Osmania University (OU): Courses, Fees, Admission 2025, Cutoff

Hyderabad, India


Osmania University - [OU] ,Hyderabad ,Telangana

Overview

Highlights

  • The TS ICET Counseling 2024 institutional spot admissions have ended for admissions to MBA and MCA courses at Osmania University (OU).
  • The GATE 2025 registration for admission to the MTech courses with late fees has been closed. The GATE 2025 examination is scheduled for Feb 1, 2, 15, and 16 2025.

Osmania University, founded in 1918, is a public state university, situated in Hyderabad. It is recognized by the UGC and has been accredited with an ‘A+’ grade by NAAC. As per the NIRF rankings 2024, OU has been placed #43 in the university category and #70 in the overall category.

OU has over 720 affiliated colleges and offers 150+ courses across several specializations. The most popular courses offered by Osmania University include UG, PG, and PhD in multiple streams including Science, Management, Humanities, Teaching, Pharmacy, Engineering, IT & Software, and Medicine & Healthcare.

The admissions at Osmania University are based on both merits and entrance scores. The university conducts its own entrance exam called CPGET, for various UG, PG, and Diploma programs. Students need at least 25% of their scores in the CPGET exam to get admission to the university. 

The University not only offers great academics but also provides state-of-the-art facilities including libraries, clean hostels, medical facilities, sports complexes, gyms, and much more.

The most popular alumni from Osmania University are Mohammad Azharuddin and Chandrashekhar Rao. Around 31,000 OU alumni have been successfully placed in educational, research, and other lucrative sectors. The highest salary package offered to students in 2023 was INR 17.3 LPA median salary packages offered to UG-3 years and PG-4 years at the university are INR 5 LPA and INR 7.5 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters at Osmania University are ITC, Delloite, Infosys, GE Vernova, Bharat Electronics Limited, Delta X, and more.

Osmania University - [OU] ,Hyderabad ,Telangana

Programs

Osmania University is one of the most prestigious and popular universities in India and offers a total of  402 courses to its UG and PG students. Some of the most popular courses offered at the university include BSc, BE/BTech and MCom.

Courses

Tuition Fees

Eligibility

B.Sc.

INR 12K - 3.8L

10+2: 40-60%

Exams: CBSE 12th, TSBIE + 8 More

M.Sc.

INR 4.5K - 1.8L

10+2: 50%

Graduation: 40-50%

Exams: CPGET, CBSE 12th + 1 More

MBA/PGDM

INR 32.5K - 3.1L

Graduation: 50%

Exams: TSICET, MAT + 3 More

B.Com

INR 7.4K - 3L

10+2: 40-70%

Exams: CBSE 12th, TSBIE + 8 More

BBA

INR 23.6K - 6.3L

10+2: 50-65%

Exams: CBSE 12th, TSBIE + 4 More

B.Ed

INR 6.3K - 84K

10+2: 50%

Exams: TSEdCET

B.E. / B.Tech

INR 1.4L - 5.6L

10+2: 45%

Exams: TS EAMCET, AP ECET + 1 More

M.A.

INR 16K - 67.6K

Graduation: 40%

Exams: CPGET

MCA

INR 30K - 2.3L

Graduation: 50%

Exams: TSICET, APICET + 1 More

Master of Business Administration [MBA]

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Bachelor of Arts [BA]

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Osmania University - [OU] ,Hyderabad ,Telangana

Admissions

Osmania University takes admission to most of the courses based on university-based entrance exams namely CPGET, which is a Computer Based Test. Moreover, the university also accepts national-level entrance exams such as GATE, TSICET, AP ECET, and more.

Popular Courses

Eligibility Criteria

Selection Criteria

PharmD

Graduation with a minimum 50% aggregate

TS EAMCET / TS PGECET

MBA/PGDM

Graduation with a minimum 50% aggregate

TS ICET / CAT / CMAT / MAT / XAT

BE/BTech

Class 12 with a minimum 45% aggregate

TS EAMCET / AP ECET

PG Diploma

Graduation with a minimum 40% aggregate

CPGET + Online Counselling

BBA

Class 12 with a minimum 50% aggregate

Based on the merit of Class 12

BPharma

Class 12 with a minimum 50% aggregate

TS EAMCET

MCA

Graduation with a minimum 45% to 50% aggregate

TS ICET

PhD

Graduation with a minimum 50% aggregate

UGC/CSIR/ICMR/ICAR/DBT/INSPIRE fellowships / PhD Entrance Test

BSc

Class 12 with 40% to 60% aggregate

Based on the merit of Class 12

B.Ed

Graduation with a minimum 45% aggregate

TS EdCET

Master of Business Administration [MBA]

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Osmania University - [OU] ,Hyderabad ,Telangana

Placements

Osmania University is well-known for its excellent placement drives, which provide job opportunities to several students at leading companies. During the 2023 placement drives, the highest and lowest packages offered to students at the university were INR 17.3 LPA and INR 2 LPA.

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2022)

Placement Statistics (2023)

UG 3-year median package

INR 4.25 LPA

INR 5 LPA

UG 3-year total students

55

54

UG 3-year students placed

25

34

UG 4-year median package

INR 6 LPA

INR 7.5 LPA

UG 4-year total students

412

405

UG 4-year students placed

315

275

PG 2-year median package

INR 6 LPA

INR 6 LPA

PG 2-year total students

2350

2000

PG 2-year students placed

1650

756

Osmania University - [OU] ,Hyderabad ,Telangana

Infrastructure

Osmania University is spread over 1600 acres of campus area consisting of state-of-the-art infrastructure. The institution has a huge library with over 500,000 books and journals, 14 separate hostels for boys and girls, sports complexes, and more.

Facility

Details

Library

  • Nearly 500,000 books
  • 6,000 manuscripts (including rare palm leaf manuscripts)
  • 58,000 bound journals
  • 3,858 Government documents
  • The library spans 62,000 sq.ft.

Hostels

  • 14 hostels with separate accommodation for engineering students. 
  • Facilities include water purifiers, recreation rooms, mess, TV, laundry services, and security systems. 
  • In-campus hostels for both boys and girls are available.

Sports Complex

Facilities include:

  • Badminton Court, Basketball Court, Cricket Ground, Football Ground, Swimming Pool, Tennis Court, Table Tennis, Hockey Ground, Kabaddi Court, Volleyball Court, and an Athletic Track.

Labs

  • State-of-the-art labs
  • Computer Lab and Central Instrumentation Lab
  • practical learning and research purposes.