChancellorGovernor of Telangana
Vice-ChancellorProf. Kumar Moglaram Senior Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Academic staff
445[1]
Students10,280[1]
Undergraduates1,989[1]
Postgraduates5,091[1]
3,200[1]
Address
Osmania University Main road, Amberpet
,
Tarnaka, Secunderabad, Hyderabad
,
Telangana
,
India

17°24′40″N 78°31′44″E / 17.411°N 78.529°E / 17.411; 78.529
CampusUrban
Websitewww.osmania.ac.in
Osmania University is located in Hyderabad
Osmania University
Location in Osmania University
Osmania University is located in Telangana
Osmania University
Location in Telangana
Osmania University is located in India
Osmania University
Location in India
Osmania University is located in Asia
Osmania University
Location in Asia
Osmania University is located in Earth
Osmania University
Location in Earth

Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, issued a firman calling for its creation on 29 August 1917.[2] It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile Kingdom of Hyderabad.[3][4][5] It was the first Indian university to use Urdu as a language of instruction,[2] although with English as a compulsory subject.[6] As of 2012, the university hosts 3,700 international students from more than 80 nations.[7]

Osmania is one of the 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 Osmania University System.[8] However, it is now under the supervision of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences.[9][10][11]

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  3. ^ "H.E.H. Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ^ History Archived 22 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine oucde.ac.in
  5. ^ "INSA". Insaindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Osmania University first to teach in blend of Urdu & English". Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Hyderabad: Osmania University tells foreign students to keep off drugs". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  8. ^ "About OMC". Osmania Medical College. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Modi accorded warm welcome in Telangana". The Hindu. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Telangana starts disaffiliation of colleges under NTR health university". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Warangal prison will now host a university". 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.