PROSPECTUS 2023-24

Online Registration Fee

GENERAL Category

Rs. 600/-

EWS Category

Rs. 550/-

OBC-NCL Category

Rs. 400/-

SC/ST/PWD(PWD)

Sponsored candidates

Five sponsored seats are available for admission into each stream of M.Tech CS, AI, IT and IS.

Sponsored candidates seeking admission in the M.Tech. (CS/AI/IT/IS) programs are exempted

from GATE qualification. Candidates with required basic qualifications would be selected

through interviews. Employees with a minimum 2 years of work experience in IT companies

registered with STPI or NASSCOM or Central Government Organizations can apply for M.Tech

admission in CS/AI/IS. For M.Tech. (IT) those working in Banks/Financial institutions with a

minimum of 3 years work experience will be considered. A candidate seeking admission in this

category into M.Tech. (CS/AI/IT/IS) must submit (along with application) the organization's

willingness to pay a sponsorship amount of One Lakh Rupees per candidate (one time) to the

development fund of the School. After admission, candidates are required to pay the sponsorship

amount and also the usual tuition, admission and other fees as prescribed by the University for

other students from time to time. These candidates need to apply to the University as per the

prescribed application form.

Foreign Candidates

Foreign nationals seeking admission to M.Tech. Programs should have the required minimum

qualification with background knowledge in Mathematics, Algorithms, Computer Programming

etc. Candidates should have ability to communicate in English and should submit a supportive

document with a good score in TOEFL/IELTS at the time of admission. In addition, students

should submit a letter of reference which supports their claims to the background knowledge

and ability to communicate in English. Please also read section on Admission of Foreign

Nationals in the prospectus.

M.C.A. Program

The MCA program aims to prepare graduates in all the major areas of computer science, relevant

aspects of mathematics and management so that they can take up both technical and managerial

positions in industry. MCA students of earlier batches have been offered internships at

companies such as IBM, GE, Microsoft, CA, CMC, Honeywell etc. and are thus provided an

opportunity to learn in an industry environment during their last semester.

Note: According to AICTE the duration of MCA program is 2-year program since

academic year 2020-21. The revised MCA curriculum and syllabi are announced on the

university website. However, the admission process remains the same as in the previous

years.

Admission Process:

MCA admissions are done based on the scores obtained in NIMCET (National Institute of

Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test) 2023 only.

NIMCET 2023 scores, in order of merit, will be the basis for admission which is done by

the counselling at the University of Hyderabad. Interested candidates need to apply to the

University of Hyderabad and separately need to provide their NIMCET 2023 scores (when

available) as per the information provided by Controller of Examination, University of

Hyderabad. Candidates are advised to visit NIMCET 2023 website for details.

Foreign candidates:

Foreign nationals seeking admission to MCA program should have the required minimum

qualification. Candidates should have ability to communicate in English and should submit a

supportive document with a good score in TOEFL/IELTS at the time of admission. Please also

read section on Admission of Foreign Nationals in the prospectus.

General Information for admitted candidates:

The admitted candidates have to report to the School on the day of commencement of the

semester. All first year students of all programs – Ph.D., Integrated M.Tech, M.Tech

(CS/AI/IT/IS) and MCA – will have orientation programs on the first day of the semester to

introduce them to the School faculty and be appraised of the academic procedures. The first year

M.Tech. (CS/AI/IT/IS) students will have an elective orientation program along with second

year MCA students in the afternoon of the first day of the semester. M.Tech. students are

strongly encouraged to attend the elective orientation as it helps them in choosing the electives.

The elective registration will happen during the first week of the semester. Elective registration

preference is taken up in descending order of GATE scores and according to the limits per stream

for each elective course. Students who are not physically present for the elective registration will

lose the opportunity to choose electives as per their interest if these seats are filled up.

Pre-Ph.D. course work for registration to Ph.D. program:

The candidates admitted to Ph.D. program in the School will be governed by the following rules:

1. All candidates admitted to Ph.D. in the School, whether full time, part time or external,

are required to complete the course work. Initial admission is provisional and subject to

candidate passing the course work. In case a candidate is unable to pass the course work

within one year, his/her admission stands automatically cancelled.

2. The course work will consist of four papers - Research Methods in Computer Science,

Data Structures and Programming, and Ethics are core courses. In addition, there will be

an elective course. The elective papers will be decided by the Research Advisory

Committees of the candidates concerned.

3. Candidates are advised to take all the four courses in the first semester itself. Any

exceptions will be decided by the Research Advisory Committees of the candidates

concerned.

4. On successful completion of all the four papers, the candidate will be allowed to continue

his/her research work towards Ph.D.

Candidates are requested to refer to appropriate section in the prospectus about UGC

Regulations 2016.

M.Tech (CS/AI/IT/IS) and 5-year Integrated M.Tech (CSE).

A dissertation work is done by the students starting from the 3

semester for M.Tech

(CS/AI/IT/IS) students and 9

semester for Integrated M.Tech (CSE) students. The students

have the option of doing part of their dissertation work in an external institution (academic or

corporate) of high repute – both national and international – where the School has an ongoing

collaboration. However, the final decision on being permitted to do part of the dissertation in an

external institution is at the discretion of the project supervisor of the student concerned.

Internship through placement is not considered part of the dissertation.

Internship

Short-term internships, especially during summer vacation times, are encouraged for all students

by the School.

For further information visit: http://scis.uohyd.ac.in

Faculty

Senior Professors

C. Raghavendra Rao, Ph.D. (Osmania) - Simulation & Modeling, Knowledge Discovery,

Computational Intelligence.

Professors

K.Narayana Murthy, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Natural Language Engineering

Chakravarthy Bhagvati, Ph.D. (RPI, USA) - Image Processing, Computer Vision, Deep

Learning

Atul Negi, Ph.D. (Hyderabad), M.S. (I.I.Sc., Bangalore) - Pattern Recognition and its

Applications, Computational Intelligence, Technology Enhanced Learning(Dean of the

School).

Siba Kumar Udgata, Ph.D. (Berhampur) - Mobile Computing, Networks and Architecture.

Rajeev Wankar, Ph.D. (DAVV, Indore) – Parallel Computing, Grid Computing, Analysis of

Algorithms

Alok Singh, D.Phil. (Allahabad) - Combinatorial Optimization using Heuristic & Metaheuristic

techniques.

Vineet C. P. Nair, Ph.D. (Griffith University, Australia) - Knowledge Representation and

Reasoning, Multi-Agent Systems, Logics in Artificial Intelligence.

S. Durga Bhavani, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Analysis of Algorithms, Fractal Geometry,

Mathematical Modeling, Social Network Analysis, Algorithms in Bioinformatics, Analysis of

Algorithms.

V.Ch.Venkaiah, Ph.D. (I.I.Sc., Bangalore) – Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms, Cryptography

Salman Abdul Moiz, Ph.D. (Osmania) – Distributed Computing, Software Engineering,

Disaster Recovery

K. Swarupa Rani, Ph.D. (Acharya Nagarjuna), Data Mining, Time-Variant Databases, Machine

Learning

Associate Professors

T. Sobha Rani, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Bioinformatics, Machine Learning Techniques, Advanced

Data Structures

Digambar Pawar, Ph.D. (BITS, Pilani), M.Tech. (NIT Warangal), B.Tech. (Andhra University)

– Digital Forensics, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security

Nagender Kumar Suryadevara Ph.D. (Massey University, New Zealand)-Wireless Sensor

Networks, Internet of Things and Real-Time Data Mining.

Y.V. Subba Rao, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Cryptography, Theory of Computation, DBMS, Data

Forensics

P S V S Sai Prasad, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Data Mining, Rough Sets, Big Data Analytics- Data

Mining, Rough Sets.

N. Rukma Rekha, Ph.D. (Andhra U.) - Object Oriented Analysis and Design, UML,

Cryptography, Pervasive Computing, Software Engineering

Satish N. Srirama, Ph. D. (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) - Cloud Computing, Mobile

Web Services, Mobile Cloud, Internet of Things, Fog Computing, Large-scale data analytics on

the Cloud.

Assistant Professors

Wilson Naik, M.Tech. (JNTU Hyderabad) - Network Forensics, Systems Security, Networking

P. Anupama, Ph.D. (Hyderabad), M.S. (UMBC, USA) - Networking, Operating Systems and

Graph Mathematical Morphology.

M. Nagamani, M.Tech. (JNTU, Hyderabad) - Speech Processing, Information Retrieval,

Intelligent tutoring system, Cognitive psychology, Embedded Systems

Rajendra Prasad Lal, Ph.D. (Utkal) - Graph Algorithms, Mathematical Programming,

Computational Geometry.

Anjeneya Swami Kare, M.Tech. (IIT Kanpur), Ph.D.( IIT Hyderabad) - Graph Theory,

Algorithms, Data Structures, Theory of Computation.

Nekuri Naveen, Ph.D. (Hyderabad), M. Tech (SE), B.Tech. (CSIT), – Data Mining, Neural

Networks, Optimization

Md. Abdul Saifulla, Ph.D. (Anna ), M.S. (IIT Madras) – Computer Networks, Algorithms

Avatharam Ganivada, Ph.D. (Calcutta), M.Tech. (Andhra), M.Tech. (University of Mysore)

– Machine Learning, Softcomputing

Faculty of IDRBT

Professors

V.N. Sastry, Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur) – Optimization Techniques, Fuzzy Control, Mobile

Payments Security, m-Governance, ALM, Portfolio& Network Optimization

Vadlamani Ravi, Ph.D. (Osmania), RWTH Aachen, Germany – Data Mining, Text Mining,

Big Data Analytics, Soft Computing, Neuro/Fuzzy/Evolutionary Computing and applications.

B.M. Mehtre, Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur) – Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, and Biometrics

Associate Professors

M.V.N.K. Prasad, Ph.D. (B.H.U.) - Image Processing, Security and Biometrics

G. R. Gangadharan, Ph.D. (University of Trento, Italy) – Cloud Computing, Web Services,

Green IT.

N. P. Dhavale, FPM (IIM Calcutta) - Payment Systems, IT Infrastructure

V. Radha, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Cloud Computing, Security, Networks, Web Services

Assistant Professors

Rajarshi Pal, Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur) – Image Processing, Cyber Security.

N.V. Narendra Kumar, Ph.D. (TIFR) - Design, Modelling, Security Analysis of Systems

including Operating Systems, Payment Protocols and Mobile Apps

P. Shyam Kumar, Ph.D. (Pondicherry) - Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Cryptography,

Internet of Things, Big Data, Internet Technologies & Compiler Design.

Nagesh B. Sristy, Ph.D. (NIT Warangal) - Machine Learning, Data Mining, Big Data Analytics,

Text Analytics, Database Systems, Distributed Systems

Abhishek Thakur, Ph. D. (BITS-Pilani), M.S. (Capella University, Minneapolis, USA) B.E.

(Roorkee).

Faculty of CR Rao AIMSCS

Professor

Dr S.Venkataraman(Director) (Ph.D-University of Hyderabad)- Cyber Security, Image &

Video Processing, AI & ML

Associate Professor

Dr T. Appala Naidu (Ph.D-JNTU Hyderabad) - Algorithms, Cyber Security, Cryptography &

Cryptanalysis

Assistant Professors

Dr K.V. Pradeepthi (Ph.D-Anna University) Computer Networks, Web Security, Machine

Learning

Dr G. Padmavathi (Ph.D-JNTU Hyderabad) Mathematics, Cryptography, Cryptanalysis,

Machine Learning

Dr Supriya Goel (Ph.D-Gautama Buddh University) Communication Security, IoT and 5G

Visiting Professors

The School invites distinguished scholars to give lectures and participate with faculty for

research.

Dr. Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Andre Rossi, Université d’Angers, France

The School has at present 109 research scholars on rolls .

SCHOOL OF PHYSICS

The School of Physics is a centre of excellence for multi- disciplinary and interfacial research

and teaching in diverse fields that range from nano-sciences and cold atoms to cosmology and

from photonics, quantum field theory, spintronics, and particle physics to complex systems.

The School has been selected by the UGC as a Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) Level II to

strengthen its teaching and research programs. It has obtained level II funding under the FIST

scheme of DST in a nationwide competition. The DST has recognized the School as one of the

five founding centres in the country for Theoretical Physics Seminar Circuit (TPSC). The School

has been acknowledged as a 'Centre of Excellence' by the Third World Academy of Sciences,

Trieste, Italy. It has won recognition by UGC to establish the Networking Resource Centre

(NRC), which promotes various outreach programs to upgrade teaching and research through

interaction with researchers from colleges and educational institutions across the country. The

faculties of the school have research collaborations with many institutions both in India and

abroad, such as the ongoing ones with Fermilab, on neutrino experiments, and discussions with

CERN for compact muon solenoid experiments.

The School of Physics has developed high-quality teaching programs at the Integrated M.Sc.,

M.Sc., and Ph.D. levels with a student-teacher ratio that is favorable for individual attention.

The School offers active research programs to train Ph.D. scholars and has gone on to achieving

national and international recognition in areas that include condensed matter physics, high-

energy physics (experiment and theory), quantum field theory, cosmology, gravity, nonlinear

optics, quantum optics, laser physics, nanoscience, and electronics science. In particular the

areas of research include critical phenomena, liquid crystals, thin films, ion beam physics,

semiconductors, nanostructured materials, quantum dots, cold atoms, quantum field theory,

heavy flavor phenomenology, gravitational waves, neutrino physics, experimental high energy

physics, quantum computing, high Tc superconductivity, shape formation in metals and

ceramics, magnetism, modern quantum optics, femtosecond laser experiments, ferroelectrics

and microwave devices, experiments and computational studies on soft and active matter,

biological matter and Photonic Crystals

Prof. K. C. James Raju is the Dean of the School.

Programs of Study

The School offers I.M.Sc. (Physics), M.Sc. (Physics), and Ph.D. programs.

I.M.Sc. (Physics) – a 5-year Integrated course: This program is of five years (10 semesters)

duration with an exit option after three years, with a B.Sc. degree. The Physics courses taken by

the students in the first six semesters include Mechanics, Vibrations and Waves, Electricity,

Magnetism and Electromagnetic Theory, Properties of Matter, Kinetic Theory and

Thermodynamics, Optics, Modern Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics. In addition, the

corresponding laboratory courses are also run during the semesters to complement the classroom

teaching and strengthen the students’ understanding and application. The teaching lays an

emphasis on tutorials and problem-solving. In the subsequent four semesters, the I.M.Sc. student

follows the course work offered in the standard M.Sc. program.

M.Sc. (Physics) –The first three semesters cover the fundamentals of the subject. The courses

taken by all the students include Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Mathematical

Methods, Electrodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Introductory Particle Physics, Introductory

Solid-State Physics, Introductory Optics and Laser Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics,

Computer Applications and Electronics. Besides ensuring a strong Physics foundation through

class room teaching, laboratory courses in Electronics, Solid State Physics, Digital Electronics,

Laser Physics, Microwaves, Modern Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics are also a part of the

curriculum. There is a strong emphasis on problem-solving and learning experimental

techniques. In the fourth semester, the students choose electives from a wide range of

specialization courses. There is also a project component in the course-work in third and fourth

semesters. The students can choose to do their project with any faculty of the School. The

course-work and the syllabi are however updated and modified on a regular basis to meet the

demand of time.

Ph.D. (Physics): All students admitted into the Ph.D. programs are required to undergo course

work. Satisfactory completion of prescribed course work with at least 50% marks is a

prerequisite for confirmation of Ph.D. registration. After the successful completion of the

course-work, a Ph. D. student undertakes research work under the supervision of a faculty

member, and on a topic approved by the School. The student is required to show satisfactory

progress throughout the period of research and fulfill other requirements prescribed by the

School. Such progress is monitored every semester by a Doctoral Research Committee (DRC).

Apart from the course work, the Ph.D. requirements are the submission of research results in the

form of a thesis and defense of the thesis in an open viva-voce examination.

Entrance Examination

M.Sc. (Physics)

The admissions to M.Sc. (Physics) will be based on the rank obtained in CUET (PG) which will

be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Ph.D. (Physics)

The admission to Ph.D. in Physics is based on entrance examination. On the basis of their

performance, students who qualify in the written test/entrance examination will be called for an

interview.

However, those who have qualified for CSIR-UGC-JRF can apply directly against University

notification and appear for an interview. The framework for the interview will be as per the UGC

Regulations.

Faculty

Senior Professors

K. C. James Raju Ph.D. (IIT Madras) – Condensed Matter Physics, Ferroelectric and

Magnetoelectric Thin Films, Microwave Electronics. Laser –Matter Interactions for material

processing. (also, in CASEST) (Dean, SoP)

Nirmal K. Viswanathan, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) – Singular Optics, Optical Angular

Momentum, Spin-Orbit Interaction of Light and Near- Field Optics (E)

Professors

Guruswamy Rajaram Ph.D. (TIFR, Mumbai) - Micro-electronics, Device Fabrication (also in

CASEST)

M. Ghanashyam Krishna Ph.D. (I.I.Sc. Bengaluru) - Nanostructured Materials, Thin Films,

Sensors and Devices. (also, in CASEST) (Head, CASEST)

P. K. Suresh, Ph.D. (CUSAT, Cochin) - Gravitation and Cosmology (T)

Suneel Singh, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) - Quantum Optics, Non-linear Optics (T)

Rukmani Mohanta, Ph.D. (Utkal University) -High Energy Physics, Heavy Flavour Physics,

Neutrino Physics (T)

S. Srinath. Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) - Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetic nanostructures.

Multilayers/thin films, Magnetic oxides, Multiferroics (E)

E. Harikumar, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) - Quantum Field Theory and Gravity (T)

Surajit Dhara, Ph.D. (RRI, Bangalore) – Soft Matter and Living Systems, Soft Matter Photonics

(E & T)

Samrat L. Sabat Ph.D. (Berhampur) - Digital Signal Processing, Cognitive radio network, VLSI

Signal Processing. (also, in CASEST)

S. V. S. Nageswara Rao Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) - Electronic Materials and Devices: Design,

Fabrication, Ion beam studies, Radiation damage and Reliability studies. (also, in CASEST)

Sharath Ananthamurthy, Ph.D. (The University of Iowa, USA) - Soft Condensed Matter,

Biophysics, Optics, Laser Spectroscopy (E)

Vemuru Subrahmanyam, Ph.D. (TIFR, Bombay) – Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics,

Strongly-correlated Systems, Quantum Entanglement and Information (T)

G. Vaitheeswaran, - Ph.D. (Anna University, Madras), Solid state theory, Material science,

Magnetism, Superconductivity, High Pressure Studies, elastic and mechanical properties

investigated using first principles density functional calculations (DFT). (T).

P. Prem Kiran, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) Laser - matter interaction, Spatio-temporal evolution

of laser induced plasmas and shock waves; Propagation of Ultra short, intense femtosecond

pulses in transparent media; Nonlinear Optics; Laser Shock Peening (Experiment and

Simulations).

P. Manimaran, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) - Computational Physics, Complex Systems, Network

Science, Computational Biology (T).

Associate Professors

Ashoka S. Vudayagiri, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) – Quantum Optics. Laser Cooling, Quantum

Information, Ferrofluids (E)

Soma Sanyal, Ph.D. (IoP, Bhubaneswar) - Cosmology, Heavy-ion Collisions (T)

Assistant Professors

A. Rajani Kanth, Ph.D. (University of Tsukuba, NIMS - Japan) – Spintronic Devices (E)

Venkataiah Gorige, Ph.D. (Osmania University, Hyderabad) - Condensed Matter Physics,

Magnetic Materials & Multiferroics, Electric field control of Magnetism (E)

Shyamal Biswas, Ph.D. (IACS, Kolkata) - Statistical Mechanics and General Physics (Theory)

Barilang Mawlong, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) – Theoretical High Energy Physics (T)

N. Sri Ram Gopal, Ph.D. (Tulane University, USA) Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Nonlinear Optics,

Laser Surface Patterning (E)

Abhiram Soori, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru) – Condensed Matter Physics (T):

Quantum transport, topological insulators, superconductors, Majorana fermions, Floquet

systems, graphene, non-Hermitian physics.

Yalla Ramachandrarao, Ph.D. (University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan) -

Quantum Optics, Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics, Nano-photonics, and Diamond Nano-

photonics (E)

Emeritus Faculty/ Fellow/ Scientist

A. K. Bhatnagar, Ph.D. (Maryland, USA) - Materials Science (E), (NASI Honorary Scientist)

A. P. Pathak, Ph.D. (I.I.T. Kanpur), F.N.A.Sc .. F.lnst.P. (London), C.Phys. - Atomic Collisions

in Solids, Radiation Damage, Surface Physics, Super lattices & Heterostructures (T & E), (NASI

Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellowship)

S. N. Kaul, D.I.I.T., Ph.D. (I.I.T. Kharagpur), F.N.A., F.A.Sc., C.Phys., F.lnst. P (London) –

Condensed Matter Physics, Phase Transitions. Magnetism, Critical and Re-entrant Phenomena

(E) (INSA Honorary Scientist)

V. Seshu Bai, Ph.D. (I.I.T. Madras), Condensed Matter Physics (E), Superconductivity,

Intermetallics, Rapid Prototyping and Gel-casting of Ceramic & Metallic Components (E)

(Emeritus Professor)

Honorary Professors

D. Narayana Rao, Ph.D. (I.I.T. Kanpur) - Non-linear Laser Spectroscopy (E)

S. Dutta Gupta, Ph.D. (Moscow, Russia) – Quantum Optics, Nonlinear Optics, Plasmonics,

Nano Optics (T).

P. Anantha Lakshmi, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad) – Quantum Optics, Cavity Optomechanics,

Quantum Information (T).

B. V. R. Tata Ph.D. (University of Madras) - Soft Condensed Matter and Photonic Crystals

(Experiments & Simulations)

M. Sivakumar, Ph.D. (University of Madras) - Quantum Field Theory (T), General Relativity,

Physics Education.

Bindu A. Bambah, Ph.D. (Chicago, USA) –Quantum Field Theory, Neutrino Physics, Quantum

Entanglement– Theoretical Physics, Experimental Neutrino Physics, High Energy Cosmology,

Women in Science (T)

Please visit http://sop.uohyd.ac.in/ for more details on faculty and their area of research

CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN ELECTRONIC SCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGY (CASEST)

The Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics Science and Technology (CASEST) carries out

academic and research activities in all areas of Electronics Science, Engineering and

Technology. CASEST offers three programs: Master of Technology in Integrated Circuits

Technology [M.Tech. (ICT)], Master of Technology in Microelectronics & VLSI Design

[M.Tech. (MVLSI)], and Ph.D. in Electronics Science and Engineering.

Prof. M. Ghanashyam Krishna is the Head of the Centre and can be reached at

[email protected]

M.Tech. (Integrated Circuits Technology) (regular mode: 18 seats): It is a two-year (4-

semester) AICTE approved program. The first two semesters are devoted to course-work, and

the next two semesters are devoted to Master’s thesis work. Students have the option to do their

Master’s thesis within the University or Industry or R & D Labs in relevant area. For all

candidates carrying out thesis work in Industry or R&D Labs, there will be two supervisors: one

from the respective Lab/Company and the other from CASEST, University of Hyderabad.

Currently, the course work offered by CASEST covers theory and laboratory courses in Analog,

Mixed-Signal, Digital, RF CMOS IC Design, Microwave-RFIC, MEMS and THz Technology,

Semiconductor Devices and Microelectronics fabrication. The laboratory courses cover Design,

Simulation, Fabrication, Testing and Validation of Devices and Integrated Circuits by using

state-of-the art EDA Tools, Technologies and Techniques. Students will be exposed to

cleanroom based device fabrication processes in the cleanroom available inside the University.

M.Tech (Integrated Circuits(IC) Technology) Regular Mode (With valid GATE score: 18

Seats through Centralized Counseling for M.Tech Admissions: CCMT):

Admission: Admission to M.Tech (IC Technology) in the regular mode is based only on the

GATE scores in the order of merit in one of the following: 1) Electronics and Communication

Engineering, 2) Instrumentation Engineering and 3) Physics. There is no written test or interview

for admission to this course.

The counseling for M.Tech (IC Technology) regular mode is through Centralized Counseling

for M.Tech Admissions (CCMT). Therefore, the eligibility is as per CCMT guidelines.

M.Tech. (Integrated Circuits Technology) Sponsored Mode (Without GATE Score: 12

Seats): In addition to regular mode, twelve seats are available for candidates with minimum

three years of experience in Govt. R&D Labs/Public Sector Units/Publicly Listed Companies

and sponsored by their parent organizations. When it comes to companies, the following

companies only will be considered: (i) Listed company in any stock exchanges in India or (ii)

Company with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs has

notified Section 135 and Schedule VII of the Companies Act as well as the provisions of the

Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (CSR Rules) which has come

into effect from 1 April 2014 and certain amendment in May 2016). Shortlisted candidates based

on marks in the qualifying degree in the order of merit will be called for interview and the

admission will be based on performance in the interview according to merit. The educational

qualification requirements are the same as regular mode M.Tech. (Integrated Circuits

Technology) except for GATE score. The sponsored applicants have the option to do their one

year M.Tech Thesis work in their respective Lab/Company. The duration for completing the

course for sponsored candidates will be the same as for regular candidates. Eligible candidates

who wish to apply under sponsored category need to send a hard copy of their application, (in

addition to online application) with “SPONSORED CATEGORY – M.Tech (ICT)” clearly

marked on the top of the first page of the application, along with the sponsorship certificate from

the organization to The Controller of Examination, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C.R. Rao

Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500046 before the last date. The course fees for sponsored

category is Rs.50,000/- (Fifty thousand rupees) per semester. Reservation policy as per the Govt

of India rules will be applied.

The candidates admitted to this program (sponsored mode) are not entitled for any fellowship

from AICTE/University even if they have a valid GATE score.

M.Tech. (Microelectronics & VLSI Design) (18 seats): It is a two-year (4-semester) program.

The first two semesters are devoted to course-work, and the next two semesters are devoted to

master’s thesis work. Students have the option to do their master’s thesis within the University

or Industry or R & D Labs in the relevant area. For all candidates carrying out thesis work in

Industry or R&D Labs, there will be two supervisors: one from the respective Lab/Company and

the other from CASEST, University of Hyderabad. This program covers theory and laboratory

courses in Analog, Mixed-Signal, Digital, RF devices and circuits, VLSI Signal processing,

MEMS and THz Technology, Devices and Microelectronics fabrication. The laboratory courses

cover Design, Simulation, Fabrication and Testing by using state-of-the art EDA Tools,

Technologies and Techniques. Students will be exposed to cleanroom based device fabrication

processes in the cleanroom available inside the University.

Admission: Admission to M.Tech (Microelectronics and VLSI design) in the regular mode is

based only on the GATE scores in the order of merit in one of the following: 1) Electronics and

Communication Engineering, 2) Instrumentation Engineering and 3) Physics. There is no written

test or interview for admission to this course.

The counseling for M.Tech (IC Technology) regular mode is through Centralized Counseling

for M.Tech Admissions (CCMT). Therefore, the eligibility is as per CCMT guidelines.

Educational Qualification: A minimum 60 % or equivalent aggregate marks in B.E/B.Tech in

Electronics and Communication Engineering/ Electrical and Electronics

Engineering/Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering/Electronics Engineering. (Please see

table in Chapter 2 for detailed eligibility criteria).

Ph.D. (Electronics Science and Engineering) (05 Seats): It is a research program covering all

areas of Electronics Science, Engineering and Technology such as Semiconductor Devices

(simulation and fabrication), Microelectronics, VLSI design, Sensors, integrated circuits

technology, Thin Film Devices, Tunable Microwave Devices, Sensors, Signal Processing,

Neural Networks etc.

Admission to Ph.D program: The admission to Ph.D. (Electronics Science and Engineering)

is based on entrance examination conducted by the University. This entrance examination is a

qualifying one as per UGC regulations. On the basis of their performance, students who qualify

in the entrance examination will be called for an interview. However, those who have qualified

for UGC-JRF in Electronics Science can apply directly against the University notification and

appear for an interview. The framework for the interview will be as per the UGC Regulations.

All admitted Ph.D students will have to successfully complete the course work as stipulated by

the University of Hyderabad regulations. Further details are available at the following link

http://casest.uohyd.ac.in

Faculty

Senior Professor

K. C. James Raju Ph.D. (IIT Madras) Materials, Devices, Simulations and Measurement

Techniques for Microwave frequency range, Ferroelectric Thin Films, Laser –Matter

Interactions for material processing, Nano Electronics and Condensed Matter Physics.

Professors

Guruswamy Rajaram Ph.D. (TIFR, Mumbai) Micro-electronics, Device Fabrication

M. Ghanashyam Krishna Ph.D. (I.I.Sc.) Nanostructured Materials and devices, Thin Films,

Sensors and Devices (HEAD)

Samrat L. Sabat Ph.D. (Berhampur) Digital Signal Processing, Cognitive radio network, VLSI

Signal Processing

S. V. S. Nageswara Rao Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad) Electronic Materials and Devices:

Design, Fabrication, Ion beam studies, Radiation damage and Reliability studies.

Assistant Professors

Pratap Kollu Ph.D. (Chungnam National University, South Korea) Nanomagnetic sensors and

materials, 2D Materials, Lab on-chip biosensors.

Bhawna Gomber, Ph.D (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics) Experimental High energy physics,

Trigger Electronics, Algorithm development and Signal processing.

Anjali Priya, Ph.D (Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT, Allahabad).

Semiconductor Devices, VLSI and Analog Design, Nanoscale Device Modeling and Simulation.

Adjunct Professors

S.L. Badnikar (ex-CEO, GAETEC, Hyderabad)

P.K. Meher ( formerly, Senior Fellow and Senior Research Scientist, Nanyang Technological

University, Singapore)

ADVANCED CENTRE OF RESEARCH IN HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS

(ACRHEM)

ACRHEM-Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials, a DRDO Centre of

excellence, came into existence with a memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) signed between

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and University of Hyderabad (UoH)

in March 2005. The major objective of the Centre is to develop new novel high energy materials

(HEMs) for explosives and propellant application and development of explosive detection

techniques using ultrafast laser-based spectroscopic techniques. The research at the Centre is

interdisciplinary in nature, directed to develop deeper insights into the design of new energetic

materials based on quantum chemistry principles, synthesis and development of new HEMs,

development of energetic binders, oxidizers, nanomaterials and nanothermites, LASER based

technologies for detection and discrimination of HEMS, LASER - mater interactions and

theoretical studies on solid state properties of HEMs.

The chemistry research facilities are supported by four state of the art wet chemistry

laboratories to deal with HEMs. The wet laboratories are developed with inputs from HEMRL

(Pune) and VSSC (Trivandrum), the two leading laboratories working in the area of HEMs for

a long time. About 30 chemistry researchers work full time for the Centre. The Centre has in-

house facilities for characterization of intermediates and final products of chemical reactions

and also to evaluate the sensitivity of newly developed HEMs. The characterization facilities

include Liquid chromatograph coupled high resolution mass spectrometer (LC-HRMS), FTIR,

UTM, Fluorimeter, DMA, TG-DTA, DSC, UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, Combustion

Calorimeter, Pycnometer, Viscometer, etc., and being augmented with solid state NMR, single

crystal XRD, CHNS/O analyzer etc.

ACRHEM provides high-quality teaching with student-faculty ratio highly favorable for

individual attention. The Centre has various ongoing research programs both in experimental

and theoretical fields to train Ph.D. scholars in fundamental as well as applied areas of Physics

and Chemistry processes involved with HEMs. The following broad areas of research are being

pursued at ACRHEM: Design of novel HEMs; Synthesis of novel HEMs; Synthesis of green

oxidizers; Synthesis of energetic binders and plasticizers; Synthesis of nanomaterials and

development of nanostructures; Development of nanothermites; Computational modelling of

chemical kinetics of HEMs; Computational Physics,; THz generation/characterization and

spectroscopy, Surface Plasmon characterization and applications; Laser induced shock wave

generation and characterization; Numerical simulations of laser induced shock waves; Time and

spatially resolved spectral analysis under extreme conditions; Development of instruments and

technology to observe, measure, by ultrafast measurement techniques the processes involved in

the HEM applications; Detection of energetic materials/explosives using LIBS, THz, Raman,

CARS, SERS, Photoacoustic techniques; Polymer Sciences involving HEMs; Density functional

study of HEMs involving electronic structure and mechanical property calculations; Modelling

the physics of the release of energyby HEMs; Material Sciences of HEM;

More details can be found at www.acrhem.org.

ACRHEM faculty, scientists and students have accomplished several national and international

honors such as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK; Fellow of the Institute of Physics,

UK; Senior Members of the OSA, IEEE, SPIE; MRSI medal; B.M. Birla Science Prize; DAE

Young Achiever award; NASI-SCOPUS young scientist award; Fellow of the Telangana

Academy of Sciences; Dalmia-HEMCE award; Chancellor's award of the UoH; K.V. Rao Young

Scientists etc.. The faculty of ACRHEM serve in the editorial boards of several reputed

international journals such as Optics Letters (OSA), RSC Advances (RSC), Optoelectronic

Advances (CLP), Frontiers (Optics & Photonics). Some of the Ph.D. students of ACRHEM have

been placed in prestigious institutes abroad as post-docs and as faculty members in IIT Kanpur

and NIT Kurukshetra.

Infrastructure

ACRHEM has state-of-the art laboratory facilities with advanced equipment required to carry

out research in all the major areas of our expertise, in addition to being able to access other

infrastructure from the University pool. More details of the facilities of the Centre are available

on our website.

Computer & Library Facilities:

The Centre also possesses EXPLO5 ver. 6.03 Thermokinetic Code for Explosive/Combustion

Property Calculations. Access to the University's CMSD / HPCF computer facility is

additionally available for simulation work. The Centre has a highly specialized library which

houses books on a range of subjects relevant to the fields of research of its faculty and research

scholars. In addition, access is available to a large number of books and journals through the

University’s Indira Gandhi Memorial Library.

Faculty

Dr. V. Kameswara Rao, Ph.D. (IIT Madras-Chemistry) M.C.A ( IGNOU, New Delhi).High

Energy Materials, Gas Sensors, Biosensors, Nanomaterials, Adsorption Materials,

Electrochemistry

(Director)

Professors

Prof. S. Venugopal Rao, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Ablation,

Femtosecond Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Laser Direct Writing, Surface Enhanced

Raman Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics, Explosives Detection Techniques.

(Experiment)

Prof. A.K. Chaudhary, Ph.D. (Burdwan) - Laser Spectroscopy and Nonlinear Optics.

(Experiment)

Prof. G. Manoj Kumar, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman

spectroscopy, Design and development of experimental methods for detection of hazardous

materials, Multivariate statistical analysis of spectroscopy data. (Experiment)

Project Scientists

Dr. Sree Harsha Srikantaiah, PhD (Oklahoma State University, USA) Terahertz spectroscopy,

Terahertz imaging, Terahertz waveguide sensors for explosives, Ultrafast laser pulse

propagation and characterization, Ultrafast filamentation, Optical methods for Remote sensing.

(Experiment)

Dr. Rajasekhar Koorella, Ph.D. (IICT, Hyderabad) - Synthetic Organic Chemistry,

Asymmetric Synthesis, Synthesis of High Energy Materials, Development of novel synthetic

methods. (Experiment)

Dr. N. Kishore Babu, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad) Synthetic Organic Chemistry,

Development of Novel Synthetic Methods - Organic Small Molecules, Rational Design and

Synthesis of High Energy Materials, Synthesis of Precursors for Polymer Synthesis and

Asymmetric Synthesis, (Experiment)

Dr. Muddamarri Hanumantha Rao, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad) Synthesis and

Characterisation of boron-based high energy materials and their applications, Design, Synthesis

and characterization of Nitrogen rich molecules for energetic material applications, Chemical

hydrogen-storage materials.

Associate Faculty

School of Chemistry

Prof. M. Durga Prasad, Ph.D. (Calcutta) Theoretical Chemistry: Quantum Dynamics and

Many-Body Theories (Theory)

Prof. Tushar Jana, Ph.D. (Jadavpur) Polymer and Materials Science (Experiment)

Prof. P.K. Panda, Ph.D. (IISc., Bangalore) Synthesis and Exploration of chemical, biological

and material aspects of porphyrinoids (Experiment)

Prof. A.K. Sahoo, Ph.D. (NCL, Pune) Organic synthesis and Organometallic chemistry.

(Experiment)

Prof. K. Muralidharan, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) Synthetic main group chemistry and polymers,

Nano synthesis (Experiment)

School of Physics

Prof. P. Prem Kiran, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Laser - matter interaction, Spatio-temporal evolution

of laser-induced shock waves; Propagation of Ultrashort, intense femtosecond pulses in

transparent media; Nonlinear Optics. (Experiment and Numerical simulations)

Prof. G.S. Vaitheeswaran, Ph. D. (Anna University) Solid state theory, Material Science,

Magnetism, Superconductivity, High-Pressure Studies, elastic and mechanical properties

investigated using first-principles density functional calculations (DFT). (Theory)

Dr. Ashoka S. Vudayagiri, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Quantum Optics, Laser Cooling (Experiment).

There will be no admissions to Ph.D. in ACRHEM during this academic year 2023-24.

CENTRE FOR EARTH, OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

(CEOAS)

The Centre for Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) was established (formerly as

UCESS) at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) in February 2005 to offer academic programs in

the areas of Solid Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, to carry out multidisciplinary

research, and to understand the processes that connect all three components. The vision of the

CEOAS is to become a global centre of excellence in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

through innovative teaching and research to produce highly skilled manpower capable of

addressing novel scientific and societal challenges. The Centre’s focus is on advancement in

understanding of Earth processes, resource exploration for future generations, natural hazards,

extreme events in the context of global environmental and climate change. The research at this

Centre encompasses dynamics and evolution of the Solid Earth, its natural resources, soils and

water systems, environment, physics and dynamics of oceans and atmosphere, climate

variability and global biodiversity. The Centre’s mission is to provide a holistic understanding

of planet Earth’s dynamic processes, and linkages among the geosphere, the hydrosphere, the

atmosphere and the biosphere through high quality teaching, so as to enable the students to

become leaders in academic and research institutions, and professional organizations, to conduct

innovative research in Earth Sciences, and to promote national and international collaborations,

and to build world class infrastructure for teaching and edge-cutting research in Earth Sciences.

Further, the curriculum and various courses at the CEOAS are designed in such a way as to train

students to evolve into leading researchers in relevant professional organizations, government

departments and industries, and also pioneer in the advancement of Earth Sciences knowledge

in academia. We also teach a foundation course (Earth and its Interacting Components), which

reaches hundreds of students, who are largely from non-geosciences courses. This promotes a

broader understanding of processes and critical issues linking the Solid-Earth, Oceans,

Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere, and their relevance for society.

CEOAS has signed MoUs with the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences

(INCOIS), CSIR – National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Indian Institute of Tropical

Meteorology (IITM), Pune,, and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finland, Geological

Survey of India (GSI, Natural Resource Exploration), Kolkata, for carrying research in mutually

interested areas of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, and also utilizing the knowledge of

scientists from the institutions for teaching in the university. Besides, the Centre also

collaborates with several other reputed national and international academic and research

institutions. The UGC has accorded recognition to the Centre, and granted faculty and research

grants through their Innovative Research Programs. The Centre is currently in the path of

expansion of its infrastructure facilities with funding from DST-PURSE, MoES, DST and DST-

FIST. It hosts well equipped geophysical, geological and geochemical laboratories. The State-

of-the-art geological sample preparatory and analytical facilities include rock crushing

machines, sedimentary biomarker extraction setups, microwave assisted digestion and

Inductively coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer.

Programs of Study:

The Centre offers (i) M.Sc. (2-year) Program in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, and (ii)

Integrated M.Sc. (5-year) Program in Applied Geology. The Centre also offers a Ph.D.

Program in Earth and allied subjects. All Programs ensure that the man power trained at the

Centre has the knowledge and competence to carry our frontline research, and develop cutting-

edge Earth Science technologies.

M. Sc. (2 Year) - Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences:

This is a four-semester Program open to candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in any branch of

science, who have studied both mathematics and physics as compulsory subjects, or B. Tech.

degree in civil/mechanical/electrical branches. The admission is for both sponsored and non-

sponsored candidates. Selection of candidates for admission will be based on their academic

qualifications, written test marks and a personal interview. The enrolled students will also abide

costs towards visits to national laboratories which will be conducted as a part of their curriculum

during the course of the Program.

The total number of seats/intake for M.Sc. (2- year) - Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences is

18 + 2*

*sponsored

Both sponsored (sponsoring agency) and non-sponsored candidates will have to pay the fees as

prescribed by the university.

Integrated M.Sc (5-year) - Applied Geology

This is a ten-semester Program open to candidates who have studied science subjects at 10+2

level of education (Intermediate/CBSE/ICSE/HSC or equivalent) with a minimum of 60%

marks. The first four semesters of Applied Geology course are common on par with other M.Sc.

(5-year integrated Programs) courses. Students who have not studied mathematics in 10+2, are

expected to put additional efforts to learn mathematics during the first two years of the course.

The enrolled students will have to bear the costs towards the field work including travel,

accommodation, food, etc, which will be conducted as a part of their curriculum during the

Program.

The total number of seats/intake for Integrated M.Sc. (5- year)- Applied Geology is 20.

Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences:

The Centre offers a Ph.D. Program in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, remote sensing,

environmental sciences, water resources and closely related areas of other branches of science.

PhD seats are advertised as per the requirement and availability with a faculty of the Centre.

The following two major focused themes are identified for multidisciplinary research.

Solid Earth:

Structure, dynamics and evolution of Indian continental lithosphere through time; Archean

magmatism, continental growth and tectonics; Geophysical and geochemical exploration of

mineral and hydrocarbon resources, development of modeling and inversion algorithms,

hydrology, climate records, and natural hazards; Tectonics, Surface dynamics; High Resolution

near Surface Geophysics/ hydrology/ tectonics and climate; Evolution of life, paleo climates and

paleo environments, mass extinctions and biotic recovery.

Oceans and Atmosphere: Seamless dynamical climate prediction, and applications; past

(Holocene) and future climate change simulations; tropical climate variability, air-sea-land

interactions, and scale interaction; dynamical localized extreme event prediction; monitoring

and modelling of the ocean circulation patterns and its effect on marine life; Physics and

Dynamics of the Ocean and Atmosphere; aerosol and cloud physics, aerosol-cloud-radiation-

climate interactions, urban air pollution and air quality, the impact of meteorology on renewable

energy, middle atmospheric structure and dynamics; Data assimilation and applications of AI &

ML techniques in Ocean and Atmospheric sciences.

Infrastructure:

The students would be utilizing the state-of-the art facilities available in CEOAS and other

schools/centres of the University of Hyderabad. Students have also the possibility to utilize the

research facilities in other research institutes in Hyderabad.

Field work

Students of Integrated MSc in Applied Geology will have to participate in 4 weeks geological

and structural mapping Programs from 5th semester onwards. The enrolled students will abide

costs towards any field work including travel, accommodation, food etc.

For M.Sc. (Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences), Visit to India Meteorological Department to

familiarise with weather instrumentation and observations, weather warning and forecasting,

Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Hyderabad to familiarise with

information and advisory services to society, industry, the government and the scientific

community through sustained ocean observations and constant improvements through

systematic and focused research in information management and ocean modelling as a part

M.Sc. academic curriculum.

Activities of the Centre

The activities of the Centre are integrated with the national and regional socio-economic

development, with need-based interdisciplinary Programs, which benefit both the students and

the society.

Projects

The Centre currently executes research projects in Solid Earth including origin of continents, rift

initiation and evolution, lithospheric dynamics, resource exploration, crust-mantle evolution,

water resources management, geophysical applications in crustal structure and environmental

sciences, modelling and inversion techniques, ocean processes, ocean models and climate

forecasts, paleoceanography and paleoclimate, Solid Earth dynamics. Several projects are

funded by the IOE, SERB, DRDO, CEFIPRA, UPE, DST, UGC, MoES, PURSE grant, etc.

Outreach Programs

The Centre organizes outreach Programs in the management of water resources, Geosciences

for sustainable development in the context of global environmental and climate change,

environmental management and mitigation strategies. Geoscience education, popularization of

Earth Sciences among school children and the general public are also a part of the outreach

Programs.

Workshops/Training Programs

Apart from 2-year M.Sc. and 5-year Integrated M.Sc. Programs, the Centre organizes

workshops/training Programs in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and highly focused

short-term refresher courses on enabling cadres to update their knowledge and skills and

improve their employment opportunities. Most importantly, the Programs are designed to

enhance competence to develop new-cutting edge technologies.

Entrance Examination

Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Admission to the Ph.D. Program is based on a qualifying written test (weightage = 70%),

followed by interview (weightage = 30%). The written entrance examination consists of two

sections, PART A and PART B. PART A contains 35 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), and

PART B contains 35 MCQ. The questions will be covered from the following areas: Geology,

Geophysics, Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences (M.Sc., level, PART B); and Research

methodology, Quantitative methods, Data interpretation, Aptitude and logical reasoning (PART

A). Selection of candidates for admission to PhD Program will be based on their academic

qualification, written entrance examination and a personal interview.

M.Sc. in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

The Entrance examination consists of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) in sections PART A

and PART B. PART A consists of 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and PART B contains

50 MCQ. The questions cover the following areas: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and

Statistics (B.Sc. level). Selection of candidates for admission to MSc Program will be based on

their academic qualification, written entrance examinations.

Faculty

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The Centre has accomplished faculty with several prestigious awards like, JSPS Fellowship,

National Science Academy Fellowships, National Mineral Award, National Geoscience Award

etc.

Professors

Prof. M. Jayananda - Solid earth geochemistry including radiogenic isotopes/ geochronology

and early earth dynamics (Head of the Centre)

Prof. K. Ashok –Tropical climate variability and change with focus on monsoons and Indo-

Pacific; Seamless prediction and applications; Earth system modeling for studying past

through future climate changes; predicting urban extreme weather; linear theory of weather

processes. (On Extraordinary Leave)

Prof. V. Chakravarthi – Exploration Geophysics, Algorithm development for processing and

interpretation of geophysical data

Prof. P. Sreenivas – Air-Sea interactions, Numerical Weather Prediction, Climate Modelling,

Indian Ocean Dynamics, Tropical Cyclones.

Assistant Professors

Dr. S. Sri Lakshmi – Exploration Geophysics, Seismics and Rock Physics Modeling,

Geophysical Time series Analysis

Dr. Aliba Ao – Metamorphic Petrology and Geochemistry

Dr. Vijay P. Kanawade –Atmospheric and Climate Sciences with focus on aerosol microphysics,

aerosol-cloud-radiation-climate interactions and urban air quality

Dr. Devleena Mani Tiwari – Biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology, resource exploration

Dr. G. Kishore Kumar -Atmospheric dynamics, meteorological impacts on renewable energy

SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY

The School of Chemistry has established itself as one of the leading centres in the country for

education and research in chemical sciences. It offers fundamental and advanced courses

covering a wide gamut of topics in Chemistry and closely related areas, and comprehensive

research training to nurture future scientists, teachers, and technical professionals in the field

The School has made notable impact at the national and international levels in chemical research.

It receives support from funding agencies like the Department of Science and Technology

(DST), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) and the Council for Scientific and

Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, international collaborative projects and industrial

projects. The School has received support from University Grants Commission (UGC) and

Department of Science and Technology (DST) for infrastructure and instruments.

A Networking Resource Centre established in the School through dedicated funding from the

UGC, operates various outreach programs to promote chemical education and research at

different levels -- undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral -- in colleges and

Universities across the nation. Teachers and students visit the School for research projects,

training programs and workshops. The only UGC-NRC in Chemistry in the country, it is

currently in Phase II.

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Prof. Ashwini Kumar Nangia is the Dean of the School.

Programs of Study

The School admits students to the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs. The M.Sc. program lasting four

semesters comprises two foundation courses, 3 courses each in Organic, Inorganic, Physical and

Theoretical Chemistry, 2 laboratory courses each in Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

and elective courses. The syllabus lays emphasis on current developments in chemical science.

Some unique features of the program are special courses in Computer Applications, Symmetry

and Mathematics, Materials Chemistry, Biological Chemistry and also project work and

seminars by each student in Semester IV.

The School also participates in the M. Sc. (5-year Integrated) program run by the Centre for

Integrated Studies (CIS). The first two years of the program are common to all science students;

they get a thorough exposure to all branches of sciences. The students move to the School from

the third year.

The Ph.D. program is entirely research-oriented in which a student undertakes research under

the guidance of a faculty member of the School in an area chosen by the student and approved

by the School. Areas where research is being undertaken presently are listed in the School

website. Students admitted to the Ph.D. program carry out course work suited to their academic

background and tailored to the demands of their research.

Entrance Examination

Students may refer to the University website on admissions requirements and qualifying

conditions available at http://acad.uohyd.ac.in/ for the latest updates on admission to M.Sc.

(Chemistry) and Ph.D. (Chemistry).

Syllabus for the courses offered by our School:

See the website: http://chemistry.uohyd.ac.in/

Recognition

The faculty of the School have won recognition in the form of prestigious awards and

fellowships of various academic bodies at the national and international levels. Our master’s

students do well in national level competitive examinations and several of them go on to pursue

a research career. Many of our alumni occupy important positions in the academia and industry

in India as well as abroad.

Infrastructure

The School is equipped with a wide range of sophisticated analytical equipment in keeping with

the interdisciplinary nature of the subject today. A list of the major equipment can be accessed

from the website.

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Additionally, the resources at CMSD, ACRHEM, CIL, and Centre for Nanotechnology of the 
University are also available to the research groups in the School. 
 
Faculty 
Senior Professors  
T. P. Radhakrishnan, Ph.D. (Princeton) F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc., F.N.A. - Materials Chemistry  
Ashwini K. Nangia, Ph.D. (Yale) F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc., F.N.A. – Supramolecular Chemistry, 
Crystal Engineering, Pharmaceutical Solids (Dean of the School) 
Musti  J.  Swamy,  Ph.D.  (IISc,  Bangalore)  F.A.Sc.,  F.N.A.Sc.  -  Biophysical  chemistry  of 
membranes and proteins, glycobiology 
Abani K. Bhuyan, Ph.D. (Univ. of Pennsylvania) - NMR Spectroscopy, Physics and Biology 
of Biological Molecules 
Susanta Mahapatra, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc. - Theoretical Chemical Dynamics, 
Non-adiabatic Chemistry  
Samudranil Pal, Ph.D. (Jadavpur) – Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry 
Samar Kumar Das, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) F.N.A., F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc. - Functional Inorganic 
Materials 
K. Lalitha Guruprasad, Ph.D. (Osmania) - Protein structure and function: Experimental and 
Computational 
 
Professors 
D.  B. Ramachary,  Ph.D.  (IISc,  Bangalore)  F.A.Sc.,  F.N.A.Sc., FRSC  -  Synthetic  Organic 
Chemistry, Engineering Asymmetric Organocatalysis, Theoretical Aspects of Organocatalysis 
and Engineering Multi-Catalysis Cascade (MCC) reactions 
Tushar Jana, Ph.D. (IACS, Jadavpur) F.N.A.Sc. - Polymer Chemistry and Materials Science  
R. Nagarajan, Ph.D. (Madras) - Heterocyclic chemistry and natural products synthesis 
Pradeepta  Kumar  Panda,  Ph.D.  (IISc,  Bangalore)  -  Bioinorganic,  Bioorganic  & 
Supramolecular Chemistry of Porphyrinoids, Porphyrinoids based Materials for Solar Cell & 
Near Infrared Diagnostics, High Energy Materials 
R. Chandrasekar, Ph.D. (Max-Planck), F.A.Sc., FRSC - Nano-Photonic Organic Materials and 
Devices, Single-Particle Microscopy/Spectroscopy 
R.  Balamurugan,  Ph.D.  (IIT,  Kanpur)  -  Development  of  organic  compounds  for  material 
applications,  Synthetic  organic  chemistry  -  transition  metal  and  Brønsted  acid  catalysis, 
synthetic methodologies and strategies 
Akhila Kumar Sahoo, Ph.D. (NCL, Pune) F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc., FRSC – Organic Chemistry, 
Invention  of  New  Synthetic  Methods,  C-H  Activation,  Ynamides,  Energy  Materials, 
Organometallics 
K. Muralidharan,  Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur)  – Nanomaterials, Polymers, Catalysis,  High-energy 
Materials 
Viswanathan Baskar, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) – Molecular Clusters & Magnetism 
M. Sathiyendiran, Ph. D. (IIT, Bombay) - Organometallic Chemistry 
Perali Ramu Sridhar, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) - Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Total Synthesis 
of Natural Products and Carbohydrate Therapeutics, Glyco-Biology, Synthesis of Peptide Based 
Drugs and Carbohydrate Vaccines 
 
Associate Professors 

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Debashis Barik, Ph.D. (IACS, Jadavpur) - Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Stochastic 
Processes in Physical and Biological Systems 
Srinivasarao Yaragorla, Ph.D. (IICT, Hyderabad) - Organic Chemistry, Allenes, Propargylic 
systems, C-H functionalization, Annulations, Cascade-Cycloaddition reactions. 
S.G. Ramkumar, Ph.D. (IISC, Bangalore) – Polymer Chemistry, controlled polymerization 
methods, Biodegradable and Polymers from renewable resources.  
 
Assistant Professors  
Jovan Jose K V, Ph.D. (Pune) - Developing Methods for Theoretical Molecular Spectroscopy, 
Theoretical Organic Reaction Mechanisms, Ab Initio Crystal Structure Prediction, Theoretical 
Studies on Transition Metal Oxides and Sulphides, Folding Pathways Proteins and Computer 
Aided Drug Designing 
Murali Banavoth, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells; Functional 
Materials for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Photophysics for 
Donor/Acceptor Interfaces in Solar Energy Materials 
Manju Sharma, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) - Computer simulations of soft condensed matter, 
Nucleation, Carbon capture, water purification 
T.  Saravanan,  Ph.D.  (IIT,  Madras)  -  Bioorganic  Chemistry,  Photo-Biocatalysis,  Enzyme 
Engineering  and  Chemoenzymatic  Cascade  Synthesis  of Active  Pharmaceutical  Ingredients 
(API) 
 
Retired and Re-employed Professor 
 
Anunay Samanta, Ph.D. (Jadavpur) - F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc., F.N.A. - Excited state processes in 
molecules and materials 
K.  C.  Kumara  Swamy,  Ph.D.  (IISc,  Bangalore)  F.A.Sc.,  F.N.A.-  Catalytic  Organic 
Transformations, Organophosphorus Chemistry, Synthetic chemistry (Organic/ Inorganic) 
 
Emeritus Professors 
M. Durga Prasad, Ph.D. (Calcutta) F.A.Sc. – Quantum Chemistry, Many Body Theories and 
Computational Chemistry  
 
   INSA Senior Scientist 
 
Kalidas Sen,  Ph.D. (IIT,  Kanpur), F.A.Sc.,  F.N.A.  –  Density  Functional  Theory, Confined 
Electronic Systems 
     
    IoE Research Chair Professor: 
D.  Basavaiah,  Ph.D.  (BHU)  F.A.Sc.,  F.N.A.  –  Organic  Chemistry:  The  Baylis  Hillman 
Chemistry, Chiral Catalysis 
 
University Distinguished Professor 
Goverdhan Mehta, Ph.D. (Poona). F.R.S. – Synthetic Organic Chemistry 
 
 
SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES 
 

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The School of Life Sciences has been established with an emphasis on interdisciplinary teaching

and research leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in modern biology, biotechnology,

bioinformatics and systems biology.

The School consists of five Departments:

1) Department of Biochemistry

2) Department of Plant Sciences

3) Department of Animal Biology

4) Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

5) Department of Systems and Computational Biology

The details related to the eligibility for admission and mode of selection of the candidates for

various academic programs that includes the two-year M.Sc., M.Tech. and 5-Year Integrated

Masters and doctoral programs offered in different disciplines, faculty, and their research

specializations in the various departments can be seen as mentioned in their respective web pages

maintained by the University of Hyderabad or as mentioned above. From the academic year

2022-2023, University of Hyderabad is following NEP 2020.

The School of Life Sciences is committed towards achieving academic excellence in teaching

and research in basic and applied areas. It is one of the most vibrant schools with a lot of

academic and educational activities all through the year. The new building of School of Life

Sciences, occupied in March 2013, is designed for housing a total number of 65 research

laboratories, classrooms, teaching laboratories, central instrumentation facilities, cell and

microbial culture facilities, seminar halls and auditorium. Most of our faculty are well trained in

some of the leading national and international laboratories before joining the University of

Hyderabad and have won several national and international recognitions. A healthy competitive

atmosphere among the academic programs and the faculty resulted in excellence in teaching and

research. The faculty are engaged in research and consultancy activities in cutting edge areas of

modern biology and biotechnology to answer some of the most challenging questions in

biological systems and improve the well-being of humankind, with support from national and

international funding agencies as well as biotech/pharmaceutical industries. Recently, ‘Bio-

incubator Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies’ (BioNEST) facility was

established by the University of Hyderabad on the third floor of the School of Life Sciences with

the support from BIRAC of Department of Biotechnology for providing incubation facilities for

innovative ideas of faculty and scholars where many of the faculty from the School of Life

Sciences are actively involved.

The infrastructural facilities of the School have been established with the plan funds of the

University Grants Commission (UGC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of

Science and Technology (DST), New-Delhi as well as extra-mural funding attracted by the

faculty of the School of Life Sciences. The University Grants Commission upgraded Phase III

of UGC-Special Assistance, DSA program (period 2002-2007) and sanctioned the status of

Centre for Advanced Studies (UGC-SAP-CAS-I) in School of Life Sciences for a period of five

years (2008-2013). Now most each of the Departments have recently completed the 5 year

support by UGC-SAP-DRS 1. School also received grants from UGC under University Potential

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for excellence (UPE Phase I and II) and from DST, New-Delhi under FIST (Funds for

Improvement Science and Technology Infra Structure) program. University of Hyderabad, IoE

also is supporting the School to strengthen the infrastructure.

The facilities include seven state of the art teaching laboratories and centralized high end

facilities such as Proteomics-MALDI/MS-MS/TOF-Q, Robotic Crystallization System, LC-MS

and GC-MS for Metabolomic Research; Surface Plasmon Resonance, Confocal/Fluorescence

Microscope, Super Resolution Microscope, Real-time PCR machine, Microarray

spotter/analyzer, Next generation sequencing system, Bioruptor, Electroporator, Luminometer,

Nano-drop machine, HPLC, FPLC and AKTA PILOT, CD Spectrophotometer, Fluorescence

spectrophotometer, Radioactivity facility, Chemidoc-imaging system, Flow cytometry,

Microtome/Ultramicrotome (Tissue sectioning), in vivo imaging for whole cell and animal

house, Green house facility and Bio-safety Level three facility (BSL3). In addition, the School

has access for infrastructural facilities set up at Nanotechnology Center, Centralized

Instrumentation Laboratory (CIL) and Center for Modelling, Simulation and Design (CMSD),

located within the campus which carry facilities such as Transmission Electron Microscope

(TEM), Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and high end computational facilities. School

obtained funding from DBT under BUILDER program to upgrade the Green House, Animal

House, Computing and Imaging Facilities. The Program also has funded the acquisition of Sea

Mini Analyzer and Single Cell DLS.

Several distinguished faculty and scientists have visited the School and lectured at the School of

Life Sciences independently or in connection with a seminar/ conference and or under GIAN

(Global Initiative on Academic Network) program that is supported by the Ministry of Human

Resource and Development (MHRD). The School had lectures by eminent scholars including

Prof Erwin Neher, Nobel laureate in Physiology in Medicine for the year 1991, from Max Planck

Institute, Gottingen Germany; Professor Bruce Michael Alberts, the past President of US

National Academy of Sciences and Editor in Chief of Science Journal, and Prof. Martin Chalfie,

from Columbia University who shared the 2008 Nobel prize in Chemistry. The School

conducted several conferences including International Conference on Reproductive Biology &

Comparative Endocrinology, European Union Sponsored Nano3Bio Final Dissemination

meeting; International Conference on Biotechnological Aspects of Chitosan and

Chitooligosaccharides, 6

Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society Symposium, 8

International

Conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability – 2017,

International Conference on Biology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi, Science Communication

Workshop by The Wellcome Trust/DBT Alliance, “International Conference on Innovations in

Pharma and Biopharma Industry: Challenges and Opportunities for Academy and Industry

(ICIPBI-2017), Work Shop on Data Science, BioQuest (a conference organized by the students

and faculty of the School of Life Sciences).

Many of our School faculty competed to obtain funding from the Ministry of Human Resource

and Development under GIAN program and conducted the following courses and workshops on

Protein Structure and Drug Discovery; Glycobiology: Role in Biology and Biomedical

Relevance; Lipid Signaling in Health and Disease in Plants and Animals, Basics and Therapeutic

Applications of Pluripotent Stem Cells Cancer Drug Discovery and Development;

Immunologicals in Animal and Human Health; Transgenic Technology, Stem Cells and

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Regenerative Medicine, Ion Channels and Human Diseases, Systems Biology for Drug

Discovery and Personalized Medicine. The workshops and courses were taught by overseas

experts coming from US, UK and Germany for a duration of 2-3 weeks to the benefit of our

MSc students, research scholars and to people working in the Industry. The School is organizing

several academic activities in the University as directed by the Ministry of Education in the

International Year of Millets. Recently the School of Life Sciences has signed an MoU with

Academia Sinica, Taiwan, for a sandwich Ph.D. program in the frontier areas of biology and

with Cornell University for bilateral collaborations in research and development in Biology and

Biotechnology. The School has also signed MoU with Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

(AIG), Hyderabad National Institute of Animal Biology (NIAB), Hyderabad, KIMS Foundation

and Research Center (KFRC), School of Life Sciences is also regularly hosting several PAC

meetings of the DST-SERB and other research areas of mutual interests to promote collaborative

research activities in drug discovery and regenerative medicine. Additionally, two International

Conferences were organized at the School of Life Sciences.

1. 14th Annual TCS Conference and Workshops jointly with AmPath (Clinical) and UoH

(Research) was organized from 13th to 16th October 2022.

2. International Conference on Virus Evolution, Infection and Disease Control (ICVEIDC)

was organized from 15-17 Dec 2022.

Prof. N. Siva Kumar, Department of Biochemistry is the Dean of the School.

School of Life Sciences (https://www.uohyd.ac.in/index.php/academics/2011-10-27-18-38-

04/school-of-life-sciences) and also at (www.slsuoh.org)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

Funded by DST-FIST and UGC-SAP-DRS-1 programs the Department of Biochemistry is

renowned for its teaching programs and cutting-edge research activities. The department offers

Integrated BSc-MSc, M.Sc., PhD, and Integrated M.Sc.-PhD programs. The primary aim of

these academic programs is to train students to ask important scientific questions as well as

providing them with the wherewithal and knowledge for finding relevant solutions to these

problems. We lay special emphasis on analytical and critical thinking, knowledge creation and

discovery. Focused research programs in various fields of modern biology make the department

a hub of basic fundamental research and an emerging epicenter for translation research. The

research activities in the Department of Biochemistry revolve around the following broad areas:

(i) Genome maintenance, organization and expression; (ii) Protein synthesis, homeostasis,

structure-function correlation and engineering; (iii) Lipid metabolism,Organelle biogenesis and

trafficking of macromolecules; (iv) Intra-cellular communication, cancer biology and stem cell

development; (v) Infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions; (vi) Bioinformatics and

computational biology; (vii) Natural and engineered biological sensors, cellular dynamics and

imaging.

The students of the department have been achieving high consistently at all the national level

examinations. The success rate of our students in the CSIR-UGC examination is between 33-

50% in the first year. Upon completion of their M.Sc. degree the students are pursuing PhD at

premier research institutions across the globe. Ph.D. students of the Department get selected for

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international fellowships to carryout part of their Ph.D. work in a foreign university and also

earn prestigious Fellowships such as the PMRF.Similarly, the PhD students continue their

academic pursuits in the leading research laboratories in the world as post-doctoral fellows. The

quality of research output and creativity of our students is a testament to the world class training

provided by the department.

Programs of study:

M.Sc. Biochemistry:

This is a four-semester program based on choice-based credits system. In addition to crediting

several theoretical and laboratory-based core courses, a student needs to choose from a wide

variety of foundation courses and elective courses. The students also undertake an in-house

research project in the final year.

Integrated MSc-Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology:

This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum of 8 years. During the initial 2 years,

students will be involved in an extensive course work, which needs to be completed before

continuation to the PhD stream. The course structure is similar but not identical to that of M. Sc.

Biochemistry consisting of core courses, foundation courses and elective courses. Students who

are unable to secure a minimum of 7.5 CGPA, but are able to pass the minimum prescribed

course work, cannot continue for Ph.D., but are offered a path of exiting the course with a degree

in M.Sc. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The students with an overall CGPA of 7.5 or

higher during their 4 semesters of coursework and project may be promoted to PhD stream. They

will carry out their work under the supervision of a faculty member and are advised by a doctoral

committee. They are required to complete a program of PhD coursework in the first semester of

Ph.D. They are also required to actively participate in journal club seminars, research work

presentation etc. Publishing research articles in highly reputed journals is a requirement before

submission of the thesis work.

5-year Integrated MSc in Biochemistry

From the academic year 2022-23, the Department has introduced a new 5-year program in BSc-

MSc in Biochemistry. Students who have completed their 12th standard will be admitted to the

University via the common entrance exam of Central Universities (CUET). The first two years

of the program is multidisciplinary, where students will study subjects from all areas of natural

sciences and courses in social science and humanities. The third year will focus on subjects of

Life Sciencesand the students, if they choose to, can exit with a BSc in Biology after successfully

completingthe 3 years of study. In the fourth year, students will study disciplinary courses in the

area ofBiochemistry and carry out a research project under the supervision of a faculty. Students

can either exit at the successful completion of the fourth year with a BSc in Biochemistry

(Honours) or progress to the fifth year where they will have advanced elective courses in modern

areas of Biochemistry and also an intensive research project. After successful completion of the

5th year, students will graduate with a Master’s in Biochemistry. The specific requirements for

all admissions, exits from, and lateral entries into the program will be as per norms and

guidelines of the University of Hyderabad. This document should be read in conjunction with

the UoH admission procedures.

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Ph.D. Biochemistry:

This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum of 6 years according to UGC

regulations. Students will carry out their work under the supervision of a faculty member and

are advised by a doctoral committee. During the first semester, students will be involved in

coursework for 12 credits. The students must also actively participate in journal club seminars,

research work presentations, etc. Publishing research articles in highly reputed journals is a

requirement before the submission of the thesis work.

Entrance Examination:

Admission to M.Sc. Biochemistry program:Candidates who have passed B.Sc. with a

minimum of 60% marks in aggregate of science subjects with Chemistry or Biochemistry as one

of the subjects are eligible to apply for the admission to M.Sc. Biochemistry. Admissions to the

program will be via the CUET.

Admission to Integrated M.Sc. -PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program:

Candidates who have passed B.Sc. with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate of science

subjects with Chemistry or Biochemistry as one of the subjects are eligible to apply for the

admission. Admissions to this program will be via the CUETfollowed by an interview by the

Department of Biochemistry for shortlisted candidates.

Admission to Ph.D. Biochemistry:

Students with a Master’s degree in Biochemistry or in a closely related area, M.Sc. or M. Tech.

in Bioinformatics, with at least 55% marks, or an MBBS degree with a minimum of 55% marks

are eligible to apply. PhD admissions have both an entrance exam followed by an interview.

The Department admits international students following University guidelines to all programs.

For more details on the exact mode of admission for all the programs, please see the

admission pages/Prospectus of the University of Hyderabad.

Faculty

Senior Professor:

N. Siva Kumar,Ph.D. (CFTRI) FAS-AP - Glycobiology, Protein biochemistry, Cell and

Molecular Biology, Structure function relationships of plant, animal lectins and glycosidases.

(Dean, School of Life Sciences)

Professors:

Naresh Babu V Sepuri, Ph.D. (UoH) – Mitochondrial biology in health and disease with respect

to Inter-organellar communication, retrograde signaling, haplogroup specific cybrid cell lines,

mitophagy/autophagy, and aging using animal, cell culture and yeast model systems.(Head of

the Department)

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Krishnaveni Mishra, Ph.D. (CCMB) –Nuclear architecture in gene regulation, genome stability 
and inter-organellar communication. Protein SUMOylation as an anti-fungal target.   
 
Mrinal Kanti Bhattacharyya, Ph.D. (TIFR) – Biochemical, cellular and molecular basis of 
parasitism  of  human  malarial  parasites:  Genome  stability  and  organization;  genetic  and 
epigenetic control of gene expression; telomere dynamics in gene silencing. Development of 
antimalarial drugs. 
Sharmistha  Banerjee,  Ph.D. (CDFD)  –  Molecular pathogenesis  and  immunology  of  HIV, 
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) and M.tb-HIV co-infection. 
Gutti  Ravi  Kumar,  Ph.D.  -  (IARI)  -  Stem  Cell  Biology,  Developmental  Biology,  Signal 
transduction, Epigenetics, Gene Regulation, Apoptosis, Molecular and translational medicine. 
Bramanandam  Manavathi,  Ph.D.  (SKU)  –  Cancer  Biology:  Molecular  basis  of  Tumor 
Heterogeneity and Metastasis. 
 
Associate Professor: 
Akash  Gulyani,  PhD  (IISc,  Bangalore)  –  Cellular  dynamics  and  imaging,  Biosensors, 
fluorescent probes for mitochondrial activity and cell state, Dynamics and remodeling of inner 
mitochondrial  membrane  (IMM),  Linking  respiration,  metabolism  and  cell  state  to 
mitochondrial  dynamics.  Natural  light  sensing  and  processing,  photoreceptors,  Eye-brain 
Regeneration using model organisms (planaria). 
Pakala Suresh Babu, Ph.D. (SKU, Anantapur)- Cancer Biology: Cancer Metabolism, Study 
the role  of chromatin modifiers,  coregulators, Oncogenes and  Tumor suppressors in  cancer 
metabolism  and  metastasis,  Transcriptional  control  of  metabolic  adaptations  in  cancer 
metastasis, Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms involved in chemoresistance and drug 
resistance of cancers 
Ajay W  Tumaney,  PhD (IISc  Bangalore) Lipid  metabolism, Understanding  mechanism of 
polyunsaturation of fatty acids. Enhancing the quality and quantity of oils. Characterizing oil-
based nutraceuticals. Developing nutraceuticals for lipid metabolism related disorders. 
 
Assistant Professors 
Seema  Mishra,  Ph.D  (NII)  Computational  Biology  and  Systems  Biology  approaches  to 
understand  molecular  mechanisms  and  target  identification  in  communicable  and  non-
communicable diseases, Computer-aided drug and vaccine design, Structure-function studies of 
key lncRNAs and proteins 
Mohd.  Akif,  Ph.D.  (CDFD)  -  Structural  Biology,  X-ray  Crystallography,  Host-pathogen 
interactions and structural vaccinology, Structure-guided design of immunogens 
Santosh  Kumar  Padhi,  Ph.D.  (IIT-Madras),  -  Biocatalysis  and  protein  engineering, 
Engineering enzymes for synthesis of pharmaceutical intermediates, and industrial applications 
P. Anil Kumar, Ph.D. (NIN) - Importance of nuclear transcriptional factors (HIF1, ZEB2, and 
WT1) in kidney disease development. Role of the embryonically active events in adult kidney 
disease. Characterization of obese mouse models to determine the critical role of metabolism in 
kidney disease. 
Shashi Kiran, Ph.D. (CDFD) - Protein ubiquitination and deubiquitination in cellular 
processes,  HPV-induced  cancers  and  metabolic  diseases.  CRISPR-based  genome 
editing to generate cell and mouse models 

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Vijay Morampudi, Ph.D. (ULB) - Host-commensal-pathogen interactions, inflammatory bowel

diseases, cell-signaling and mucosal immunology

Superannuated Faculty

K.V.A.Ramaiah,Ph.D. (JNU). FNASc, FAS-AP ‑ Gene expression, protein synthesis regulation

in eukaryotes, protein phosphorylation, protein and cellular homeostasis

DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES

The Department of Plant Sciences established in 1993 has earned reputation in the country for

imparting high-quality teaching and research leading to the development of qualified

professionals in the areas of Plant Sciences and Microbiology. The vision of the Department is

discovering and exploiting plant and microbiological resources for the betterment of the

environment and human welfare through systematic and focused research and teaching in

frontier areas of plant and microbiological sciences. The foundations for the rapid growth of the

Department have been laid with its philosophy to provide comprehensive training to equip

graduate and doctoral students in modern-day, cutting-edge tools and techniques in Plant

Sciences and Microbiology to enable them to make the best career-oriented choices in both

advanced teaching and high-quality research. The Department has received grant-in-aid from

major funding bodies, which include UGC-SAP (DRS-1, Phase 1) and DST-Funds for

Infrastructure in Science and Technology (FIST) Level-1 and Level II (Phase 1 & 2). The

Department has set up state-of-the-art laboratories for M.Sc. teaching and Ph.D. programs with

financial support from DBT, UGC, and DST to strengthen teaching and research activities.

The Department offers two programs at the Masters level i.e., Plant Biology and Biotechnology,

and Microbiology & Immunology, and two programs at the Ph.D. level i.e., Ph.D. Plant Sciences

and Ph.D. Microbiology. The students have been achieving high success consistently in all the

national level examinations. The success rate of our students in the CSIRUGC examination is

between 30-50% in the first year of their master’s degree itself. Upon completion of their M.Sc.

degree the students are pursuing Ph.D. at premier research institutions across the globe. Ph.D.

students of the Department get selected for international fellowships to carry out part of their

Ph.D. work in a foreign universities and also earn prestigious Fellowships such as the PMRF.

The research activities of the Department are presently supported by several national and

international funding agencies like DBT, SERB, SERB-Power, UGC-JSF, CSIR, UoH-IoE

MHRD, ICFRE, Dehradun under CAMPA etc. either as individual research grants or

collaborative research projects. The individual research laboratories are well equipped, apart

from the availability of major equipment in the Department's central facilities, sister

Departments in the School, common facilities of the School, and at the Central Instrumentation

Lab of the University. The Department has the distinction of establishing the state-of-art facility

‘'Repository of Tomato Genomics Resources,' which is a DBT Center of Excellence in "Genome

Engineering of Tomato." The faculty members are highly competent and have made significant

contributions in their subject areas. The Faculty members from the Department of Plant Sciences

have a track record of consciously publishing in reputed peer-reviewed journals.

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Programs of Study

M.Sc. Plant Biology and Biotechnology

The program comprises a four-semester study that is evaluated based on the credit system. A

total of 17 core courses, 3 elective courses, 3 practical courses, one seminar and a research

project (dissertation) are mandatory for successful completion of the program of study. In

addition to these courses, the students are required to choose and successfully complete two

foundation courses (6 credits) offered by various Departments/Schools under the University's

choice-based credit system.

M.Sc. Microbiology and Immunology

The Master's program ensues the subjects covering all aspects of advanced Microbiology &

Immunology which is offered in a four-semester program, and the study is evaluated based on a

credit system. A total of 18 core courses, 2 elective courses, 3 practical courses, one seminar and

a research project (dissertation under a faculty of the School of Life Sciences in an area of

Microbiology & Immunology) are offered. In addition to these courses, the students need to

choose two foundation courses (6 credits) offered by various Departments/Schools under the

University's choice-based credit system. The students who have met the requirement of

completing the courses mentioned above are awarded the degree in the program.

Ph.D. Plant Sciences

The Ph.D. program requires a minimum of three years pursuance from the date of admission.

The Ph.D. students are involved in a course work comprising 12 credits. The students should

qualify for the Ph.D. coursework as per UGC regulations. For those who want to apply for the

PMRF fellowship an additional 4 individual courses should be completed with an 8.5 CGPA.

The requirement for the award of Ph.D. includes the presentation of research work in the Plant

Sciences Colloquium after 2-3 years and the submission of a thesis on an approved topic of

research under the guidance of a faculty member. The scholar's research progress will be

assessed periodically by the doctoral committee members comprising three faculty members,

including the supervisor of the student as the chairperson of the committee. The scholar presents

the research work in a comprehensive/open seminar before submitting the thesis and faces an

oral examination in defence of the thesis. The candidate has to publish paper (s) in reputed

national/international journal(s) and the research work (oral/poster) has to be presented in at

least two national/international conferences for the award of a Ph.D. degree as per UGC

regulations.

Entrance Examination

M.Sc. Plant Biology and Biotechnology: Candidates who have passed B.Sc. with a minimum

of 60% marks in aggregate of science subjects with Botany/Biochemistry/Chemistry,

Microbiology, and Genetics subjects are eligible to apply for admission to M.Sc. Plant Biology

and Biotechnology. Admissions to the program will be via the CUET (The Common University

Entrance Test). The Department also admits international students following University

guidelines.

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M.Sc. Microbiology and Immunology: Candidates who have passed B.Sc. with a minimum of

60% marks in aggregate of science subjects with Microbiology/Botany/ Biochemistry/

Chemistry, and Genetics subjects are eligible to apply for admission to M.Sc. Microbiology and

Immunology. Admissions to the program will be via the CUET (The Common University

Entrance Test). The Department also admits international students following University

guidelines.

Ph.D. Plant Sciences admissions will be done through a common entrance examination

conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) and separate interviews will be held by the

Department for selecting the candidates to these programs. The subject-specific questions will

be broadly from the areas of Plant Biology, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology,

Genetics, Physiology and Biochemistry. The short-listed candidates based on the entrance merit

will be called for the interviews which will be conducted separately for admission to Ph.D. Plant

Sciences.

Candidates having Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) through qualification in national-level

written examinations have a choice to directly appear for the interview. However, they have to

apply to the University with their JRF Certificate. NET (LS) is not eligible to apply directly,

and they have to appear entrance examination conducted by the University .

Infrastructural Facilities

The faculty and students of the Department have access to a range of sophisticated equipment

supporting diverse research topics. These include Confocal Microscope, CD-Spectroscopy,

Ultracentrifuges, High-Speed Centrifuges, Infra-Red Gas Analyzer, Atomic Absorption

Spectrophotometer, HP-TLC, HPLC, Lyophilizer, RT-PCR machine, UV-VIS-NIR

Spectrophotometer, Liquid Scintillation Counter, Laser Scanner, Gel Documentation System,

Transilluminators, Inverted Microscope, Electroporator, Internet, Greenhouse, and Plant Culture

facility, Fluorescence Microscope, Imaging System/Microarray Reader, etc. Further, the

facilities developed under UoH-DBT Centre for Teaching and Research in Biology and

Biotechnology are also accessible.

School of Life Sciences facilities includes LC-MS, Preparative LC-MS, GC-MS, MALDI,

Super-Resolution Microscopy, etc. University's Central facilities include Confocal Microscope,

Scanning Electron Microscope, TEM, Peptide Sequencer, etc. In addition, the individual faculty

members have their own well equipped laboratories, computers and access to the internet.

Faculty

Senior Professors

Appa Rao Podile, Ph.D. (Sardar Patel University) FNA, FASc, FNASc, FNAAS, FAMI,

FASTS, FPSI --- Formerly Tata Innovation Fellow (DBT), Currently J.C. Bose Fellow (DST),

Adjunct Chair Professor of Biotechnology at Asia University, Taiwan, Adjunct Professor in

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Science,  Charotar  University  of  Science  &  Technology  (CHARUSAT)  ---  Molecular 
PlantMicrobe Interactions, Plant Microbiome.  
Ch. Venkata Ramana, Ph.D. (Osmania University), FNASc, DBT Tata Innovation Fellow --- 
Bacterial Discovery, Bacterial Physiology & Biochemistry, Metabolomics.   
  
Professors  
G. Padmaja, Ph.D. (Osmania University), FAS-TS --- Plant Genetics, Plant Tissue Culture,  
Plant Biotechnology.   
Subramanyam Rajagopal, Ph.D. (Sri Venkateswara University), FNA, FNASc, FAS-TS,  --- 
Structural Biology, Protein Biochemistry and Omics Research --(Head of the Department). 
Sarada D. Tetali, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad) --- Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Plant 
Metabolomics and Secondary Metabolism.  
Ragiba Makandar, Ph.D. (IARI, Delhi) --- Plant Molecular Genetics, Plant-Microbe 
Interactions, Genetic Engineering & Functional Genomics.  
Sreenivasulu Yelam, Ph.D. (Vikram University) --- Plant Reproductive Biology, Molecular 
Aspects of Gametophyte Development.  
Santosh R. Kanade, Ph.D. (CSIR-CFTRI Mysore; University of Mysore) --- Epigenetics & 
Cell Signalling.  
Sreelakshmi Y, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad) --- Tomato Functional Genomics, 
Proteomics, Plant Development.  
  
Associate Professors  
Gopinath Kodetham, Ph.D. (Sri Venkateswara University) --- Molecular Plant Virology, 
Construction of PTGS Vectors & Cell Biology.  
Irfan Ahmad Ghazi, Ph.D. (Jamia Hamdard University) --- Rice Functional Genomics and 
Biological Properties of Rice Bran.  
S. Siddharthan,Ph.D. (The Hong Kong University, Hong Kong) --- Molecular Phylogenetics 
and Evolution.  
  
Assistant Professors  
Rahul Kumar, Ph.D. (Delhi University) --- Functional Genomics, Hormone Signalling, Plant 
Biotechnology.  
Jogi Madhuprakash, Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad) --- Biomass Degrading Microbes, 
Carbohydrate Active enzymes (CAZymes), Protein Engineering and Proteomics, Applied 
Enzymology.  
M. Muthamilarasan, Ph.D. (NIPGR, New Delhi; JNU) --- Plant Molecular Genetics and 
Genomics, Genome Informatics.  
  
IoE Research Chair Professor   
A.S. Raghavendra, Ph.D. (Sri Venkateswara University), FTWAS, FNA, FASc, FNASc, 
FNAAS --- Plant Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology: Photosynthesis, Signal 
Transduction, Medicinal Plant Metabolomics.   
  
Professors (Honorary)  
R.P. Sharma, Ph.D. (JNU, New Delhi) --- Plant Developmental Biology, Tomato Functional  
Genomics  

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M. N. V. Prasad, Ph.D. (Lucknow University) --- Environmental Sciences, Phytotechnologies,

Attipalli R. Reddy, Ph.D. (Sri Venkateshwara University) --- Photosynthesis, Carbon

Sequestration in higher plants.

Adjunct Professor

Manoj Prasad, Ph.D. (University of Calcutta), FNA, FNASc, FAAS --- Senior Scientist & JC

Bose National Fellow, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi -

Molecular Genetics and Genomics of Tomato and Foxtail Millet.

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY

The Department of Animal Biology, formerly known as the Department of Animal Sciences,

was established in 1993, under the umbrella of the School of Life Sciences. The primary focus

of the Department of Animal Biology is to impart knowledge in biomedical sciences at the

highest level of excellence and to advance the frontiers of biology through innovative research

programs. Since the inception, the Department has been rich in traditional biological sciences

and at the same time continues to recognize the new developments in biological research. The

Department had and continues to have an esteemed faculty with diverse cutting-edge research

programs: Developmental Biology, Immunobiology, Reproductive Endocrinology,

Neurobiology, Chronobiology, Cancer Biology, Infection Biology, Microbiology, Genetics,

Epigenetics, Chromatin dynamics and Systems Biology of the Cell. The broad base of faculty

expertise combined with the state-of-the-art laboratories creates an environment that fosters

innovation and advancement in science and technology.

The programs of study:

MSc Animal Biology and Biotechnology

The curriculum of the course has a mix of basic and modern aspects of Biology and

Biotechnology. The four-semester program is comprised of core courses in the first two

semesters followed by elective courses during the third and fourth semesters. The core courses

offer an in-depth knowledge in Evolutionary Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cell

Biology, Molecular Biology, Mammalian Physiology, Developmental Biology, Enzymology

and Intermediary Metabolism, Genetics, Epigenetics, Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology,

Immunology, Stem Cell Biology and Transgenic Technology. The elective courses offered

during third and fourth semesters include, Vaccinology, Infection Biology, Oxidative Stress and

Antioxidants in Health and Disease, Aquaculture: Nutraceutical & Pharmaceutical Applications,

Neurobiology, Cancer and Cancer Stem Cell Biology, Chronobiology, Signal Transduction,

Gene Regulatory Networks, and Heterologous Gene Expression and Downstream Processing.

The students are required to take a total of four elective courses with the freedom to opt for

electives offered by the other departments. The Department of Animal Biology provides

comprehensive practical courses that provides hands-on-experience in Molecular Biology,

Microbial and Mammalian culture, protein purification and immunological techniques. During

third and fourth semesters, the students pursue problem-oriented research work in individual

faculty laboratories allotted to them at the end of 2nd Semester as part of early hand holding and

providing them an opportunity to develop experimental skills. Thus, the MSc program provides

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the students not only broad range of areas of research, but also provides an opportunity to

develop mastery skills on the frontiers of biological sciences.

Integrated M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Animal Biology and Biotechnology

The Department of Animal Biology offers students the opportunity to earn, in a continuous plan

of study, both the M.Sc. and the Ph.D. through its accelerated programs. Following successful

completion of the Master’s program, the combined degree program enables qualified students

join Ph.D program. This combined degree program allows students to initiate the research

project towards their Ph.D. thesis while studying as a master’s student thus reducing the full-

time study needed for the Ph.D. degree. The academic program leading to the Ph.D. degree

involves completion of specified course work, which provides exposure to broad range of

research areas and techniques of traditional as well as modern biology and completion of a

research project. The thesis shall be the report of original research work carried out during the

tenure of the program.

The maximum duration of the program is 8 years (2 years M.Sc and 6 years Ph.D.) if a student

continues to Ph.D. being eligible otherwise. During the initial 2 years, students will be involved

in an extensive course work, which needs to be completed before continuation to the PhD stream.

The course structure is same as that of M.Sc. Animal Biology and Biotechnology consisting of

core courses, foundation courses and elective courses. Students who obtain <7.5 CGPA, but

passed the minimum prescribed course work, should exit the course with a degree in M.Sc.

Animal Biology and Biotechnology. The students with an overall CGPA 7.5 or higher obtained

during their 4 semesters of the coursework and project may be promoted to PhD stream to carry

out their work under the supervision of a faculty member and are advised by a doctoral

committee. They must go through a PhD coursework like other regular PhD students. They also

need to actively participate in journal club seminars, research work presentation etc.

5-year Integrated MSc in Animal Biology and Biotechnology

From the academic year 2022-23, the Department has introduced a new 5-year program in BSc-

MSc in Animal Biology & Biotechnology. Students who have completed their 12

standard,

will be admitted to the University via the common entrance exam of Central Universities

(CUET). The first two years of the program is multidisciplinary where students will study

subjects from all areas of natural sciences, social science, and humanities. The third year will

focus on subjects of Life Sciences and the students, if they choose to, can exit with a BSc in

Biology after successfully completing the 3 years of study. In the fourth-year, students will study

disciplinary courses in Animal Biology and Biotechnology and carry out a research project under

the supervision of a faculty. Students can either exit at the successful completion of fourth year

with a BSc in Animal Biology and Biotechnology (Honours) or progress to the fifth year where

they will have advanced elective courses in modern areas of Animal Biology and Biotechnology

and an intensive research project. After successful completion of the 5th year, students will

graduate with a Master’s in Animal Biology and Biotechnology. The specific requirements for

all admissions, exits from and lateral entries into the program will be as per norms and guidelines

of the University of Hyderabad. This document should be read in conjunction with the UoH

admission procedures.

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Ph.D. in Animal Biology:

This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum of 6 years according to UGC

regulations. The faculty members of the Department of Animal Biology play the active role of

mentor by ensuring innovative research and training of Ph.D. students. Students are selected into

the PhD program. Admitted students are offered their choice of mentor to pursue their research

interest. During the first semester, students will be involved in coursework for 12 credits.

The students must also actively participate in journal club seminars, research work presentations,

etc. Publishing research articles in highly reputed journals is a requirement before the submission

of the thesis work

Admission process

Admission to M. Sc. Animal Biology and Biotechnology

Any graduate in Natural and allied Sciences/B.Tech (Biotechnology) with minimum 60%

cumulative marks in science subjects are eligible to apply for the admission to M.Sc Animal

Biology and Biotechnology. Admissions to the program will be through the CUET (Common

University Entrance Test)

Admission to Integrated M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Animal Biology and Biotechnology

Any graduate in Natural and allied Sciences/B.Tech (Biotechnology) with minimum 60%

cumulative marks in science subjects are eligible to apply for the admission to M.Sc Animal

Biology and Biotechnology. Admissions to the program will be through the CUET (Common

University Entrance Test) followed by an interview by the Department of Animal Biology for

shortlisted candidates.

Admission to Ph.D. Animal Biology:

Candidates with at least 55% marks in Master's degree in Animal Biology or in any area of Life

Sciences/M.Tech in Bioinformatics or Biotechnology, M.Pharm, or M.V.Sc are eligible to apply.

PhD admission have both an etrance exam followed by an interview. Candidates qualified for

JRF from CSIR-UGC/ICMR/DBT will be exempted from the written test and allowed to appear

for the interview. The entrance examination post-baccalaureate standard with emphasis in

Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Cancer biology,

Immunology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Infection Biology, Neurobiology, Endocrinology,

Reproductive Physiology, Developmental biology, epigenetics and Stem Cell Technology.

The Department admits international students following University guidelines to all programs.

For more details on the exact mode of admission for all the programs, please see the

admission pages/Prospectus of the University of Hyderabad.

FACULTY:

Senior Professor(s)

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1. Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran, M. Phil, Ph.D. (BHU), FNA, FASc, FNASc, FAP-AS –

Molecular Endocrinology, Developmental Biology, Reproductive Biology of fish, Molecular

mechanisms of Sex Differentiation, Fish Neuroendocrinology, Endocrine Disruptors.

Professors:

1. Jagan M. R. Pongubala, Ph.D. (University of Mumbai) – Systems Immunology, Stem cell

biology, Gene expression and regulation.

2. Anita Jagota, Ph.D. (JNU), FTAS, FIAN – Neurobiology, Aging, Neurodegeneration and Brain-

aging, Molecular Chronobiology.

3. Sreenivasulu Kurukuti, Ph.D. (BHU)– Signaling and epigenetic control of gene expression

during animal development & disease. (Head of the Department)

4. Kota Arun Kumar, Ph.D. (UoH) – Genetic engineering of malaria parasite, Plasmodium

interactions in mosquito and hepatocytes.

5. Suresh Yenugu, Ph.D. (OU) – Reproductive immunology and toxicology, transgenic

technology.

Associate Professors:

1. Nooruddin Khan, Ph.D. (Manipal University)- Immunobiology of infectious and metabolic

diseases, Vaccine and adjuvant development.

2. Radheshyam Maurya, Ph.D. (BHU) – Mechanism of Infection and Immunity in visceral

leishmaniasis, Drug discovery and identification of new diagnostic markers.

Assistant Professors:

1. Arunasree M.K, Ph.D. (UoH) - Epigenetics of development, differentiation and pathogenesis

2. Bindu Madhava Reddy Aramati, Ph.D. (UoH) - Cell signaling, gene regulation related to

diabetes and cancer.

3. Parul Mishra, Ph.D. (CDRI-JNU) – Ubiquitin mediated protein degradation, Protein

Engineering, Chaperone networks in neurological diseases and cancer.

4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ph.D. (UoH) – Cellular homeostasis, Inflammation and Tumorigenesis.

5. Prasad Tammineni, Ph.D. (UoH) – Molecular neurosciences, lysosomes, mitochondria,

Autophagy and Alzheimers Disease.

Emeritus Professor:

1. Pallu Reddanna, Ph.D. (SVU) – Eicosanoids, Inflammation and Cancer.

Honorary Professor:

1. B.J. Rao, (Ph.D.)- Genome dynamics and cellular adaptations (Vice Chancellor, UoH)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS

The Department offers application oriented, sought-after and cutting-edge courses in frontier

areas of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Innovation based training is imparted to the students

with a special emphasis on basic concepts of biological processes in order to pursue research in

frontier areas of modern biology. A total of 12 independent research groups are active at the

department studying molecular and cellular processes involved in cyanobacteria, yeast, higher

plants, and human health and disease with an emphasis on discovery of interventional molecules

and identification of targets with respect to malarial and leishmanial parasites, lepidopteran pest

control, bacterial and viral infections, Brain tumors and neurodegenerative diseases. Functional

genomics, cellular biology, microbiology, protein biochemistry and structure-function studies,

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Drug Discovery, bioinformatics and computational biology constitute major skill domains of

our research groups. In addition, the Department has an exclusive expertise in generation and

analysis of high throughput genome sequence data of bacterial species and harnessing them

towards discovery of new gene functions and pathways. Faculty have filed/granted several

patents. Teaching and research programs of the department are supported by special grants from

the DBT, DST, CSIR, ICMR and UGC towards M.Sc., M.Tech., Ph.D. and Int-M.Sc. /Ph.D.

courses. The faculty members at the Department are supported with several extramural grants

and are recognised by national and international agencies and also from industry. The

Department actively participates in several student exchange and research training programs

with international organizations such as German Research Foundation (DFG), European

Commission, DAAD and Academia Sinica etc.

Infrastructural Facilities

The Department is supported by the grant-in-aid received from major funding bodies which

include UGC-SAP (DRS-1) and DST-Funds for Infrastructure in Science and Technology

(FIST) Level-I. The Department has advance research facilities such as animal and plant cell

culture, microbial culture, HIV culture, neuronal and neuroglial culture and stem cell culture,

etc. Further, it has several essential instruments such as high-speed centrifuges,

spectrophotometers, circular dichroism spectrophotometer, phosphorimager, PCR machines,

FPLC, 2-D Electrophoresis, shakers, incubators, multimode plate reader, bioreactor,

fluorescence microscope, real time PCR and flow cytometer, etc. The students can benefit from

the state of art high resolution confocal microscopy facility, and the genomics, proteomics,

metabolomics, and crystallization facilities available in the school. The Bioinformatics

infrastructure facility and the departmental library facility funded by the Department of

Biotechnology; Government of India is a well-equipped facility that is used by the students. In

addition, students also have access to high performance computing facility at Centre for

Modelling, Simulation and Design for their project works.

Programs of Study

M.Sc. Biotechnology: This flagship course was introduced in the year 1990 under the

nationwide post graduate program by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of

Science and Technology, Government of India. The program comprises of four-semesters with

credit system of evaluation and latest curriculum recommended by DBT. Students can choose

elective courses offered at Department/School level and the Foundation courses offered at the

University level. In addition to rigorous academic training, students interact with Biotech

industries to avail opportunities for learning translational aspects of product development and

commercialization. After successful completion of 2 semesters of coursework, students shall be

assigned to the available project supervisors based on the criteria in practice or as decided by the

admission committee/Department/School (please refer the admission criteria in ‘Entrance

Examination’ section).

M. Tech. Bioinformatics: M.Tech. Bioinformatics is a state-of-art course approved by AICTE.

The course is designed to train students in theory and computational techniques including hands-

on practice using state of-the-art servers and computer labs equipped with different software

packages. The program is truly interdisciplinary and is offered with the help of different

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collaborating entities/scientists and computer experts within and outside the University. Each

year, some of the students obtain attractive placement opportunities from reputed software and

bioinformatics companies. The courses spread over first two semesters include computer

programming, proteomics, basic mathematics and statistics, molecular modelling, genomics,

bioinformatics, molecular dynamics, drug design, machine learning and data analytics,

mathematical modelling of biological systems and metagenomics etc. Students are encouraged

to choose one elective course each in the first and second semesters either within the department

or from the other Schools of the University. The students will carry out a full-time project work

during their 3

& 4

semesters under the guidance of a faculty member, either at the Department

or elsewhere in a collaborative mode. After successful completion of 2 semesters of coursework,

the students shall be assigned to the available project supervisors, based on the criteria in practice

or as decided by the admission committee/Department/School.

Integrated MSc-PhD Biotechnology: This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum

of 8 years. During the initial 2 years, students will be involved in an extensive course work,

which needs to be completed before continuation to the PhD stream. The course structure is

similar to that of M.Sc. Biotechnology consisting of core courses, foundation courses and

elective courses. At the end of 2

semester, students shall be assigned to the available research

supervisors based on the criteria in practice or as decided/suggested by the admission committee/

Department/School. After completion of fourth semester, students have the choice to exit with

a M.Sc. Degree or continue for their Ph.D. program. Students are expected to exercise this option

by the end of February during their fourth semester. Students who could not secure at least 7.5

CGPA, and could not secure at least B grade in each course, should exit the program

compulsorily with a degree in M.Sc. Biotechnology. The students with an overall CGPA 7.5 or

above obtained during their 4 semesters of the coursework and project will be allowed to

continue to their PhD stream. They are also advised by a doctoral committee as described for

regular PhD Biotechnology students. They also need to complete PhD course work in the first

year of their PhD tenure as per UGC regulations and actively participate in journal club seminars,

research work presentation etc. UGC regulations for awarding PhD will be followed after

promoting the student from M. Sc to PhD program. (Relaxation for women candidates are as

indicated in the UGC guidelines).

Entrance Examination

Ph.D. Biotechnology: The duration of the Ph. D. program is as per the UGC Regulations, 2016.

Including essential Ph.D. course work component to assess for interdisciplinary skills and impart

training in research methodology and ethics etc. Soon after admissions, the students are expected

to begin their work under the supervision of a faculty member and are advised by the doctoral

committee from time to time. They have to actively participate in Journal club seminars and

research work presentation at the end of the semester. As per UGC guidelines PhD student have

to publish at least one paper in a peer-reviewed journal and present their work in two

conferences. The research students have to present their work in a comprehensive seminar before

submission of their thesis. The students shall be assigned to the available research supervisors

at the time of selection based on the criteria in practice or as decided by the admission

committee/Department/ School.

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Mode of selection:

M. Sc. Biotechnology:

Selection for admission into this PG program is based on a National-level common entrance

examination in biotechnology, i.e., through Graduate Aptitude Test - Biotechnology (GAT-B)

examination, conducted by RCB Faridabad, New Delhi. After announcement of GAT-B results,

candidates should submit application for admission into this course based on the qualified score

obtained in GAT-B examination. The number of seats available is 30.

M.Tech Bioinformatics: Admission for 25 seats in this program will be done through CCMT.

Interested students with a valid GATE score card can apply for the course through Centralized

Counselling for M.Tech. (CCMT - https://ccmt.nic.in/). The qualifying degree for this program

includes B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Applied

Microbiology, Biology, Biomedical Genetics, Bio-Sciences, Life Science, Life Sciences

(Botany), Life Sciences (Zoology), Microbiology, Agricultural Science, Biochemical

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotech Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological

Sciences and Bioengineering, Biomedical Instrumentation, Biosciences, Bioengineering,

Biochemical Engineering and B.Pharma. GATE qualification with the subjects, Biotechnology-

BT, Chemistry-CY, Chemical Engineering-CH, Biomedical engineering - BM, Life sciences –

XL, and Ecology and Evolution - EY will only be considered for admission. Admission will be

based on their GATE score. The admitted students will be eligible for GATE-fellowship

according to AICTE rules and norms.

Integrated M.Sc./Ph.D. Biotechnology: Admission is based on an entrance examination (70

Marks) followed by interview (30 Marks). The question paper will carry 70 multiple choice type

questions. Question paper consist part A and B each carrying 35 questions. Part A is to test

knowledge pertaining to Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, General Biology and quantitative

aptitude. Whereas Part B is to test subject knowledge in various areas of modern Biology at

Bachelor degree level standards. The candidates will be called for an interview in their order of

merit based on the entrance examination.

Ph.D. Biotechnology: Admission to PhD Biotechnology is through entrance examination

conducted by the University. The candidates will be called for an interview in their order of

merit based on the entrance examination. JRF qualified candidates who passed the NET-JRF

examination (under Junior Research Fellowship category only) conducted by the

CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR will be directly called for interview. For JRF candidates will be given

thirty five (35) marks in lieu of written test. The PhD seats falling vacant in July session, if any,

will be filled in January 2023 Session.

Faculty

Senior Professors

Anand K. Kondapi, PhD (Andhra University): Molecular therapeutics, functional

characterization of DNA topoisomerases in metastasis, HIV and SARS Cov-2infection,

neurodegeneration and brain aging.

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P. Prakash Babu, PhD (University of Hyderabad): Neuroscience: Neurodegeneration in

cerebral ischemia (stroke), cerebral malaria, epilepsy and mechanism of brain tumors

progression. Screening natural and synthetic compounds for their anti-malarial and anti-cancer

(in vitro and in vivo) activities.

Professors

Niyaz Ahmed, PhD (Manipal University): Pathogen biology, molecular epidemiology, biology

of chronic infections, host-pathogen interaction dynamics, genome informatics of antimicrobial

resistance.

K. P. M. S. V. Padmasree, PhD (University of Hyderabad): (i) Biotechnological applications

of proteinase inhibitors (agricultural and human therapeutics); (ii) Understanding the molecular

mechanisms for resistance in pests against biopesticides; (iii) Role of Alternative Oxidase

(AOX) pathway in stress tolerance.

J. S. S. Prakash, PhD (JamiaHamdard): Functional genomics and cyanobacterial gene

regulatory networks(Head of the Department).

Associate Professors

Musturi Venkataramana, PhD (Sri Venkateswara University): Molecular studies on viruses

causing Dengue and Chikungunya

Vaibha Vindal, PhD (Manipal University): Gene regulatory networks, Cancer genomics,

analysis of protein sequence/structure/function.

N. Prakash Prabhu, PhD (University of Hyderabad): Protein structure, folding and dynamics,

by spectroscopic and molecular dynamic simulation studies. Protein stability at sub-zero

temperature. Misfolding and fibril formation.

Sunanda Bhattacharya, PhD (Bose Institute, Kolkata): Role of chaperones in genome stability

and chromatin remodelling, Understanding the function of various topoisomerases during replication

of Plasmodium falciparum.

Assistant Professors

Insaf A. Qureshi, PhD (JamiaHamdard): Molecular biology and protein crystallography.

Gajula B. Madhubabu, PhD (Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen,

Germany): Behavioural neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases

Pankaj Singh, PhD (University of Hyderabad): Theoretical and Data Biology, Application of

Machine learning techniques in biology, Knowledge discovery in Neuronal aging/senescence

and neurodegenerative diseases.

DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

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The Department of Systems and Computational Biology (DoSCB) (erstwhile Virtual Centre for

Systems Biology) is the fifth department in the School of Life Sciences. It was established as

per statute 17(5) (a) & (b) of the University of Hyderabad based on a resolution passed by its

Executive Council on 30th September 2018.

Currently, the department has five regular faculty members (one Professor, three Assistant

Professors and one UGC-FRP Assistant Professor), and two adjunct Professors actively involved

in research projects in some of the forefront areas of modern biology. They have been the

recipients of research grants from national agencies such as CSIR, DST, DBT etc., and are also

part of collaborative research projects. The department's faculty members have published

research articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as Proceedings of National Academy

of Sciences (USA), Journal of Proteome Research, Journal of Molecular Biology, Nucleic Acids

Research, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Molecular Neurobiology, Blood etc.

The faculty members of this department are involved in teaching courses in Genomics,

Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Molecular modelling, Mathematics & Statistics, and

Systems Biology. The department is poised to grow rapidly and is optimistically looking forward

to getting associated with eminent professors/scientists at various stages of their careers.

Programs of Study

PhD in Systems and Computational Biology

The department offers a PhD program where candidates are supposed to work on the research

projects proposed by respective faculty members. The information on research areas carried out

by the faculty members can be found at their respective web pages as mentioned in details about

the faculty members of the department.

Faculty

Professor and Head of the Department

H. A. Nagarajaram, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore): Computational systems biology; assessment of

functional impact disease-causing mutations at molecular and systems level; discovery of basic

structural principles governing protein functions; prediction and modelling of disease-causing

mutations in human proteins. Modelling of structure and function of carbohydrates and the other

nutrient transport systems in the gut microbiota.

Webpage:http://sls.uohyd.ac.in/new/fac_details.php?fac_id=33

Assistant Professors

Vivek, Ph.D. (JNU, New Delhi): Computational genomics: Integration of ‘omics’ data for gene

knowledge mining; Candidate gene discovery and Nutri-genomics research in plants;

Characterization of microbiota of human samples and/or plant rhizosphere for health and

nutrition

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Webpage:http://sls.uohyd.ac.in/new/fac_details.php?fac_id=34

Manjari Kiran, Ph.D. (CDFD, Hyderabad): Cancer genomics: Multi-omics based prognostic

signature in cancers; Identification and characterization of novel RNAs in cancer; Network-

based approaches for drug repurposing and repositioning

Webpage:http://sls.uohyd.ac.in/new/fac_details.php?fac_id=35

Pramod Rajaram S., Ph.D. (IIT, Bombay): Systems physiology and computational medicine:

Mathematical modelling and analysis of integrative human physiology for identification

diseases mechanisms and therapy design; Systems Bioengineering: Chronotherapeutic drug

delivery in treatment of systemic inflammation. Biomedical informatics: Application of big data

analytics for complex diseases to identify multi-omics biomarkers and causal mechanisms.

Webpage: http://sls.uohyd.ac.in/new/fac_details.php?fac_id=130

UGC-FRP Assistant Professor

Moumita Saharay, Ph.D. (JNCASR, Bangalore): Biomimetics and Biofuels: Computer

simulation techniques to understand quantum mechanical description of a material that

determines the behavior at various time and length-scales; Modelling and simulations of

microbial enzymes for the production of biofuel/bioethanol; Role of protein and organic

molecules to model biomimetic materials.

Webpage:http://sls.uohyd.ac.in/new/fac_details.php?fac_id=132

Adjunct Faculty

Prof. Shekhar C. Mande

Former-Director-General Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt of India,

Structural and Computational Biologist. He has contributed significantly in the area of structural

characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins and computational analysis of genome-

wide protein-protein interactions

Webpage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekhar_C._Mande

Prof. Rajeev K Varshney JC Bose National Fellow, Research Program Director,

Professor, Murdoch University, Australia.

Genome sequencing, genomics-assisted breeding, translational genomics and capacity building

in international agriculture. His key scientific contributions have been integration of advanced

discoveries in genomics with crop improvement for crops from semi-arid tropics. Furthermore,

he led genome sequencing projects of 10 crops including pigeonpea, chickpea, peanut and pearl

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millet, and also the development of several molecular breeding products in chickpea, peanut and

pigeonpea.

Webpage: http://profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/rajeev-varshney/

Honorary Professor

Prof Kambadur Muralidhar

Prof Muralidhar, a retired professor from Delhi University, is a well-known Indian Biologist and

an esteemed academician. He has been well known for his seminal works in Biochemistry,

endocrinology and reproductive biology. He is a fellow of all three prestigious academies of

India and a recipient of many awards.

Webpage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kambadur_Muralidhar

Entrance Examination specific information for PhD admission

The candidates seeking admission to PhD have to qualify through the written test conducted by

the University. Candidates with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)

(CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR) qualifications in national-level written examinations can

directly appear for the interview. However, they have to apply to the University with their

JRF Certificate. NET (LS) are not eligible to apply directly, and they have to qualify through

the written test conducted by University. The candidates who have qualified in the entrance test

and/or Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR) holders appearing for the

interview will be interviewed for 30 marks. The weightage given to the Junior Research

Fellowship holders appearing for the interview directly without qualifying the entrance test will

be 35 marks as against candidates who write the entrance exam where the marks secured by

them in the written test will be considered. For those Junior Research Fellowship holders who

also write the entrance test, the marks secured either in the entrance test or the weightage is given

i.e. 35 for JRF whichever is higher, will be considered.

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

The School of Humanities was founded on the conviction that the discipline of Humanities gives

purpose, direction and value to education and life and these subjects are equally important in

society like scientific and technological disciplines. The School of Humanities is the largest

School in the University with thirteen (13) Departments/ Centres, seventy three permanent and

three reemployed faculty members as of now, and around nine hundred students in different

Master’s, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs. The School aims at providing an appropriate space for

common awareness and a sense of responsibility for making the University more than a complex

of specialized departments and centres. In addition, it is committed to achievement of academic

excellence, creativity and all-round development of students.

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The courses offered in the School reflect these objectives and concerns. The Departments of

Hindi, Telugu, Urdu and Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies are participating

in the five year Integrated Master’s Program of the College for Integrated Studies.

Prof. V. Krishna is the Dean of the School.

The School of Humanities comprises the following Departments/ Centres:

1. Department of English

2. Department of Philosophy

3. Department of Hindi

4. Department of Telugu

5. Department of Urdu

6. Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies

7. Centre for Comparative Literature

8. Department of Sanskrit Studies

9. Center for English Language Studies

10. Centre for the Study of Foreign Languages

11. Centre for Endangered Languages and Mother Tongue Studies

12. Centre for Dalit and Adivasi Studies & Translation

13. Centre for Buddhist Studies

Department of English

Rated amongst the best departments in India for the postgraduate study of English by QS World

Rankings, the Department admits into its M.A. program graduates from any basic discipline.

While the Department lays emphasis on giving students a sound foundation in canonical British

and American texts, genres and methods of literary analysis, it also familiarizes them with

literatures in English emerging from ‘other’ parts of the world and equips them with

interdisciplinary methods of ‘reading’ the literary in newer formal, cultural and mediated

contexts. The Department updates and orients its academic programs in keeping with the ever-

changing disciplinary contours of literary studies and actively promotes teaching and research

in areas both within and beyond the traditional limits of the ‘English’ canon.

Programs of Study

M.A. (English)

This program extends over four semesters and is worth 72 credits, of which 40 credits are

awarded for core courses and 16 credits for elective courses (8 of which may be obtained from

SWAYAM/NPTEL/other departments). The students are made to train in Research skills with

courses on Research Methods and Publication Ethics with an allocation of Research supervisor

to write two research papers by end of the program. Students may register, where class schedules

permit, for additional courses to acquire up to a maximum of 80 credits.

The Department offers English I and English II Courses under NEP to students across the

University which are open to Integrated Masters program students as well.

Ph. D (English)

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The duration of the Ph. D. program is as per the UGC Regulations, 2018. Applicants for

admission into the Ph.D. program must submit, at the time of the interview, a brief research

proposal.

Faculty

IoE Research Chair Professor in Literary and Cultural Theory

K. Narayana Chandran, Ph.D. (IIT Bombay); American Literature; Modern Literatures in

English; English in India (the history and pedagogy of the discipline); Translation; Short

Narrative Forms; Reading/Literacy Theories; Malayalam Literature and Culture; Indian

aesthetic/comparative studies; New Literatures /Theory in English; Allusion, Intertextuality, and

Intergenres.

Professors

Pramod K. Nayar, Ph.D. (Hyderabad); Colonial Discourse Studies, Posthumanism, Comics

and Graphic Novels, Human Rights and Literature.

D. Murali Manohar, B.A. B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Hyderabad); Indian Writing in English, Indian

English Women’s Fiction, Dalit Literature/Studies and Women’s Studies. (Head of the

Department)

Anna Kurian, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad); Shakespeare Studies, Children’s Literature.

Associate Professor

B. Krishnaiah, M.A., SLET, M. Phil., Ph.D. (Kakatiya); Indian Writing in English, Indian

Fiction in English by Women, Postcolonial Studies, Dalit Studies.

Assistant Professors

Sireesha Telugu, Ph.D. (Hyderabad); Indian Writing in English, South Asian Diaspora and

Literature.

Siddharth Satpathy, Ph. D. (University of Chicago): 18th and 19th Century British Literature,

Post-Colonial Thought, Modern Indian Intellectual Tradition (On Leave from 15/3/2022 for

two years)

Girish D. Pawar, Ph.D. (EFLU, Hyderabad); Cultural Studies, Film Studies Education and

Language Teaching and Popular Culture.

Bhaskar Lama, Ph. D. (EFLU, Hyderabad); Jewish American Writings, African American

Literature

Saradindu Bhattacharya, Ph.D. (Hyderabad); Young Adult Fiction, Narratives of trauma,

Popular Culture and Media

Entrance Examination

Ph.D (English)

As per the UGC Regulations, 2018, the entrance examination for admission into Ph.D. programs

is conducted for 70 marks. The question paper consists of two parts: Part A comprises questions

on Research Methodology and Part B tests the candidate’s subject knowledge.

Part A, for 35 marks, tests the candidate’s aptitude for English Research. This section includes

questions on research methods as they are practised in the major areas of English Studies. The

MCQs test the candidate’s familiarity with standard sources and formats of English scholarship

such as the MLA and comparable citation formats, online databases, journals and other resources

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for research in English Studies. These questions also pertain to the aims and methods of research

in English Studies, such as finding appropriate topics, conducting survey of scholarship, major

schools of theory and critical approaches, stages toward writing and editing papers/ dissertation;

the mechanics of writing, and the prospects of publishing research and presenting papers at

scholarly fora.

Part B, also for 35 marks, tests the candidate's knowledge of the subject and his/her scholarly

aptitude. This involves writing an essay on a given topic and critically analysing a prose

passage, or a poem, as directed.

Shortlisted candidates are required to appear for an interview (for 30 marks). At the interview,

the candidate’s aptitude for research is examined on the basis of the following criteria:

∙ Research Proposal: quality, innovativeness, methodology

∙ Language skills

∙ Review and analysis of scholarship

∙ Argumentation (in the proposal and at the interview)

∙ Familiarity with primary sources and working bibliography

MA Syllabus

Rationale

1) The MA projected here is a two-year, 80 credits “MA with Research” in compliance

with NEP requirements; those who leave after the first year will be issued a Post

Graduate Diploma in English Studies.

2) The MA needs to balance between UGC-NET aspirations of those opting for “MA with

Research”; teaching/workload of Faculty; UGC requirements with reference to Academic

Bank of Credit (ABC) and credit-transfer; the diverse needs of 21

century student

clientele;

3) A clear skills-component is not only in compliance with the NEP but also serves to help

the students with poor writing/reading skills to reach a level playing field and hence such

courses are essential;

4) “English in India” as a core course fits the syllabus for UGC-NET but also prepares the

students for an understanding of the profession and the social life of English in India.

Year 1

In the first two semesters the students can opt for either a traditional Anglo-American stream or a

Postcolonial/Subaltern stream, or they can choose to mix it up. They will have a common set of

core/compulsory courses. The first two semesters will thus offer a student some courses which

are skill-based and India-related, in addition to discipline-specific courses.

They will also do a two credit mandatory internship, which will entail 60 hours of work, as 1

credit requires 30 hours of work.

Semester I (4 x 4 credits + 1 x 2 credits=18 credits + 2 credits internship)

Compulsory Courses:

English Language

Introduction to Literary Studies

LISP (Language Intensive Study Programme) (2 credits)*

Streams:

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If students so wish they can also opt for one course from each stream.

Stream: Anglo-American (AA) Stream: Postcolonial/Subaltern (P/S)

AA1. Poetry

AA2. Prose I

P/S1. IWE

P/S2. NLE I

Internship: 2 credits

Semester II (5 x 4=20 credits)

Compulsory Courses:

Literary Theory

English in India

Stream: Anglo-American (AA) Stream: Postcolonial/Subaltern (P/S)

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AA 3. Prose II

AA 4. Drama

AA 5. Elective Cluster 2

PS1.NLE 2

PS2. Dalit Literature

PS3. Elective Cluster 2

The students will do one elective in Semester 2, and these will be offered in clusters (two

each) and will be common to students from both streams. These electives are not stream

based but can be in the newer areas of English Studies/canonical/etc. The only requirement is

that there must be two courses (or more, depending on workload and if faculty strength

increases) offered in each cluster.

*The LISP course will be taught by the Research Scholars of the Department, under the

supervision of the faculty. It will thus fulfil the NEP requirement that all doctoral candidates

should be entrusted with some teaching responsibilities. The LISP course requires the MA

class to be divided into small groups of 8 to 10 students who will be taught reading and

writing skills intensively for two hours every week.

Year 2

In the second year of the MA programme, students who wish to pursue research will work on

two research papers, each of which must be between 2000 to 4000 words. In the third

semester they will enroll in an interdisciplinary course, in addition to which they will study 3

taught courses, related to research in English Studies in India. In the fourth semester the focus

is on the writing of the research papers which will thus fulfil the research component.

Note: The interdisciplinary courses may be chosen from other departments, universities or

from the MOOCs available on SWAYAM or NPTEL, after due approvals from the

Department as per NEP mandated provisions for Academic Bank of Credit (ABC).

Semester III (5 x 4 = 20 credits)

Interdisciplinary Course (SWAYAM/NPTEL)

New Directions in Research in English Studies (a cluster of two [or more] courses)#

Research Methods & Publication Ethics

Theory in Practice

Background and Literature Review (Supervisor)

Semester IV (2 x 10 = 20 credits)

Research Paper I

Research Paper II

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#A sample list of courses for the New Directions in Research in English Studies:

• Migrations and Environmental Change

• Human Rights and Literature

• Digital Humanities

• Medical Humanities

• New Approaches to the study of canonical literature (Critical Animal studies,

Posthumanism, Climate Change, Extinction Studies, etc.)

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Ph D

The program includes mandatory course work worth a minimum of 16 credits to be

completed in the first two semesters; this leads to the submission of a comprehensive research

proposal, complete with a clear outline of the proposed project, survey of scholarship, and a

working bibliography at the end of the third semester. Consequent upon the formal approval

of the research proposal, the student embarks on writing the dissertation on her/his topic of

choice under the guidance of the assigned faculty supervisor.

During the course of their research, students are expected to make regular presentations on

the progress of their work to members of their respective Research Advisory Committees

(RACs), constituted by the Department.

The dissertation is finally submitted and forwarded to three external examiners for

evaluation. Based on the reports of the research supervisor and the external examiners, the

student defends her/his thesis in a formal viva-voce exam before the award of the degree.

The Department offers specialized guidance to newly admitted Ph.D. scholars in choosing

their topics and formally assigns them research supervisors within a month of their joining

the program.

Currently, the Department encourages work in: Indian Writing in English, Dalit literature,

Diaspora Studies (specifically literature from the South Asian Diaspora), Shakespeare

Studies, Indo-British Literary and Cultural Transactions, Children’s Literature and Young

Adult Fiction, Popular Culture, English Literature of the Romantic Age, and Postcolonial

Literatures in English.

The Department supervises research only where primary materials are available in English,

or in respectable English translation.

Domains of interest/expertise are listed against the names of individual faculty above, and

indicate the areas in which they might be willing to supervise research. Prospective

candidates are advised to go through faculty profiles here and on the University-Department

website when they apply for admission into the research program.

Department of philosophy

The Department is eminently known in the country for research in diverse fields of

Philosophy. It has been recognized by the UGC as a Department of Special Assistance from

1987 to 2018. The Department’s thrust areas of research are Philosophy of Language ,

Philosophy of Cognition and Mind, Contemporary Western Philosophy and Philosophy of

Science. In addition to these, the Department carries on research in Systems of Indian

Philosophy, Aesthetics, Epistemology, Logic, Ethics and Phenomenology.

Programs of Study

M.A. (Philosophy)

In this program, the Department offers courses at two levels. At the basic level, it offers core

courses in the classical schools of Indian and Western Philosophy, Ethics and Logic. At the

advanced level, it offers optional courses such as advanced courses in Buddhism, Philosophy

of Science, Philosophy of Language, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, Postmodernism, etc.

As a part of the M.A. program, students are required to write a dissertation (12 credits) in the

final semester.

Ph.D. (Philosophy)

The Ph.D. Program, aims at developing original research in diverse fields of Philosophy. The

research scholars are required to write a dissertation on a topic of their choice in consultation

with the supervisor after completing at least two semesters of course work. Interdisciplinary

research is encouraged, where two or more departments/schools are involved.

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Entrance Examination:

Minimum Eligibility for Admission to Ph.D.: With at least 55% marks in MA

Philosophy. Exceptionally good candidates from related fields may be considered subject to

the availability of expertise within the Department.

The question paper for Ph.D. course shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the

UGC Regulations, 2016.

Part-A: 35 marks will be on Research Methodology. The questions test candidates’ aptitude

for research in Philosophy. It includes questions on different methods of doing Philosophy,

the Nature and Sources of Philosophical writings, including writing of dissertation and

Philosophy papers, major schools of Philosophy and their characteristic methods, logical

reasoning, the conceptual tools used in Philosophy, distinctness of Philosophical methods,

the difference between empirical and a priori methods and the methods of validating

knowledge.

Part B: 35 marks will be on subject concerned.

Ph.D. Vacancies: 07

Dr. Kavita Chauhan - Aesthetics -1

Prof. Laxminarayan Lenka - Philosophy of Language/ Western Epistemology - 1

Prof. C.A. Tomy Western Philosophy of mind /Metaphysics - 2

Dr. Abhijeet Joshi - Vedanta /Contemporary Indian Philosophy - 2

Dr. B. Ananda Sagar - Western Epistemology -1

Faculty.

C.A. Tomy, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language,

Metaphysics and Nature of Modality.

Laxminarayan Lenka, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) (Head) – Philosophy of Language, Western

Epistemology.

Associate Professors:

Chandra B. Varma, D. Litt (Ranchi) – Buddhism, Indian Philosophy, Phenomenology,

Translation of the Philosophical Works from Pali, Prakrit and Sanskrit into English.

Assistant Professors:

Abhijeet Joshi, Ph.D (Pt. Ravi Sankar) – Indian Philosophy (Advaita Vedanta: Classical

and Contemporary)

B. Ananda Sagar: Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Epistemology and Analytic Philosophy

Venusa Tinyi: Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Logic (Formal Logic and Philosophical Logic)

Kavita Chauhan: Ph.D. (Panjab) – Indian Aesthetics, Western Aesthetics, Samkhya and

Yoga.

Shinod N.K. : Ph.D. (Hyderabad) PDF (IIT Delhi) – History and Philosophy of Science

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DEPARTMENT OF HINDI

The Department of Hindi provides teaching and research opportunities in Hindi, keeping in

view the changing social norms, communication patterns, different roles of language in our

society and fast changing technological development in our time. While drawing up the

syllabus, sufficient care has been taken to cater to the contemporary needs of the society.

Special attention is paid to focus on the career opportunities of the students and research

scholars and make them globally competent.

Programs of Study

The Department offers M.A., Ph.D Programs in Hindi.

M.A. Hindi Language and Literature

Extended over four semesters, this program provides instruction and guidance for acquiring

knowledge in various new fields of Hindi language and literature without entirely neglecting

the old and medieval texts and offers wide scope for elective studies. Special emphasis is

also given to the functional aspects of the language.

M.A. Hindi Language and Literature course will have two streams: (i) Literature Stream (ii)

Functional Hindi and Translation stream.

This course will have common papers up to 3rd Semester and in the 4th Semester the streams

will be separated. In case a student opts for the Functional Hindi and Translation stream,

he/she will be offered four separate courses (Four credits each) and it will be mentioned -

‘Specialization in Functional Hindi and Translation’ in his/her degree of M.A. Hindi

Language and Literature.

Ph.D (Hindi)

This is a research program, with course work of 16 credits in the first year. Students are

required to submit their thesis after passing the prescribed courses for Ph. D program. No

student is permitted to submit his/her thesis for the Ph.D. degree unless he/she has passed

the courses of research in the department as prescribed in a period of one year, extendable

up to a period of one more year (semester by semester) from the date of confirmation of

admission. There will be written and oral examinations for the course work as prescribed.

Applicants for the Ph.D courses must submit a brief description (in about 500 words) of their

proposed topic of research along with their applications.

Research in the following areas is given preference:

Bhakti Literature/ Bhakti Movement, Comparative Studies, Literary Criticism, Sociological

approach to Literature,

Various aspects of Modern Hindi Literature, Dakkhini Hindi – Language and Literature,

Dalit and Tribal Literature,

Functional Hindi and Translation, Mass Media, Cinema and Cultural Studies, Women and

Gender discourse.

Entrance Examination

Ph.D (Hindi)

The question paper of Ph.D. course consists of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC

Regulations, 2016.

Part A – 35 marks will be on Research Methodology that includes:

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Data collection process; publication research, interviews, surveys and other research

techniques; researching present and historical information; Quantitative methods, Data

interpretation, Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.

This part of the Entrance Test will be on the lines of Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-NET/ JRF

exam.

Part B: 35 marks will be on subject concerned which is as follows:

The areas from which questions will be asked include: History of Hindi Literature,

History of Hindi language, General Linguistics, Works of prominent personalities of Hindi

Language and Literature, Scientific and academic topics related to Hindi language and

literature, Hindi Criticism, Indian, Western Poeties, Hindi Cinema, Journalism, Dalit,

Adivasi Discoursers, Functional Hindi and Translations, Research Methodology, Women

Writing in Hindi, Sociology of Literature, Bhakti Poetry, Comparative literature.

In addition, there is an Interview for 30 marks for the shortlisted candidates with the

following break up-

1. UGC-NET/JRF -05 Marks

2. Proposal-05 Marks

3. Interview-20 Marks

Faculty

Professors

V. Krishna, M.A. (UoH), M.Phil. (JNU),Ph.D (Osmania University)- Modern literature,

Philosophy of Literature, Comparative studies, Functional Hindi, Translation, Dalit

Literature and Identity Studies.

Ravi Ranjan, Ph.D ( University of Hyderabad)- Bhakti Poetry, Modern Literature, Sociology

of Literature & Literary Criticism

R.S. Sarraju, Ph.D (Andhra University)- Functional Hindi and Translation studies,

Comparative Indian Literature, Sociology of Literature.

Sachidanand Chaturvedi, Ph.D, Sanskrit (Kanpur University), Ph.D. (Manipur University)-

Sanskrit literature, Indian Poetics, General Linguistics, Modern Hindi Literature.

Gajendra Kumar Pathak, M.A.Hindi (JNU), M.Phil. (JNU), Ph.D. (V.K.S.U. )- Bhakti

movement and poetry, Hindi navjagran, Hindi Criticism, Philosophy of History of

literature, Modern and contemporary Hindi Literature.(Head of the Department)

Alok Pandey, M.Phil. & Ph.D. (JNU) – Kabir, Nirala, Ageyay,, Media, Cinema, Cultural

Studies, Interdisciplinary and comparative studies.

Cherla Annapurna, Ph.D (PG & Research Institute,DBHPS) Language studies, Translation

studies, Comparative and modern Literature.

Vishnu Ramba Sarwade, Ph.D ( Dr.B.R Ambedkar Marthwada University, Aurangabad)

Adhunik sahity, Hindi sahitya ke vividh vimarsh (Dalit, adivasi, stri, alpsankyank etc.,

Tulanatmak adhyayan.

M. Shyam Rao, Ph.D. ( University of Hyderabad) – Modern Hindi Poetry, Modern Hindi

prose, Aesthetics, Marxist Approach to Literature, Sociology of Literature, Comparative

Literature, Indian Literature.

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M. Anjaneyulu, Ph.D (University of Hyderabad)- Modern Hindi Literature, Comparative

Studies, Bhakti Literature. Indian Literature.

Associate Professors

Bhim Singh, Ph.D ( University of Delhi)- Modern Hindi Literature, Contemporary Hindi

literature and Discourses, Historiography of Hindi Literature, Folk Literature of Rajasthan,

Lexicography and Semantics.

Prakash Krishna Koparde (Dr.B.R Ambedkar Marthwada University, Aurangabad) Modern

Hindi Prose and novel, Modern poetry, Criticism, Translation and comparative studies.

Assistant Professor

J. Atmaram, Ph. D (Osmania University)- Hindi Criticism, Modern Hindi Literature (Poetry

Prose), Functional Hindi and Translation, Social context of Hindi language and Registers

DEPARTMENT OF TELUGU

The main objective of the Department of Telugu is to promote studies in Telugu Language

and Literature. The Department undertakes teaching and research in Telugu with emphasis

on various aspects of historical and comparative studies in language and literature. The

syllabus for various courses is drawn keeping in view the changing needs of society in

relation to language use, and the role of literature in the society. An equal importance is also

given for studies in Classical literature and Sanskrit, along with an interdisciplinary

approach.

Programs of Study

IMA (Telugu)

The I.M.A program in Telugu is of ten-semester duration with all core and allied areas of

Study. The students will be awarded a B. A. degree after successful completion of six

semesters, and a B. A. honors degree will be awarded at the successful completion of eighth

semester.

MA (Telugu)

The M.A. program in Telugu is of four-semester duration with all the important areas of

study. There are three Core (4credits each) and two Optional courses(3credits each) in first

three semesters. Students have to study three core courses, and have to submit a dissertation

at the end of fourth semester. The dissertation will be of six credits, totaling 72 credits in the

program. The courses are designed with an emphasis on all-round development of the

personality of the students with adequate importance to job opportunities. The courses

provide a wide range of specializations such as Classical, Modern, Folk, Dalit and Diaspora

literatures, Literary Criticism and Aesthetics, Traditional Grammar, Telugu linguistics,

Computer applications, and Mass media.

Ph.D. (Telugu)

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The Ph.D. program is entirely a research program oriented towards studies in classical and

modern Telugu literature, comparative literature and culture, history, and Language studies.

The Ph.D. program will normally extend over a minimum period of three years from the date

of confirmation of admission and maximum of six years. The nature of the program is

individually designed for each candidate, but invariably includes course work in the first two

semesters and later, a thesis on the approved topic under a faculty guidance.

Entrance Examination

Admission to 5-Year Integrated PG/PG courses are through national level Common

University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Admission to Ph.D. : Entrance Examination will be conducted by the University. The

candidates will be called for an interview in the order of merit based on the entrance

examination.

Ph.D (Telugu)

The Ph.D. Entrance Examination paper consists of 70 objective type questions at

postgraduate level of one mark each to be answered in OMR sheet. 35 marks, will be on

Research Methodology and 35 marks for the subject concerned.

The questions will be based on classical and modern literature, linguistics and history of

Telugu Language and Literature, Grammar, Chandas, Alankaras, Literary Criticism, Folk

Literature, Dramaturgy, Methodology, Comparative Aesthetics, Literary works, authors,

basic Sanskrit knowledge, General Knowledge etc. The candidates who qualified in the

written test have to attend an oral test for 30 marks. (Details will be updated from time to

time at www.uohyd.ac.in. )

Faculty

Professors

Darla Venkateswara Rao, M.A. Telugu (UoH), M.A., Sociology (B.R.A.O.U.), M.Phil.,

Ph.D. -Telugu (UoH) P.G. Diploma in Linguistics & Teaching of Telugu Language (PSTU.),

Diploma in Sanskrit (O.U). Comparative Aesthetics, Literary Criticism, Applied Criticism,

Classical Literature, Modern Poetry, Dalit Literature, Sociological approach to Literature,

Telugu Diaspora Literature. (Head of the Department)

Pillalamarri Ramulu, M.A. (Osmania) M.Phil., Ph.D. (UoH) P.G. Diploma in Sanskrit.

Classical and Modern Literatures, Literary Criticism, and Comparative Aesthetics.

M. Gona Naik. M. A. M.Phil. and Ph.D. ((Sri Krishnadevaraya) Trible Folklore, Folk

Literature and Classical Literature.

Pammi Pavan Kumar, M. A. Telugu (UH), M. A. Linguistics (Annamalai), M.Phil., Ph.D.

(UH). Classical and Modern Literature, Traditional and Modern Telugu Grammar, Applied

Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, and Mass media.

D. Vijayalakshmi, M.A. Telugu (Madras), M. Phil., Telugu (Madras), M.A. Linguistics

(Annamalai), Ph.D (SPMVV, Tirupati) Diploma in Tamil (Madras), P.G. Diploma in Telugu

Translation (SPMVV, Tirupati). Applied Linguistics, Studies on Telugu Language,

Dialectology, Translation, Folk Literature, Lexicography, and Comparative Dravidian.

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AssociateProfessors

Bhukya Thirupathi. M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (UH), Modern Literature, Literary Criticism,

History of Literature, Folk Literature, Dalit and Tribal Literature, Comparative Literature,

Feminist Literature Structure of Telugu language, and Evolution of Telugu Language.

Assistant Professors

B. Bhujanga Reddy, M.A., M.Phil. Telugu (UoH), M.A - Applied Linguistics, Ph.D. -

Linguisitcs (PSTU), M.A. Sanskrit (Kakatiya) P.G. Diploma in Translation Studies, Literary

Criticism, Literary Translation, Telugu Grammar and Linguistics.

D. Vijayakumari, M.A.(Andhra), M.Phil., Ph.D.(UoH). Folk Literature and Desi

Literature. Cultural History of Andhras, Dalit Literature and Feminist Literature.

DEPARTMENT OF URDU

The Department of Urdu aims at providing teaching and research facilities in Urdu. Special

importance is given for studies in Deccani research especially editing of Deccani Manuscript

and Classical Literature. The syllabus is updated keeping in view of the changing needs of

the

society. The syllabus includes Job-oriented courses like Translation: theory and practice,

Computer and Urdu software Practices, Urdu journalism and script writing for Audio-Visual

media. This is the only Department in the Country having Computer Lab of 12 PCs with

internet connection. The Department conducts Workshop, extension Lectures by eminent

scholars, and symposia/seminars of National and International level. There is tremendous

response of Ph.D. research and a good research output also. The Department offers IMA,

M.A, and Ph.D. programs in Urdu.

IMA (Integrated MA in Urdu)

Ten semesters course in Urdu provide students basic knowledge of Urdu language and

literature. It also imparts knowledge of history of Urdu literature and its various genre

evolved

over the period of time. The course helps students to develop creative writing skills and

critical

analysis of literary texts as well as clear understanding of cultural context of literary

masterpiece. The computer course and practice of basic writing for media is also part of the

course. The course stared in 2006 when the centre for integrated program launched but due

to some technical reason the course has come to a halt after 2016.

Now the course in IMA Urdu is going to be reintroduced this year for benefit of Urdu loving

students.

The M.A. Urdu syllabus has both modern and interdisciplinary features. The program aims

at giving a fair knowledge of all the important forms of Urdu Literature with introduction of

other disciplines in Humanities and social Sciences relevant to Urdu Literature. The program

consists of several innovative optional courses like translation Theory & Practice,

writing methods for Audio-visual media and Core/Compulsory courses in Computer

&amp; Urdu software practices and introduction to Urdu Journalism. The Ph.D.

program is entirely a research program oriented towards studies in classical and modern

Urdu literature, comparative literature, Socio and cultural aspects of Language and literature.

our special targets are I) Inter-disciplinary topics ii) Topics of Comparative Literature. III)

Deccani research especially editing of Deccani Manuscript. The candidates for Ph.D. may

be required to work on a topic approved by the Departmental committee but applicants for

the Ph.D. course must submit a brief description (in about 500 words) of their proposed topic

of research at the time of interview. Admission to 5-Year Integrated PG/PG courses are

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through national level Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National

Testing Agency.

Admission to Ph.D. : Entrance Examination will be conducted by the University. The

candidates will be called for an interview in the order of merit based on the entrance

examination.

Ph.D.:

The question paper of Ph.D. course shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per

UGC regulations 2016. Part A -35 marks will be on Research Methodology, broadly will

be as follows: -

Research Methodology: - “The process used to collect information and data for the

purpose of making decisions. The Methodology may include publication research,

interviews, surveys and other research techniques, and could include both present and

historical information”. Besides including Quantitative methods, Data interpretation, GK,

Aptitude and Reasoning.

This part of the Entrance Test be in the UGC-CBSC/CSIR-JRF exam.

Part ‘B’: 35 marks, will be on Subject Concerned.

The examinations of Ph.D. will be based on M.A. Syllabus. The question paper for both

the examinations, will consists of objective type questions. The candidates of Ph.D. will

have an interview for 30 marks.

FACULTY

Professors:

Dr.Habeeb Nisar: Ph.D. (UoH) - Deccani Literature, Dastan, Interdisciplinary studies,

Textual

Criticism, Classical Prose and Poetry.

Dr. A. M. Syed Fazlullah (Head): PhD (UoHyd) - Urdu Journalism and Mass Media,

Fiction, Non-

fiction, Comparative literature and Criticism.

Associate Professors:

Dr. Arshia Jabeen: PhD (UoH) - Modern Prose, Modern Fiction, Modern Literary

Criticism,

Computer Studies.

Dr. Md. Zahidul Haque: Ph.D. (JNU) - Classical Poetry, History of Urdu Language and

Literature,

Urdu Journalism and Mass Media, Comparative Literature.

Dr. Abdur Rab Manzar: Ph.D. (Osmania) - Modern Criticism, Modern Prose and Poetry.

Assistant Professor:

Dr. Mohd. Kashif: Ph.D. (JNU) - Modern Fiction and Mass Media.

Dr. Nishat Ahmed: Ph.D. (UoH) - Deccani Literature, Modern Prose and Poetry.

Dr. Rafia Begum: Ph.D. (UoH) - Fiction, Non-Fiction and Modern Poetry.

CENTRE FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION

STUDIES

1. About Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies (CALTS)

The Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies (CALTS) has been

established as a Research Centre in 1988 and has been offering Postgraduate teaching

program since 1990. The Centre specializes in Language Interface Studies with an

emphasis on Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Language

Teaching, Computational Linguistics, Language Typology, Sociolinguistics,

Psycholinguistics, Historical Linguistics, Lexicography, Systemic Linguistics, Corpus

Studies, Language Documentation, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Speech Language

Pathology, Cognitive Hearing Sciences (Speech Perception), Stylistics, Discourse

Analysis, Translation Studies (involving different Classical and Modern Indian

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Languages such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Bangla and Khasi), Gender and

Translation, English Translation of Indian Literature, Post-Colonial Translation and

Language Technology. Apart from being one of the advanced centres of teaching and

research in Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies in the country, CALTS has also

created a substantial computational facility for research and training in Natural

Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Translation (MT). CALTS has faculty

members specialized in the areas mentioned above. The Centre has undertaken major

research projects like Indian Language to Indian Language Machine Translation (IL-

ILMT), Shallow Parser Tools for Indian Languages (SPTIL) WordNet (Odia) and Indian

Languages Corpora Initiative (ILCI) Phase II funded by DeiTY, Govt. of India. CALTS

has been evaluated and rated by the Research Council of United Kingdom as Centre of

Excellence in 2010 among 32 important institutions in the country.

2. Programs of study

The Centre offers the following programs:

i) I.M.A. in Language Sciences (under NEP 2020)

ii) M.A. in Applied Linguistics

iii) Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics

iv) Ph.D. in Translation Studies

I.M.A. in Language Sciences:

This ten-semester program trains students in basic courses of Language Sciences and

emerging areas of Computational Linguistics, Language Technology and Cognitive

Linguistics in Humanities among others. The following courses are offered through the

College of Integrated Studies (CIS): Introduction to Language Sciences, Languages of

India, Language and Communication, Sound Patterns, Word Patterns, Sentence Patterns,

Language and Meaning, Lexicography, Introduction to Computer Applications in Indian

Languages, Introduction to Linguistic Data Analysis, Language and Literature,

Language and Mind, Language and Society.

M.A. in Applied Linguistics:

This is a four-semester program with 4 papers per semester besides two

Foundation Courses one each in the first two semesters. The compulsory courses

include:

Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Language Teaching &

Testing, Translation Studies, Computational Linguistics, Historical and Comparative

Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics. The electives offered include:

Advanced Phonology, Advanced Morphology, Advanced Syntax, Advanced

Computational Linguistics, Machine Translation, Language and Cognition, Topics in

Corpus Studies, Gender and Translation, Post-Colonial Translation: Theory & Practice,

English Translation of Indian Literature, Field Techniques in Linguistics, Systemic

Functional Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Structure of Select Indian Languages

(Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Khasi etc.) and a compulsory course on Research

Project in Linguistics (AL / TS) in the fourth semester.

Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics / Translation Studies:

The program consists of two parts - Course work and thesis submission. The Course

work comprises four papers (16 credits) spread over two (2) semesters of the first year.

It is followed by submission of a thesis on a research topic approved by the Centre. The

course is tailor-made to cater to the specific requirements pertaining to the research

interests of individual research scholars. The tenure for Ph.D. is as per UGC norms. The

students need to fulfil the UGC requirements for successful completion of the program.

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3. Faculty

Professors

Bhimrao Panda Bhosale, Ph.D. (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University,

Aurangabad): Systemic Functional Linguistics, Stylistics, Discourse Analysis,

Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Translation, Critical Theory and Ambedkar

Studies. (HEAD)

J. Prabhakara Rao, Ph.D. (Moscow): Systemic Linguistics and Systemic Typology,

Mathematical & Computational Linguistics, Methodology of Linguistics, Translation

Studies, Russian Linguistics and Russian as a Foreign Language.

K. Rajyarama, Ph.D. (UoH): Derivational Morphology, Morpho-Syntax, Language

Teaching & Testing, Machine Translation, Translation Theory and Practice.

S. Arulmozi, Ph.D. (UoH): Areas of specialization: Language Endangerment Studies,

Multilingualism, Corpora and Translation Studies, Language Analysis and Cognition.

Associate Professors

Gracious Mary Temsen, Ph.D. (Delhi): Syntax, Linguistic Typology, Language

Documentation, Khasi Linguistics, Descriptive & Comparative Linguistics.

S. B. Rathna Kumar: Ph.D. (UoH): Speech Language Pathology, Cognitive Hearing

Sciences (Speech Perception), Phonetics, Psycholinguistics, and Neurolinguistics.

N. Ramesh: Ph.D. (Bharathiar University): Areas of specialization: Tribal Linguistics,

Language Documentation, English Language Teaching.

Assistant Professors

K. Parameswari, Ph.D. (UoH): Computational Linguistics & Machine Translation,

Linguistic Divergence. (on EoL)

Sriparna Das, Ph.D. (UoH): Translation Studies, Gender Studies, Oral Literatures,

Literature Studies, Multilingualism.

Morey Dipak Tryambak, Ph.D. (EFLU): Phonetics, Linear and Non-Linear

Phonology, Sociophonetics, Sociophonology, Language Contact and Bilingualism.

Y. Viswanatha Naidu: Linguistics & Computational Linguistics, Semantic Typology.

Annem Naresh, Ph.D. (UoH): Translation Studies, Postcolonial Literature, Indian

Literature in English Translation.

Venkanna Ithagani: Ph.D. (EFLU): Pragmatics

4. Entrance Examination Specific Information

Admission to 5-Year Integrated MA / MA courses are through national level

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

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Admission to Ph.D. : Entrance Examination will be conducted by the

University. The candidates will be called for an interview in the order of merit based

on the entrance examination.

The pattern of the question paper for the Ph.D. Entrance Examination 2023 shall be

as follows:

Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics

The question paper shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC

Regulations 2016.

Part A: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Research Aptitude and broadly

will be as follows:

Research questions, hypothesis, research methods, interviews, surveys, data

collection, data analysis and interpretation, research acronyms, publication

research, research methodology (quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed

methods, triangulation), plagiarism and academic writing and research ethics.

This part of the Entrance Test will be in the lines of Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-

NET/JRF exam.

Part B: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Core Linguistics, Applied

Linguistics and Inter-disciplinary areas including Current Trends and Advanced

Topics in Applied Linguistics.

Ph.D. in Translation Studies

The question paper shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC

Regulations 2016.

Part A: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Research Aptitude and broadly

will be as follows:

Research questions, hypothesis, research methods/research design, interviews,

surveys, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, research acronyms,

publication research, research methodology (quantitative methods, qualitative

methods, mixed methods, triangulation), plagiarism and academic writing and

research ethics.

This part of the Entrance Test will be in the lines of Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-

NET/JRF exam.

Part B: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Theories of Translation,

Literature &Translation and Inter-disciplinary areas including Current Trends and

Advanced Topics in Translation Studies; Translation Evaluation, Text Analysis.

In addition to the Written Test for 70 Marks, there will be an interview for 30 marks

for those who qualify in the written examination.

Note: The question papers of M.A. and Ph.D. are in the objective type and shall be

answered in an OMR sheet following the instructions given both in the question papers and

the OMR sheet.

CENTRE FOR COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CCL)

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The Centre for Comparative Literature, functioning since 1988, aims at providing an

interface between literatures and cultures. The Centre offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs,

which encourage a study of systems of knowledge located in the literary, language, and

cultural systems of India in order to develop a critical awareness of socio-political and

cultural discourses.

Programs of Study:

The M.A. in Comparative Literature is a four-semester program and each semester carries a

minimum of 16 credits, apart from two foundation courses in the first year. There is

continuous evaluation followed by semester-end examinations. The program allows a

choice of elective courses and a research-oriented dissertation in the fourth semester. While

the program traces the history of the discipline and the development of methodologies, it

also emphasizes Translation Studies and Cultural Studies as tools to engage with literatures

and cultures.

The Ph.D. in Comparative Literature extends over a minimum period of two years. The

nature of the program is decided by the student in consultation with faculty, but the

requirement invariably include course-work comprising of 12-14 credits, over two

semesters and has continuous evaluation and a semester-end examination. A 2 credit course

on “Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)” is made compulsory for all Ph.D. students

admitted from 2020-21. The major part of PhD program is writing a thesis on an approved

topic under faculty supervision that will also go through external evaluation before the

award of the doctoral degree.

Medium of Instruction:

Applicants should note that the medium of instruction in the Centre is English, and, hence,

should ensure that they have a good knowledge of English to follow the lectures and

actively participate in curricular activities.

We encourage research in the many language-cultures of India (scheduled, non-scheduled,

unlisted, etc.) and therefore, the primary texts for research can be in any language the

candidates are familiar with and proficient in. Knowledge of two or more languages is

desirable.

Entrance Examination:

The entrance examination for M.A. will be through the National Testing Agency’s

CUET, Common University Entrance Test.

The entrance examination for Ph.D. will carry 70 marks and consists of objective type

questions in two parts. Part A for 35 marks will be on research / analytical / reasoning

capabilities. Part B for 35 marks will test the candidate’s knowledge of Indian / World

Literatures, Comparative / Literary / Cultural theories, contemporary trends / movements as

well as English language proficiency.

Applicants for Ph.D. admission must submit along with the application a brief research

proposal (about 750 words).

Candidates who qualify the Entrance exam, will be required to attend an interview based

on the research proposal (30 marks).

Candidates attending the interview should bring six copies of their research proposal, on

dates notified by the Centre/University.

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Faculty

Professors

M.T. Ansari, Ph.D. (EFLU, Hyderabad) Joined the Centre for Comparative Literature in

2004 and his current research interests include Cultural Studies, Minority Studies, Kerala

Studies and World Literatures.

Sowmya Dechamma C.C., (Head) Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad): is with the Centre for

Comparative Literature since 2004. Apart from teaching Comparative Indian Literature

and Cultural Discourses in Contemporary India, her research interests include Gender,

Literatures of India, Translation Studies, The Politics of Languages, and Kodava

performative cultures.

J. Bheemaiah, Ph.D. (Osmania University, Hyderabad) – Dalit and Tribal Studies, Indian

Literatures, Literature of the Margins, Culture Studies.

Assistant Professor

V. Vamshi Krishna Reddy, Ph.D. (UoH, Hyderabad): Cultural Studies, Film Studies and

Critical Theory.

Link to CCL (MA) courses online: https://centres.uohyd.ac.in/ccl/courses/

DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT STUDIES

The Department offers a Ph. D. program in Sanskrit Studies. The present focus of program

is in Language Technologies and Philosophy and Medicine. The Ph.D. Program extends over

a minimum period of two years from the date of confirmation of admission. The nature of

each course is individually decided for each candidate, which will include minimum two

courses, a core course in Research Methodology, and a dissertation on an approved topic

under the faculty guidance. Pogress of the research work would be monitored by an RAC

every semester.

The goal of Language Technologies discipline is to ‘train Sanskrit Scholars in the emerging

field of Sanskrit Computational Linguistics showing the relevance of traditional śābdabodha

theories to the field to computational Linguistics, thus bridging the gap between the past and

the present.’

The main focus of Philosophy and Medicine discipline is to contribute to interdisciplinary

research in Indian psychology concerned with various dimensions of thereotetical aspects

like Prakriti, Personality, Nutrition, non-communicable diseases and Mental health besides

working in linguistic, translational and philosophical aspects of Ayurveda samhitās, to

generate data useful for pre-clinical studies.

Programs of Study

The department offers an MA (Sanskrit Studies) & Ph.D. (Sanskrit Studies).

M.A. Sanskrit Studies

The syllabus is designed in such a way that the students are taught the Sanskrit texts in the

traditional manner, but at the same time they are also demonstrated to the interface of these

knowledge systems with the modern knowledge systems. Thus, the students are exposed to

the importance and applicability of the knowledge they acquire in the current context. This

course will equip them to take up research in inter-disciplinary areas. At the same time, they

will also be conﬁdent enough to derive insights from Indian knowledge systems into their

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own disciplines. In addition to all the openings a regular student of Sanskrit has, these

students will have an edge over them with an exposure to the knowledge systems in other

disciplines. Journalism, health industry, IT industry, NGOs, Media, Counselling etc., would

provide them ample job opportunities apart from teaching and research.

Students can choose any one out of the following four interfaces, (Subject to the availability

of faculty) for optional courses.

1. With Computational Linguistics and Vyākaraṇa 2. With Āyurveda and Indian Psychology

3. With Social Sciences, and 4. With Mathematics and Computer Science

Note: Admission is confirmed only upon submitting an SOP before attending a personal

interview.

Ph.D Sanskrit Studies

The Ph.D. program normally extends over a minimum period of two years from the date of

admission. The program comprises mandatory course work of 12 credits spread over the first

and second semester. Scholars are required to write a thesis on an approved topic under the

supervision of a faculty member. The thesis is examined by internal and external examiners

and is followed by a viva voce examination. During the period of research, scholars are

required to give seminars on their ‘work-in-progress’ to the Research Advisory Committee.

Faculty

1. Prof. J.S.R. Prasad, Āchārya (Navya-Nyaya), Śikṣā-Śāstri, Ph.D. (Navya-Nyaya,

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupathi) Indian Psychology, Scientific, linguistic

and philosophical aspects of Ayurveda samhitās, Ayurvedic concepts in Sanskrit

literature, Scientific literature in Sanskrit. (Head of the Department)

2. Prof. Amba P. Kulkarni, M.A. (Sanskrit), M. Sc. (Maths), M.Tech. (CSE, IIT,

Kanpur), Ph.D. (Applied Linguistics, University of Hyderabad) – Bridging the gap

between Science and Technology in Sanskrit texts and the Modern Science and

Technology, with special emphasis on Language Technology, Computer Science and

Mathematics.

3. Prof. Aloka Parasher-Sen, Emeritus Professor, M.A., Ph.D. (History, University of

London), Ancient Indian History, Social History of Marginalized Groups, Gender

History, History of Ancient Indian Concepts and Knowledge Systems, Environment,

Science and Technology, History of Early Deccan and Heritage Studies

4. Dr. Vinaya PN, Visiting Fellow, BAMS, M.A. (Sanskrit), Ph.D. (University of

Hyderabad)

Ayurveda, Darshanas, Indian Traditional Knowledge

Entrance Examination specific information for Ph.D:

Part A:- 35 marks objective questions related to Research Methodology.

Part B:- 15 marks. Short answer Questions and essay type questions for 20 marks related to

the subject concerned.

In addition, there is an Interview for 30 marks for shortlisted candidates.

Eligibility criteria of programs of study::

a) Master’s Degree in Sanskrit or equivalent / Natural Language Processing with at least 55%

marks

b) B.A.M.S. with at least 55% marks

Any other information:

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A bridge course would be offered to the students with little exposure to Sanskrit literature.

The Placement Cell helps the students to get Career Opportunities.

CENTRE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES

The Centre for English Language Studies is a one-of-its kind Centre in India which caters to

a diverse group of students across disciplines and is a research and resource centre for

language studies. The Centre offers M.A and Ph.D. programs in English Language Studies.

Besides English language education, aspects of language studies such as discourse studies,

academic and research writing, genre analysis, multimodal communication in different

professional contexts, and history of English in India are some focal areas. This is the only

language Centre in the country that offers a full course on the History of English in India.

The Centre also has a small and unique archive of material on the history of English language

education in India.

The Centre is also engaged in the teaching of English at the Centre for Integrated Studies for

Integrated Masters students, besides offering need-based courses on Academic Writing,

Communication Skills and Technical Writing to students at the postgraduate and research

levels.

The research interests of the faculty at the Centre span several areas of language studies and

aspects of pedagogy. The faculty of the Centre publish in areas pertaining to their research

interests and are part of ongoing research projects.

Programs of study

M.A. in English Language Studies

The MA program covers a wide range of areas in the field of English Language studies. It

has courses drawn from Linguistics, English Language Teaching, Sociolinguistics,

Pedagogy, etc. The program extends over four semesters and has a minimum of 70 credits.

Apart from the core courses, the program has elective courses which are offered in the third

and fourth semesters. The electives offered enable the students to specialize in specific

domains like language teaching, corporate communication, technical writing, editing, etc.

Students are encouraged to opt for courses outside the Centre as well.

Ph.D (English Language Studies)

The Ph.D. program normally extends over a minimum period of two years from the date of

admission. The program comprises mandatory course work of 14 credits spread over the first

and second semester. Scholars are required to write a thesis on an approved topic under the

supervision of a faculty member. The thesis is examined by internal and external examiners

and is followed by a viva-voce examination. During the period of research, scholars are

required to give seminars on their “work-in-progress” every semester and publish a couple

of papers in peer-reviewed journals in the field.

Entrance Examination

Ph.D (English Language Studies)

Written Examination: 70 Marks. The Ph.D Entrance Examination will be in two parts:

Part A: 35 marks; Multiple-choice questions on Research Methodology. It will test the

following:

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Basics of research such as research processes, types of research, research design, variables,

measurement and scaling techniques, sampling and data collection methods, data processing

and data analysis and research report writing.

Part B: 35 marks; Questions on the subject concerned i.e., English language education and

English Linguistics.

This will consist of two sections: Multiple choice questions for 20 marks and an essay

question for 15 marks.

In addition, there will be an Interview for 30 marks for shortlisted candidates.

Break-up of marks for Ph.D. interviews:

Research Proposal-5

Interview performance-20

JRF, M.Phil. -5

Note: There will be no admission to Ph.D. in English Language Studies for the academic

year 2023-24.

Faculty

The Centre has 2 Professors, 2 Associate Professors and 2 Assistant Professors.

Professors:

Pingali Sailaja, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad). Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology,

Sociolinguistics, World Englishes, Indian English, English Language Education, Language

Assessment, English in India: Historical, Educational and Linguistic aspects. (Head of the

Centre)

Sunita Mishra, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad). Areas of Study: Politics of English Language

Education, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Studies, Critical Pedagogy, History of English

Language Teaching in India, especially Odisha, and Indian Philosophy of Language.

Associate Professors:

Shree Deepa, Ph.D (Osmania University, Hyderabad), MA English (Osmania University),

M.Ed (Bharathidasan University), PGDTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad), BSc (Microbiology,

Botany, Chemistry- Osmania University).

Certificates in a) Integrating the Internet into the Classroom (30 professional development

hours) Lewis and Clark College; b) Teaching English to Young Learners, University of

Maryland, Baltimore County; c) Critical Thinking for the EFL Curriculum, University of

Oregon, American English Institute; (a,b,c Sponsored by RELO and US Consulate); d)

PGCTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad).

Current areas of Interest/Study/expertise/publication: Inclusivity, Equity, Pedagogy,

Anthrogogy, Higher Education Spaces, Indian Philosophy and Language Teaching/

education, New theories of language, Language assessment, testing and evaluation, teacher

development, materials development, language potentiality and constructive language use.

She is currently working on an IOE project titled “Indian Research Methodology (IRM) from

Sanskrit Texts: Multidisciplinary Applications in Higher Education Spaces" with Prof Prasad,

Head, Department of Sanskrit Studies.

Jyothi Hymavathi Devi, M.Phil Translation Studies (University of Hyderabad).

Areas of Study/Interest: English Language Teaching, Translation Studies, Research

Methods, Morphology, Academic Writing, Psychology of Language Learning.

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Assistant Professors

Jasti Appa Swami, Ph.D. (Osmania). Areas of Study: Academic Writing, Discourse

Analysis, Genre Pedagogy, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Systemic Functional

Linguistics (SFL), L2 Reading-Writing Connections, and Written Feedback Practices.

Joy Anuradha, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad). Areas of Study: Cognitive Linguistics,

Systemic Functional Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, English Language Education, and

Technical Communication.

CENTRE FOR DALIT & ADIVASI STUDIES AND TRANSLATION

The Centre was established in June 2011 with the aim to prepare an atmosphere of National

Integrity and emotional binding with the marginalized communities, mainly the Dalits &

Adivasis through teaching of language and literature, its research and its translation into

Hindi. The translation of literary texts from Indian languages into Hindi and further studies

and the research based on them would be giving Hindi an opportunity to fulfil its role as the

National Language and the link Language of our country in its true sense.

The Centre gives emphasis on teaching and research and translation of the Dalit and the

Adivasi languages and literature, parallelly. Hence, the objective of the Centre is to collect

the oral traditions (memory bank) & performance, arts, paintings and handicrafts of the Dalit

& Adivasi culture and life style. There will be field work also. The Centre offers Ph.D.

program in Hindi medium.

Programs of Study

Ph.D. Program

The Ph.D. program normally extends over a minimum period of two years from the date of

admission. In the first two semesters the candidate will be offered four courses with 04

credits each, the fourth course being a practical course. After completion of the First

semester, the student will be required to write a thesis on an approved topic in the areas of

Dalit & Adivasi Studies under the guidance of a faculty member. After submission of the

thesis the candidate has to attend an Oral examination.

Entrance Examinations:

Ph.D.

The question paper for Ph.D. Courses shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the

UGC Regulations 2016. Part A – 35 marks will be on Research Methodology and broadly

will be as follows:

Research Methodology: “The process used to collect information and data for the purpose

of making decisions. The methodology may include publication research, interviews,

surveys and other research techniques, and could include both present and historical

information”. Besides including Quantitative methods, Data interpretation, Aptitude and

Logical Reasoning.

This part of the Entrance Test be in the lines of Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-CBSECSIR JRF

exam.

Part B: 35 marks will be on subject concerned.

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The Written Test comprises of objective questions on the History of Hindi language and

Literature, Indian Dalit & Adivasi Literature and Translation and descriptive questions on

proposed area of research and Indian Dalit & Adivasi Literature and Translation.

In addition, there is an Interview for 30 marks for shortlisted candidates.

Note: There will be no admissions for Ph.D. during the academic year 2023-24.

Faculty

Prof. Vishnu R Sarwade (Head of the Centre)

CENTRE FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES

Centre for Buddhist Studies, established on August 8, 2009 is an exemplification of the

University’s magnanimous vision that affirms the raison d’ètre for its creation and affirms

the specific requirements of the subject with its interdisciplinary and highly technical and

specialized character that demands greater attention and autonomy for its growth. The Centre

is first of its kind not only in South India but in the entire country for its objectives to conform

to all international standards in Buddhist researches and teachings with focus on Original

Buddhism based on the primary sources in Pali. The Centre had also received a grant from

UGC under the Epoch Making Social Thinkers of India Project.

As there are no permanent faculty members in the Centre, it has been decided that there will

be no admissions in the Ph.D. program during 2023-24.

Prof. V. Krishna, Professor, Department of Hindi & Dean, School of Humanities is the

Head of the Centre.

CENTRE FOR ENDANGERED LANGUAGES & MOTHER TONGUE

STUDIES (CEL&MTS)

Head: Prof. Pammi Pavan Kumar.

The Centre for Endangered Languages and Mother Tongue Studies (CEL&MTS) was

established in the year 2010 for research and documentation of endangered languages spoken

in India. It is the first Centre of its kind in a University set-up in our country.

Courses Offered: The Centre is the first one to offer Ph. D. program in Language

Endangerment Studies in this country, and two students have completed their Ph. D. research

in this area. As there are no permanent faculty members in the Centre, it has been decided

that there will be no admissions in the Ph.D. program during 2023-24.

Faculty: There are no permanent faculty members in the Centre. Prof. Pammi Pavan Kumar

from the Department of Telugu is the Head of the Centre.

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

The School of Social Sciences comprises the following Departments and Centres.

Departments

1. Department of History

2. Department of Political Science

3. Department of Sociology

4. Department of Anthropology

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5. Department of Education and Education Technology

Centres

1. Centre for Regional Studies

2. Centre for Folk Culture Studies

3. Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy

4. Centre for Study of Indian Diaspora

5. Centre for Knowledge, Culture and Innovation Studies

6. Centre for Human Rights

7. Centre for Ambedkar Studies

8. Centre for Women’s Studies

All the Departments (Anthropology History, Political Science and Sociology) have been recognised

by the University Grants Commission for the Special Assistance Program and the Dept. of Political

Science as the Centre for Advanced Studies.

An Archival Cell with the support of the UGC is functioning under the auspices of the Department

of History for preservation of rare and valuable manuscripts. The Department of Anthropology has

developed a Museum as teaching aid for the students. The Centre for Folk Culture Studies has an

Audio Visual Archival containing the Centre’s field work, documenting films etc., The Centre for

the Study of Indian Diaspora has a special library consisting of historical material (diasporic

literature) collected from different parts of India. All the Departments are equipped with internet

facilities.

From the Academic Year 2007-2008 the School of Sciences has started 5-Years Integrated Program

in Social Sciences leading to Masters Degree in History, Political Science, Sociology and

Anthropology. For the first three years the students admitted to the program do courses offered by

various departments in the School and other Schools in the University conducted at the College for

Integrated Studies At the end of three years, students are transferred to their parent departments

namely, Departments of History, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology.

From the Academic Year 2020-21, the School of Social Sciences under the Department of Education

and Education Technology (DEET) is offering M.Ed. Program.

Prof. Y.A. Sudhakar Reddy, Head, Centre for Folk Culture Studies is the Dean of the School.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

The Department of History offers courses leading to M.A., Ph.D. degrees It also offers 10

courses in history for the first three years of IMA (5-year integrated) program in Social

Sciences. Its teaching program is designed to provide students with a broad overview of

world history narrowing down to focus on the history of India with special emphasis on

socio-economic history, science & technology, environment and cultural history.

There is a two-fold aim of all research activities in the Department: a) Widening the database

in its studies of local and regional history, and b) introducing an interdisciplinary approach

to understand the underlying social and economic realities of the history of India through the

ages. The Department has also been involved in guiding research on North- East India,

science & technology, environment, medicine, economic history, maritime history, women’s

history, Indian national movement, peasant and tribal movements, cultural history, and

contemporary history.

Infrastructure

Under the support from the Special Assistance Program of the UGC, the Department has

been able to purchase a large number of books on most of the recent writings on history.

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Under the UGC Program of Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) the Department

strengthened its infrastructural facilities. It has also been able to support the subscription of

several foreign and Indian journals in the discipline of History. The Archival Cell in the

Department contains several private papers of individuals who participated in the freedom

movement. The Department has an archaeological museum containing antiquities

representing artifacts from stone ages to late medieval period.

The Department of History has a Computer Laboratory with 3 computers.

Programs of Study

MA (History)

This is a two-year program consisting of 16 courses spread over four semesters, with four

courses per semester. The main thrust of the first two semesters is to equip students in certain

core compulsory courses in both Indian and non-Indian history. These are designed to be

comprehensive and to introduce students into the various interpretative dimensions of

understanding the history of human civilization with a focus on India. During semesters III

and IV a wide range of special courses are offered as optionals by the Department, thus

providing an opportunity for students to specialize in specific areas of Indian history.

Students also have an opportunity to do at least two courses outside the Department during

their third and fourth semesters with the aim to encourage interdisciplinary studies. The

Students securing an overall CGPA of 7.5 in the first two semesters would be allowed to do

a dissertation of 12000 words in the IV semester. Dissertation is purely optional and will be

in lieu of a standard 4-credit course.

Ph.D (History)

The Ph.D program is mainly a research program. Those students admitted directly without

M.Phil degree are required to do the course work and pass the examinations conducted by

the Department. Students undertake research on an approved topic under the guidance of a

faculty member.

Entrance Examination

Admission to 5-Year Integrated PG/PG courses are through national level Common

University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Ph.D. (History)

The question paper of Ph.D. Courses shall consist of 70 marks in two sections. Part A will

be on Research Methodology and Part B will be on subject concerned (consists of questions

on Indian History). The pattern of exam would be in essay form.

There is an Interview for 30 marks for shortlisted candidates. The break-up of 30

marks would be as follows: 15 marks for interview performance, 10 marks for proposal

and 5 marks for MPhil awarded/submitted/JRF (UGC/ICHR/ICSSR).

Faculty

Professors

Sanjay Subodh: Ph.D. (Chandigarh) – Medieval Indian Historiography, Science and

Technology, Medieval Archaeology (Director, College for Integrated Studies).

Bhangya Bhukya: Ph.D. (Warwick, UK) - Modern Indian History. His research interests are

community histories, the effects of power/knowledge, governmentality and dominance, the

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state and Nationalism, intellectual histories of subaltern communities, identity politics by

forest and hill people in the nineteenth and twentieth century.

Anindita Mukhopadhyay: Ph.D. (London) - Modern Indian History, Modern Western Ideas

and their impact, Law and Society, Society and Culture. (Head of the Department)

Suchandra Ghosh: Ph.D. (University of Calcutta, India) - She specializes in Early Indian

History, with a focus on Epigraphy and Numismatics. She broadly takes interest in Politico-

Cultural History of North-West India, Early India’s linkages with Early Southeast Asia,

Indian Ocean Buddhist and Trade Network and history of the Everyday Life.

Sujith Kumar Parayil: Ph.D. (Manipal University) – Modern Indian History, Cultural

History, Visual Histories, Media and Cultutal Studies

Associate Professors

Y Swarupa R Shankar: Ph.D. (Hyderabad)- Modern Indian History, Social and Cultural

History of South India, Women's History, Historiography.

B Eswara Rao: Ph.D (IIT Madras)- History of science, Technology and Medicine,

Environmental History.

V Rajagopal: Ph.D. (Wisconsin) – Modern Indian History, Social History, History of South

India.

V J Varghese: Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Modern Indian History, Modern Kerala, Making of

Modern Subjectivities, Regional Modernities, Transnational Migrations.

Assistant Professors

M N Rajesh: Ph.D. (JNU, Delhi) - Medieval Indian History, Socio- Religious Movements

and Polity in South India and the Deccan, Tibetan History and Culture.

Vijaya Ramadas M: Ph.D. (Manchester)- Modern Indian History, Environmental History.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

The Department of Political Science, started in 1979, currently has 17 faculty members and

about 202 students. Recognized by the UGC as a Centre for Advanced Studies, the

Department has completed the first phase of the program, with “Democracy, Development

and Autonomy: India in a Globalising World” as the thrust area.

Programs of Study

MA (Political Science)

The MA program in Political Science consists of 16 courses (8 core courses and 8 optional

courses) spread evenly over 4 semesters. Each course carries 4 credits. In addition, students

must complete 2 Foundation Courses (3 credits each), in the first two semesters. In

formulating the program, the Department is guided by the consideration that at the

postgraduate level, students should be familiar with all the sub-disciplines, trends,

approaches, and paradigms of Political Science. With this in view, the Department offers

core courses on Political Thought, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Indian

Political Process, Public Administration and Public Policy. These courses attempt to acquaint

students with the latest theoretical and political trends. After completing 8 core courses in

the first two semesters, students are required to choose 8 optional courses, 4 each in the third

and fourth semesters, in frontier areas such as Dalit Politics, Women’s Movements,

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Governance, Policy Studies, Indian Political Thought, India’s Foreign Policy and

Globalization, and Northeast India studies. Students can also opt for 2 courses offered by

other departments as optional in the second year. The Foundation Courses are designed to

enhance skill sets in general.

PhD (Political Science)

The duration of the PhD program is according to the UGC Regulations, 2016. Students are

required to write a thesis on a topic approved by the Department. Students will work with

their supervisors and doctoral research committees in researching and writing the thesis. In

each semester, they must secure a satisfactory report from the doctoral committee in order to

be able to register. They will be required to present and defend their research proposals in a

seminar organized by the Department. Doctoral students are encouraged to present their

work-in-progress at least once during their tenure in the Department. All PhD students are

required to defend their theses in a pre-submission seminar and viva-voce. Students who do

not have an MPhil degree with coursework on research methodology and academic writing

will have to do the course work, and an individual course with their supervisor, as part of

their PhD program.

Entrance Examination

Admission to 5-Year Integrated PG/PG courses are through national level Common

University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

PhD

The question paper of PhD consists of 70 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) that test

the general knowledge about politics, subject specific knowledge, familiarity with research

methodology and the passage comprehension abilities of a candidate.

The questions are based on the syllabus of MA (Political Science) as taught in

universities/colleges across India, with the following sub-fields:

Indian Government and Politics: Indian constitution, institutions and structures of

governance, federalism, parties and party system, elections, civil society, social and political

movements

Political Theory and Thought (Western and Indian): Major Western Political Thinkers

from Plato to Marx and Mill, Twentieth century developments in Political Theory, Political

Concepts, Political Ideologies, Ancient Indian Political Thought: Texts and Concepts,

Modern Indian Political Thought: Thinkers, Concepts and Isms.

Comparative Politics: Political Institutions, Regimes, Systems and Isms, Rights and Social

Movements, Major Issues and events within countries, Concepts for understanding political

processes.

Public Policy/Public Administration: Meaning, Principles, Origin as a discipline,

Approaches to study Public Policy/Public Administration, Types of policies, Formal and

informal institutions and structures, Techniques of policy decisions.

International Relations: Theories in International Relations, Events and Issues in World

Politics (Historical and Contemporary), International Organizations, State and Non-State

Actors, International Law, Processes in International Relations (pertaining to security,

economic, diplomatic, cultural and non-traditional arenas), Foreign Policies and

International Approaches of States and Regions.

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The above mentioned sub-fields also include Research Methodology (approaches, theories,

concepts, analysis, techniques etc) as pertaining to research within the sub-field.

The Ph.D. question paper will consist of Part A and B.

Part A – The questions will cover research methodology. Research methodology would

broadly comprise theory and concepts, approaches and techniques of empirical analysis

including interviews, surveys and other research techniques, and could include both present

and historical information. It would include Quantitative and Qualitative methods, Data

interpretation, Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.

Part B –The questions will cover subject specific knowledge as mentioned in the sub-fields

above.

The candidate must answer in the OMR sheet.

Candidates shortlisted in the qualifying exam will be called for an interview. The interview

is to assess the knowledge of students in their areas of research interest, based on their

research proposals, which must be submitted to the interview board at the time of the

interview. The topic of research, hypotheses/research questions, goals or objectives of the

study, statement of the problem and methods should be clearly written in the proposal. This

is an essential requirement to interview the candidates for the selection. Candidates will not

be interviewed if they do not have a research proposal. Candidates are advised to bring

proof of additional qualifications such as JRF/M.PHIL/NET certificates and publications if

any.

While the interview focuses on the research proposal and subject knowledge, some

weightage is given for fellowships/M.Phil etc. Once admitted, students may be asked to

modify or adapt their research proposals according to the supervisory expertise available in

the Department.

Faculty

Professors

Arun Kumar Patnaik, Ph.D. (JNU) – Political Theory, Political Economy of Development.

Jyotirmaya Sharma, M.A. (Hull) – Political Philosophy/Theory, Indian Political Thought

Sanjay Palshikar, Ph.D. (Poona) - Political Theory, Indian Political Thought

Vasanthi Srinivasan, Ph.D. (Ottawa) – Political Philosophy, Comparative Politics, Indian

Political Ideas

Manjari Katju, Ph.D. (London) – Indian Political Process, Politics of Hindu Nationalism,

State Institutions

Kham Khan Suan Hausing, Ph.D. (JNU) Federalism, Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, Indian

Political Process, Northeast India. (Head of Department)

R. Ramdas, Ph.D. (JNU) – Indian Political Process, Tribal Development, Comparative

Politics.

K. K. Kailash, Ph.D. (JNU) – Indian Political Process, Party Politics.

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Venkatesu. E., Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Democratic Decentralization and Governance, Public

Policy, Backward Class Politics, Election Studies and Political Process in India.

Associate Professors

K.Y. Ratnam, Ph.D. (JNU) – Indian Political Process, Dalit Politics in India, Democratic

Process in Andhra Pradesh (on leave).

Biju. B. L., Ph.D. (Kerala) – Political Theory, Indian Political Process, Politics of

Globalization, Society and Politics in Kerala.

Assistant Professors

Shaji. S., Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – International Relations, Foreign Policy of India, Foreign

Policies of Developing States, Transfer of Technology and International Politics.

Aparna Devare, Ph.D. (American University, Washington D.C.) - Comparative Politics,

Historiography, Indian Politics, International Relations Theory, Post- colonial Theory,

World Politics.

D. Veera Babu, Ph.D (Osmania)—Public Policy.

Bhim Bahadur Subba, Ph.D (DU) – Comparative Politics, International Relations, Chinese

Studies.

Sneha Banerjee, Ph.D (JNU)-- Gender Studies, International Politics, Politics of

Globalisation, Comparative Politics

Anagha Ingole – Ph.D. (JNU) – International Relations, Political Thought, Religion and

Caste in Indian Politics.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

The Department, constituted in the year 1979, has grown over the years to be one of the

important centres of sociology teaching and research in the country. While emphasizing

topics and themes central to the discipline, the Department’s teaching and research activities

have been oriented towards contemporary questions that have both basic and applied

dimensions. The academic activities of the Department have a unique disciplinary and

interdisciplinary orientation, designed to guide and support student development as

independent learners as well as to inspire them to critically engage with policies, issues, and

social action. While the department’s prime focus is teaching, research is as much its

strength. The learning ambience of the department is both informal and rigorous, being

geared towards promoting a critical spirit of inquiry among students. The structure and

content of our courses are meant to give a grounding that not only prepares students for future

studies in sociology/social science, but also offers the benefits of learning to work in a

constructive way in other areas of life.

Programs of Study

Two programs of study are offered leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Sociology. The

Department also participates in the Five-Year Integrated Master’s Program in Social

Sciences by offering a variety of courses at the Centre for Integrated Studies.

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The M.A. Program in Sociology is a four-semester program spread over two years, and

consists of ten compulsory courses and six optional courses. Both the compulsory and

optional courses are of four credits each. Students are allowed to take up to three of the six

optional courses from other departments, subject to the permission of the Head of the

Department.

The Compulsory Courses for M.A. are the following: Classical Sociological Theory;

Research Methods I - Survey Research and Basic Statistics; Society in India: Approaches;

Society in India: Contemporary Issues; Knowing the Social World; Modern Sociological

Theory; Research Methods II - Qualitative Research Methods; Social Stratification;

Sociology of Development; and Political Sociology.

Some of the following Optional Courses for M.A. are: Sociology of Gender; Rural Society

and Agrarian Change; Law, State and Society; People, Nation and State; Industrial Relations

and Contemporary Capitalism; Urban Sociology; Science, Culture and Society; Technology,

Culture and Society; Sociology of Organizations; Environmental Sociology; Sociology of

Culture; Social Movements; Decentralized Governance and Development; Society and

Sexuality, Sociology of Health, Sickness and Healing; Sociology of Education; Ethics and

Society; Debating Ethnicity and Race; Sociology of Business, Industry and Labour; Indian

Diaspora, Sociology of Backward Classes, and Sociology of Communication, Sociology of

Dalits, Sociology of Wars, Violence and Reconciliation, Colonized Societies and Post-

Colonial Predicaments. The Department will announce which of these optional courses will

be offered every semester. The contents of most of these courses are available on the

University Website.

The Ph.D. Program is a full- time research program covering a minimum of two years. Those

Ph.D. students who have not done M.Phil. coursework will have to do the coursework in

Sociological Theories, Research Methodology, Academic Writing and one Optional Course

in the broad area of research in which the dissertation is planned. The examination pattern of

Ph.D. course includes thesis evaluation and an open house Viva Voce examination. The

progress of the research candidate is monitored by a Doctoral Committee convened and

authorized by the respective supervisors. The entrance examination will be held in English.

Entrance Examination

Admission into the Ph.D. program is based on the performance of the candidates in the

written test and interview. The candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. program must

submit their research proposal bringing out specific theoretical and methodological

approaches to be employed along with the application.

Written test will be partly based on objective type OMR questions and partly on substantive

writing.

Written test examines candidate’s knowledge of Sociological Theory, Research Methods,

and other core courses in Sociology. The qualifying marks in the written test are 50%.

Interview will be conducted in the Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad. The

qualified candidates will have to appear personally in the interview and answer questions on

theory, methodology and area of research interest mentioned in the research proposal.

Candidates appearing for the Interview must bring multiple copies of their research

proposal for sharing during the Interview.

Syllabus for the Ph.D. entrance exam includes, but not limited to, the following courses:

Sociological Theory – Classical and Modern

Research Methods- Qualitative and Quantitative

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Indian Society- Approaches and Contemporary issues

Social Stratification

Sociology of Development

Political Sociology

Professors

Sasheej Hegde, Ph.D. (Bangalore) – Philosophy of Social Science, Social and Political

Theory, Law and Ethics, and Indian Sociology/Historiography.

Aparna Rayaprol, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh) – Sociology of Gender, Indian

Diaspora, Urban Sociology, and Qualitative Research Methods.

N. Purendra Prasad, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Agrarian Studies, Sociological Theory,

Political Economy of Development and Health, Urban Studies

C. Raghava Reddy, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Science and Technology Studies, Sociology of

Disability, and Sociology of Organisations (Head of the Department).

Nagaraju Gundimeda, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Sociology of Education, and Information

Technology and Society.

Pushpesh Kumar, Ph.D. (Jamia Millia Islamia) – Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, &

Globalisation and Social Change.

Tanweer Fazal, Ph.D. (JNU) - Sociology of Nationalism & Minority Studies, Historical

Sociology, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology of Wars, Violence and Reconciliation

L. Lam Khan Piang, Ph.D. (JNU) - Ethnicity, Identity, nation and nationalism, tribal

studies, border studies, health system research, and Quantitative Techniques

Satyapriya Rout, Ph.D. (Mysore) – Sociology of Environment, Natural Resource

Management and Development, and Decentralized Governance.

Associate Professors

V. Janardhan, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Sociology of Industrial Relations, Corporate Business

and Society, Sociology of Culture, Sociological Theory, Marxism and Capitalism, and

Ethics and Society.

Anurekha Chari Wagh, (Pune) - Sociology of Gender, Development studies, Agrarian

studies, Citizenship lights and Teaching and Pedagogy

Assistant Professors

N. Annavaram, M.Phil. (JNU) – Indian Sociology and Classical Sociological Thought.

Hoineilhing Sitlhou, Ph.D. (JNU) – Religion, Culture and Ethnicity Studies.

Nagalakshmi Chelluri, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Sociology of Organisations, Sociology of

Science and Technology.

R. Thirunavukkarasu, Ph.D. (JNU) – Political and Historical Sociology, Social

Movements, Ethnicity, Nation and Nationalism.

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Asima Jena, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Sexuality Studies, Sociology of Health, Sociology of

Gender.

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

The Department of Anthropology began functioning from the academic year 1988-89. Over

the years the department has earned the reputation of being one of the best Departments in

the country particularly for the faculty publications, extra mural research grants and

academic outreach, besides the number of students qualifying in the National Eligibility Test

(NET) and for research fellowships by UGC, ICMR, ICSSR and other institutions. The UGC

has awarded Special Assistance Program (SAP) first in the year 2011-12 and subsequently

the UGC-DRS (Departmental Research Support)- phase II. The Department imparts training

in theoretical and applied research in Anthropology, which equips students to meet the

academic challenges in urban/rural/tribal field studies. Besides studying ethnographic

diversity, the Department is oriented towards application of Anthropological knowledge to

the understanding of social problems and development issues. Practical training is imparted

in Physical and Archaeological Anthropology courses through the small museum developed

by the department. The museum houses archaeological artefacts and cultural materials for

research and learning.

Programs of study:

The Department offers Master of Arts (M.A.) program in Anthropology besides participating

in the five-year Integrated Social Sciences (IMA) program coordinated by the Centre for

Integrated Studies (CIS), University of Hyderabad. The M.A. program is of two-year

duration that covers different courses under the pattern of Choice Based Credit System

(CBCS) as per University Grants Commission (UGC) norms. The total credit requirement

for M.A is 70 credits of which 6 credits are towards Foundation Courses, 44 credits for Core

Courses and 20 credits are for Electives. The credits under Electives can be earned by

choosing any 5 courses of 4 credits each out of the 12 different courses that the Department

may offer during the 3

and 4

semesters of M.A program. The ‘Departmental Electives’

are Development Anthropology, Ecological Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Peasant

Society, Economic Anthropology, Anthropology of Food, Anthropology of Communication,

Anthropological Linguistics, Natural Resource Management and Livelihood Systems,

Kinship and Marriage, Anthropology of Religion, Business Anthropology, Urban

Anthropology, Anthropology of Public Policy and Environmental Anthropology. The

students can also select elective courses from other Departments during 3

and 4

semesters

of the M.A. program. The students can however opt to do some ‘Extra courses’ and/or

‘Audited courses’.

A mandatory component of the M.A program is ethnographic fieldwork. A students admitted

to the program should submit a research dissertation based on fieldwork, by the end of the

semester to complete the course. The month long fieldwork is assisted by the Department

faculty at the end of the 3

semester and the topics in consultation with the faculty.

The Ph.D. program offered by the Department is a full-fledged research program on an

approved research topic for a minimum period of two years. Students admitted to the Ph.D.

program are required to do the course work prescribed by the department within the time

prescribed by the University. The course work comprises of Advanced Theories in

Anthropology, Advanced Research Methods and individual research focus. The maximum

period allowed for completion of the Ph.D. program is five years. However, the Research

advisory committees appointed for each student admitted for Ph.D. program will evaluate

the progress of the work periodically and will recommend for semester registration only if

the progress of the candidate is found to be satisfactory. The research students are expected

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to participate in all the seminars and department activities organized by the department as

part of the research progress of the research scholar.t.

Faculty

Professors

P. Venkata Rao, Ph.D. (Andhra) Anthropology of Development, Economic Anthropology,

Tribal Studies, Complex Societies, and Ageing. (Retd., On Extension)

B.V. Sharma, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Medical Anthropology; Anthropology of Education;

Community participation in Development. (Head of the Department).

M. Romesh Singh, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Business Anthropology; Urban Anthropology,

Anthropology of Development, and Tribal Development Studies.

Associate Professors

George Tharakan C, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Kinship Studies, Theories of Culture, Indian

Society, Anthropology of Food.

Assistant Professors

Shaik Abdul Munaf, M.Sc. (SVU) Archaeological Anthropology, Ethnoarchaeology,

Indian Prehistory.

Apparao Thamminaina Ph.D. (Hyderabad). Ethnicity and Identity, Development,

Globalization, Anthropology of Policy, Anthropological Theory, Urban Governance.

Alok K. Pandey, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Environment and Development, Livelihoods, Pastoral

and Nomadic Communities, Biodiversity Conservation, Mountain Regions.

Admission Process:

Admissions to the M.A. and the I.M.A programs will be based on the Central University

Common Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Candidates for Ph.D. program will be selected on the basis of performance in the written test

and an interview (30 marks) conducted by the University. The short-listed candidates will

be interviewed by the Department. The questions will be in Social/Cultural Anthropology in

the areas of: a) Anthropological Theories b) Research Methods (Quantitative and

Qualitative) c) Indian Society d) Applied Anthropology and e) Tribal Ethnography/Indian

Anthropologists.

Evaluation criteria for Ph.D. interview is given below:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

Brief information

The Department of Education and Education Technology strives to incorporate all elements

of Educational Studies, from knowledge production to the preparation of teachers and teacher

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educators, to help improve the quality of school and higher education in the country. The

department attempts to bridge the gap between the pedagogy and curriculum and the school

and higher education institutions.

The department focuses on different areas relating to Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies,

Teacher Education, Philosophy of education, Psychology of Education, Sociology of

Education, History of Education, etc. The department also attempts to undertake Inservice

Training of Teachers. The department will undertake research in the area of education taking

into consideration the learners’ perspective and use of technology in reaching education to

all sections of the society.

The thrust areas of the faculty members broadly relate to Cognitive domain, Science

education, Mathematics Education, Value education, Environmental education, Education

technology, Social Science education, Educational Psychology, Constructivism, Curriculum

Studies, Child rights in Education, Sociology of Education, Early Childhood Education,

Demography of schooling, etc.

The Department offers Two-Year M.Ed. program with an intake of 50 (Fifty) students and

Ph.D. program with an intake of 02 students for the academic year 2023-2024.

M.Ed is a broad based program of study spread over 4 semesters that includes theory,

practice, research, policy and planning in education. It aims to prepare the students with good

understanding of education, capabilities for action and deep social commitment. M.Ed. is

basically a professional program which focuses on basic knowledge of theory and practice

of educational thought and processes accumulated around the discipline of education. It

encompasses a series of basic subjects which are designed in a way to cover basics of all the

areas of education concern and many advanced courses in the areas demanding specialization

on one or the other kind followed by Education Technology, Early Childhood Care and

Education etc.

Programs of Study

A. M.Ed (Master of Education)

M.Ed is a broad based program of study spread over 4 semesters that includes theory,

practice, research, policy and planning in education. It aims to prepare the students

with good understanding of education, capabilities for action and deep social

commitment. M.Ed. is basically a professional program which focuses on basic

knowledge of theory and practice of educational thought and processes accumulated

around the discipline of education. It encompasses a series of basic subjects which

are designed in a way to cover basics of all the areas of education concern and many

advanced courses in the areas demanding specialization on one or the other kind

followed by Education Technology, Early Childhood Care and Education etc. Apart

from specialization there are inter-disciplinary electives offered to the students of the

department and other departments under CBCS.

T: Theory credits

P: Practicum credits

Core – 12

(Perspective Course,

Tool courses & Teacher

Education Courses)

Field Engagement - 16

(given at the end of each course)

Specialization - 1

Internship # - 4

Closed Electives - 2

Dissertation⃰ - 8

Open Elective – 1

Total Credits for Practicum = 28

Total Credits for Theory = 64

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Curriculum Frame work (Total 92 Credits)

Ph.D (Education)

The department also offers Ph.D (Education) program. The program requires

mandatory course work (16 Credits) to be completed in the first 2 semesters.

3. Faculty:

Professor

Dr.G. Bhuvaneswara Lakshmi, M.Sc(Botany), M.Ed, Ph.D- Science Education,

Environmental Education, Value Education, Mathematics Education and Inclusive

Education.

Dr.J.V.Madhusudan, MPS,M.Ed, CIG, M.Phil, Ph.D- Demography of Schooling,

Health Education and Early Childhood Care and Education.

Assistant Professors

Dr.Talla Sumalini, M.Com,M.A(Lit),M.Ed, UGC-NET(Ed) Ph.D(Edn). -

Curriculum Studies, Experiential Learning, Work Education and Child Rights in

Education.

⃰ Department shall offer a course on Dissertation with 2 credits in II semester and III

semester followed by 4 credit courses on dissertation in IV semester. The students shall

have to complete the dissertation before the IV semester.

# The internship of 4 credits in two parts each is spread over two semesters. First part

involves an attachment with a teacher education institution during I semester. The second

part involves interns associating with a field site relevant to the area of specialization

during the III semester. During the internship the students will be associated as interns in

partner organization/schools/ teacher education institutions. The internship is a mentored

component whereby a faculty and a member from the host institution/s (field mentor)

together assess the field work of interns.

Note: The expenses to meet practicum will be borne by the students.

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Dr.Ravula Krishnaiah, M.A,M.A(Phil), M.Ed, M.Phil, SET(Ed), Ph.D –

Philosophy of Education, Sociology of Education, Constructivism, Politics and

Education and Yoga Education.

Dr.Geetha Gopinath, M.A, M.Sc(Psy), M.Ed, UGC-NET(Ed), Ph.D –

Environmental Education, Social Science Education and Educational Psychology.

Dr.A.S.Jalandharachari, M.Sc (Applied Math), M.Ed, UGC-NET(Ed), Ph.D –

Mathematics Education and Education Technology.

4. Entrance Examination specific information:

Ph.D in Education

The question paper for entrance examination consists of 70 marks in two sections,

i.e., Part A and Part B. Part A- 35 marks will be on research methodology, nature &

scope of research methods related to literature, methods of educational research and

statistics in educational research at Post graduate level. Part B-35 marks will be on

subject concerned, i.e., in the areas of Teacher education, Philosophy of Education,

Psychology of Education, Sociology of Education, Educational Technology,

Educational Administration and Management at PG level. The entrance test is

followed by an interview, which carries 30 Marks.

5. Eligibility criteria of Programs of study

5.1. M.Ed program

As per NCTE norms:

➢ B.Ed. at least 50% marks

➢ B.A.B.Ed., B.Sc.B.Ed., at least 50% marks

➢ B.El.Ed. at least 50% marks

➢ D.El.Ed with an undergraduate degree (with 50% marks in each)

➢ Reservations : As per GoI Norms

5.2 Ph.D in Education

➢ Master’s in Education/Psychology/Philosophy/ Sociology/Social

Anthropology/Adult and Continuing Education/ Population

Studies/Social Work/Women Studies/ English with at least 55% marks

or equivalent grade

➢ Reservations : As per GoI Norms

6. Intake for the courses offered

6.1 M.Ed Program : 50 Seats

6.2 Ph.D in Education : 07 Seats

CENTRE FOR REGIONAL STUDIES

The larger question(s) scholars at CRS ask is – where, how, why, and what social/ economic/

political processes over space/ region shape landscape mosaic? What makes the region a

significant category in understanding society? CRS is modelled as an interdisciplinary centre

in the School of Social Sciences, with the region as the scale of investigation. A region may

be further divided into sub-regions, which allows for focusing on the particularities (or

themes). The themes may include urbanisation, industrialisation, identity conflicts,

marginalised regions and groups, migration, political complexity, cultural moorings, and

environmental impact. While Regional Studies draw mainly from the discipline of

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Geography, all social science disciplines are critical stakeholders in its conceptualisation and

practice.

At CRS, students will familiarise themselves with a regional approach to examining socio-

spatial transformations and begin synthesising ideas from different disciplines in the social

sciences. The Centre’s training to students is from a spatial perspective to offer a deeper

understanding of differentiated social phenomena in their multi-dimensionality. We request

that you join us in this inter/multidisciplinary research endeavour by not rejecting your parent

discipline but trying to move beyond its set limits. Students from all social science

disciplines/backgrounds may join CRS. We encourage students to work on any research

question/s within the present thrust areas of the Centre: Development, Urban issues,

Environment, Disasters, Migration, Borderlands, Violence, Collective Identities and Tribal/

Adivasi issues.

The CRS aims to conduct multidisciplinary research in India’s Deccan and other regions.

The envisaged research programs encompass ecological and environmental studies, regional

historical processes, regional social structure, regional economics, and development studies.

Given the multidisciplinary nature of research, the Centre promotes studies in geography,

cultural anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, and the socioeconomic

history of regions.

Programs of study

The Centre for Regional Studies offers a Ph.D. program in the broad areas of research

outlined above.

Faculty

Professor

V. Srinivasa Rao, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Community Participation in Education, Politics of

Tribal Development, Tribal Studies, Exclusion and Inclusion of Regions (Head of the

Centre).

Associate Professor

Arvind S. Susarla, Ph.D. (Clark, USA) – Geography of Hazards and Disasters,

Environmental Studies, Communicating Risks.

Assistant Professor

Salah P, Ph.D. (JNU) Postdoc (Max Planck Institute, Germany) – Sociology of Violence,

Region and Collective Identities, Migration and Borderlands, Marginalized Communities

Entrance Examination specific information

The entrance test (written) for admission to Ph.D. programs consists of two parts (Part-A and

Part-B).

Part-A of the question paper consists of objective-type questions to test the aptitude of the

candidates to pursue research in the Centre. Questions will be on Social Science Research

Methodology, including quantitative methods, data interpretation, aptitude and logical

reasoning.

Part-B consists of a single paper with essay questions drawn from the Social Sciences at the

postgraduate level. Students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of

multidisciplinary and/or regional studies in their answers.

Qualified candidates will have to appear in an Interview for 30 marks. Candidates have to

bring a written research proposal for the interview and answer questions on theory,

methodology and area of proposed research interest. Ph.D. candidates will be interviewed on

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the general area of specialisation proposed in their research proposal. Coursework (four

courses with 14 credits) is compulsory for all Ph.D. students joining the Centre.

Eligibility criteria of programs of study

Ph.D.

M.A. in any Social Science discipline OR M.Sc. in Geography / Disaster Management/

Environment Studies with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in the subject.

Eligible candidates shall work in the identified thrust areas of research at the Centre, which

include Development, Urban & Regional issues, Environment, Disasters, Education and

Tribal Studies. Coursework is compulsory for all students in Ph.D. in the Centre.

Note: Candidates should have an M.A. degree in English medium only.

CENTRE FOR FOLK CULTURE STUDIES

The Centre for Folk Culture Studies is the first of its kind in the Central University system

in India and was established with the assistance of the Ford Foundation, USA. The Centre’s

interdisciplinary and multi-perspectival approaches emphasize research and teaching in Folk

Culture Studies in the milieu of contemporary ethnographic fieldwork. To decode and

explain the folk expressive forms, the Centre is adopting a research strategy that combines

the methodological procedures and theoretical approaches of both humanities and social

sciences. The main objectives of the Centre are: to study diverse aspects of folk expressive

behaviour as a dialogue between human groups and their physical and social environments;

to analyse culture in relation to various aspects of human creativity such as Science,

Technology, Art, Religion, Literature etc; to document and utilize folklore genres and folk

lifestyles of various cultural landscapes in order to cognate the native knowledge systems for

sustainable development.

Programs of study

Ph.D.

Entrance Examination specific information

The question paper of Ph.D. Shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC

Regulations. The Part A is Objective Type similar to UGC NET Exam for 35 marks and the

Part B is Descriptive Type related to the Subject for 35 marks. Both sections will have

questions on Research Methodology.

In addition, 30 marks for Interview to shortlisted candidates.

(There is no vacant seats for Ph.D for the academic year 2023-24)

Eligibility criteria of programs of study

Master’s degree with at least 55% marks in any of the subjects in Social Sciences,

Humanities, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, and Communication.

Note: Medium of instruction and submission of thesis shall be in English only.

Syllabus for the courses offered by your School/ Department/Centre

All the 4 Pre Ph. D Courses are compulsory as course work which were already approved by

the School Board.

Faculty

Professor

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Y.A. Sudhakar Reddy, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Madras) – Folklore and Folk Culture Studies,

Performance Studies, Hermeneutics, Narratalogy, Peasant Studies and Oral History. (Head

of the Centre)

Associate Professor

Joly Puthussery, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Folk Theatre, Performance Theory, Public

Performance and Discourse, Religion and Theatrical Practices, and Material Culture.

Assistant Professor

N. Naveen Kumar, M.S.W. (Bharathiar), M.A. (Annamalai) - Folklore and Community

Development, Folklore and Globalisation, Ritual Studies, and Field Methodology.

Honorary Professor

P.S. Kanaka Durga, Ph.D. (Acharya Nagarjuna) - Folklife Studies, Folklore and Gender

Studies, Religion and Mythology, Ethnohistory and Epigraphy.

CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION & INCLUSIVE

POLICY (CSSEIP)

The Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy was established in 2007.

It is one of the few Centers set up in the country with UGC funding. The Centre has been set

up for undertaking comprehensive studies and research into Social Exclusion as a complex

and multidimensional concept, with social, cultural, political and economic ramifications.

The Centre focuses on exploring the processes that produce Social Exclusion. The studies on

historical processes of exclusion and the methodological aspects have been the mainstay of

the Centre. This encompasses all forms of discrimination which operate in the covert and

overt manner on the basis of caste, gender, ethnicity, religious and linguistics minorities, and

other excluded groups such as the disabled. The Centre, through its research programs,

strives to intervene in policy processes to mitigate the problems of social exclusion and help

build the democratic processes. The Centre has the following objectives:-

a. To understand the dynamics of discrimination and exclusion.

b. To focus on a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to analyse the

processes of exclusion.

c. To work on theoretical and empirical dimensions of exclusion.

d. To help with the critical inputs into the inclusive policy processes.

Programs of Study : Ph.D.

Eligibility criteria of programs of study

The question paper of Ph.D. course shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC

Regulations 2016. Part A – 35 marks, will be on Research Methodology and broadly will be

as follows:

Research Methodology: Data collection process; interviews, surveys, quantitative &

qualitative methods, data interpretation; aptitude and logical reasoning. This part of Entrance

test be on the lines of Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC/CBSE/CSIR JRF exam.

Part B: 35 marks, will be on subject concerned.

There will be an Interview for 30 marks for shortlisted candidates for Ph.D. program.

Faculty

Professor(s):

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Ajailiu Niumai, Ph.D. (JNU), Post doc (University of Iowa, USA)- Gender, Non-

Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Development, North East India Studies, Indian

Diaspora and Migration. (Head of the Centre)

Professor

Sreepati Ramudu, Ph.D. (Jamia Milia Islamia ) - Dalit Studies, Caste, Public Policy, Child

Labour and Social Movements.

Associate Professor

J. Rani Ratna Prabha, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - Child Labour & Education, Health, Poverty,

Gender and Economics of Exclusion.

CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF INDIAN DIASPORA

The Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora was established under the Area Studies Programme of

the U.G.C. in 1996 to carry out interdisciplinary research on overseas Indians who today constitutes

more than 30 million spread over hundred countries around the world. The Centre envisages

research on the historical context of the Indian Diaspora, civilizational heritage of diasporic

communities, continuities and transformation in culture, economy and political life, besides

promoting communication and linkages between India and the Indian diaspora.

Objectives

The Centre through its special programme addresses the following issues in the study of Indian

diaspora:

• The process of emigration, settlement and identity formation in host societies.

• Ethnicity of Indian diasporic communities in relation to the changing power structures, under

which ethnic identity is an integrating or divisive force.

• Transnational networks and linkages between India and the Indian diaspora, and between

diasporic communities.

• Indian diaspora in relation to the on-going struggles for identity at the national and global

level, and in relation to increasing ethnic consciousness in India.

• Comparative studies of creative writings on the Indian diaspora by the Indian writers,

diasporic Indian writers and non-Indian writers. Research into the new cultural forms of the

Indian diaspora, including popular culture.

• Micro-level ethnographic studies on the Indian diaspora.

• Contributions of the Indian diaspora to the scientific, technological, administrative and

industrial development in host societies.

Programme of study

The Centre offers interdisciplinary open elective courses on Indian Diaspora at the M.A. level

besides Ph.D. program on Indian diaspora.

Eligible candidates willing to work on any aspects of research on Indian diaspora as mentioned in the

objectives of the Centre.

Faculty

Professor Ajaya K. Sahoo, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - International Migration, Indian Diaspora,

Transnationalism, Sociology of Religion, and Social Movements (Head of the Centre)

Programme

Subject

Intake

(2023-2024)

Minimum Qualifications for admission

Date and time of

the written test

Date and time

of Interview

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Ph.D.

Indian Diaspora

With at least 55% marks or an equivalent

grade in Master’s degree from any

discipline in Social Sciences and

Humanities (Sociology, Anthropology,

History, Political Science, English, and

Cultural Studies).

The question paper of Ph.D. course shall consist of 70 marks in two sections (all objective

types). Part A – 35 marks will be on Research Methodology and Part B – 35 marks will be

on subject concerned.

There is an Interview for 30 marks for shortlisted candidates. The break-up of 30 marks

would be as follows: 15 marks for interview performance, 10 marks for research proposal

and 5 marks for MPhil awarded/submitted/JRF (UGC/ICHR/ICSSR).

CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES

The Centre for Women’s Studies (CWS), at the University of Hyderabad is an

interdisciplinary Centre collaborating with faculty from different disciplines. The University

of Hyderabad had a Women’s Studies Cell established in 1984, alternatively located in the

School of Social Sciences and the School of Humanities. This Cell was upgraded to a Centre

in June 2007. It was a standalone Centre until it was affiliated to the School of Social

Sciences in March, 2014 as a statutory Centre of the University.

Aims and Objectives:

• Actively coordinate courses on gender and women in different departments, and introduce

fresh areas of gender research.

• Build a systematic database on gender issues.

• Mainstream gender issues in teaching and research.

• Facilitate gender analysis on critical issues

Areas of Research: Feminist Theory, Gender and Health, Gender and Environment, Dalit

and Subaltern movements, Feminist Research Methodology, Gender and Culture, Gender

and Religion, Media, Representation, Sexuality Studies, Gender and Violence, Gender and

Reproductive Studies, Globalisation, Gender and Science.

Programs of Study: The Centre offers MA and Ph.D. Programs in Gender Studies.

Ph.D The eligibility criterion for admission into Ph.D. Program in Gender Studies is a

Master’s degree with 55 % marks in any discipline in Social Sciences and Humanities or a

Master's degree with 55 % marks in Women's/Gender Studies.

Entrance Examination: The entrance examination for admission into Ph.D. program in

Gender Studies evaluates the candidates on the basis of their understanding of gender studies,

their knowledge in the domain, their research aptitude and analytical and writing skills. The

question paper of Ph.D. course shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC

Regulations 2016. Part A: 35 marks will be on Research Methodology and broadly will be

as follows: Research Methodology: “The process used to collect information and data for the

purpose of making decisions. The methodology may include publication research,

interviews, surveys and other research techniques, and could include both present and

historical information”. Besides including Quantitative methods, Data interpretation,

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Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. This part of the Entrance Test be in the lines of Paper-

I/Part-I of the UGC-CBSE/CSIR JRF exam. Part B: 35 marks will be on gender/women’s

studies.

Candidates who are selected on the basis of the written examination will have to appear for

an interview for 30 marks. A research proposal has to be submitted at the time of the

Interview. Ph.D. scholars will have to do four courses of four credits each over two semesters.

Admission to M.A. course is through national level Common University Entrance Test

(CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Faculty

Professor

K. Suneetha Rani, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) (Head of the Department) Specialisation: Gender

Studies, New Literatures in English, Cultural Studies, Comparative Studies, Translation

Studies. (Head)

Associate Professors

Deepa Sreenivas, Ph.D. (EFLU, Hyderabad) Specialisation: Cultural Studies, Feminist

Pedagogy, Childhood Studies.

Sheela Suryanarayanan, Ph.D (QUT, Brisbane, Australia) Specialisation: Reproductive

Health, Women and Sustainable Development.

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

The School offers two M.A programs, namely in Economics and Financial Economics

respectively; a Ph.D. program; and a 5-year Integrated M. A program under New

Education Policy. The School offers well-balanced courses of study at all levels

incorporating economic theory, quantitative and statistical analysis, political economy and

Indian Economic Problems. The School has currently 18 faculty members engaged in

theoretical and empirical research in several areas of contemporary relevance. The School

has about 300 post-graduate and research students. A student-run placement cell is facilitated

by the School.

Prof. R. V. Ramana Murthy is the Dean of the School.

Programs of Study

MA (Economics):

The M.A. program in Economics has been designed to expose the students to mainstream

and heterodox approaches in theory, with necessary tools and techniques. The program

equips the students with analytical skills to engage with conceptual and empirical dimensions

of the economy, policy, polity and society. Besides the standard courses like

microeconomics, macroeconomics, trade, growth, public finance and econometrics, the core

courses also include classical political economy and political economy of development,

which makes it a well-rounded program. The program also offers a range of optional courses

that enable the student to acquire specialised knowledge in specific theoretical and applied

branches of economics, like New Institutional Economics, Behavioural Economics, Game

Theory, Capital Theory, Development Economics, Economics of Education, Economics of

Discrimination, Health Economics, Public Policy, Transitional Economics, Urban &

Transport Economics, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Labour Economics,

Financial Economics, Financial Econometrics, Time Series, and so on. This program is

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divided into four semesters, in which they have to do 10 compulsory and six optional courses

in addition to two foundation courses. Knowledge of high school level mathematics is

expected from the prospective candidates as a minimum qualification, as several courses

have mathematical orientation. Project work option and internships with banks, companies,

research institutions, and NGOs during vacations are facilitated.

MA (Financial Economics):

The M.A. Program in Financial Economics has been designed to expose the students to

alternative paradigms of economic and financial theories and of global financial markets.

The students would also be equipped with necessary analytical tools and techniques by way

of an in depth training in econometric and time series techniques, and other quantitative

methods. The focus of the training would be on practical applications and hands-on

experience through assignments and projects, to enable them to competently analyse the

market trends, and handle big data sets to aid the decision making process. Keeping these

objectives in mind, the two-year program offers a judicious mix of core and electives along

with a project to be submitted at the end of the program. Internships with industry, banks and

financial institutions would be an integral part of the program.

Integrated Masters in Arts (IMA) in Economics):

5-year Integrated Masters in Arts (I.M.A.) program in Economics under New Education

Policy, consists an exit options after completion of the third years, for a Bachelor degree;

and after the fourth year for an Honors Degree; and after competition of the 5-year program,

student receives the degree in Integrated Master in Arts in Economics (I.M.A). The

program has a common component with other the social sciences along with economics

during the first three years. The admission into the program is through the entrance test

common to all social sciences. The students spend the first three years of study at the College

for Integrated Studies, after which they branch out to the respective allotted discipline.

Further details about the program and entrance test can be found under College for Integrated

Studies in this Prospectus.

Ph. D (Economics):

Ph.D. program consists mainly of research work leading to a thesis on an approved topic.

The thesis will be of a high standard seen as a contribution to knowledge and will be defended

in an open viva-voce examination. Ph.D. program requires course work of about 12 credits,

which includes Research Methodology as a compulsory course. The course work must be

completed within the first year of the Ph.D. program.

Entrance Examination

Admission Process:

Admissions to the M.A. and the I.M.A programs will be based on the Common University

Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Ph. D

The entrance test for Ph.D. programs consists of a written test for 70 marks and interview for

30 marks.

The written test is for 70 marks and consists of two sections, as per the UGC Regulations

2016.

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Part A – (35 marks) will be on Research Methodology including questions based on research

methods, types of research, quantitative methods (mathematical, statistical, econometric),

data interpretation, aptitude and logical reasoning. Part B – (35 marks) includes postgraduate

level questions pertaining to core economics subjects such as microeconomics,

macroeconomics, public finance, trade, growth, political economy, Indian economy;

quantitative subjects such as basic mathematics, statistics, econometrics; a few questions

from specialized areas of economics such as labour, health, finance, environmental etc.; and

general economics awareness.

In addition, there is an interview for 30 marks for the shortlisted candidates. Candidates

called for an interview for Ph.D. program must come prepared with a research proposal to

be submitted at the time of Interview.

Ph. D Vacancies available

Faculty

Professors

1. R.V. Ramana Murthy, Ph.D. (UoH) – Development Economics, Political Economy

of Development, Agrarian Change (Dean of the School)

2. Naresh Kumar Sharma, Ph.D. (ISI, Delhi) – Economic Theory, Gandhian Economic

Thought, Development, Agriculture, Money & Finance.

3. R. Vijay, Ph.D. (UoH) – Political Economy, Development Economics, New

Institutional Economics.

4. Debashis Acharya, Ph.D. (UoH) – Macro-Monetary Economics, Financial

Economics.

5. K. Laxminarayana, Ph.D. (UoH) – Economics of Education, Political Economy of

Development, Agricultural Economics, Indian Political Economy of Class and

Caste.

6. Boppana Nagarjuna, Ph.D. (UoH) – Industrial Economics, Transitional Economics,

International Finance and Indian Economy.

7. Phanindra Goyari, M.Phil. (IGIDR, Mumbai), Ph.D. (UoH) – Econometrics,

Mathematical Economics, Model Building & Simulation in Economics,

Microeconomics, Agricultural Economics, Economic Growth and Development.

8. S. Raja Sethu Durai, Ph.D. (University of Madras) – Macroeconomics, Applied

Econometrics, Financial Economics.

9. G. Sridevi, Ph.D. (Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore) – Food

Security, Health Care, Economics of Discrimination.

Associate Professors

10. Alok Kumar Mishra, Ph.D. (UoH) – Macroeconomic Dynamics, Financial

Economics, Urban and Transport Economics.

11. Jajati Keshri Parida – Employment, Migration, Poverty and Human Development

Assistant Professors

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12. G. Vijay, Ph.D. (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague) – Labor Economics,

Environmental Economics, Economics of Business Organizations, Law and

Economics, Political Economy.

13. Limakumba Walling, M.A. (UoH) – Macroeconomics, Political Economy and Post

Keynesian Economics

14. Prajna Paramita Mishra, Ph.D. (UoH) – Environmental and Natural Resource

Economics.

15. B. Nageswara Rao, Ph.D. (UoH) – Tribal Development, Economic History,

Agricultural Economics.

16. K. Ramachandra Rao, Ph.D. (Andhra) – Urban Economics, Health Economics.

17. Krishna Reddy Chittedi, Ph.D. (CDS-JNU) – Macroeconomics, Financial

Economics, Developmental Issues, Energy Economics

18. Motilal Bicchal, Ph.D. (UoH) –-Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics

SAROJINI NAIDU SCHOOL OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

The Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication started functioning from 1988-89

and offers Masters-level courses in Dance, Theatre Arts, Fine Arts, and Communication and

Doctoral (PhD) programs in Communication, Theatre Arts, and Dance.

The University is indebted to the family of Sarojini Naidu for the bequest by the late Padmaja

Naidu of the ‘Golden Threshold’, where the University started functioning. In recognition

of this gesture, the University started this School by naming it after Sarojini Naidu to offer

post-graduate and research programs in the fields of arts and culture.

The School provides courses of study in the Departments of Dance, Theatre Arts, Fine Arts,

Music and Communication.

The broad objective of the teaching program is not only to explore the evolution and forms

of arts, but also to bring about an integrated approach to the study of creativity. Apart from

the core Faculty, experts in various fields and Guest Faculty of national and international

repute teach courses in the School.

Prof. Vasuki Belavadi, Department of Communication is the Dean of the School.

DEPARTMENT OF DANCE

The Dance Department is one of the first in the Country to adapt traditional systems of

training in classical dance styles of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam for postgraduate studies

at the university level. It provides opportunity for students to hone their craft, technique and

creativity, analyze classical dance forms through closer study of aesthetic theories expounded

in ancient Sanskrit texts, and, make critical interventions in bridging gap between theory and

practice.

The Department offers advanced training in dance, particularly classical Indian dances both

in theoretical and practical aspects. As one of the pioneering University body to adapt

classical dance studies to a modern university approach, the department of dance has been

progressive in envisioning and executing innovative ideas in classical dance practice in all

its various professional aspects such as choreography, stage presentation in all its component

aspects, rasaabhinaya, dance music composition, art management and digital arts,

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understanding of Indian classical dance, dance history, Natyasastra, dance appreciation and

dance research.

Programs of Study

MPA Dance (Kuchipudi / Bharatanatyam)

The Masters in Performing Arts (Dance) course is a rigorous full time two year program. The

course is well balanced in terms of theory and practice and the course is segmented into four

semesters; the course structure provides scope to enhance scholarship, practical and

theoretical understanding of dance forms, and initiate students into research and teaching.

A significant emphasis is laid on research components and through the courses on research

methodology and dissertation project, students are oriented into dance research at the

Master’s program itself. The students are also given an opportunity to enhance their

performance skill through the department's production. Value added workshops are

regularly organized with artistes and experts of national and international repute.

The program offers a holistic training which helps in the exploration of not only performative

and academic areas of the field but also the allied arts. The students strengthen their skills in

performance, choreography, applied theory, analysis, designing of dance music, stage décor,

stagecraft, lighting, costumes, production and organizational strategies. The course structure

enables the master aspirants to become an independent performer / choreographer / teacher /

nattuvanar / music composer/ researcher/ dance critique and production designer, by the

completion of their Master’s degree. This is one of the most unique and innovative programs

offered in dance academia.

Admission is through CUET. After qualifying in the Written Test, the Department conducts

an interview to evaluate the Practical performance of the candidate. It includes assessment

of dance performance and practical exposition of Talas and other dance related theoretical

aspects.

MPA Dance (Kuchipudi) - 50 % (Written CUET) + 50 % (Practical Test)

MPA Dance (Bharatnatyam) – 50 % (Written CUET) + 50 % (Practical Test)

Ph.D. (Dance)

The doctoral program offers scope for students and scholars to specialize in chosen minute

niche fields of dance. The program aims at creating a new knowledge in understanding Indian

Classical Dance, compatible with global scientific understanding of performing arts in their

practice, theory, social relevance, heritage value, cultural significance etc., Incorporating

relevant methodological tools such as qualitative research, performances theory,

ethnography, performance documentation etc., from disciplines such as cultural

anthropology, history, art history, management and the like, the program contributes towards

developing and creating new material on Indian Classical Dances, that is scientifically,

socially and culturally relevant.

Admission for Ph.D. program is through a Written Test (70 marks) and an interview (30

Marks) for shortlisted candidates

Faculty

Professors

Anuradha. J, Ph.D. (Dance) (Hyderabad) – Applied Theory and Kinesthetics of Dance,

Kuchipudi Practical and Choreography. (Head of the Department)

M.S. Siva Raju, Ph.D. (Dance) (Hyderabad) – Comparative Dance Studies, Musical

Aspects of Dance, Movement for Dance and Choreography.

G. Aruna Bhikshu, Ph.D. (Dance) (Hyderabad) – Applied Theory and Dance Studies,

Abhinaya

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Visiting Faculty

Vijaya Madhavan

Harimohan Paruvu

Shashidhar Acharya

Gunakar Dev Goswami

Shama Bhate

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS

M.P.A (Theatre Arts)

The Masters in Performing Arts program is a rigorous, full time three-year course. This

course provides practical and theoretical training to the students to enable them to realize

theatre as a unique form of artistic communication. The core components are designed to

provide hands-on experience of all the areas of theatrical communication and their possible

applications in different contexts. The theory courses orient the students to look at the history

of theatre practice from multiple perspectives-like the literary, socio-economic, political,

philosophical, etc. The course content covers both Western and Indian Drama and theatre. It

also provides understanding of theatre in relation to other forms of artistic expressions, such

as painting, sculpture, music, cinema, etc. The course tries to encompass the whole spectrum,

from classical to contemporary, traditional to commercial, and folk to the digital. A brief

outline of the course components, spread over the three years of study is described below:

Theory Courses:

Arts, Aesthetics and Society

Dramatic Literature & Play Analysis

Theatre Aesthetics

History of Modern Theatre

Century Theatre & Performance

Indian Drama and Performance in Contemporary Context

• To understand different forms of artistic expressions, their processes, contexts, grammar and

to relate them with theatrical expressions.

• Significance and multiplicity of theatre activities and their relationship to their contemporary

history and culture.

• How different theatre forms struggle for space within the same period and culture.

Production of Plays

Full length Production Process:

Play productions (One per year)

• Different stages of production process from an idea/theme/text to a concrete theatrical expression.

• Working with experienced and professional directors on different kinds of plays. To understand

different ways of interpreting and producing professional performances.

Design/Technology/Direction:

Basics of Design

Theory and Practices of Scenography

Theory and Practice of Direction

Design and Direction:

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• Hands-on training in design skills and to understand their function in the total performance

structure in organic relation to other components.

• Working with new materials and techniques to explore new avenues in contemporary

performance.

ACTING:

Styles of Acting

Acting in Play Productions (Classical/ traditional/ folk/ Modern Western/ Modern Indian

contemporary approaches to Acting)

• The basic elements of acting, stage presence and theatrical communication. To be able to follow

direction and execute the director’s interpretation of the text, to design one’s acting in relation to

other elements of design.

• Skills and possibilities of improvisations, different approaches to and styles of acting through a

series of scene-works and productions.

Theatre & Performance in New Contexts

Community Theatre or Applied Theatre

Children’s Theatre & Puppet Theatre

Theatre Management

• Using the skills of theatre practice in different contexts like Community theatre, Children’s

theatre, event management etc.

• To visualize and prepare professional theatre projects with a clear understanding of the budget,

work division, human and financial resource management, presentation and marketing.

There is an exit clause at the end of the first year. Students, who have successfully completed

the first year and do not wish to take advantage of the more in-depth training provided during

the next two years can leave the course with a Diploma in Theatre Arts. Promotion to second

year is subject to satisfactory performance and successful completion of the first year of

study. The performance of the student will be assessed on the basis of regular attendance,

motivation and active participation in the studies and practical work, co-operation and co-

ordination with fellow students as well as securing the necessary minimum marks in written

and practical exams.

Entrance Examination and interview: *

Written Test:

Any graduate with an aptitude for theatre can apply for the M.P.A. Course. Experience in

Theatre or any performing art will be an added advantage.

* The written test follows the principles of Common University Entrance Test (CUET).

Whereas audition/interview remains the same.

Interview:

Eligible candidates are required to write an entrance examination of two-hour duration,

consisting of objective type questions on areas related to theatre and culture. Those qualified

in the written test will be called for an audition/interview at the University, where they need

to write descriptive and analytical essay as one of the given topics to their experience in

theatre)

For the audition/interview, candidates are expected to come prepared to discuss a full length

play of their choice and also perform a dramatic passage from a play of their choice in a

language of their choice.

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Candidates who fail in the audition/interview cannot be selected irrespective of the marks

secured in the written exam. Any additional talents like music, dance, martial arts, drawing

etc., will be added advantage.

Note: There will be no admissions for Ph.D. Theatre Arts during this academic year

2023-24.

Faculty:

Professors:

Satyabrata Rout, M.A (National School of Drama), Ph.D (C.C.S. University, Meerut

University) – Scenography and Direction: Theory and Practices, D.Litt (University of

Khairagarh) (Head of the Department).

B. Ananthakrishnan, Ph.D (Madras)-Performance Studies, Production Process

Associate Professors:

Rajiv Velicheti, M.A. in Dramatic Arts (National School of Drama) – Theatre History,

Acting and Direction

Noushad Mohammad, M.A. (National School of Drama), Adv. Diploma in Actor Training

(TTRP, Singapore) – Acting.

Kanhaiya Lal Kaithwas, M.A. (National School of Drama) Design and Theatre Craft

Assistant Professor:

Riken Ngomle, M.A. (National School of Drama), Advance Course in Acting, Grotowsky

Institute, Wroclaw, Poland- Acting. (on Lien)

DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS

The Department of Fine Arts was established in 1988 at the University of Hyderabad

alongside the Departments of Dance, Theater and Communication to form the Sarojini Naidu

School of Arts and Communication. The aim was to bring various artistic practices within a

broader academic program, to interrogate more systematically, the communicative aspects

of the aesthetic traditions, and the aesthetic dimensions of communication systems.

The Department of Fine Arts was established under the stewardship of eminent artists Laxma

Goud, DLN Reddy, R S Shamsundar, and other young faculty, and has developed into a

premier Art School in the country. The pedagogical commitment has been to provide a safe

space for a serious art practice that can be freely carried out in a supportive, challenging and

enriching environment. The increasing visibility, and growing list of achievements of our

alumni in the world of Contemporary Indian Art are testimony to the pedagogical successes

of our school.

Programs of Study

1. PhD in Art History and Visual Studies

The Department of Fine Arts offers a Ph.D. program in Art history & Visual Studies. We

encourage Ph.D. researchers to think out of the box, offering them exceptional opportunities

to study architecture and craft. The duration of the program is set following the UGC

regulation (Clause 4.2, 2016)

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A Ph.D. / doctoral program in Art History is an essential step to acquire and hone one's ability

to develop analytical, critical, and articulate knowledge about the subjects for one who is

passionate about visual studies. Working towards a Doctoral thesis aims to achieve goals

dedicatedly to acquire in-depth knowledge and understand and develop various research and

analytical abilities. It is often the aim of researchers to continue their professional practice in

academics and research-oriented. The rigorous and vast knowledge and experience of

research allows one to gain a better hold to develop scholarly practice and be an expert.

The Fine Arts Department encourages debate and discussion among researchers, cohorts,

supervisors, and faculty. The researchers would develop ideas and discuss their research with

experts worldwide.

Structure of the program

In the first two years, doctoral researchers study historiographical and methodological issues

and explore the chosen themes from South Asian art history. The first two semesters of the

doctoral program are based on coursework and educational activities. The teaching program

includes teaching research methodology and writing methodology courses and training for

archival and fieldwork, seminars, and other educational activities (conferences, workshops,

lectures, courses on digital tools for academic research). In the second and third years,

researchers focus on their research. They are expected to present their work at seminars and

workshops.

• Coursework

Course work in any Ph.D./doctoral program is an important stepping stone to develop

research skills and methods to complete the dissertation. The compulsory course sets

a strong foundation for any challenge and experience. It has leading and inter-

disciplinary research and developing analytical tools essential to articulate and bring

out the best research outcome.

Course work 16 credits

1. Research Methodologies in Art History and Visual Studies, compulsory 4 credits

2. Academic Writing Methods, compulsory 4 credits

3. One elective (connected to specific research area of the doctoral candidate)

Compulsory, 4 credits

4. Language course (South Asian language in connection to research area),

compulsory 4 credits

5. Doctoral candidates are expected to do internships based on their research

proposal

The students are expected to meet the University's attendance requirements during the course

work. Course work is to be completed in one year after taking admission, failing which the

student's entry in the program will stand canceled. Ph.D. students can appear in the regular

and supplementary exams in each semester. There is no provision for Improvement or

Special Supplementary exam to be conducted. The Academic Units should offer the courses

in all semesters as admission to Ph.D. will be in 2 sessions. Failure to complete the

coursework within one year means that the students have to leave the program. A Ph.D.

scholar has to obtain a minimum of 55% of marks or its equivalent grade in the UGC 10-

point scale (or an equivalent grade/CGPA in a point scale wherever grading system is

followed) in the course work in order to be eligible to continue in the program.

• Supervision:

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A supervisor follows researchers to develop their doctoral projects. The supervisor is

responsible for advising and career development. At the same time, doctoral

committee members offer another perspective on the researcher's work and help

researchers design and write their Ph.D. thesis. The supervisor encourages the

researchers to set up working groups to share common interests. Working groups

allow contemplating the fields covered by research seminars and benefit from peer-

to-peer learning.

2. Master of Visual Arts Programs

The Department of Fine Arts offers two-year, terminal Master of Visual Arts (MVA degree

courses) in the disciplines of

Painting and Expanded Media

Sculpture and Expanded Media

Print Making and Expanded Media

Art History and Visual Culture Studies.

Our academic programs are designed to integrate the practice of Fine Arts with a strong

understanding of the social, economic, and intellectual histories of art traditions from around

the world. Our students are encouraged to understand the roots and intentions that fuel their

own artistic trajectories, while simultaneously situating their work amidst the larger context

of the debates in local and global art traditions. Students from the practical disciplines are

encouraged to explore the world of books, reading, writing and research. Conversely, it is

mandatory for students from the theory disciplines to work in the studios, so to grapple with

the pleasures and challenges of converting inert, obdurate, physical materials into living

works of art. The students of the Practical streams (Painting, Sculpture and Print Making)

submit a dissertation on their own work, while students of the Art History and Visual Studies

discipline submit a dissertation on a topic of their choice, subject to the approval of the

concerned faculty.

Instruction in the Department is essentially tutorial in nature, it involves a close working

relationship between the faculty and students. The academic curriculum is strengthened and

complemented by incorporating workshops by eminent visiting artists, artist camps,

conferences and lectures by distinguished scholars on a regular basis.

Faculty

B V Suresh

Professor (Painting)

Dr. Kirtana Thangavelu

Associate Professor (Art History & Visual Studies)

Head, Department of Fine Arts

L N V Srinivas

Associate Professor (Painting)

Suneel Mamadapur

Associate Professor (Print Making)

Dr. Baishali Ghosh

Associate Professor (Art History & Visual Studies)

Tanmay Santra

Assistant Professor (Painting)

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PhD in Art History & Visual Studies

ONE POSITION

Eligibility

A successful Ph.D. candidate should have:

Completed 2-year/4-semester Master’s degree program in Art History, Social Science,

Architecture or relevant discipline (after 4 year undergraduate degree) with at least 55%

marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 10- point scale (or an equivalent

grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a

foreign educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which

is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a

law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or

assure quality and standards of educational institutions.

A person whose M.Phil. dissertation has been evaluated and recommended for award of the

degree.

• Admission Criteria

An entrance test shall be conducted at the Centre(s). It consists of the research

methodology and subject-specific questions. 70%

If qualified in the entrance test, the candidate would be called for the interviews (20%)

Research proposal. 10%

The interview/viva-voce shall also consider the following aspects, viz. whether

. The candidate possesses the competence for the proposed research; 

. The research work can be suitably undertaken at the Department

. The proposed area of study can contribute to new/additional knowledge. 

• The research proposal.

(The research proposal would be considered based on the availability of the supervisor and

his/her research specialization).

Research proposal: maximum length: 5 pages or 2500-3000 words with spaces (including a

list of references), Times New Roman font- size 12, line spacing 1.5.

The research proposal should have the following parts:

1. Introduction: The background of the research and its subject matter. The significance of

the proposed research in light of this background.

2. objectives: What is to be studied and why. The fundamental research questions.

3. Methodology: Resource and the method that would be used and analyzed

4. Work outline: Duration of the research and how the time would be utilized.

5. Ten seminal references that are most important for the chosen research topic.

Admission to Ph.D. students shall be through an Entrance Test conducted at the level University. The

students who qualify as UGC-NET (including JRF) holders or obtained an M.Phil degree have to

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clear the entrance test. The final selection for admission for Ph.D. will be based on the performance

in Entrance and interview.

Masters of Visual Arts (MVA) Programs to be offered in the Department of Fine Arts,

SN School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad from Monsoon 2022

Students wishing to enroll in the Masters Program in the Department of Fine Arts must

possess a 4-Year Bachelors Degree in the Visual arts

1. Eligibility Criteria for MVA in Painting and Expanded Media/ Print Making and

Expanded Media/ Sculpture and Expanded Media

Requirement is a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts: BFA/BVA/BA (Fine) Arts.

2. Eligibility Criteria for MVA in Art History and Visual Studies

Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts: BFA/BVA/BA (Fine).

Candidates with degrees from related areas and disciplines like Social Sciences, Sciences,

Arts and Humanities. may also be considered, provided they demonstrate evidence of

aptitude in Art History, capacity to read visual images, and demonstrate adequate

knowledge of contemporary artistic practices. Students must provide evidence of training

or practice in visual arts at the time of the oral interview by bringing sketchbooks, art

works or photographs of their original art works.

Note 1: All degrees must be attained from accredited degree granting institutions.

Admission Test for Practical Disciplines

Requirements for the Masters of Visual Arts Degree

All admitted students will be required to complete the prescribed Core and Elective

requirements of the curriculum for receiving the Master’s Degree in Visual Arts from the

Department. Students wishing to exit the program with a clearly defined specialization in

the practical disciplines, must be sure to complete to the required number of core and optional

core courses prescribed for each discipline.

Essential requirements at the time of Application for MFA in Painting and Expanded

Media /Sculpture and Expanded Media /Print Making and Expanded Media

Applicants must specify the stream (Painting and Expanded Media /Print Making and Expanded

Media /Sculpture and Expanded Media) on priority basis on which they wish to apply to the

Department of Fine Arts.

However, based on an evaluation of the portfolio, campus interview and photographs of works

submitted, and availability of seats within a discipline, the Selection Committee of the Department

of Fine Arts reserves the right to allot the stream on which the student may be admitted to the

Department.

At the time of application. in addition to the online registration form sent to the University of

Hyderabad, each applicant must also submit a digital copy of the online application along with 15

properly labelled digital photographs (JPEG, web format) of recent works to the email given

below.

[email protected]

The email must contain the following information

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Name of Candidate

Registration Number

Name of Institution

Priority Basis for Choice of Discipline

Attachments:

1. 15 photographs, JPEG web Format. Each photograph must be properly labelled with name

of artist, size, medium and date of work.

2. Soft copy of Online Registration Form

At the time of the Online/campus interview, the student must show photographs of the artworks

submitted with the online application.

• A responsible faculty member of the Fine Art College/Institute must digitally attest and

verify the photographs of art works from where the applicant received his/her BFA/BVA/BA

(Fine) degree.

Candidates must fulfill all the above requirements in order to be considered for the on-campus

Entrance Test and Admission for MVA in Painting and Expanded Media /Print Making and

Expanded Media/ Sculpture and Expanded Media.

Fraudulent or Misrepresentation of works presented during Admission Process

Any instance of misrepresentations/wrongful attributions/ untrue claims or any other fraudulent acts

with regard to student works are made during the admission process that come to light at any stage

of the academic program, will be duly addressed in accordance with the academic rules and

administrative statutes of the university.

Distribution of marks for the Entrance Exams MVA Programs (Painting and

Expanded Media /Sculpture and Expanded Media /Print Making and Expanded

Media)

Part A

Written Test (NTA)

Written Test will be conducted in Different Centers.

25%

Part B

Oral Interview (Online)

25%

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Part C

Portfolio Presentation

(During online Interview)

15 Digital Photographs of Recent Works

In addition to the online registration form that is submitted to the University of

Hyderabad, each applicant must also submit 15 Digital images of recent artworks

(JPEG web format). Each work must be properly labeled with name of artist, size,

medium and date of work. A copy of the Online application along with the 15 digital

images of recent art works must be sent to the following address

[email protected]

During online presentation of Portfolio, students must show the 15 images sent at the

time of application submission. The artworks must be duly attested and verified by

the Head of the Department, or by a responsible member of the teaching faculty where

the student has completed his/her BFA/BVA/BA(Fine) degree.

Students are required to bring/show 5-10 representative works in their field of

specialization along with their sketch books.

50%

Note:

(i) The shortlisting of candidates for the campus interview will be on the basis of their

performance in the written exam.

(ii) The criteria for evaluation of visuals will be demonstration of technical ability,

conceptual clarity, stylistic coherence, and understanding of visual image making

practices.

(iii) In the oral interview, the student must be able to back the claims being made in the

accompanying portfolio.

(iv) At the time of Campus Interviews, all photographs of the student’s works that are

presented for evaluation and admission to the University of Hyderabad must be duly

attested and verified by a responsible member of the teaching faculty in the institution

from which the student has received the BFA/BVA/B. A (Fine) degree. Any instance of

misrepresentation or wrongful attribution of artworks that come to light at any time

during the course of the MFA program, will be taken seriously and will be addressed in

accordance with the rules and statutes of the university.

Essential requirements at the time of Application for MFA

Art History & Visual Studies:

Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts: BFA, BVA or BA (Fine).

Candidates with degrees from related areas and disciplines like Social Sciences, Sciences, Arts

and Humanities. may also be considered, provided they demonstrate evidence of aptitude in Art

History, capacity to read visual images, and demonstrate adequate knowledge of contemporary

artistic practices. Students must provide evidence of training or practice in visual arts at the time

of the oral interview by bringing sketchbooks, art works or photographs of their original art works.

The Distribution of marks for the Entrance Exam for Art History & Visual Studies

students will be as follows:

Part A

Written Test (NTA)

Written Test will be conducted in different centers.

50%

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Part B

On-Campus Interview

For the on-campus interview, student must bring a portfolio of their art practice in the

form of drawing books, original works or photographs.

50%

Note:

(i) The shortlisting of candidates for the campus interview will be on the basis of their

performance in NTA.

ii) Students will be evaluated for their ability to demonstrate an aptitude for art history,

display adequate language skills required to convey ideas, as well as a basic

understanding of image making practices. Student’s basic knowledge in Art History, and

communication skills in English is expected

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

The Department of Communication at the University of Hyderabad has been consistently

ranked the best university department in the country by various surveys over the years. It has

acquired a reputation for excellence in teaching and research, with a good track record of

placements. Graduates have found positions in a range of media-related companies, as well

as in supportive communication roles in the corporate, government, and civil society sectors.

A significant number have gone on to pursue higher degrees both within India and abroad,

and several of these alumni now hold top positions in media companies and teaching/research

positions in reputable HEIs.

Experienced faculty members and the state-of-the art infrastructure makes it one of the most

sought-after departments for media and communication studies. Its geographical and cultural

position combined with the faculty members’ vast experience in various fields makes it a

hub for various national and international projects. Students also benefit immensely from a

steady stream of visiting scholars and experts in all areas related to the discipline.

Programs of Study

The Department offers two Post-graduate programs that have a judicious mix of theory

and skills, but with different emphases--one of which primarily focuses on media practice

and the other, on theory and research. The idea, in each case, is to build practitioners with a

sensitivity to the conceptual underpinnings of media and society, and to build critical

researchers with an understanding of media practice.

MA Communication (Media Practice):

With a convergent journalism media practice and technology focus resulting in the ability to

tell engaging stories for a variety of purposes and in a range of contexts.

This two-year program exposes students to an array of media skills and practices, ranging

from writing to audio-visual and digital media production, preparing them for jobs in

the media industry or for independent media practice. Courses under this specialization

build on a foundation of media and communication theory while equipping students with the

skills, techniques and understanding to function in a variety of media roles, from content

creation to dissemination to management in the rapidly converging media ecosystem.

MA Communication (Media Studies):

With a theory, research and critical focus, this two-year program exposes students to

the theoretical and conceptual foundations of the discipline as well as building in them

the skills to apply these principles in the field as practitioners and researchers. Courses

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under this program range from understanding how communication and media interface with

issues of development and social change to critically analyzing media industries, popular

cultural phenomena, histories of media, and digital culture.

Students can select from a range of electives as they advance through the program while

meeting the core course requirements of their chosen program, in a manner that blends theory

and practice even as it may emphasize one or the other. Regular workshops by experts/

industry professionals supplements the teaching and enriches the programs.

In the context of online/blended mode of teaching-learning, the programs require equipment

such as a smart mobile and a computer/laptop capable of handling multi-media operations.

Exit Option

Students admitted into both the programs would have an exit option after One Year with a

Diploma

Diploma Nomenclature

Sl.

No.

Diploma

Remarks

Diploma in Media

Studies & Practice

Exit option to be exercised in the beginning of the

second semester. Students who continue for two years

will graduate with an MA.

Ph.D (Communication):

The Department offers a Doctoral Program in Communication. Research students will be

required to complete mandatory coursework in the first two semesters (12-14 credits) before

taking up their research work.

Currently, the department encourages research in communication and social change,

community media, historical and cultural studies of media, ontology of media and

information, health and science communication, digital media studies, media economics,

print cultures, feminist media studies, media law and ethics, media and gender, and practice-

based research.

This year the department will offer FOUR PhD seats, in the following specialisations:

2 (TWO): Communication for social change, Community Media

2 (TWO): Media historiography, cultural studies, Rhetoric of development

Entrance Examination

MA Communication (Media Practice) and MA Communication (Media Studies)

Candidates shortlisted from among those who clear the relevant Common University

Entrance Test (CUET) PG will be called for an interview and a written test. Candidates

who also successfully clear both the written test and interview conducted by the Department

of Communication, University of Hyderabad will be admitted into the two M.A. programs.

For the weightages see the table below:

Program

CUET

Weightage

Test + Interview by UoH =

Total

M.A. Communication

(Media Studies)

Written Test: 15 + Interview:

100

M.A. Communication

(Media Practice)

Written Test: 15 + Interview:

100

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Shortlisted candidates have to give their first and second preference between the two

MA Programs before they participate in the written test and interview conducted by

the Department. The written test and interviews will be conducted in physical mode only

in the University Campus in Hyderabad. However, once a candidate is admitted into one of

the M.A. programs, they shall not be allowed to slide into the other program.

Faculty

Senior Professor

Vinod Pavarala, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh, USA) – Communication and Social

Change, Community Media, Popular Culture. Also holds the UNESCO Chair on

Community Media.

Professors

P. Thirumal, Ph.D. (Pondicherry) – Rhetoric of Development, Theory and History of

Media.

Vasuki Belavadi, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Radio, Video Production, Community Media.

Kanchan K. Malik, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Print Journalism, Community Media, Media

Law and Ethics, Media and Gender, Communication and Social Change.

Usha Raman, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, USA) Print Journalism, Health and Science

Communication, Digital Media Studies, Feminist Media Studies (Head of the Department)

E. Sathya Prakash, Ph.D. (Osmania) – Media Management, Documentary Theory, Film

Theory & Criticism

Associate Professors

Janardhan Rao Cheeli, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Television Production, Documentary

Production, Participatory Video.

Assistant Professors

Madhavi Ravi Kumar, Ph.D. (Andhra) - Print and Broadcast Journalism, Convergence

Journalism, Development Communication, Digital Media Studies.

Anjali Lal Gupta, M.A. (Jamia Millia Islamia) - Theory and Practice of Journalism,

Narrative Journalism, Features and Analytical Writing, Development Journalism.

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

The Department of Music, established in the year 2019 at the University of Hyderabad, is

the latest addition to the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication. With the

objective of offering the best academic and research programs in traditional and modern

music education, the Department of Music endeavours to explore the various dimensions of

music pedagogy to nurture the diverse skill sets of students to specialise in the areas of

performance, research and teaching. The Department of Music will be offering a PG

program in Music from the academic year 2021-22.

Program of Study

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MPA (Music) (Karnataka – Vocal & Karnataka - Instrumental (Veena) Hindustani – Vocal

& Hindustani Instrumental (Sitar) - The Masters in Performing Arts (Music) is a full-time

two years Course comprising four Semesters. The curriculum strikes a balance between

theory and practice and is structured to provide the students an opportunity to understand the

historical, textual, aesthetic, critical, and practical dimensions of the art of music and its

practices and traditions. Students will also be initiated into research, writing, and performing

and offered a chance to explore and strengthen their skills in inter/multi-disciplinary studies

in music and its allied musical traditions and practices.

The academic curriculum will be complemented through Lectures, Demonstrations and

Workshops by eminent visiting artists of national and international repute, seminars,

conferences, workshops etc., on a regular basis. The department aims to provide the

necessary impetus and an ideal learning environment to an aspiring music enthusiast on the

path of becoming a successful musician, musicologist, researcher, teacher or entrepreneur.

Program Learning Outcomes

On completion of the two-year MPA (Music) course, students will be able to –

* become adept in both the art and science of music

* appreciate the significance and importance of established traditions

* explore the creative dimensions of performance aspects

* apply the nuances of theoretical aspects to present aesthetical performances

* gain knowledge about the comparative and critical aspects of various styles of music

* understand the wide scope for research in music and its associated subjects.

* use theory to bridge gaps between traditional and modern conceptions of music and

its practice

* have an overview about the documentation and legal aspects of music productions

* make use of technology in exploring, recording, promoting, propagating and

preserving music and music instruments

* understand the intricate linkages between technology and music production

Entrance examination for MPA (Music)

Admission to PG Program in Music is through National Level Common University Entrance

Test (50 marks) (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

- Those selected in the written entrance examination will then be called for a practical

test (50 marks) before final selection.

- Candidates are required to indicate in the application their preference of

specialization in order of priority.

- Based on the prerequisite experience and the candidate’s performance in the

admission test and viva, the Department shall assign specialization streams to each

of the selected students.

Faculty

The Department of Music has three faculty members and Prof. M.S. Siva Raju, Dept. of

Dance, is currently the Head in charge of the Department of Music.

Faculty – Assistant Professors

1. Dr. Pavani D., Ph.D (Music) (Hyderabad), Carnatic Music

2. Dr. Aranyakumar M., Ph.D., (Music) (Dharwad), Hindustani Music

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3. Dr. Pragya Pyasi, Ph.D., (Music) (Lucknow), Hindustani Music

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

The School of Management Studies (SMS) was established in 1999. The School has

completed 23 years of excellence in providing Management Education and preparing

business leaders for the global market. The School is acknowledged for its cutting-edge

research, excellent teaching and learning activity in an intellectually stimulating

environment. It promotes faculty and doctoral research, consultancy, training, and outreach

activities in various sectors.

The Vision

The broad vision of the School is to continually strive to achieve excellence in management

education, research, training, consultancy and outreach activities with a multi-disciplinary,

multi-sectoral and developmental perspective.

The Mission

• To continually broaden the scope of application of management concepts to Infrastructural,

Institutional, Environmental & Developmental services, Entrepreneurship and emerging areas

in management.

• To promote the development of sound conceptual and adaptable functional and strategic skills

among students.

• To encourage socially responsive managers of tomorrow.

• To instill a culture of lifelong learning and self-development among the students.

THE CORE ACTIVITIES

• Organizing the course work including electives

• Providing relevant inputs/skills - self-awareness and growth lab, organizational skills,

summer internship, and project work

• Conducting Faculty and Management Development Programs

• Encouraging research by faculty and Ph.D. scholars

• Organizing seminars and encouraging participation in external seminars

• Collaborating with reputed National / International institutions / Industry

• Encouraging students to organize and participate in co-and extra-curricular activities

Prof. V. Mary Jessica is the Dean of the School.

Programs of study

MBA Program (MBA General)

The two-year MBA full-time program with an intake of 75 students is spread over four

semesters. During the ﬁrst two semesters, core and foundation courses are offered. These

include Management Concepts and Approaches, Accounting for Managers, Finance,

Marketing, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Statistics for Business

Analytics, Managerial Economics, Communication and Personal Effectiveness, Operations

Management, Operations Research, Research Methodology, Business Analytics and

Business Environment. In addition, a three-day intensive Self-awareness and Growth Lab

is also organized during the ﬁrst year.

The students are required to get practical exposure by undertaking eight weeks internship in

an organization during the summer intervening between the second and third semesters.

These internships are intended to familiarize the students with current management practices,

real work environment and organizational culture. During the second year, the students have

the opportunity to specialize in two select areas of their interest. These specializations are

offered through electives and project work spread over the two semesters. The students may

choose from the following specializations:

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• Marketing Management

• Finance Management

• Human Resources Management

• Operations Management

• Business Analytics*

• Entrepreneurship

*The Students of MBA General who wish to opt for Business Analytics

Specialisation/Elective should satisfy the following prerequisites:

1. They should have completed R/Python Programming in their Graduation OR should have

completed a Certification course in R / Python Programming; and

2. They should obtain at least B+ Grade in Statistics and Operations Research in MBA First

year.

The students also undertake a long-term research project during the final year. This is

intended to provide research skills, thus enabling them to develop decision-making skills as

managers. The major highlights thus are: Summer Internship, Long-term research based final

projects Growth lab for self-awareness & development, Dual Specialization. Active

academia – industry interface.

Admissions for the M.B.A.(General) 2023-24 academic year, with an intake of 75 students

are completed on the basis of CAT-2022 scores.

MBA (Health Care and Hospital Management)

The School has been offering a unique MBA program in Health Care & Hospital

Management since 2008-09. The two-year (four semesters) program is offered in association

with leading hospitals to meet the challenges and opportunities offered by the growing health

care industry in India. The program caters to speciﬁc needs of middle level administrators in

hospitals / health care and related sectors. This comprehensive program will provide a

professional qualiﬁcation and insights into managerial functions for graduates who wish to

take up health care and hospital management as a professional career. It will also be of

immediate beneﬁt to serving professionals in this sector.

The broad vision of the program is to strive to achieve excellence in the areas of health care

and hospital management education, research, training, and consultancy on par with

International benchmarks and standards. The broad mission is to prepare competent and

trained hospital management professionals in a synergistic learning environment having

strategic alliances with leading healthcare institutions in India and abroad. The major focus

is on enhancing and enabling the existing mechanisms engaged in management of healthcare

sector in India through capacity building programs, dissemination of knowledge through

continuous interaction between academia and industry, and to promote developmental

activities in health care sector.

Highlights of the Program

• Curriculum is spread over foundation and core courses in the ﬁrst year and specialized

courses in the functional areas in the second year

• Course curriculum developed by seeking inputs from senior hospital management and health

care professionals

• Self-awareness and growth lab for personal effectiveness

• 8-10 weeks of summer internship to understand the nuances of the hospital environment

• Final project under the supervision of a Faculty guide in conjunction with an industry mentor

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Program Pedagogy

The teaching/learning methodology is signiﬁcantly interactive with case studies and group

projects to study global health care and hospital management practices

• Interaction with eminent professionals from health care and hospital management

• Individual learning through guided assignments

• Personal growth/self-development and organization skill workshops

• Computer-based learning and audio-visual aids

During the period of study, the student will be required to carry out an 8 weeks summer

project after completion of the second semester and ﬁnal internship project work in any

health care institution in the ﬁnal semester. Efforts would also be made to provide the

students a continuous learning opportunity through short-term projects and attachment with

recognized hospitals. The intake, qualiﬁcations for admission and schedule for written

exam/interviews for M.B.A. (Health care and Hospital Management) are provided in a

tabular format in this brochure.

MBA (Business Analytics)

The School launched a very unique and innovative two year MBA in Business Analytics

program in the year 2017. This program is spread over four semesters. It is supported by

School of Economics, School of Computer and Information Sciences, School of Mathematics

and Statistics, CR Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science

and Industry. The course includes the basic foundation subjects of Management that include

Management Concepts and Approaches, Finance, Marketing, Human Resource

Management, Operations and Business Analytics subjects like Statistics for Business

Analytics, Business Analytics for Decision Making, Machine Learning, Marketing and

Retail Analytics, Big Data, Financial Analytics, Econometrics, HR Analytics, Manufacturing

and Supply Chain Analytics etc. Lab sessions are also included in the course.

Students are required to get practical exposure by undertaking eight weeks internship in an

organization during the summer intervening between the second and third semesters. These

internships are intended to familiarize the students with current developments in the area of

Business Analytics along with the management practices, work environment and

organizational culture. The students also undertake a long term research project during the

final year. It is intended to enhance their analytics skills enabling them to join organizations.

Highlights of the Program

• Curriculum is spread over foundation and core courses related to Management, Information

Technology and Analytics in the ﬁrst year and emphasis is placed on courses related to

advanced Business Analytics in the second year.

• Course curriculum developed by seeking inputs from industry professionals and

academicians.

• Self-awareness and growth lab for personal effectiveness.

• 8-10 weeks of summer internship to understand the working environment of the analytics

industry.

• Final project under the supervision of a Faculty guide along with an industry mentor.

Course Curriculum and Program delivery

(The course curriculum is developed with active collaboration / involvement of industry

professionals to provide the students with state of the art knowledge and practical orientation

in the ﬁeld of business analytics and management. The course is being offered to a limited

strength of about 37 students plus 5 Industry sponsored candidates with key inputs from the

Faculty of the school and other visiting Faculty with supplementary inputs from industry

professionals.

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• COURSE CURRICULUM – M.B.A. (Business Analytics)

Year I

Semester I

Credits

Semester II

Credits

101: Principles of Management

102: Organizational Behaviour& HRM

103: Accounting for Managers

104: Fundamentals of Marketing Management

105: Statistics for Business Analytics

106: Database Management Systems

107: Essentials of Business Analytics

108: Business Economics

109: Legal & Ethical Aspects of Business

Analytics

Foundation Course under CBCS

201: Econometrics and Business Forecasting

202: Financial Management

203: Operations Research

204: Marketing Research

205: Operations & Supply Chain Management

206: Data Warehousing and OLAP

207: Machine Learning & Data Mining

208: Data Visualization

209: Spread Sheet Modelling

Foundation Course under CBCS

Sub Total

Year II

Semester III

Semester IV

301: Strategic Management

302: Business Communication

303: Predictive Analytics

304: Text, Social Media & Web Analytics

305: Big Data Analytics

306: Marketing Analytics

307: Financial Analytics

308: HR Analytics

309: Emerging Trends in Analytics

310: Summer Internship

401: Project Management

402: Supply Chain Analytics

403: Project Work

Sub Total

• Total credits in four semesters = 125

• COURSE CURRICULUM – M.B.A. (HC & HM)

Year

Semester I

Credits

Semester II

Credits

1.Managerial Theories, Approaches &

Functions

2.Organizational Behaviour

3.Financial, Cost and Management

Accounting

4.Marketing Management

5.Health Care Policies and Delivery Systems

6.Hospital Planning and Organization

7.Biostatistics

8. Soft Skills

9. Hospital Visits

Foundation Course under CBCS

1.Human Resource Management

2.Financial Management

3.Revenue Cycle Management

4.Business Analytics for Decision Making

5.Operations Management

6.Health Economics

7.Hospital Functions and Support Services

8.Patient Care and Services Management

9.Research Methodology

Foundation Course under CBCS

Sub Total

Semester III

Semester IV

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Year

1.Strategic Management

2.Supply Chain Management

3.Quality Management

4.Managed Health Care and Insurance

5.Health Laws, Ethics and Regulations

6.Medical Humanities

7.Hospital Management Information Systems

8.Marketing of Services

9.Epidemiology & Population Health

10.Health Analytics

11. Summer Internship

Project Work & Residency with an identified Health

Care Service provider / Hospital.

Sub Total

Total credits in four semesters = 113

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Foreign Nationals: 2023 MBA

Up to ﬁve international students may be considered for admission to the MBA program in

absentia. Their selection would be based on:

• 60% marks or above or its equivalent grade in a Bachelor’s degree in any ﬁeld from an

ofﬁcially recognized University/institution in their country of residence;

• Proof of proﬁciency in English (score in TOEFL or equivalent Test or certiﬁcation);

• Statement of purpose; and

• At least two academic references

Interested students should submit an application with full personal details, summary of

academic records from high school onwards, attested copies of mark-sheets and TOEFL (or

equivalent) scores, a brief (200 to 300 words) statement of purpose for pursuing the course,

names and contact addresses of at least two referees. They shall also ensure that, if admitted

they must join on by 30

August, 2023.

The charges for hostel accommodation on campus for all students from abroad will be the

same as paid by students from India. All fees and charges are subject to revision by the

School/University from time to time.

Executive MBA Program

The School launched an MBA program for working professionals in the year 2019. This is a

weekend MBA program offered for working professionals with minimum of three years of

experience. It is designed to cater to the specific needs of working professionals who are

planning transition to managerial roles. The Mission is to develop and nurture socially

responsive managers with a holistic concern for a better environment and society. The

students are offered all the courses of a regular MBA and fulfil the criterion of credits and

receive an MBA degree. This “Two Year Executive MBA program is offered under Graded

Autonomy”.

Highlights of the Program

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• Curriculum spread over TWO years during weekends and offers foundation and elective

courses in the Functional Areas.

• Course Curriculum developed according to Industry inputs.

• Courses taught by experts from Industry and Eminent Academicians.

• Scope for doing Internship in a Foreign University

• Specializations include Business Analytics Marketing, Finance, Human Resources

Management, Operations Management and IT.

• Case based pedagogy in addition to the conventional modes of teaching.

Ph.D. Program

The School has been offering a Ph.D. program in Management Studies since 2000. The

students are expected to produce a dissertation of international quality based on research in

analytical and/ or applied areas of management. All the students admitted into Ph.D. program

are required to undergo course work as stipulated by the UGC. In addition to the UGC

mandated course work (as applicable), the School and or Supervisor may also advice their

respective schoalrs to take up additional courses required to strenthegen their capacities in

the specific domain. The course work usually includes the subjects in Statistics, Research

Methodology, Advanced Data Analysis, Academic Writing and Publication Ethics. The

School has been focusing its research on various contemporary issues of Management

including the following:

• Banking

• Brand Management

• Business Analytics

• Corporate Finance

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Customer Relationship Management

• Entrepreneurship

• Financial Markets

• Financial Services

• Health Care and Hospital Management

• Human Resources

• Investments

• Organizational behaviour

• Performance Management

• Risk Management

• Service Quality

• Supply Chain Management

• Technology Management

• Tourism and Hospitality Management

Note: Course work of a minimum of 12 credits is mandatory for Ph.D. program

according to UGC guidelines 2022. The school conducts these courses so as to be

completed within one year of admission into the PhD Program.

A Ph.D. scholar must obtain a minimum of 55% marks or its equivalent grade in the

UGC 10-point scale in the course work to be eligible to continue in the program and

submit his or her thesis.

Entrance Examination

➢ MBA (General) - Admissions for the MBA 2023-25 batch, with an intake of 75 students

is on the basis of CAT-2022. The admissions are completed. Candidates planning to take

MBA admission for the academic year 2024-25 academic session are advised to check for

forth- coming admission notification. The notification can be accessed on the University

website (www.acad.uohyd.ac.in).

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Admission to other three MBA courses are through national level Common University

Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

➢ Ph.D. Program- Applicants satisfying the minimum qualiﬁcations will be required to take an

entrance exam. Entrance exam will be for 70 marks (comprising multiple choice questions in

Research Methodology, Logical reasoning, Analytical ability, Data analysis & Interpretation etc. for

35 marks and Principles of Management, Managerial Economics, Marketing Management,

Accounting, Costing, Financial Management, Human Resources Management, Operations

Management, Strategic Management, Business Statistics, Operations Research etc. for 35 marks).

The shortlisted candidates among the qualified will be called for an interview. Applicants will be

required to submit, along with the application, a brief tentative proposal (about 500 words) on their

proposed topic of research. The eligibility criteria and the dates of entrance exam and interview are

mentioned in a tabular format in this brochure. The final merit list will be released by the Controller

of Examinations office on the basis of the enetrance and interview performance of the candidates.

Professors

V. Venkata Ramana, M.B.A. (Sri Krishnadevaraya), Ph.D. (Management - Osmania) -

Marketing Management, General Management, Corporate Strategy and CRM and Services

Marketing. (on deputation)

P. Jyothi, M.A., Ph.D. (Psychology - Osmania) - Organizational Behaviour, Human

Resource Management, Organizational Development, and Entrepreneurship.

Raja Shekhar Bellamkonda, B.Tech. (Civil - Acharya Nagarjuna), M.B.A. (Osmania),

Ph.D. (Management - Kakatiya), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Psychology - Sri Venkateswara), M.A.

(Education-IGNOU), FDP (IIM, Ahmedabad), PGDPMIR (Kakatiya), PGDCS (Hyderabad)

- Quantitative Techniques, Service Quality, Business Analytics, Research Methodology,

Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Mary Jessica, M.Com., Ph.D. (Management - Osmania) – Corporate Finance, Financial

Services, Investment Management and International Financial Management, Financial

Inclusion, Financial Well-being, SDGs. (Dean of the School)

G.V.R.K. Acharyulu, B. Tech. (Chemical- Andhra), M. Tech. (Chemical – NIT Warangal),

M.B.A. (Osmania), Ph.D. (Management - Osmania), DPM (Annamalai) - Quantitative

Techniques, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Health Care Management

and Business Analytics. (on sabatical).

Vijaya Bhaskar Marisetty, M.B.A (Sri Krishnadevaraya), M.S. (RMIT, Australia), Ph.D.

(Management- Monash, Australia), PDF (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania &

ISB, Hyderabad) – Investments, Financial Regulation, Indian Financial Markets; Corporate

Governance; Machine Learning Applications in Finance.

Chetan Srivastava, MBA, Ph.D. (Management - Osmania), PGCCA, MCSD - Strategic

Marketing. International Marketing, Advertising, Sales Management, IT in Management.

Associate Professors

Sapna Singh, MBA, Ph.D. (Management - Osmania) - Marketing, Branding and

Advertising.

I. Lokanandha Reddy, MBA (Sri Krishnadevaraya), Ph.D. (Management - JNTUH) - FDP

(IIM, Ahmedabad) - Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis, Strategic Financial

Management and Business Analytics.

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R. Prasantha Kumar, M.Com., M Phil., Ph.D.(SVU), FDPM (IIM Indore), NET & SET,

Corporate Finance & Accounting, Investments, Startup Finance Modeling,

Entrepreneurship.

Assistant Professors

D.V. Srinivas Kumar, B. Tech. (Acharya Nagarjuna), MBA (Andhra), Ph.D.,

(Management- Hyderabad), FDP (IIM, Indore) - Services Marketing, Customer Relationship

Management and Business Analytics. (Coordinator- MBA General).

K. Ramulu, M.Com (Kakatiya), MBA (DRBRAOU), M. Phil. (Commerce - Nagpur), Ph.D.

(Management-Kakatiya) - Materials Management-Financial Management, Financial

Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Risk Management, Security Analysis and

Portfolio Management and Financial Markets.

Punam Singh, MBA(ISM-IIT, Dhanbad), Ph.D. (Management - JNTUH) - Human Resource

Management, Organisational Behaviour, Corporate Social Responsibility, Performance

Management and Compensation Management.

Pramod Kumar Mishra, M.Sc. (Mathematics- NIT Rourkela), MBA (Biju Patnaik), Ph.D.

(Management-Hyderabad), PDF (IIM, Bangalore)- Supply Chain Management, Logistics

Management, Mathematical Modelling and Business Analytics. (Coordinator- MBA

Business Analytics).

Murugan Pattusamy, M.B.A., Ph.D. (Management-Anna University) – Work-family

issues, Role of technology in HRM, Student engagement and academic performance

(Coordinator- PhD).

Varsha Mamidi, M.B.A. (Osmania), Ph.D. (Management-Monash University, Australia) -

Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Financial Analytics, Big data.

Dr. Ranjit Kumar Dehury, BHMS (Homeopathy-Utkal), MHA (Hospital Administration-

TISS, Mumbai), Ph.D. (Health Systems-IIT, Kharagpur)-, Health Systems Studies, Public

Health, TQM in Hospital, Strategic Management in Health Care, Health Manpower

Planning, Marketing Management of Health Care, Global Health Diplomacy, Healthcare

Data Analytics. (Coordinator-MBA HC&HM)

Honorary Professor

Prof. B. Kamaiah, Ph.D. (IIT, Bombay) – Monetary and Financial Economics.

Some of the key invited visiting Faculty:

1. Prof. Arun K Tiwari, Scientist, Author, Professor, Hyderabad

2. Dr. Suresh K., Business Analytics Practioner, Hyderabad

3. Dr. B.N.V. Prathasarathi,Ex-Senior Banker, Financial & Management Consultant,

Hyderabad

4. Dr. Zafer Hashmi, CAS-RMO, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad.

5. Dr. G. Manoj Kumar, Associate Professor, Advanced Center of Research in High

Energy Materials, University of Hyderabad.

In addition, several local and international senior managers and management experts are

regularly invited to interact with the students as Guest Speakers.

SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

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The School was established with a mission to “Promote, Nurture and Achieve Excellence”

in frontier areas of Medical and Health Sciences by offering novel teaching and research

programs. The school specifically focuses on outcome-based education, evidence-based

teaching and learning and empowers the students with translational health services and

research. The inter and multidisciplinary nature of the School by its establishment

collaborates with the School of Life Sciences, School of Management Studies, School of

Social Sciences, School of Economics, SN School of Arts &Communication, and Centres of

the University involved in Health Sciences research. The School of Medical Sciences has

several Adjunct, Joint and Visiting Faculty from the University and other Institutes who

actively participate in the multidisciplinary teaching and research programs. The School of

Medical Sciences is DST- FIST supported. The Centre for Health Psychology (CHP) and the

Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences (CNCS) are two centres affiliated with the School.

Programs of Studies:

The School offers the following academic program:

1. Integrated Master of Optometry (I M. OPTOM): The 6-year Integrated

M.OPTOM. The course is designed to train the students in different aspects of optometry

and incorporates extensive practical skills and one year of mandatory clinical internship

during their 4

year of training. The students spend part of the first year at the College of

Integrated studies learning courses common for science; the second, third, fifth and sixth

years at the School; and in the fourth year, they undergo a compulsory rotatory clinical

Internship. The clinical internship can be undertaken at any of the recognized Institutions

approved by the SoMS like L V Prasad Eye Institute, Centre for Sight, Hyderabad,

Pushpagiri Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Swaroop Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, Sankara Eye

Hospital, Bengaluru, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi upon fulfilling the

selection criteria of written test and or interview conducted by the clinical institution at the

end of their third year. Some of the clinical institutions charge fees for the internship which

has to be paid by the student. During the Internship, the student is required to make their own

arrangements for transport from University to the Clinical Internship centres.

No of Seats = 28

Eligibility for the Integrated Master of Optometry (I M.OPT)

The eligibility for admission to the course is based on a written test. The written test paper

based on the XII Board syllabus will have a total of 100 objective type questions in Biology,

Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and English.

Selection criteria

With a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in Intermediate/CBSE/ICSE/HSC or equivalent

Board Examination with Science subjects.

2. Master of Optometry (M.OPT):

• This Masters program is for optometrists seeking to accelerate their career growth

path in academics, clinical practice, and research skills.

• This course offers advanced knowledge and experience in optometry and vision

science introducing various specializations via electives in specialized core subjects

related to optometry and vision sciences e.g., recent advances in eye care

management, the neural basis of vision, community eye care, contact lenses,

binocular vision, vision therapy, medical devices technology, etc. It also includes

clinical experience in UoH campus and other recognized institutions.

• The students are expected to do a project work and harness clinical skills as per the

requirement of UGC and the professional council

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• This course is in complaince with the Common Minimum Curriculum recommended

by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Duration of the course:

• This course is designed to be a two years’ full time program including clinical and

research project work.

• The program comprises a four-semester study that is evaluated based on the credit

system.

• A total of 19 core courses Including clinical practice, and a research project are

mandatory for successful completion of the program of study.

No of Seats = 10

Eligibility criteria

• Applications must have completed a four-year undergraduate degree in Optometry

With a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in from any UGC recognised Universities

Selection criteria

• Based on the CUET/UoH entrance test.

• Written test paper is based on the Bachelor of Optometry syllabus and the courses

offered in the program. A total of 100 objective-type questions from the

undergraduate Optometry syllabus

3. Master of Public Health (MPH)

The major objectives of the MPH Program are as follows:

● Prepare professionals to work in public health in socially, culturally and economically

diverse populations by being attentive to needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.

● Promote public health research in institutional and field settings.

●Train professionals for teaching /training posts in public health institutions for disability,

Community nursing, ageing and gender sensitive issues and health project management.

● Promote qualities of leadership among public health professionals and effectively use

communication skills for health advocacy.

Duration of the course: This course is designed to be a two years’ full time program

including internship and research project work. The program comprises a four-semester

study that is evaluated based on the credit system. A total of 14 core courses (Including

Public health practise field visits), 3 elective courses, internship and a research project are

mandatory for successful completion of the program of study. In addition to these courses,

the students must take two foundation courses (6 credits) offered by various

Departments/Schools under the University choice-based credit system.

The students are required to get practical exposure by undertaking internship in an

organization with an aim to integrate learning and practice in an active public health

organization. These internships are intended to familiarize the students with current public

health issues and public health practices and programs and policies. This will be

undertaken at governmental or non-governmental public health organisations or program

management units. The internship should include the candidate’s role and support in

assessing, monitoring, or conducting surveillance of health problems/services in a

population; research on population-based health problems; developing and/or

implementing policies and intervention strategies to meet public health needs. Overall, it

should contribute to the organization, and should help in understanding public health

management and coordination and gaining personal confidence and leadership experience.

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Although finding a suitable internship opportunity lie with the candidate him/herself,

mentors will facilitate the process. After the completion of internship, candidates will be

expected to submit a summary of public health program/challenges dealt and solutions

proposed or implemented during internship and present the report along with signature of

the attendance by the concerned mentor/authority.

The internship of 4 credits will be undertaken during the summer intervening between the

second and third semesters. The duration of internship will be six to eight weeks.

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Dentistry, AYUSH, Physiotherapy,

Occupational therapy, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Veterinary Sciences,

Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences or any other science degree. Degree holders in arts

and humanities with an interest in public health are also encouraged to apply.

No of Seats = 38

Selection is through entrance examination. The written test paper would be based on

Bachelors degree syllabus in public health and allied specialties and will have a total of

100 objective type questions covering above cited subjects.

Admission to M. Optom and Master of Public Health courses are through national

level Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

4. Ph.D. in HEALTH SCIENCES:

This year the School is offering Ph. D. in Health Sciences in Public Health only. The intake

of candidates as specified below, and will follow all the regulations as stipulated under the

MHRD/UGC/Notification dated 5th May 2016.

A) PhD Health Sciences (Public Health)

Eligibility:

(i) PhD Health Sciences (Public Health)

a. Master’s Degree in Public Health with at least 55% marks in aggregate in

qualifying examination.

b. Master’s degree in any stream of Health Sciences, Indian Systems of Medicine,

Nursing, Applied sciences, Allied Health Sciences, with at least 55% marks in

aggregate in the qualifying examination.

c. Master’s degree holders in Life sciences, Social Sciences, Medical Social Work,

Behavioural sciences, Health Management and Health Administration with at least

55% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination.

Applicants of b. and c. categories above should have demonstrable & documented

Public Health Experience of 2-years produced as a certificate, in addition to the

minimum qualifications criteria which will be assessed during the time of interview.

Procedure for admission:

Selection process: Entrance Examination followed by Interview. JRF in Social

Medicine & Community Health of UGC-NET with eligibility are also eligible to

appear for interview in Ph.D. Health Sciences – Public Health stream without

appearing for Entrance Examination.

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EntranceExamination:

The Entrance Examination will carry a total of 70 marks and divided into 2 sections.

Section A - The entrance examination question paper will have 50 % of questions

(35 questions) in Section A which will have negative marking of 0.33 for every

wrong answer. This section will have multiple choice questions based on general

sciences aptitude plus analytical & basic research skills.

Section B – Specialty paper in public health for 35 marks will not have negative

marking

The final marks will be moderated in order to make available atleast 6 screened

candidates for one Ph.D. seat.

Selection of final candidates for the Ph. D program in public Health will be based on

written test and interview put together.

Note:

▪ Candidates who have qualified for UGC-JRF are exempted from taking the

entrance test and will be given 35 marks for the entrance test. However, they

may write the exam if they wish to and, in that case, the higher of the two

scores will be considered for their admission criteria.

Compulsory Course Work – 14 credits including common courses and specialization related

courses.

All other guidelines will be as per what is published in the prospectus of the

University of Hyderabad 2022-23

All the shortlisted candidates for the interview are requested to submit a research proposal

prior to the interview.

Faculty

Professors

Geeta K. Vemuganti, DCP MD (Path), DNB (Path), FAMS, FICP (University of Rajasthan,

Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Medical Sciences) -- Adult

Stem Biology research, Cancer stem cells, Ocular tumors and Ocular infections (Dean of the

School).

B. R. Shamanna, MD, DNB (MCH), DNB (SPM), M. Sc. (Lon.) (Karnataka University, All

India Institute of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Medical Sciences, University of

London).Health and Welfare Economics, Monitoring and evaluation of public health

programs, Implementation research, and Health technology assessment.

Associate Professors

Athar Habib Siddiqui, Ph. D (AMU, Aligarh) –Integrative physiology, Cardiovascular

biology, Hypertension, Clinical Biochemistry.

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Mahadev Kalyankar, Ph. D (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) – Diabetes, Insulin

Resistance and Metabolic Disorders, Obesity, Fatty Liver.

K. Ajitha, MD, Ph.D. (Public Health) (SRM University Tamil Nadu)- Disability studies,

Ageing, Road Traffic Injuries, Tribal health and Epidemiology of communicable and Non

Communicable diseases.

C. T. Anitha, MD, MPH (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, University of South

Florida, USA) - Food safety, Public health Nutrition, Maternal and Child health.

Assistant Professors

M. Varalakshmi, M. Sc (Nursing), Ph. D. (Nursing), MBA (Hosp. Admn.), PG Diploma in

Bioethics, MA Edu. –Translational research in Healthy Ageing, Socio behavioural health,

Adolescent health, Women- Child Health, Non-Communicable diseases with Gender and

equity dimensions.

Konda VenkataNagaraju , Ph. D (Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of New South

Wales, Sydney) - Contact lenses, Ocular surface, Dry Eye and Innate immunity,

antimicrobials and Eye care technologies.

M. Surya Durga Prasad, MBBS, MD (Community Medicine) (Osmania) - Basic and applied

Epidemiology, Communicable and Non-communicable diseases.

CENTRE FOR HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Health Psychology is a field with holistic approach to Health and Well-being. The holistic

approach shifts the emphasis of health from biomedical to biopsychosocial models. Health

Psychology is the field within Psychology that studies every aspect from wellness to illness.

It focuses on health promotion and maintenance; prevention and treatment of illness; the

etiology and correlates of health, illness and dysfunction, and improvement of the healthcare

system.

The Centre for Health Psychology is the first ever Centre in the Country, and was established

in the University in 2007. The research focus of the Centre includes biopsychosocial aspects

of Health, including chronic illness, quality of life, ICU trauma, behavioural cardiology,

community health psychology, child and adolescent health, eproductive health, psycho

oncology, geriatric health, health issues in women, behavioural diabetology, occupational

health, disability studies, resilience studies, and positive health. Special emphasis is given to

Indian approach to health and wellness.

Infrastructure

The Centre is equipped with Experimental Laboratory, Counseling Laboratory, Behaviour

Technology Laboratory, and Sleep Laboratory. The Experimental Laboratory has modern

digital instruments and more than 200 standardized psychological tests. The Counseling

Laboratory is a state-of-the-art laboratory to train the students in micro skills of counseling.

The Behaviour Technology Laboratory is well-equipped with a good number of equipment

such as a Biofeedback machine. The Sleep Laboratory is equipped with a Polysomnography

system to conduct research related to sleep.

Placements

Almost all the students who completed their course in Integrated MSc & MSc Health

Psychology have found good placements in educational and research Institutes such as UoH,

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BHU, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Central University of Karnataka, All India Institute

of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, deemed to

be Universities and also in national government organizations such as DIPR. Several students

have joined Ph.D. in Universities in India and abroad. On completing Ph.D. our students

have been placed in Universities and Colleges in teaching positions, in hospitals as Health

Psychologists and in Organizations or Institutions.

Existing Programs of study

1. M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) in Health Psychology (with exit option – B.Sc. Psychology)

2. Two-year M.Sc. in Health Psychology

3. Ph.D. in Psychology

*NEP implementation started with 2022 batch of IMSc Health Psychology admissions.

Faculty

Dr. G. Padmaja (Head & Associate Professor) M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D. – Health Psychology,

Counseling Psychology, Psycho-oncology, Geriatric Health and Health Issues Related to

Women

Prof. Meena Hariharan (Professor) Ph.D. (Utkal) – Stress & Coping, Behavioural

Cardiology and Resilient Studies

Dr. N.D.S. Naga Seema (Assistant Professor) M.A., Ph.D. – Community Health

Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Women, and Yoga

Dr. Meera Padhy (Assistant Professor) MPhil, Ph.D.–Developmental and Educational

Psychology, Health Psychology, Behavioural Diabetology and Occupational Health

Dr. Suvashisa Rana (Assistant Professor) M.A. (Gold Medal), MPhil, B.Ed. (SE-MR),

LL.B. Ph.D.– Positive Psychology, Psychometrics, Positive Organisational Behaviour

Dr. C. V. Usha (Assistant Professor) M.A., PGDCP, Ph.D. – Behaviour Cardiology,

Clinical Health Psychology, Community Health Psychology and Child and Adolescent

Health

Dr. C. Vanlalhruaii (Assistant Professor) M.A., Ph.D.–Health Psychology, Psycho

Oncology, Caregiver Health

Visiting Professors

Prof. Gyan mudra, Head & Professor, Centre for Human Resource Development, NIRDPR,

Hyderabad

Dr. N. Balakrishna, Scientist ‘E’ (Retd.), National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad

Prof. N. C. Pati, PG Dept. of Applied Psychology, Chetana College of Special Education,

RRL Campus, Bhubaneswar

Prof. A. S. Dash (Late) Utkal University

Dr. B. Sesikeran, Former Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad

Dr. Saroj Arya, Retd. Clinical Psychologist, NIMH, Hyderabad

Dr. Susie Hariharan, Research Physician, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad

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Prof. A.K. Saxena, Retd. Professor of Psychology, SVP National Police Academy,

Hyderabad

Dr. Manika Ghosh, Director, Eudaimonic Centre for Positive Change and Well-being,

Bangalore

Current Visiting faculty

Dr.Venugopala Rao Manneni, PhD (Sttaistics)

Guest Faculty

Dr. Durgesh Nandinee, M.Sc, PhD (Health Psychologist) Hyderabad

Dr. Shanmukhi. S, M.A, M.Phil (Clinical Psychology), Ph.D

Dr. Aarti Nagpal M.Sc, Ph.D (Health Psychologist) Hyderabad

Visiting Fellow

Dr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, Senior Clinical Psychologist, IMHH, Billochpur, Agra

Entrance Examination:

Admissions to 5-Year Integrated PG and the PG courses are through national level

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Eligibility Criteria of programs of study

The eligibility criteria for M.Sc Health Psychology (5 Year Integrated) course will be based

on +2 level or equivalent in Arts or Sciences. The eligibility criteria for M.Sc Health

Psychology (2 Year) course will be based on Graduation with at least one paper as an

optional paper in Psychology consistently for three years of graduation. The eligibility

criteria for Ph.D. course will be according to UGC Regulations 2016. However, Masters

degree in Psychology is essential.

CENTRE FOR NEURAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES

The Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences (CNCS) is a multidisciplinary research centre

affiliated to the School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad, offering research

degrees in the areas of Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences. At present, Centre offers PhD

(Cognitive Science) and MSc (Neural and Cognitive Sciences) courses. The Centre has four

permanent faculties who specialize in Neurosciences, Cognitive Sciences and sub-disciplines

therein with additional adjunct faculty from other departments and Schools. The Centre has

been actively participating both nationally and internationally over a period of time in

training, collaboration and dissemination of knowledge in these areas. The Centre has

conducted many national and international events over the years which have made the Centre

and its work known to researchers and students widely. The Centre has excellent research

facility to provide theoretical and experimental training to research students in the areas of

Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences; although with expansion in teaching and training

requirements, more is needed in terms of research infrastructures keeping in account of this

dynamically evolving field. The Centre’s faculty members have excellent publication record

in their respective areas of research and they constantly participate in international and

national events that include workshops, symposia, etc. The Centre has received research

support from DST, DBT and other bodies over the years. The Centre’s research and teaching

activities have also been actively supported by many other faculties from different

departments and schools of the University resulting in excellent cross fertilization of

knowledge. The multidisciplinary nature of its research program has attracted students from

different disciplines who wish to do research in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science.

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The Centre offers MSc (Neural and Cognitive Sciences) and PhD (Cognitive Science)

programs.

Entrance Examination

M.Sc. Program in Neural and Cognitive Sciences:

Admission to PG courses are through are through national level Common University

Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

entrance examination.

Ph.D. Program in Cognitive Science

Selection will be on the basis of an entrance test followed by an interview. However,

candidates with JRF (from CSIR, UGC, ICMR, DBT, etc.) have the option to come in for an

interview with 40 marks or with the marks obtained in the entrance test (whichever is more)

if they satisfy the prerequisite conditions as mentioned above. The question paper for the test

will carry 70 objective type questions (70 marks) to be answered in two hours. The question

paper will have two sections I and II. The first section will be testing on numerical, verbal

and logical aptitude (35 marks). The second section will have questions from Neuroscience

and Cognitive Science (35 marks).

Break up of weightages for Ph.D. interviews

Weightage Marks

1. Research Proposal and its defence: 08 marks

2. Having fellowship/M.Phil/NET/set: 02 marks

3. Interview component: 20 marks

Faculty

Professors

Prof. Ramesh Kumar Mishra (Head)

Associate Professors

Dr. SudiptaSaraswati

Dr. Joby Joseph

Assistant Professor

Dr. Akash Gautam

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

About the School

School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST) was established in the academic

year 2008-09 with an objective to “impart research-oriented education and pursue high

quality research in emerging multi-disciplinary areas encompassing science, engineering and

technology”. At present, SEST offers M. Tech. in Materials Engineering, Nanoscience and

Technology, Manufacturing Science and Engineering and Ph.D. programs in Materials

Engineering and Nanoscience and Technology and in the near future, SEST intends to offer

programs in other frontier engineering disciplines. SEST provides an ideal environment to

pursue cross-disciplinary research in engineering sciences and technology by taking

advantage of the well-established facilities and expertise available within the School and in

the University campus. SEST also collaborates with premier research institutions located in

and around Hyderabad (namely DMRL, IICT, ARCI, NFC, NFTDC and RCI), most of which

are also formally recognized as school’s external research centres. The school has already

been recognized for its excellence by the DST with funding to the tune of Rs. 240 Lakhs

under its FIST program. The school, since its inception, has been able to attract research

grant of more than Rs. 1000 Lakhs from various external funding agencies.

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The School admits students to the M. Tech. (Materials Engineering), M. Tech.

(Nanoscience and Technology), M. Tech (Manufacturing Science and Engineering),

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering), and Ph.D. (Nanoscience and Technology) programs.

The M. Tech. program is of two years duration, of which the first two semesters will be

devoted to course work. The curriculum lays emphasis on giving a broad exposure to all

aspects of Materials Engineering, consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of the subject

and students will also be given options in choosing elective courses. The third and fourth

semesters will be spent on a research project (under the supervision of a faculty member)

leading to a dissertation. The dissertation will be evaluated by an external expert, following

that the student should defend the work carried out in a viva voce exam. Details of the course

structure can be found on the University’s website.

The Ph.D. program involves carrying out research in the areas of interest to the faculty

members of the School. The candidates have to undergo prescribed course work (as per the

UGC guidelines), the successful completion of which is a pre-requisite for confirmation of

Ph.D. registration. After completion of coursework, the student will undertake research under

the guidance of a faculty member of the School. The research progress of the student is

reviewed periodically by a Research Advisory committee (RAC). Based on the

recommendations of the RAC, research work can be carried out either within the University

or at one of its formally recognized external research centres. The students are expected to

actively participate in research seminars and submit progress reports of their research work.

The Ph.D. requirements also include presentation of the research work in a comprehensive

seminar prior to submission of the doctoral thesis. Thus submitted thesis will be evaluated

by the external experts. Based on the recommendation of the external examiners, the student

will be asked to defend the research work in an oral examination in support of the thesis.

Faculty

Professors

DibakarDas, Ph.D. (IIT, Bombay) (Dean of the School)

Jai Prakash Gautam Ph.D. (TU-Delft, The Netherlands)

Vadali V. S. S. Srikanth, Dr.-Ing. (University of Siegen, Germany)

Koteswararao V. Rajulapati, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, USA)

Associate Professors

Raj Kishora Dash, Ph.D. (RPI, USA)

Swati Ghosh Acharyya, Ph.D. (HBNI, Mumbai, India)

Assistant Professors

Venkata Girish Kotnur, Ph.D. (TU-Delft, The Netherlands)

K. Guruvidyathri Ph.D. (IIT- Madras, Chennai and NTHU Taiwan)

Adjunct Professors

Sudharshan Phani, Pardhasaradhi, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)

Gururaj Telasang, Ph.D. (IIT, Kharagpur)

Entrance Examination

I. Admission to M.Tech. in Materials Engineering:

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Admission to the M.Tech. program shall be based on a valid GATE score, in order of merit,

in Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,

Production and Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Ceramic

Engineering/Technology, Chemical, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering Sciences. The number

of seats in this program will be 18. The admission for this program is through Centralized

Counselling for M. Tech., i.e., CCMT.

II. Admission to M. Tech. in Nanoscience and Technology:

Admission to the M.Tech. program shall be based on a valid GATE score, in order of merit,

Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,

Production and Industrial Engineering, Ceramic Engineering/Technology, Chemical

Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering Sciences, and Electronics Engineering. The

number of seats in this program will be 18. The admission for this program is through

Centralised Counselling for M. Tech., i.e., CCMT.

III. Admission to M. Tech. in Manufacturing Science and Engineering:

Admission to the M. Tech. program shall be based on a valid GATE score, in order of merit,

Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,

Production and Industrial Engineering. The number of seats in this program will be 18. The

admission for this program is through Centralized Counselling for M. Tech, i.e.,

CCMT.

IV. Admission to Ph.D. Program in Materials Engineering:

Admission shall be based on a written test followed by an interview for short-listed

candidates. The syllabus for the subject related questions will cover some or all of the

following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Ceramic

Engineering, Physics, Engineering Sciences, Chemical Engineering, and Manufacturing,

Production and Industrial Engineering of BE/B. Tech. level and Physics,

Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry and Mathematics of M.Sc./B.Sc. level.

JRF qualified candidates are not exempted from the written examination but they will

be given weightage as specified.

Course Work Requirements:

Candidates admitted to the Ph.D. program will be required to undergo a mandatory core

course work, besides any additional courses that may be recommended by the research

advisory committee (RAC) to meet the demands of their research.

V. Admission to Ph.D. Program in Nanoscience and technology:

Admission shall be based on a written test followed by an interview for short-listed

candidates. The syllabus for the subject related questions will cover some or all of the

following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering; Metallurgical Engineering; Nanoscience and

technology; Physics; Engineering Sciences, Chemical Engineering of BE/B. Tech level and

Physics, Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry, and Mathematics of M.Sc./B.Sc. level;

JRF qualified candidates are not exempted from the written exam but they will be given

weightage as specified.

Course Work Requirements:

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Candidates admitted to the Ph.D. program will be required to undergo a mandatory core

course work, besides any additional courses that may be recommended by the research

advisory committee (RAC) to meet the demands of their research.

VI. External Ph.D. Registration:

The admission procedure shall be the same as that in the case of regular admissions to the

Ph.D. programs.

Candidates admitted under this category shall be free to work at one of the School’s formally

recognized external research centres under joint supervision of a faculty member from the

School and an approved Ph.D. supervisor from the recognized institution.

Candidates admitted will be required to undergo a mandatory core course work, besides any

additional courses that may be recommended by the research advisory committee, to meet

the demands of their research. Admission under this category will be made only if there are

interested faculty members.

VII. Foreign Candidates:

Foreign nationals seeking admission to the M. Tech. (Materials Engineering/ Nanoscience

and Technology/Manufacturing Science and Engineering)/Ph.D. (Materials Engineering/

Nanoscience and Technology) programs should also possess the requisite qualifications as

in the case of regular students.

Candidates should have the ability to communicate in English and, in order to support this

ability, a good score in TOEFL or a similar internationally recognized test is essential.

In addition, candidates should submit details of the course contents of the qualifying degree

as well as letters of reference (including contact information of the referees) along with their

application. PhD admission under this category will be made only if there are interested

faculty members.

Research Areas

There are seven (7) vacancies in Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) in the following areas:

Magnetic ceramics for microwave applications, Structural integrity of ship steel,

Computational Materials Engineering for new alloy development, Additive manufacturing of

Fe-Si alloys for Electrical applications, Alternative routes of Iron ore fines beneficiation,

Structure-property correlation in advanced high-strength steels, Development of Energy

Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications

There is one (1) vacancy in Ph.D. (Nanoscience and Technology) in the following area:

Thermodynamic modelling of nano-grained bulk alloys

It may be noted that these are broad research areas indicated by faculty members, interested

in taking PhD students for the current academic year and specific research problems/title of

the PhD thesis may vary from these titles.

CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED STUDIES

The University established a separate Centre for Integrated Studies (CIS) in the year 2006-

2007. The Centre has been nurtured over the years to promote truly integrated courses both

in the sense of vertical integration and horizontal integration, that have received a high

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appreciation by scholars at home and abroad. Currently, the Centre coordinates 5-year

Integrated Master’s Programs in some select disciplines in Sciences, Humanities and Social

Sciences. It coordinates administration of the programs in the first Four/Six semesters and

then the students are transferred to the parent departments/Centres for the teaching of the

remaining courses in the last 3/2 years of their program. The course structures are aligned

with the NEP 2020 guidelines w.e.f 2022-23 academic year, offering multiple exit options.

Currently Prof. BV Sharma and Prof. Salman Abdul Moiz are acting as Director and

Associate Director of the Centre for Integrated Studies.

The facilities:

Laboratories: The CIS has six laboratories with all the necessary and high-end equipment

like Centrifuges, -80 Degree centigrade Freezers, UV-spectrophotometers, Rotary

Evaporators, mechanical Shakers, Oscilloscopes, Telescopes, highly sanitized working fume

hoods etc. for conducting the Lab courses relating to the I.M.Sc. programs. The Lab courses

in the first four semesters of I.M.Sc Health Psychology are, however conducted by the Centre

for Health Psychology located in a separate building.

Computer Lab for visually challenged students: The computer lab with the required

number of systems and software like screen reading software (JAWS & NVDA), and Braille

printers that is managed by two staff members is an important resource provided for visually

challenged students who join different Integrated programs.

Library: The fully digitized Central Library in the university with over three lakh collection

of books and journals is one of the best Libraries in the country. In addition to this, there is

a Library attached to the CIS itself with a collection of more than 14000 books to meet most

of the needs of the students during their studies at CIS. The library is open from 09.00 a.m.

to 5.30 a.m. on all working days.

Computer Lab: The CIS has the facility of IT lab with more than 100 systems and with wi-

fi facility. This is used for teaching-learning of IT (Basics) and IT (Advanced) courses, that

are mandatory interdisciplinary courses for all the students of the Integrated programs. This

facility can also be used by the needy students for the needs of other courses.

Admission:

The students for the different programs administered by the CIS are admitted through the

CUCET conducted by the National Testing Agency. The details of this examination

including the intake, minimum eligibility and other details are notified by the Controller of

Examinations of the University. In addition to the admission of Indian students through the

common entrance test, the university admits foreign students too to various programs and

these admissions are coordinated by the office of the International Affairs, University of

Hyderabad.

Minimum number of credit requirements

The students are required to earn minimum number of credits prescribed by the university

by choosing the courses under different categories such as University level mandatory

courses, Disciplinary Major, Disciplinary Minor, and Interdisciplinary courses that are

offered in each semester to be eligible to take the Master’s Degree on completion of the 10

semesters. The minimum credits required for earning Master’s Degree through the integrated

program varies between 200-235 for different programs. The requirements for different

I.M.Sc., and I.M.A. programs are as shown below:

Program

Credits in the

Disciplinary

Major

Total

Credits

I.M.Sc (Mathematics)/ (Statistics)

116

208

204

I.M.Sc (Physics)

168

229

I,M.Sc (Chemistry)

141.5

214

I.M.Sc (Applied Geology)

142

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I.M.Sc (Plant Biology and Biotechnology)

115

206

I.M.Sc (Animal Biology and

Biotechnology)

115

206

I.M.Sc (Biotechnology and Bioinformatics)

120

211

I.M.Sc (Biochemistry)

119

210

I.M.Sc (Microbiology and Immunology)

114

205

I.M.Sc (Systems and Computational

Biology)

115

206

I.M.Sc (Health Psychology)

132

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I.M.A (Economics)

104

204

I.M.A (Political Science)

112

210

I.M.A (Sociology)

112

210

I.M.A (History)

120

210

I.M.A (Anthropology)

112

210

I.M.A (Language Sciences)

144

200

I.M.A (Telugu)

148

200

I.M.A (Hindi)

148

200

I.M.A (Urdu)

140

200

Exit option:

The University provides for an exit option after the Year-3 and Year-4 for the students of the

Integrated programs. In case of exit after the Year-3, the students are awarded Bachelor’s

Degree and in case of the exit after the Year-4, the students are awarded Bachelor’s Degree

(Honors)/Bachelor’s Degree (Research). The credit requirements for Degrees in case of exit

after the year 3 and year 4 are as given below.

Program

Credits in the

Disciplinary

Major

Total

Credits

At Exit after Year-3

I.M.Sc (Mathematics)/(Statistics)

128

I.M.Sc (Physics)

137

I,M.Sc (Chemistry)

60.5

133

I.M.Sc (Applied Geology)

131

I.M.Sc (Plant Biology and Biotechnology)

131

I.M.Sc (Animal Biology and Biotechnology)

131

I.M.Sc (Biotechnology and Bioinformatics)

131

I.M.Sc (Biochemistry)

131

I.M.Sc (Microbiology and Immunology)

131

I.M.Sc (Systems and Computational Biology)

131

I.M.Sc (Health Psychology)

129

Exit after Year-4

I.M.Sc (Mathematics)/(Statistics)

168

I.M.Sc (Physics)

120

181

I,M.Sc (Chemistry)

101.5

174

I.M.Sc (Applied Geology)

102

171

I.M.Sc (Plant Biology and Biotechnology)

170

I.M.Sc (Animal Biology and Biotechnology)

170

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I.M.Sc (Biotechnology and Bioinformatics)

175

I.M.Sc (Biochemistry)

171

I.M.Sc (Microbiology and Immunology)

169

I.M.Sc (Systems and Computational Biology)

168

I.M.Sc (Health Psychology)

169

Program

Credits in the

Disciplinary

Major

Total

Credits

Exit after Year-3

I.M.A (Economics)

122

I.M.A (Political Science)

130

I.M.A (Sociology)

130

I.M.A (History)

130

I.M.A (Anthropology)

130

I.M.A (Language Sciences)

120

I.M.A (Telugu)

120

I.M.A (Hindi)

120

I.M.A (Urdu)

120

Exit after Year-4

I.M.A (Economics)

160

I.M.A (Political Science)

170

I.M.A (Sociology)

170

I.M.A (History)

170

I.M.A (Anthropology)

170

I.M.A (Language Sciences)

104

160

I.M.A (Telugu)

108

160

I.M.A (Hindi)

108

160

I.M.A (Urdu)

100

160

Extra courses & Audit Courses

The students can register for some “Extra Courses” (over and above those stipulated for a

semester) during the time of the semester registration beginning from the second semester,

with prior permission of the Director, CIS. If these Extra Courses (not more than two per

semester) are successfully completed as per university norms relating to examinations and

evaluation, the same will be recorded in their respective grade sheets. Students should follow

all the norms relating to the minimum attendance and examinations in case of ‘Extra Course’

too.

The students can audit for certain courses (not more than one course in each semester) offered

in the first six/four semesters of their I.M.A/I.M.Sc program . In case of opting for such

audited courses with prior permission of Director, the students have to put in the required

attendance. However, there is no need to write the examinations. The certificates relating

to the audited courses will be provided by the Director, CIS.

Sliding to other disciplines

A student is allowed to change the choice of discipline subject to certain conditions. The

students with backlogs will not be considered for sliding. The following table shows the

sliding option for students admitted to different Integrated programs. There is no sliding

option for students admitted to I.M.A (Language Sciences) and I.M.Sc (Health Psychology).

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The students admitted to programs anchored by the School of Life Sciences are admitted to

the respective streams after the fourth semester.

Program

Sliding to

I.M.Sc (Mathematics)

Physics, Chemistry, Applied Geology

I.M.Sc (Physics)

Mathematics/Statistics, Chemistry, Applied

Geology

I.M.Sc (Chemistry)

Mathematics, Physics, and Applied Geology

I.M.Sc (Applied Geology)

Mathematics/Statistics, Physics and Chemistry

I.M.Sc (Plant Biology and

Biotechnology/ Animal Biology and

Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/

Biotechnology and Bioinformatics/

Microbiology and Immunology/

Systems and Computational

Biology)

Physics/Chemistry/ Mathematics/Statistics

Students who opt for sliding to I.M.Sc Physics are considered if and only if they have studied

mathematics in their 11th and 12th standards, and also if they have successfully completed

Mechanics A in the first semester of Integrated M.Sc. Further these students should have a

minimum of 65% marks in aggregate in sciences and 70% in all the Physics and the

Mathematics courses from 1st to 4th Semester.

• The option for change of subject / intra-change is permissible only at the end of 2

semester for students admitted to I.M.A. (Humanities), I.M.A (Social Sciences) I.M.A

(Economics), and I.M.Sc (Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry/Applied Geology)

The number of students permitted to change the subject would be restricted to the vacancies

in that program at that point of time, i.e., subject to availability of vacancy.

• If restrictions are to be put depending on the vacancies, CGPA would be the criterion to

fill the vacancies i.e., they will be filled according to merit list.

• The sliding is permitted subject to the completion of certain prerequisite courses and

securing of required CGPA in certain specific courses (as detailed by the respective academic

units in the BOS meeting of CIS on 27-09-2022)

• The results of supplementary/improvement exams of the II semester will not be taken

into consideration.

• All applications will be routed through CIS Office. CIS would take the concurrence of

the Departments/Centres/Schools concerned.

• Students interested in change of subject need to apply in the prescribed format available

at CIS Office along with relevant enclosures after the notification of sliding is issued by the

CIS Office.

Backlogs:

I.M.A (Economics)

Sociology/Political Science/ History/ Anthropology

I.M.A (Sociology)

Economics/Political Science/ History/ Anthropology

I.M.A (Political Science)

Economics/Sociology/ History/ Anthropology

I.M.A (Economics)

Sociology/Political Science/History/ Anthropology

I.M.A (Anthropology)

Economics/Sociology/ Political Science/History

I.M.A (Hindi)

I.M.A (Language Sciences)

I.M.A (Telugu)

I.M.A (Language Sciences)

I.M.A (Urdu)

I.M.A (Language Sciences)

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No student of M.A./M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) courses shall be allowed to move to the next

semester, if he/she has a backlog of more than 50% of the courses of that semester subject

to a maximum of 5 backlogs at any given point of time including the backlogs of previous

semester/s, if any.

M.Sc. (5-Year Integrated) students admitted from 2017-18 onwards must clear all their

backlogs accumulated during their first 2 years before moving to 3rd year or V semester.

Similarly, M.A. (5-Year Integrated) students admitted from 2017-18 must clear all their

backlogs accumulated during their first 3 years before moving to 4th year or VII semester.

In case M.Sc/M.A. (5Year Integrated) students admitted from 2017-18 do not clear all their

backlogs accumulated during first two/three years respectively, then they will not be allowed

to move to the next semester.

CENTRE FOR MODELLING SIMULATION AND DESIGN (CMSD)

Simulation & scientific computing is the third pillar alongside theory and experiment in today's

science and engineering, and thus, computer-based simulations form an integral part of modern

research methodology. In this era of science-driven engineering, the role of scientific research, based

on modelling, simulation and design, is of paramount importance. Industries and academics

worldwide are gearing up to avail the challenging opportunities provided by this tool. The primary

requisite in using the third avenue of research for solving complex problems was the state-of-the-art

High-Performance Computing (HPC) centre.

Based on the innovative proposal from the University, the UGC approved the establishment of the

Center for Modeling, Simulation and Design (CMSD) in 2002, which was fueled further by

generous financial support from DST under its FIST program. Looking at the multi-disciplinary

research done at CMSD and the huge contribution being made by faculty members of various schools,

it is decided to start a Four-semester M.Tech. Modeling and Simulation from the premises of CMSD.

The objective of the course is to make students ready to take up jobs in the industry and R&D

institutions or prepare them for higher studies in their domain of study. The course is designed to give

students practical exposure and theoretical rigor equally. Students of this program will be exposed to

emerging areas that require expertise in computational techniques. The HPC resources of CMSD are

uniquely suitable for this objective and should prove the ideal platform for this multi-disciplinary

program. The human resources generated from such efforts will be invaluable. The syllabus is

designed keeping in mind today’s need with perfect balance of courses from various streams

supported by HPC courses as core, and courses in AI and ML as electives.

B. Program Name

• M.Tech. Modeling and Simulation - 2 Years (4 Semesters) – Full Time

• With specialization in

• Computational Chemistry (with School of Chemistry)

• Computational Materials Science and Engineering (with School of Engineering

Sciences & Technology)

• Computational Biology (with School of Life Sciences)

• Computational Physics (with School of Physics)

• Computational Science (with School of Computer and Information Sciences)

This is a four-semester program including two semesters of course work and two semesters of

project work (Sem-III & IV). This program is meant for students with some basic information about

computing sciences, and well-versed with their fields to get specialization. Or else if they are well

versed with computer science they can take plain degree by studying advanced courses in Computer

Sciences that can be applied to solve grand challenging problems using HPC, ML&AI. Courses will

fulfil student-centric learning needs. Students will be encouraged in design thinking and practical

approaches to learning. Students will be made aware of real-life socio-economic problems for them

to solve using HPC/AI technology learnings.

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C. Course Structure

I. Core Courses: Because of the heterogeneous nature of the students envisaged for this

program, and it is imperative that the minimum prerequisite knowledge base has to be provided

to all students, under the provision of core courses, to bring them to the same level playing

field for further training.

Advanced training in emerging areas of applied computer/information science is necessary for

all the students aspiring this degree, cutting across the diverse domain expertise. All modern

computational scientific research or development programs require this skill set. So, a few

courses with this objective are included in the core module.

II. Specialization Core Courses: Specialization core makes the core of the specialized area of

study. A subset of these courses is mandatory for a student to earn a degree in that area of

study.

III. Electives: Design of the Elective Courses are left for the individual School and generally is

expected to be in line with the program's objective. Additionally, few electives are kept to see

the present and future demand of the industry.

D. Intake [Number of seats]: 36 in total (Reservations applicable as per the Government of

India norms) + 10 sponsored seats (total 46).

NOTE: As per UGC guidelines, Foreign Nationals will be admitted over and above the approved

intake in a course up to a maximum of 15% of the approved intake in the eligible courses,

depending upon the availability of adequate infrastructure. All the available seats may not be filled

in a particular year Details provided in the prospectus.

E. Admission

1. Based on the valid GATE score and through Centralized Counselling for M.Tech./

M.Arch./ M.Plan./M.Des. (CCMT-2023)*

2. Students will be selected on the basis of Interview for the 10 Sponsored seats.

* All 36 positions are approved by AICTE

F. Fees:

• Regular fee given in prospectus (same as M.Tech. Information Security)

• Rs.75,000/-(Rupees Seventy Five Thousands) per semester for Sponsored Students

NOTE * Additional Fees as detailed in the prospectus

G. Participating Schools/Departments/Centres

• Centre for Modelling Simulation and Design

• School of Chemistry

• School of Engineering Sciences and Technology

• School of Physics

• School of Life Sciences

o Department of System and Computational Biology

o Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics

• School of Computer and Information Sciences

M.Tech. Modeling and Simulation

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M.Tech. Modeling

and Simulation

Eligibility is as mentioned

below:

In qualifying degree (as referred in eligibility), the candidates should have passed and secured at least

6.5 CGPA (on a 10- point scale) or 60% for GEN/GEN-EWS/OBC, whereas 6.0 CGPA (on a 10-

point scale) or 55% in case of SC/ST/PwD candidates. The above mentioned CGPA/Percentage

should be awarded by a recognized University/Institute. Only primary mode of evaluation (CGPA

or percentage) as mentioned in the qualifying degree certificate/mark sheet shall be considered while

verifying eligibility.

H. Eligibility

Specialization

Allotted

seats

Eligibility

Computational Chemistry

1. M.Sc. in (Chemistry/Chemical Sc./Chemical

Eng./Chemical Technology/Physics) with

Mathematics as background in B.Sc. OR BE/B.Tech.

(Chemical Sc./Chemical Eng./Chemical Technology

or allied branches).

AND

2. Valid GATE score in Chemistry/Chemical

Engineering

Computational Materials

Science and Engineering

1. BE/B.Tech. (Metallurgical, Mechanical,

Production, Aerospace, Ceramic, Chemical

Engineering or Technology OR M.Sc.

Chemistry/Physics/Materials Science/ Solid State

Physics AND

2. Valid GATE score in Aerospace Engineering/

Chemical Engineering/ Production and Industrial

Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Metallurgical

Engineering/Chemistry/Physics/Engineering

Sciences.

Computational Physics

1. M.Sc (Physics/Applied Physics/Materials Science)

OR B.E./B.Tech. (Engineering Physics) AND

2. Valid GATE score in Physics/Engineering

Sciences.

Computational Biology

1. BE/B. Tech. (Computer science and engineering,

Information Technology, Bioinformatics,

Computational Biology, Biotechnology, Chemical

engineering, Biochemical engineering, Biomedical

engineering, Bioelectronics engineering, Food and

bioprocess engineering); OR

M.Sc. (Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Biophysics,

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational

Biology); OR

B.Pharm.

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Note: Candidates are eligible if studied Mathematics

as one of their core subjects in their degree course.

AND

2. Valid GATE score in Bio-Technology(BT),

Biomedical engineering (BM)/ Computer Science &

Information Technology(CS)/ Pharmacy(PY)/

Chemical Engineering(CH)

Computational Science

1. BE/B.Tech. (CSE/CS/AI/IT) or MCA or

M.Sc.(CS/AI/IT) AND

2. Valid GATE score in Computer Science &

Information Technology(CS)