University of Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad
MottoSā vidya ya vimuktaye
Motto in English
"Education results in liberation."
TypePublic Central Research Institute
Established1974; 50 years ago (1974)
ChancellorL. Narasimha Reddy
Vice-ChancellorBasuthkar J. Rao[1]
Students5,000[2]
Location
Gachibowli, Hyderabad
,
Telangana
,
India

17°27′36″N 78°19′55″E / 17.4599791°N 78.3320099°E / 17.4599791; 78.3320099
CampusUrban
Affiliations
Websitewww.uohyd.ac.in
University of Hyderabad is located in Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad
Location in University of Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad is located in Telangana
University of Hyderabad
Location in Telangana
University of Hyderabad is located in India
University of Hyderabad
Location in India
University of Hyderabad is located in Asia
University of Hyderabad
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University of Hyderabad is located in Earth
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The University of Hyderabad (IAST: Hydarābād visvavidyālayamu) is a public central research university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Founded in 1974, this mostly residential campus has more than 5,000 students and 400 faculty, from several disciplines.[2] The governor of the state of Telangana is ex-officio the chief rector of the university, while the President of India is the visitor to the university.

The university was established along the lines of the Six-Point Formula of 1973. The first vice-chancellor of the university was Banaras Hindu University organic chemist Gurbaksh Singh, from 1974 to 1979. Shri B D Jatti was the first chancellor of the university.

In January 2015, the University of Hyderabad received the Visitor's Award for the Best Central University in India, awarded by the President of India.[3]

The university is located in Gachibowli, on 2300-odd acres. The campus is rich in flora and fauna, home to over 734 flower plants, ten species of mammals, fifteen species of reptiles,[4] and 220 species of birds.[5]

The university is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE)[6] by the University Grants Commission (UGC) through the UGC (Declaration of Government Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017 for public institutions[7]

  1. ^ "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities: Ministry of education". The Times of India 13:29 IST. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "About University of Hyderabad". University of Hyderabad. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ UoH is India's best Central varsity
  4. ^ "Land alienation threatens University of Hyderabad's flora and fauna". Times of India. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Ebird hotspot - University of Hyderabad". EBird. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ Werner, Jon M.; Anderson, Valerie; Nimon, Kim (14 February 2019). "Human Resource Development Quarterly and human resource development: Past, present, and future". Human Resource Development Quarterly. 30 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1002/hrdq.21340. ISSN 1044-8004.
  7. ^ Sridharan, E.; Vaishnav, Milan (18 May 2017), "Election Commission of India", Rethinking Public Institutions in India, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oso/9780199474370.003.0011, ISBN 978-0-19-947437-0