University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
The University of Hyderabad (UoH) also known as Hyderabad Central University (HCU), is one of the leading Public Research universities in India, which is largely devoted to postgraduate and doctoral studies. Founded in 1974, Prof. Gurbaksh Singh was its first Vice Chancellor.[1] In 2012, the University is ranked seventh, ahead of the Indian Institute of Science, as published by India Today.
With 46 different Departments and Centres organized in 11 Schools of study, latest addition to the schools list is the School of Economics ( inaugurated on 22 october 2012)the University has over 400 faculty and about 5000 students. The University offers close to 150 different programmes of study ranging from doctoral studies to Masters level degrees, as well as a range of post graduate diplomas and short term courses through the distance mode. It also has an innovative 5-year Integrated Masters Programme.
The University hosts an ever increasing number of foreign scholars. UoH has built up a reputation for providing high quality academic training, and has been recognized through a number of awards: PURSE, given by the Prime Minister of India, a grading of A, which is the highest, by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The University is counted among the top 100 in Asia in many of its academic areas of study. These include the Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Medical Science, Engineering Science, the Social Sciences, the Humanities, and the Arts, Fine Arts, Media Studies and Communication, in addition to more recent efforts in areas such as Folklore Studies, Health Psychology, Dalit Studies, Women’s Studies, Neural and Cognitive Sciences.
The faculty of the UoH have been recipients of major national and international awards- the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize of the CSIR, the Ramon Magasaysay Award, the J C Bose Fellowship of the DST, the Humboldt Prize, the TWAS Awards, the British Council, Commonwealth and Fulbright awards, and the Padma Awards of the Government of India also nominated for Marie Curie People in Specific Subject.
Several of UH faculty also belong to major national and international Academies - the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), the National Academy of Sciences of India (NASI), the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), the Sahitya Akademi, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS).
The entire campus has 24 hours surveillance system and is connected on 1 Gbit/s NKN connectivity, Wi-fi enabled and this facilitates networking, vital for sustaining academic activity. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Library at the University has a collection of more than 350 000 books and other reference material and subscribes to about 600 foreign journals and 18,000 online journals and 10 online databases. This fully computerized Library with special software for visually-challenged students operates through the week.
A number of Institutions find their home on our campus. These include the C R Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (AIMSCS), the Association of Management Development Institutions of South Asia (AMDISA) and the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS). A cluster of neighbouring institutions contribute to the academic environment. These include the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), and the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB)
The University of Hyderabad has 10 Schools of Study -
- Mathematics & Computer/Information Sciences,
- Physics,
- Chemistry,
- Life Sciences,
- Humanities,
- Social Sciences,
- Management Studies,
- Sarojini Naidu School of Perfoming Arts,
- Fine Arts & Communication,
- Engineering Sciences & Technology and
- Medical Sciences.
CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
India
Pin Code: 500046
Telephone: +91-40-3010500, 23010121, 23010245
Fax: +91-40-23010145 / 23011090
Official Website / Institution home page: uohyd.ernet.in
Email: prr@uohyd.ernet.in / vigad@uohyd.ernet.in
