Faculty of arts of Osmania University (OU) is offering various specialized courses in Languages, Arts, Communication etc. The OU has separate departments for Indian and Foreign languages. The departments are offering M.A., PG Diploma, M.Phi and Ph.D programmes in their respective disciplines / subjects. Following details of programmes offered by Faculty of Arts, Osmania University.

1) M.A.: Duration is 2 years. Subjects offered are Arabic, English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, French, Persian, Philosophy, Islamic Studies, Linguistics, Theater Arts and Urdu. Eligibility: Applicants should have passed in Degree Examination securing minimum 40 percent marks in aggregate under part II. They must have studied the concerned language either as Part I or Part II of the qualifying examination. Admission will be through an Entrance Test conducted by OU.

Candidates should have other qualifications as prescribed by the concerned department. For example, Those opting for French Language should have studied Advanced Diploma in French or Diploma de langue from Alliance Francaise. For M.A. in Theater Arts, candidates from all disciplines such as BA/ B.Com / B.Sc. can apply.

2) BCJ: Duration is one year. Candidates should have passed in BA/BSc./B.Com with minimum 40 percent marks in aggregate under Part II of the course.

3) MCJ: Duration of the course is one year. Candidates should have passed in BCJ with at least 40 percent marks.

4) M.Phil. / Ph.D.: These programmes are offered in the subjects of Arabic, English, Hindi, French, Marathi, Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Persian, Philosophy, Linguistics, Islamic Studies, Communication and Journalism and Theater Arts.

5) PG Diploma / Advanced Diploma / Senior Diploma Courses: Programmes are offered in Urdu Paleography, Applied Linguistics, Functional Hindi and Translation, Museology, Archival Science and Manuscriptology, French, German, Russian and Persian.

Osmania University conducts PGCET (Post Graduate Common Entrance Test for admission into all the PG courses. The PGCET admission notification usually comes out during March – April every year. Candidates have to apply in response to that notification. Entrance Examination generally consists of Objective type multiple choice questions. OU generally admits candidates into PG Diploma courses based on merit in the qualifying examination. You can refer www.osmania.ac.in for more details.

Osmania University, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) is offering various Under Graduate Programmes (UG) in the colleges affiliated to the university. There are several famous Under Graduate and Autonomous colleges such as Nizam College, Koti Women’s College, Science College etc functioning under the purview of Osmania University. Apart from these, there are hundreds of private degree colleges affiliated to Osmania University. Following are details of programmes, duration and application procedure:

Under Graduate Courses offered by OU:

1) B.A.: Duration is 3 years; Applicants should have passed in 2 year Intermediate Course of AP Board of Intermediate Education or 10+2 Examination or any other equivalent examination. Admission will be based on the merit in the qualifying examination. There are so many specialisations available in B.A. Course. You can see OU website at www.osmania.ac.in OR www.apsche.org for combinations offered by OU in B.A course.

2) BFA (Photography): Duration of this course is 3 years. Candidates should have passed in Intermediate or its equivalent examination. Admission to the programme will be based on the merit in qualifying examination or an Aptitude Test conducted by respective colleges.

3) BFA (Applied Arts): Duration of the programme is 5 years. Candidates should have passed in SSC or its equivalent examination. Admissions will be based on performance in Aptitude Test conducted by concerned colleges for the purpose of short listing the candidates.

4) BFA (Painting): Duration of the course is years. Applicants should have passed in SSC or its equivalent exam. Candidates have to appear for an Aptitude Test conducted by the colleges for the purpose of admissions.

Admission to all these Bachelors/ UG programmes will be held after the announcement of Intermediate / 10+2 results. Candidates have to obtain application forms from the respective colleges and submit to the same along with required copies of certificates. OU autonomous colleges such as Nizam College, Science College and Koti Womens College usually require higher cut offs. Respective colleges will display admission list after short listing the all applicants.