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MISSIONS AND GOALS

Objectives

The Osmania University College for Women (Autonomous), a premier Institution for Women's education came into being in September 1924 and it perceives its objectives as follows:

To offer quality education to women and contribute to the over all development of girl-students.

To provide an environment conducive to realization of their full potential

To empower girl-students to copy with the challenges of Contemporary local, National and Global Challenges.

To train them for varied skilled roles and professions.

To enable students to grow into socially aware, independent, able and responsible individuals.

To equip the students with skills, attitudes, and habits of learning that would help them in adapting to the continual changes in their professional setup.

awaken and sensitize the students to evolve the right skills, attitudes and learning measures to suit the dynamic professional and job scenario.

To strive for excellence in the fields of teaching, research and employment.

Implementation

These objectives are realized through

Under graduate programs in Arts, Social Sciences, Sciences and Commerce. These provide sound academic foundation and training to students and prepare them for further careers.

Postgraduate programs,M.A.,M.Sc.,M.Com.,M.C.A. & M.B.A that train students to acquire expertise in the discipline of their choice by exposing them to the latest developments in the field.

Diploma courses that prepare students for specific vocations in Counseling, Computer Programming and Applications.

Certificate Courses like Clinical Laboratory Technician Course, English Language Proficiency Course and computer Courses eqip students with specific skills to make them employable and also enable them to play their Social and professional roles more efficiently

New Courses that are introduced whenever necessary.

PROFILE

The University College for Women is one of the oldest and largest educational institutions in Andhra Pradesh, which caters to women's education. The main building of this College is a monument of great aesthetic, architectural and historical importance being part of the British legacy in India. It is massive in size and has an impressive façade of imposing Corinthian pillars, each forty feet in height. Sculptures of two lions flank a sixty-foot space of twenty-one marble stairs. A residency of the former British Resident during the colonial period, it has its own mystique. The Durbar Hall which is a central part of the building has a painted ceiling, and parquetry floors and tall mirrors.

The College provides adequate security to the students who now number over four thousand and are enrolled in the faculties of Arts, Social Sciences, Commerce, Sciences and Business Management both at Undergraduate and the Postgraduate levels. The college offers thirty-five subjects at the Undergraduate level and sixteen courses at the postgraduate level. The support and administrative staff of the college are adequate. The college has good computer and library facilities with access to the internet. Students are encouraged to participate in Sports, NCC and NSS, cultural and literary activities. Infrastructure facilities are available for both indoor and outdoor games. The college also has a firing range and parade ground for the NCC cadets. The College strives to maintain standards of excellence in academic as well as extra curricular activities and thereby provides the students with the best of opportunities for complete personality development.

AUTONOMY

The University Grants Commission conferred the status of an ‘autonomous' college to facilitate the running of innovative courses at the under graduate level from the year 1988-89. Autonomy has made the college responsible for its own academic programmes, its own admission process and assessment rules. This has resulted in all round development of students having regard to their special needs and aptitudes. The college has established itself as a pioneer among the autonomous colleges of Hyderabad and has the potential of developing into a Women's University.

ACCREDITATION

The U.G.C. has constituted the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to assist autonomous institutions in India in respect of quality of teaching and facilities they offer and further grade them. This college was the first of the Osmania University constituent colleges to have accreditation. The NAAC team visited the college in February 1999 and a thorough assessment of the various programmes offered by the college was made. The college has volunteered and presented to NAAC for reaccreditation and was awarded “A grade” for another period of 5 years from May 20th, 2005.

COLLEGE WITHPOTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE

The UGC has identified the College as “College with Potential for Excellence” and sanctioned a Grant of Rupees One Crore for a period of 3 years for the years 2004-05 to 2006-07, for the Development of Infrastructure and Automation including fibre optic cabling and equipment.

FACULTY-ADMINISTRATION INTERACTION

Staff meetings are held periodically in order to discuss the various issues involved in the day to day running of the college. Some times the administrative staff of the college too join these meetings and every effort is made to encourage healthy interpersonal interactions. The periodical meetings provide an excellent opportunity for both administrative and teaching staff to interact with each other and appreciate each others.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

Undergraduate programmes in Arts, Science and Commerce focus on providing a rigorous training to students in the subjects of their choice. The students are equipped with all the necessary skills required to take up employment in related fields. These programmes are aimed at inculcating a spirit of inquiry, stimulate independent thinking, and impart analytical and experimental abilities. An effort is made to create a sense of self- reliance in students and give them orientation to seek suitable employment and generate self-employment. Students are made aware of their responsibility to people and society around them.

Postgraduate programmes in Arts, Science, Commerce and Management enables students to develop expertise in their special areas of study and inculcate in them a keen interest in research. These courses are designed in such a way that students not only acquire the knowledge of the latest developments in their field but also try to contribute to these developments. Postgraduate programmes are linked to the employment needs of different social and scientific organizations thus forging a vital link between the University and Society.

Diploma and Certificate Courses are primarily vocational courses, which train students for specific jobs. These courses are need-based and they are designed in consonance with the requirements of various private and public sector organizations.