Osmania University is one of the country's most prestigious universities and one of the country's oldest. The University exists in Hyderabad, Telangana, in the contemporary region of the state. Osmania is one of India's top 50 universities. Osmania University is a member of the UGC, NAAC, and AIU. P.V. Narsimha Rao, the former Prime Minister of India, and Jaipal Reddy, the 16th and last Chief Minister of unified Andhra Pradesh, are among the University's prominent alumni.
Osmania University is a public state university in the Indian state of Telangana, with its headquarters in Hyderabad. It is the first institution to offer Urdu as a medium of instruction. Distance education programmes are also available at the University. Osmania University is the country's seventh oldest University and the third oldest in South India. The University has been recognized at both the national & international level for its notable achievements. The prestigious ranking agencies media survey such as MHRD NIRF, QS (Asia), QS(India), QS BRICS, India Today, Outlook, Times Higher Education (THE) world has been rewarded rankings for Osmania University in different categories.
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Ranking Agency |
Year |
Ranked at |
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NIRF |
2019 |
43 out of 100 |
|
Outlook – ICARE |
2019 |
42 out of 100 |
|
QS BRICS |
2019 |
141 |
|
QS (India) |
2020 |
34 |
|
QS (Asia) |
2019 |
#281-290 |
|
Times Higher Education World |
2020 |
#800 - 1000 |
Osmania University Notable Features
The following organisations have ranked Osmania University for the year 2020:
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Ranking Body |
Category |
Rank (2020) |
|
India Today |
Engineering |
31 |
|
Outlook |
Engineering |
30 |
|
The Week |
Best Universities |
29 |
|
NIRF |
Overall |
53 |
|
NIRF |
Engineering |
88 |
|
The Week |
MBA |
93 |
|
QS World University Rankings-India |
- |
33 |
Osmania University NIRF Ranking
The Ministry of HRD launched the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2015 to rank Indian institutions. Over the years, Osmania University succeeded in accomplishing NIRF Ranking due to various parameters. Check out the year-wise NIRF Ranking achieved by Osmania University given below.
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Year |
Rank |
Total score out of 100 |
|
2016 |
33 |
65.4 |
|
2017 |
38 |
45.52 |
|
2018 |
45 |
48.02 |
|
2019 |
43 |
49.86 |
The top ten universities in NIRF Category 2020 are shown below.
|
Rank |
Name |
NIRF Score |
|
1 |
IISc |
82.28 |
|
2 |
Jawaharlal Nehru University |
68.68 |
|
3 |
Banaras Hindu University |
64.55 |
|
4 |
University of Hyderabad |
61.85 |
|
5 |
Calcutta University |
60.87 |
|
6 |
Jadavpur University |
60.53 |
|
7 |
Anna University |
60.35 |
|
8 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
59.22 |
|
9 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
58.5 |
|
10 |
Savitribai Phule Pune University |
58.4 |
Osmania University OUTLOOK – ICARE Ranking 2020
Outlook – Osmania University was placed 42nd in India by ICARE India Rankings in 2019. The ranking of some universities and their overall ratings are shown in the table below.
|
Rank |
Name |
Overall Score (100) |
|
1 |
IIT Bombay |
96.52 |
|
2 |
IISC Bangalore |
96.08 |
|
3 |
IIT Madras |
95.68 |
|
4 |
IIT Delhi |
95.55 |
|
5 |
IIT Kharagpur |
95.46 |
|
6 |
IIT Kanpur |
95.21 |
|
7 |
IIT Roorkee |
94.59 |
|
8 |
University of Delhi |
91.93 |
|
9 |
IIT Guwahati |
90.7 |
|
10 |
Jadavpur University |
89.38 |
Osmania University QS World University Rankings 2020
Quacquarelli Symonds' QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings (QS). QS has also released a separate ranking list for universities worldwide and Asian and Indian universities.
The QS BRICS Ranking University ranking for Osmania University is 141 out of all the major universities in the world, #281 - 290th among Asian universities, and 34th among Indian universities.
Osmania University Times Higher Education Ranking 2020
Osmania University is ranked in the 801-1000 range by Times Higher Education Rankings for 2020. In the Times Higher Education Asia Ranking 2019, the Institute is ranked 251–300th. The Asia Ranking factors for Osmania University are listed here, along with numerical scores.
Osmania University Collaborations
Osmania University has signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with various government, defence, and private organisations for collaboration initiatives involving staff, student research, and academic activities. The following are some of the more well-known MoUs that the OU has signed:
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OU National Collaborations |
|
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Andhra Pradesh Aviation Academy |
National Institute of Nutrition |
|
Medwin Institute of Medical Science |
Dr Reddy's Foundation for Health Education |
|
SVP National Police Academy |
Genesis Solutions Pvt Ltd |
|
OU International Collaborations |
|
|
University of Western Australia |
University of Wyoming |
|
Tanner Humanities Centre, University of Utah |
Kansas State University, Manhattan |
|
University of Wales |
Washington University |
