University of Hyderabad

Founded in 1974 with Prof. Gurbaksh Singh as its first Vice Chancellor, UoH - also known as Hyderabad Central University or HCU- has emerged as a leading centre of teaching and research. The large campus located near Gachibowli, which is the IT hub of Hyderabad, has immense bio-diversity and is home to over 75 varieties of bird, not to speak of the lakes and rock formations which give the campus a natural beauty. With 46 different Departments and Centres organized in 12 Schools of study, the University has over 400 faculty and over 5000 students. School of Economics started three years back. Prof. G. Nancharaiah was the first dean, then Prof.