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Osmania UniversityOsmania University is located in Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Osmania University, established in 1918, is the seventh oldest in India, the third oldest in south India and the first to be established in the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad. Throughout its existence of over eight decades, it has shown remarkable progress and sustained an integrated development of all faculties. It has significantly contributed to the academic and economic development of not only the region but also of the Country. Its alumni have distinguished themselves nationally and internationally in various spheres of life and are spread far and wide around the world. With a sprawling campus of nearly 1600 acres (6 km²) and buildings of majestic beauty and architectural splendor, Osmania University, is perhaps, the largest higher education system in the Country. It is a home to nearly 300,000 students pursuing their higher studies in its Campus, Constituent, Affiliated Colleges and District Centres. Its faculty and staff number nearly 5000. It is a multi-faculty and multidisciplinary university, offering rich and varied courses in the fields of Humanities, Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Engineering, Technology, Commerce and Business Management, Information Technology and Oriental Languages. The University’s strategic planning, teaching-and-learning policies and research direction have always emphasized respect for the concerns of the society and the need to address the issues that challenge it. In the year 2001, Osmania University had the distinction of being awarded the FIVE STAR status by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission, Government of India. External Link Notable alumni Academia Syed Ali Mohammed Khusro, Economist, Director, Reserve Bank of India, and Indian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany Qari Syed Kaleemullah Husaini, Scholar of Persian and Qur'anic Sciences Muhammad Hamidullah, Diplomat, Scholar of Arabic and Islamic Jurisprudence Haroon Khan Sherwani, Historian and Philosopher Syed Vahiduddin, Philosopher and Literary Critic Politics and Government P.V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi, Member of Parliament
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