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Osmania University (OU)

Osmania University (OU) is a recognised university in India. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityHyderabad
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Languages & Linguistics; Medicine & Health Sciences
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) of India — established 1953, formally constituted by UGC Act 1956 — apex statutory body for HE. Plus specialised regulators: AICTE (technical), NMC (medical, replaced MCI 2020), ICAR (agricultural), BCI (law), NCTE (teaching), PCI (pharmacy). NIRF rankings since 2015. HEI classifications: Central Universities, State Universities, Deemed-to-be Universities, Private Universities, Institutes of National Importance (IITs/IIMs/NITs/AIIMS/IISERs/IIITs).
Official websitehttp://www.osmania.ac.in
Accreditation registryhttps://www.ugc.gov.in/
Founded 1918 (chartered by Mir Osman Ali Khan — 7th Nizam of Hyderabad; SEVENTH OLDEST modern Indian university; FIRST Urdu-medium Indian university). Founded 1918 by MIR OSMAN ALI KHAN — 7th Nizam of Hyderabad State (then largest Indian princely state under British paramountcy). SEVENTH OLDEST modern Indian university. FIRST Urdu-medium Indian university. Switched to English-medium after 1948 Indian Union annexation of Hyderabad State. ~3,00,000+ students across 900+ affiliated colleges. 13 faculties on 1,300-acre campus.
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