Osmania University was established in the year 1918 and it is the seventh oldest university in India and third oldest university in South India and the first university in the city of Hyderabad. The university has achieved an integrated development in different faculties over the period of eight decades of its existence. It has donated not only to the educational development of the city of Hyderabad, but also to the economic improvement to the entire country.

The university is the largest education system in India and it is spread over a wide area of 1600 acres. Nearly 300000 students are pursuing higher studies in the different campuses and affiliated colleges of the university. List of Colleges affiliated to the university under different groups are given below:

Campus Colleges:

• College of Arts & Social Sciences

• College of Science

• College of Law

• College of Commerce & Business Mgnt.

• College of Engineering

• College of Technology

• College of Physical Education

• Institute of Advanced Study in Education

Constituent Colleges:

• University College for Women

• Nizam College

• PG College of Science , Saifabad

• PG College, Sec’bad

• PG College of Law, Basheerbagh

B.Ed Colleges:

• Institute of Advanced Study in Education

• Islamia College of Education

• Moghal College of Education

• College of Teacher Education

• St. Ann’s College of Edn.

• St. Alphonsa College of Edn.

• Nava Bharathi College of Education

• Shadan College of Edn.

• Panineeya Mahavidyala College of Edn. for women

• Gulam Ahmed College of Edn.

• Anwar Ul-Uloom College of Edn.

• Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy College of Education

• AES College of Education

• Adam College of Education

• Malla Reddy College of Education

• Global College of Education

• Presidency College of Education for Girls

• RGR Siddhanthi College of Education

• St. Mary’s College of Education

• Vignan College of Education

• Velangini College of Edn.

• Pasha Educational Training Institute

• Ramadevi College of Education

• David Memorial College of Education for Women

• Bharat College of Education

• Sri Indu College of Education

• MAK Azad College of Edn.

• Princeton College of Education

• Modern College of Education

• Pragati College of Education

• Lalitha College of Education

• Holy Trinity College of Education

• Holy Mary Tec. College of Edn.

• Siddhartha College of Education

• St. Judes’ College of Edn.

• Residency College of Education

• Mallareddy College of Education

• MNR Teacher Education College

• Scient College of Education

• Sri Vidya College of Education

• Pallavi College of Teacher Edn.

• Osmania Graduates’ Association & Exhibhition Society College of Education

• Einstein College of Education

• St. Anns’ College of Edn.

• Rabindranath College of Edn.

• St. George College of Education

• Vailankanni College of Teacher Education

• Aradhana College of Education

• Sri Nidhi College of Education

• Karunodaya College of Education

• Allen Alfred College of Education

• Jakkidi College of Education

• Yadaiah College of Education

• Olive College of Education

• Jesus College of Education

• Vikas College of Education

• Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul College of Education

• St. John’s college of Education

• Pallavi College of Education

• Gandhian College of Education

• Poojya Sri Madhavanandji College of Education

• St. Agnes College of Education

• UK College of Edn.

• Nawabshahala khan College of Edn.

• Brindavan Institute of Teacher Education

• Pragna College of Education

• Sunshine College of Education

• Vivekananda College of Education

• Vijaya Bharathi College of Education

• Sri Venkateshwara College of Education

• Al-Madina College of Edn.

• Govt. College of Teacher Edn.

• Vaishnavi College of Education

• Sharada College of Education

• Adarsh college of Teacher Education

• Nalanda College of Teacher Education

• Sri Bramarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy College of Education

• C. Laxma Reddy College of Education

• Dr.Sarvepally Radhakrishna College of Edn.

• Gayatri College of Education

• Pulla Rao College of Education

• Scholar’s College of Education

• Ushodaya College of Education

• Manasa College of Education

• Navodaya College of Edn.

• St. Thomas College of Teacher Education

• Vishwa Vikas College of Education

• Noor College of Education

• Vivekananda College of Education

• SVM College of Education

• Amritha Akshitha College of Education

• Sri Sai College of Education

• St. Mary College of Education

• Nizam College of Education

• Pragathi College of Education

• Modern College of Education

• Venkata Sai College of Teacher Education

• Nagarjuna College of Education

• Sri Vasavi Raja Prathap College of Education

• Tagore College of Education

• Sri Venkateshwara College of Education

• Sri Dattha Brindava Institute of Teacher Education

• Sai College of Edn.

• GSN College of Education

• Adarsh College of Education

• Navabharathi College of Educatation

• Siddhartha College of Education

• Sri Sai Teja College of Education

• Bhongir College of Edn.

• Aurora School of Edn.

• Stanford College of Education

• Madhava Insti. of Adv. Study in Edn

• SLNS College of Education for Women

• Vathsalya College of Education

• Mother Teresa College of Education

• Arfaath College of Education

• Nagarjuna College of Education

• Khader Memorial College of Education

• Shantinikethan College of Education

• Soghra College of Teacher Education

• Chinmay Chandramati College of Education

• Mohammaden’s College of Education

• Human Resource Development College of Teacher Education

• Sri Venkateshwara College of Edn

• Holy Cross College of Education

• MSR College of Education

• Vennela Institute of Advanced Study in Education

• Vikas Christian College of Edn.

• RKLK College of Education

• St. Francis College of Education

• Mother Theresa College of Education

• Sahithi College of Education

• Gokul College of Edn.

• Narketpally College of Education

• Azeezia College of Education

• DVM College of Edn.

• AVM College of Education

• Universal College of Education

• Sana College of Teacher Education

• Alimineti Madhav Reddy College of Education

• Enrich College of Education

• Mother Mary College of Education

• Madina College of Education

• Siddhu College of Education

• Khatija Khatton College of Edn.

• Govt. College of Teacher Edn.

• St. Mary’s College of Education

• Anantha College of Education

• Sri Raghavendra College of Education

• PVRR Memo College of Education

• Sanjeevani Collegeof Education

• MJR College of Education

• Kavitha College of Education

• M.A Baig College of Education

• S.S.R.College of Education

• Sri Krishnadevaraya College of Education

• CSI College of Education

• Islamia College of Edn.

• Kingston College of Education

• National College of Education

• Manjeera College of Education

• Leyas College of Education

• Gajwel College of Education

• AP College of Edn.

• Shahnaz College of Education

• Nagarjuna College of Education

• Reeman College of Edn.

• MNR College of Teacher Education

• Millennium College of Education

• St. Mary’s College of Education

• YPR College of Education

• Noble College of Education

• Kakatiya B.Ed College

• Sri Sai College of Edn.

• Katipally Ravinder Reddy College of Education

• Karshak B.Ed College

• St. Thomas College of Education

• Indur College of Edn.

• Sri Chaitanya College of Education

• Sri Sadguru Bandayappa Swamy B.Ed., College

• Vijay College of Education for Women

• Priyadarshini College of Education

Law Colleges:

• College of Law for women

• Dr.B.R.Ambedker Law College

• K.V.R.R.Law College

• Pendakanti Law College

• P.R.R.Law College

• Sultan-ul-uloom Law College

• P.M.R. Law College

• Mahatma Gandhi Law College

• Vijaya Law College

Hotel Management Colleges:

• Culinary Academy of India

• Shri.Sakthi College of Hotel Management

• Regency College of Hotel Management

• J.B.Instt.of Hotel Management

• Dr.Narayana College of Hotel Management

• Pioneer Institute .of Hotel Management

• Chef.College of Hotel Management

• Cherry’s College of Hotel Management & Culinery Arts

• Global Institute of Hotel Management

• Blooms College of Hotel Management

• SLR College of Hotel Management

• Indian Institute of Hotel management & Culinery Arts

• Sarada College of Hotel Management

• Aryan College of Hotel Management

• Green Fields College of Hotel management

• Green Park College of Hotel Management

• Niraj College of Hotel Management

• Pinnacle Institute of Hotel Management

• Gokaraju Rangaraju   Instt. of Hotel Management

• John Bauer College of Hotel Management

• ACP College of Hotel & Hospitality Mangt & Culinery Arts

• Adam College of Hotel Management

B.Pharmacy / M.Pharmacy Colleges:

• G.Pulla Reddy College of Pharmacy

• Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Pharmacy

• Lalitha College of Pharmacy

• Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy

• MESCO College of Pharmacy

• MNR College of Pharmacy

• Nalanda Collegeof Pharmacy

• S.N.Vanita Mahavidyalaya College for women

• Sai Krupa Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Smt.Sarojini Ramulamma College of Pharmacy

• Sri.Venkateshwara College of Pharmacy

• Priyadarshini College of Pharm .Sciences

• Vikas College of Pharmacy

• RBVRR College of Pharmacy

• Mother Theresa College of Pharmacy

• St. Pauls College of Pharmacy

• Unity College of Pharmacy

• Arya College of Pharmacy

• Omega College of Pharmacy

Engineering Colleges:

• Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology

• Vasavi College of Engineering

• MVSR Engineering College

• Deccan College of Engineering & Technology

• Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology

• New India College of Engineering & Technology

PG Colleges:

• A.K. Navajeevan Women’s College

• Andhra Mahila Sabha College for Women,

• Anniebesant Women’s College

• Anwarul-Uloom College

• Aurora’s PG College

• A.V. College PG Centre

• Avanthi Degree & PG College

• Badruka College of PG Centre

• Bankatlal Badruka College for Information Technology

• Bharat PG College

• Bhavan’s New Science College

• Bhavan’s Vivekananda College of Science Humanities and Commerce

• CAT Degree & PG College

• David Memorial Degree & PG College

• Dharmavanth College of Science & Commerce

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College

• D.V.M. Degree & PG College

• E.V.R. Memorial Degree & PG College

• Gauthami Degree College for Women

• Gayathri Degree & PG College

• Geetanjali PG College

• Giriraj Govt. College

• Govt. Degree College for Women

• Govt. Degree College for Men

• Govt. Degree College

• Govt. Degree College for Women

• New Govt. Degree College

• Govt. Degree College for Women

• Govt. City College

• Govt. Degree College

• G.M. Sanghi Degree College

• G. Pulla Reddy Degree College

• Haindavi Degree & PG College

• Hindi Mahavidyalaya

• Hindu Degree College for Women

• H.R.D. Degree & PG College

One of the important ventures of Osmania University is to bring the needed changes in course contents with improvement in delivering quality education. The university offers courses under different categories like oriental languages, information technology, business management, commerce, technology, engineering, law, social sciences, sciences, arts, and humanities. The university was awarded ‘A’ Grade by NAAC in the year 2008 for its notable achievements to the field of education. The main vision of the university is to disseminate and generate knowledge and to serve society by developing the ethical, cultural and intellectual capabilities of the students through a blend of modern and ancient wisdom. Mission of the university is to cultivate ethical and moral values among students, to improve, enhance and develop the quality of human resources and to promote and preserve spiritual, humanistic and cultural heritage.