University College of Arts and Social Sciences, Hyderabad

University College of Arts & Social Science is one of the constituent colleges of Osmania University, which is situated in Hyderabad, Telangana state. This university has been in existence for more than a century since its formation in 1919 with a core emphasis on arts and social sciences. The college makes available 24 unique courses under 3 degree programmes that focus on the humanities and social sciences fields.

Out of the above staff strength, the faculty strength of this existing college has 42 dedicated faculties to guide the students. The location of the campus is Hyderabad, and the institute has the advantage of offering education and development in a campus environment. University College of Arts & Social Science has numerous amenities which, in one way or another, seek to improve the students’ experience.

They work as information repositories by containing a number of books and journals and digital resources available in the library. A hostels For those who seek boarding, the college offers hostels for both male and female students so as to enhance comfortability. The institution has invested enormously in IT and this aspect avails modern techniques in teaching and other research activities.

Furthermore, the college has an alumni association where ex-students agitate themselves and act as a channel for urgent employment for the current students. In regard to academic programmes, the University College of Arts and Social Sciences offers the complete range of postgraduate programmes.

The college has 24 full-time courses, of which 23 courses are offered at the master’s level and contain a variety of disciplines. It comprises MA programmes in Areas like ancient history, Arabic, economics, English , Psychology among many others. The college also provides some professional programme like M. Lib. I. Sc. (Master of Library and Information Science) and MJMC (Master of Journalism and Mass Communication).

The intakes to the University College of Arts and Social Sciences are mostly done through the Osmania University Common Entrance Test, abbreviated as OUCET. All the candidates seeking admission into any of these courses need to qualify for this entrance test, and they are admitted into the respective courses through counselling held by OUCET.

This helps offer a standardised and, most importantly, bias-free approach towards the selection decision-making process on the side of the applicants. Admission for postgraduate courses in the college is offered to several programmes with distinct course-specific conditions.