Osmania University Infrastructure Details & Reviews ,Tarnaka, Hyderabad

Osmania University is one of the oldest universities in the country and was declared a university on 29 August 1917. The university focuses on building an infrastructure which is suitable for all sections of students. The infrastructure of the university is maintained and upgraded from time to time. The university offers all the basic and additional facilities such as a well-stocked library, sports facilities for indoor and outdoor games, affordable and safe hostels with mess facilities, medical facilities and an auditorium. The university ensures that the campus is well-furnished and spacious, and provides a comfortable space for the students. 

Osmania University Campus Highlights 

Osmania University, being one of the oldest universities in India, is not only known for academic excellence but also for a well-developed infrastructure. The university is spread across 1300 acres of area and is located at Amberpet, Hyderabad. The university has several hostels as it focuses on meeting the needs of all categories of students, including those from rural areas.  A few details are provided in the table below, and for more information on the infrastructure facilities, scroll below:

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Osmania University Hostel & Residential Facilities

Osmania University has 22 hostels and 15 messes functioning under the administrative and financial control of the concerned College Principals. The Chief Warden Office of the university was established in 1918. The hostels and messes were later attached to the respective colleges, resulting in the decentralisation of the Chief Warden's Office. The names of the hostels and the respective colleges are given below:

• New Godavari, C ( Kaveri ), Maneru & B (Krishnaveni) under the control of Chief Warden, Hostels & Messes, OU.
• Old PG and NRS Hostels under the control of Principal, UCA & SS, OU.
• New PG Hostel under the control of Principal, UCS, OU.
• E-I Hostel under the control of Principal, UCL, OU.
• B.Ed. Hostel under the control of Principal, IASE, OU.
• E-II & New Sarayu Hostels under the control of Principal, Nizam College, Hyderabad.
• Manjeera Hostel under the control of Principal, UCC & BM, OU.
• CHW- I, CHW-II, CHW-III, CHW - IV & Ph.D. H&M under the control of the Director, Campus Hostels for Women.

The maintenance of the hostel buildings and General supervision is under the control of the General Warden. The day-to-day problems, such as restoration of the Electricity supply, sanitary works and Water supply to the Hostels, are looked into by the General Warden with the assistance of the Hostel staff. Other duties such as maintenance of the mess Dining Hall and supervision of the staff, preparation and submission of the mess bills in time are looked into by the Mess Warden. Presently, 43 permanent employees, 45 time-scale employees and 357 outsourcing personnel are working in the various Hostels & Messes. The sanitation work of the University Hostels and Messes is outsourced and entrusted to a private Agency.

Osmania University Academic and Research Facilities

Osmania University provides due recognition to the research activity. The university has established a Central Facilities for Research and Development on the campus to house facilities like the Central Instrumentation Lab, Information Technology and Communication Lab, etc. The building of the Central facility for research and development is spread across 54000 sq ft with all the amenities. A ramp is provided for the physically challenged. Academic activities like workshops, seminars, conferences, guest talks, popular lectures, and 'hands-on' experience training sessions are being conducted from time to time in this area only. 

There is a Central Instrumentation Lab, which contains sophisticated instruments like  FTIR, UV-VIS, Confocal Microscope, HPLC, AKTA, and Ultra Centrifuge. All these instruments are useful in chemical, molecular and spectral analysis. There is also a Scholar Computational lab, which gives a good opportunity to scholars to use the software needed for their research. Apart from these, there is an e-classroom facility which provides recording facilities of the activities available to the off-line learners. 

Osmania University Library

The university library is the main library of the campus and was founded in 1918. The library is spread across an area of 62000 sq ft. Osmania University library is stocked with 50,000 books and over 6,000 manuscripts, including real palm leaf manuscripts. The library has subscribed to over 400 periodicals and learned journals in various subjects. Apart from these, the library has 58,000 bound volumes of journals, 3,858 government documents, 272 files, 6428 manuscripts, 143 microfilms and 9 CD-ROMS. The library not only focuses on students, but also caters to the needs of Post-Graduate students, research scholars, faculty members, and other employees of the university who are enrolled as members and special members. The library brings out a monthly list of additions and conducts Book Exhibitions to celebrate appropriate occasions such as the United Nations Week, Literacy Day, etc.

Osmania University Sports Facilities

Osmania University has made adequate infrastructure facilities for both indoor as well as outdoor sports. The college organises indoor games such as table tennis, carrom, chess and badminton within the college premises. For students seeking to play outdoor games, there is a cricket ground, a football ground, a hockey ground, basketball courts, a volleyball court, a kho kho court, netball, a ball badminton court, handball courts, and enough space for other sports as well. There are Facilities for Soft Ball, Rugby, Base Ball, Taekwondo, Karate, Judo, Wrestling, etc. Apart from these, there is a synthetic athletic track and gymnasium. 

Places to visit in and around the Osmania University Campus

Osmania University campus is situated at Tarnaka, Hyderabad, which is close to many attractions such as Hussain Sagar Lake, Radhika Theatre, Birla Mandir and Peddamma Temple. Students can also explore other options such as the Salar Jung Museum, the Buddha Statue, Sri Ramakrishna Math, and the Revival Centre AG Church. The nearest metro to Osmania University College is Khairatabad. 

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