University of Hyderabad Telangana  

Overview

എല്ലാ മേഖലകളിലും ഉത്തരവാദിത്തത്തോടെയുള്ള സത്യാന്വേഷണം യൂണിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റി ഓഫ് ഹൈദരാബാദിന്റെ ദർശനത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമാണ്. രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ വിജ്ഞാന സമ്പദ്‌വ്യവസ്ഥയിലെ ഒരു പ്രധാന സംഭാവന എന്ന നിലയിൽ, ആഗോള നിലവാരമുള്ള ഗവേഷണം, അധ്യാപന, പഠന ഫലങ്ങൾ എന്നിവ ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന് വിവിധ മേഖലകളിൽ മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തിയ വിജ്ഞാന സേവനങ്ങൾ വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്യുക, വിഷയങ്ങളിലുടനീളമുള്ള അർത്ഥവത്തായ അടിസ്ഥാന ഗവേഷണത്തിലൂടെ, രാജ്യത്തെ സേവനത്തിന് ഏറ്റവും അനുയോജ്യമായ രീതിയിൽ സാമൂഹികവും ശാസ്ത്രീയവുമായ അന്വേഷണത്തിന് സംഭാവന നൽകുക, യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റിയിൽ ഇന്റർ ഡിസിപ്ലിനറി പഠനങ്ങളും ഗവേഷണങ്ങളും പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന് ഉചിതമായ നടപടികൾ കൈക്കൊള്ളുക എന്നിവയാണ് യൂണിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റി ഓഫ് ഹൈദരാബാദിന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങൾ.

Departments

1. Mathematics and Statistics

Program Offered

Integrated M.Sc

• This program is being offered in four streams namely, Systems Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematical Sciences. There will be common core courses in the first two years for all the streams. As the program has flexibility, you have the freedom to change from one stream to the other before you complete the first two years subject to certain availability conditions in the other streams.

Eligibility

• First Class with a minimum of 60% marks at +2 level of education (Intermediate/CBSE/ICSE/HSC or equivalent)

M.Sc. in Mathematics

Eligibility

• First-class Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate of optional subjects with Mathematics as one of the subjects or:
• Second class with at least 55% of marks for those students who have done B.A./B.Sc. (Hons) course in Maths

M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics

Eligibility

• First-class Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate of optional subjects with Mathematics as one of the subjects or:
• Second class with at least 55% of marks for those students who have done B.A./B.Sc. (Hons) course in Maths

M.Sc. in Statistics

Ph.D. in Mathematics

Eligibility

• Second class Masters degree in concerned or related subjects with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade

Ph.D. in Statistics

Eligibility

• Second class Masters degree in concerned or related subjects with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade

2. Chemistry

Program Offered

MSc Integrated Chemistry

Eligibility

• This program is open to all students who have completed/expect to complete the 10+2 stage with at least three of the four subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology) as their optionals with a minimum of 60% at the 10+2 level.

MSc Chemistry

Eligibility

• B.Sc. with a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate of Science subjects with Chemistry as one of the subjects, preferably in combination with Physics and Mathematics.

Ph.D. in Chemistry

Eligibility

• M.Sc. OR equivalent degree with at least 55% marks (Note: B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, B.Pharm., M.Sc., in Physics or Life Sciences, etc., are treated as allied subjects for this purpose)

3. Humanities

Department of English

Program Offered

MA English

• The M.A. program extends over four semesters and bears 72 credits, of which 56 credits are awarded for core courses and 16 credits for elective courses (4 of which may be obtained from other departments).

Ph.D. English

• The Ph. D. program normally extends from two to five years from the date of admission. Applicants for admission into the Ph.D. program must submit, at the time of the interview, a brief research proposal.

Department of Philosophy

Program Offered

MA Philosophy

• In this program, the Department offers courses at two levels. At the basic level, it offers core courses in the classical schools of Indian and Western Philosophy, Ethics, and Logic.

Ph.D. Philosophy

• The Ph.D.program aims at developing original research in diverse fields of philosophy. It encourages interdisciplinary research. The research scholars are required to write a dissertation on a topic of their choice in consultation with the supervisor.

Department of Hindi

MA Hindi

• Extended over four semesters, this program provides instruction and guidance for acquiring knowledge in various new fields of Hindi language and literature without entirely neglecting the old and medieval texts and offers wide scope for elective studies.

Integrated MA(Hindi)

Eligibility

• With a minimum of 60% marks at plus two levels of education with Hindi as one of the subjects.

Ph.D. in Hindi

• This is a Research programme with a Coursework of 16 credits in the first year. All the research Scholars are required to submit a thesis within 5 years from the date of admission.

Department of Telugu

Program Offered

MA Telugu

• The M.A. program in Telugu is of four‑semester duration with all the important areas of study. There are 16 core courses with 52 credits, and a wide range of 21 optional courses with 3 credits each spread over four semesters.

Ph.D. in Telugu

• The Ph.D. program is entirely a research program oriented toward studies in classical and modern Telugu literature, comparative literature and culture, history, literary movements, and Language studies.

Department of Urdu

Program  Offered

MA Urdu

• The M.A. Urdu syllabus has both modern and interdisciplinary features. The program aims at giving a fair knowledge of all the important forms of Urdu literature with the introduction to other disciplines in Humanities and Social Sciences relevant to Urdu literature.

Ph.D. Urdu

• The candidates for Ph.D. may be required to work on a topic approved by the Departmental Committee but our special targets are i) inter‑disciplinary topics ii) topics of comparative literature.

Department of Sanskrit Studies

Program Offered

• MA (Sanskrit Studies)

Ph.D. (Sanskrit Studies)

• The Department offers a Ph.D. program in Sanskrit Studies with a specialization in Language Technologies. The Ph.D. Programme extends over a minimum period of two years from the date of confirmation of admission.

4. Arts and Communication

Department of Communication

Program Offered

• MA Communication

Ph.D. in Communication

Department of Dance

Program Offered

MPA (Dance)

• The course is devised to provide advanced training to students who have had intensive training in dance for at least five years prior to admission. It is aimed to give a clear understanding of the dance forms which would help the students not only to dance in the style of their choice with greater felicity but also to undertake choreographic work in that style; they are encouraged to take up both individual and group work for choreography.

Ph.D. in Dance

• The doctoral program offers scope for students and scholars to specialize in minute niche fields of dance. The programme is administered as per UGC norms.

Department of Fine Arts

Program Offered

MFA in Painting /Print Making/Sculpture

• The MFA programs in Painting, Print Making, and Sculpture disciplines respectively are two-year courses meant for students with a BFA/BVA to develop their personal language and consolidate their position as practitioners in the field of Contemporary Indian Art. The courses are designed to equip students with the practical, conceptual, and theoretical skills required to pursue their careers as professionals in this field.

MFA in Art History and Visual Studies

• The Department of Fine Arts began offering a two-year MFA degree in Art History and Visual Studies since 2010, to complement and strengthen the strong Art Practice disciplines of our existing program. It is meant for students with a BFA/BVA degree, who wish to continue to pursue their interests in the historical, textual, critical, and theoretical dimensions of artistic practices and traditions.

Department of Theatre Arts

Program Offered

MPA Theatre Arts

• The Masters in Performing Arts program is a rigorous, full-time three-year course. This course trains the students in practical and theoretical work so that they understand and practice theatre as a unique form of artistic communication.

Ph.D. Theatre Arts

• The focus of the Doctoral Program in Theatre Arts is to generate a knowledge base in the area of Performance research and practice of theatre. Performance is seen as an inclusive field encompassing all the genres of performance from traditional to contemporary and explored in the backdrop of constituent and frontier domains like history, language, literature, anthropology, cultural studies, folklore, music, and management in the social and historical context.

Department of Music

Program Offered

MPA in Music

• The  Masters in Performing Arts (Music) is a full-time two-year Programme comprising four Semesters.  The curriculum strikes a balance between theory and practice and is structured to provide the students an opportunity to understand the historical, textual, aesthetic, critical and practical dimensions of the art of music and its practices and traditions.

5. Life Sciences

Department of Biochemistry

Program Offered

MSc Biochemistry

• This is a four-semester program based on a choice-based credits system. In addition to crediting several theoretical and laboratory-based core courses, a student needs to choose from a wide variety of foundation courses and elective courses.

Integrated MSc-Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

• This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum of 8 years. During the initial 2 years, students will be involved in an extensive course work, which needs to be completed before continuing to the Ph.D. stream. The course structure is similar but not identical to that of M. Sc. Biochemistry consisting of core courses, foundation courses, and elective courses.

Ph.D. in Biochemistry

• This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum of 6 years according to UGC regulations. They will carry out their work under the supervision of a faculty member and are advised by a doctoral committee.

Department of Plant Sciences

Program Offered

M.Sc. Plant Biology and Biotechnology

• The course is a four-semester program that is evaluated based on a credit system. A total of 11 core courses, four elective courses, three practical courses, and a project have to be completed successfully by the students in the four semesters. The core courses offered during the four semesters are Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Macromolecules Structure, and Function, Microbiology (I Semester); Plant Physiology, Environmental Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Plant Biochemistry (II Semester); Genomics and Proteomics, Plant Developmental Biology, Plant Biotechnology (III Semester).

M.Sc. Molecular Microbiology

• The course is a four-semester program that is evaluated based on the credit system. A total of 11 core courses, four elective courses, three practical courses, and a project have to be completed successfully by the students in the four semesters.

Ph.D. Plant Sciences

• The Ph.D. program requires a minimum of 2 years of residence from the date of confirmation of admission. The requirement for the award of a Ph.D. includes the submission of a thesis on an approved topic of research under the guidance of a faculty member.

Department of Animal Biology

Program Offered

MSc in Animal Biotechnology

• The curriculum of the course is a perfect mix of basic and modern aspects of Animal Biotechnology. The course syllabus is tailor-made to train the next generation of scientists to pursue research in various aspects of the discipline. The four-semester program contains core courses in first two semesters and applied subjects in the third and fourth semesters.

Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics

Program Offered

MSc Biotechnology

• This flagship course was introduced in the year 1990 under the nationwide postgraduate program by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The program comprises of four-semesters with a credit system of evaluation and the latest curriculum recommended by DBT. Students can choose elective courses offered at Department/School level and the Foundation courses offered at the university level.

Entrance Examination

• Graduate Aptitude Test For Biotechnology (GAT- B)

M.Tech Bioinformatics

• M.Tech. Bioinformatics is a state-of-art course approved by AICTE. The course is designed to train students in theory and computational techniques including hands-on practice using state-of-the-art servers and computer labs equipped with different software packages.

Integrated M.Sc./Ph.D Biotechnology

• This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum of 8 years.  During the initial 2 years, students will be involved in extensive course work, which needs to be completed before continuing to the Ph.D. stream. The course structure is similar to that of M.Sc. Biotechnology consists of core courses, foundation courses, and elective courses.

Ph.D. in Biotechnology

• This is generally a 3 to 6 years course (Relaxation for women candidates are as indicated in the UGC guidelines) and in the first year, there will be a minimal but essential Ph.D. coursework component to assess for interdisciplinary skills and impart training in research methodology and ethics etc.

Department of Systems and Computational Biology

Program Offered

• Integrated MSc in Systems Biology (IMSc Systems Biology)
• Currently, the department is offering a 5-year Integrated Masters course in Systems Biology (IntMSc(Syst Biol)). This is offered in conjunction with the College of Integrated Studies (CIS), University of Hyderabad.

Ph.D. in Systems and Computational Biology

• The faculty members, in the past, have been the recipients of grants from the national agencies such as CSIR, DST, DBT etc., and have been part of long term national and international collaborative research grants (in collaboration with Rostock Medical Centre, Germany and University of Madeira. Portugal). Currently, the department has received research support from INNO INDIGO- DST and DBT-Ramalingasami grant.

6. Social Sciences

Department of History

Program Offered

MA History

• The M.A. course is a two-year program consisting of 16 courses spread over four semesters, with four courses per semester. The main thrust of the first two semesters is to equip students in certain core compulsory courses in both Indian and non-Indian history.

Ph.D. History

• This research program is a four-year-long program, extendable to one more year. Those students admitted directly without an M.Phil degree from the Department of History, the University of Hyderabad is required to do the course work and pass the examinations in the first two semesters in order to continue their Ph.D. Students undertake research on an approved topic under the guidance of a faculty member.

Department of Sociology

Program Offered

• MA Sociology
• Ph.D. in Sociology
• Integrated Studies (Sociology)

Department of Political Science

• Established in 1979, the Department of Political Science is among  the leading Departments in the country. We are proud of our teaching reputation, academic rigor, and our steadfast commitment to equity, inclusiveness, and diversity. We also uphold the global commitment to sustainable development.

Courses offered

MA Political Science

• The M.A. program in Political Science consists of 16 courses (8 core courses and 8 optional courses) spread evenly over four semesters.

For More Details

Ph.D Political Science

• The Ph.D. program is for ten semesters. Students are required to write a thesis on a topic approved by the Department. Students will work with their supervisors and doctoral research committees in researching and writing the theses.

M.A Political Science

• The Department participates in the Five Year Integrated Master’s (IMA) Program in the Social Sciences by offering a variety of courses at the Centre for Integrated Studies (CIS), University of Hyderabad.

Department of Anthropology

Program Offered

MA Anthropology

• The MA Anthropology program comprises 64 credits.  The students are required to opt for 5 electives besides the 11 core courses. The electives can be opted from the basket of courses that the department offers and also from the courses offered by other departments and centers within and outside the school of social sciences

MA Communication

• After completion of six semesters at the College for Integrated Studies (CIS), IMA students are laterally admitted to the M.A program of the Department.  The Courses offered to the I.M.A students in their VII semester onwards will be the same as the ones offered for the M.A students for their I, II, III, and IV Semesters)

Ph.D. in Anthropology

Department of Education & Education Technology

Program Offered

MA Education and Education Technology

• M.A. Education is basically a theoretical program that focuses on basic knowledge of theory and practice of educational thought and processes accumulated around the discipline of education.

Masters in Education and Education Technology

• M.Ed., is a broad-based program of Study spreads over 4 semesters following NCTE norms and regulations from time to time. It aims to prepare the students with a good understanding of education, capabilities for action, and deep social commitment in turn for the development of the nation.

Ph.D. Education and Education Technology

• The thrust areas of the faculty members broadly relate to: the cognitive domain, Science education, Mathematics Education, Value education, Environmental education, Education technology, Social science education, Educational psychology, Constructivism, Curriculum Studies, Child rights in education, Sociology of education, Early childhood education and Demography of schooling, etc.

7. Economics

Program Offered

MA Economics

• The M.A. in Economics has been designed to expose the students to mainstream and heterodox approaches in theory, tools, and techniques. The program equips the students with analytical skills to engage with conceptual and empirical dimensions of the economy, policy, polity, and society.

M.A. Financial Economics

• The M.A. Programme in Financial Economics has been designed to expose the students to alternative paradigms of economic and financial theories and of global financial markets.

Integrated M.A. Economics

• I.M.A. (5-Year Integrated) program consists of a component that is common to all the social sciences during the first three years. The students are admitted through an entrance test common to all social sciences. The students spent the first three years of study at the Centre for Integrated Studies, after which they branch out to their respective allotted disciplines.

Ph.D. Economics

• The Ph.D. program consists mainly of research work (with provision for course work, whenever necessary) leading to a thesis on an approved topic. The thesis will be of a high standard seen as a contribution to knowledge and will be defended in an open viva-voce.

8. Medical Science

Master in Public Health

• Public Health is an inter-disciplinary entity that promotes and practices a holistic concept of health with a mission of protecting the health and saving the lives of millions of people at a time. Public health encompasses the domains extending from life sciences, social and management sciences, and engineering to medical and health sciences.

Integrated Master of Science in Optometry

• Optometry is a health care profession that involves diagnosing and management of eye disorders. The India government has made optometry part of it Allied Health and Health care professional bills.

Ph.D. in Health Sciences

Eligibility

• Master’s Degree or it's equivalent in any stream of Bio-Medical Science including Indian Systems of Medicine, Life sciences, Applied sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Nursing, Health Management and Health Administration, Social and Behavioral Sciences with an interest and inclination for public health with at least 55% marks.

9. Physics

Program Offered

• M.Sc.in Physics
• M. Tech. in Integrated Circuits Technology
• M. Tech. in Micro Circuits & VLSI
• Integrated Masters program
• Ph.D. in Physics, 
• Ph.D. in Electronic Sciences.

10. Engineering Sciences and Technology

Program Offered

M.Tech in Materials Engineering

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology (B.E/B.Tech) in Mechanical or Materials/Metallurgy/Metallurgical or Ceramic or Chemical or Industrial or Production or Manufacturing or Masters degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Nano-science & Technology with a minimum of 55% marks, along with a valid gate score in Aerospace Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Production and Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering or Chemistry or Physics or Engineering Sciences or Electronics & Communication Engineering

Entrance Examination

• GATE

M.Tech. Nano Science & Technology

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology (B.E/B.Tech) in Mechanical or Materials/Metallurgy/Metallurgical or Ceramic or Chemical or Industrial or Production or Manufacturing or Electronics Engineering or Masters degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Nano-science & Technology with a minimum 55% marks, along with a valid gate score in Aerospace Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Production and Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering or Chemistry or Physics or Engineering Sciences and Electronics & communication Engineering

Entrance Examination

• GATE

M.Tech. Manufacturing Science & Engineering

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology (B.E/B.Tech) in Mechanical or Materials/Metallurgy/Metallurgical or Industrial or Production or Manufacturing or Aerospace with a minimum of 55% marks, along with a valid gate score in Aerospace Engineering or Production and Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering.

Entrance Examination

• GATE

Ph.D. in Material Engineering

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology (B.E/B.Tech) in Mechanical or Materials/Metallurgy/Metallurgical or Ceramic or Chemical or Industrial or Production or Manufacturing or Masters degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Nano-science & Technology with a minimum of 55% marks, along with a valid gate score in Aerospace Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Production and Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering or Chemistry or Physics or Engineering Sciences.

Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Technology

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology (B.E/B.Tech) in Mechanical or Materials/Metallurgy/Metallurgical or Ceramic or Chemical or Industrial or Production or Manufacturing or Masters degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Nano-science & Technology with a minimum 55% marks, along with a valid gate score in Aerospace Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Production and Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering or Chemistry or Physics or Engineering Sciences.

Official Website

•  https://uohyd.ac.in/