Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam | |
Established: | (as OU Women's College) (as university) |
Address: | Koti Main Road, Esamiya Bazaar |
Country: | India |
Postcode: | 500095 |
Coordinates: | 17.3837°N 78.4864°W |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana #India |
The Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam, formerly Osmania University College for Women, is a state university in Hyderabad, India. It was formerly a constituent women's college of Osmania University. The main building of this college, which was part of the British legacy in India, is a monument of great aesthetic, architectural and historical importance. Commissioned in 1803 for the British resident, J. A. Kirkpatrick, his builder the Lt. Samuel Russell of the Madras Engineers, has produced a structure capable of rivaling the Governor's house in Kolkata.[1]
The college started in 1924. In 1939, the college was shifted to Golden Threshold.[2] It was moved to its present location belonging to James Achilles Kirkpatrick's mansion Koti Residency in 1949.
In 2022, the college was upgraded to a state university, called Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam.[3] It has plans to start offering engineering courses.[4]
The campus is spread over 42 acres.[5]
Women's College offers graduate and postgraduate courses for women.
XIVth Convocation of the College was held on 4 October 2018 at the college premises. It was presided by the Honourable Vice-president of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.