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University of Hyderabad
The University of Hyderabad, a premier institution of post graduate teaching and research was established on 2nd October, 1974 as a Central University. It is financed wholly by the University Grants Commission. 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.
The University is primarily a post-graduate research university. UoH conducts its own entrance examinations for all courses during the months of May–June each year and interviews in the month of May annually. The University offers Integrated M.Sc, M.A, MSc, M.F.A, M.Tech, M.B.A, M.C.A, M.Phil and Ph.D degrees. Admissions to UoH are highly competitive. The University follows the positive-discrimination reservation system as per University Grants Commission of India guidelines.
The university library is a central facility to support teaching and research activities of the University. This present library building was inaugurated by his Excellency late Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then Vice President of India, on 21 October 1988 and named after late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Schools of Study in University of Hyderabad
The University has Twelve Schools of Study: Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Management Studies, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, Engineering Sciences & Technology, Medical Sciences, Economics and Computer/Information Sciences. While some Schools are single-discipline Schools, others have Departments and Centres attached to them. There has been a special emphasis on promoting inter-school and inter disciplinary teaching and research in the University.
- School of Mathematics and Statistics
- School of Physics
- School of Chemistry
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Humanities
- School of Social Sciences
- Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication
- School of Management Studies
- School of Medical Sciences
- School of Engineering Sciences & Technology
- School of Economics
- School of Computer and Information Sciences
Research in University of Hyderabad
The university is a public research university with high research activity in every department, awarding about 300 doctorates each year. The university receives research funding from UGC, CSIR, DST, DBT, FIST and other funding agencies. The university is known for high quality research output from faculty and students in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Contact Details
University of Hyderabad
Prof. C.R Rao Road
P.O. Central University
Hyderabad - 500 046, Telangana State, India