OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
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. Through out its existence of over eight decades, it has shown
remarkable progress and sustained an integrated deve- lopment 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. The University has a vision of developing, enhancing, and
improving the quality of human resources to meet the challenges of regional, national
and global socio-economic changes. It's mission is to achieve excellence in teaching
and research and to create opportunities for the students to contribute to the national
and regional development. Osmania University is re-accredited by the National Assessment
and Accreditation Council (an Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission)
as 'A' Grade University.
The University has 12 Faculties, 53 Departments, 560 Teaching staff and 1695 Non-Teaching
staff apart from about 500 Teaching staff on Contract Basis. It offers 27 UG Programmes,
68 PG courses, 24 PG Diplomas, 2 Research Programmes at M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels
and 15 Certificate Programmes. The University spread over 1200 Acres with 8 Campus
colleges, 5 Constituent Colleges, 5 District PG Colleges at Siddipet, Jogipet, Mirzapur,
Narsapur & Vikarabad, 16 Research Centres, 9 Academic Centres, and a knowledge hub
i.e., Library with 5.5 lakh books and 5500 rare manuscripts. The University is the
largest affiliating University in Asia with more than 720 Affiliated colleges with
an enrollment of about 3.2 lakh students annualy. The University has about 4000
Foreign Students from 77 countries persuing different courses. The University has
been conferred the status of University with Potential for Excellance (UPE) by the
UGC in the year 2012. 2017-19 marks the centenary year of this great University
which catered to the academic and research needs of the students from many states
across the country for more than a Century.
Department of Law, Osmania University
The Faculty of Law, Osmania University has a glorious history of more than 100 years.
The “Law class” was opened in the year 1899 to give instruction in law to students
desirous of joining legal profession along with “Judicial Test” classes for Judicial
Officers. Thus teaching of Law was in existence even before Osmania University came
into existence in the year 1918. The University made successful experiment of teaching
law in vernacular language, namely, Urdu. In 1942, LL.M. course was introduced with
Comparative Jurisprudence and Comparative Constitutional Law as compulsory subjects
with an option to choose either International Law or Conflict of Laws and Muslim
Law or Hindu Law. In view of heavy demand for admission to Law course, the Law Department
of the Arts College has been elevated into a full-fledged Law College in the year
1950 and shifted to Saifabad Science College in the city. The Law College used to
function in the evening from 6.00 to 8.30 p.m. and the medium of instruction was
changed to English. In 1954 the college was shifted from Saifabad Science College
to Chadarghat College building situated at Tilak Road, Hyderabad. Due to lack of
accommodation, a morning session in 1956 was started in the same building for the
convenience of the students.
In 1958 University Grants Commission sanctioned Rs.8 lakhs for constructing Law
College Building. Law College Building was constructed in the Campus and Morning
session of the Law College was shifted to the new Building. The college has produced
many luminaries in different fields. There have been several Judges of the Supreme
Court and various High Courts, Chief Ministers and Ministers, Civil Servants, Governors,
Speakers and Ambassadors and leading Lawyers among the alumni of this institution.
This college has the distinction of being rated as one of the top ten law colleges
in the entire country for many years.