Osmania University College for Women

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Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam
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Type Women's University
Established1924 (1924) (as OU Women's College)
2022 (2022) (as university)
Address
Koti Main Road, Esamiya Bazaar
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500095
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17°23′01″N78°29′11″E / 17.3837299°N 78.4863937°E / 17.3837299; 78.4863937
Campus Urban
Website www.oucwkoti.ac.in
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Osmania University College for Women (India)
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Koti Women's College

The Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam, formerly Osmania University College for Women, is a state university in Hyderabad, India. It was formerly a constituent women's college of Osmania University. The main building of this college, which was part of the British legacy in India, is a monument of great aesthetic, architectural and historical importance. Commissioned in 1803 for the British resident, J. A. Kirkpatrick, his builder the Lt. Samuel Russell of the Madras Engineers, has produced a structure capable of rivaling the Governor's house in Kolkata. [1]

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History

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Former Koti Residency.

The college started in 1924. In 1939, the college was shifted to Golden Threshold. [2] It was moved to its present location belonging to James Achilles Kirkpatrick's mansion Koti Residency in 1949.

In 2022, the college was upgraded to a state university, called Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam. [3] It has plans to start offering engineering courses. [4]

Campus

The campus is spread over 42 acres. [5]

Academics

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting Gold Medals to the Students, at the XIV Convocation of University College for Women, Osmania University, in Hyderabad The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting Gold Medals to the Students, at the XIV Convocation of University College for Women, Osmania University, in Hyderabad.JPG
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting Gold Medals to the Students, at the XIV Convocation of University College for Women, Osmania University, in Hyderabad

Women's College offers graduate and postgraduate courses for women.

Graduation ceremonies

XIVth Convocation of the College was held on 4 October 2018 at the college premises. It was presided by the Honourable Vice-president of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.

See also

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