History Established in 1887 by the amalgamation of Hyderabad School and the Madarsa- i-Aliya, Nizam College is one of the oldest and most esteemed institutions of higher education in South India. It was affiliated to the University of Madras for 60 years after its inception, and was made a Constituent College of Osmania University on 19th February 1947. Dr. Aghornath Chattopadhyay , father of Sarojini Naidu, was the founder principal of the College .The college was first granted Autonomous Status for Undergraduate Courses by the UGC in 1988-89 and has already completed 25 successful years of autonomy. The stalwart principals who steered the college towards the summit of success before independence: P H Hudson (1888-95), A Seation (1895-11) , P H Sturge (1911-18) ,K. Burnett (1919-29) , B.C. Mc Ewen(1930) , W. Turner (1930-37), Qadin Hussain Khan (1938-43) , Syed Ali Akbar (1943-45) , Harron Khan Sherwani( 1945-46) Principal Vision and Mission k To continue as a center of excellence in education and research and consolidate our position as a reputed institution of higher education in the country. k To enhance the standing of the College as a preferred institution of higher education both among the national and international student community. k To provide students with a teaching-learning experience that develops in them the capacity for creativity, critical evaluation, discernment, effective communication, in-depth knowledge and fashion them into innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs. k To enhance industry-academy interaction and involve eminent Prof. T.L.N. Swamy persons form the industry as resource persons, invite them for guest Department of Economics lectures, and arrange internship for students in industries. Vice-Principal k To ensure effective evaluation of teaching / learning curricula and provide co-curricular opportunities for students and faculty. k To achieve excellence in pure and applied research in different subjects and contribute to the development of the State and the Nation. Nizam College k To ensure and enhance accountability among all students, (Autonomous) administration and faculty. NAAC Reaccredited - A Grade & CPE Status k To provide a support system of reliable services – both academic CONSTITUENT COLLEGE OF OSMANIA UNIVERSITY and social – to the students. k To develop an environment-friendly campus. Basheerbagh, Hyderabad - 500 001, Telangana, India k Phone : 040-23234231, Fax : 040-23240806 To build a network of alumni and friends to strengthen allegiance and support to the College. Website : www.nizamcollege.ac.in e-mail : [email protected] k Prof. G. Veerabhadram To fulfill the various responsibilities of an institution of learning Department of Chemistry towards the community / society at large. PROFILE OF NIZAM COLLEGE Alumni Association Research The college has many ‘Firsts’ to its credit The college has an active Alumni association The Faculty is very active in pursuing research in their Research carried out by the faculty of the respective fields. To keep abreast with the latest trends college during 2010-15 k Established in 1887 through which it regularly conducts collaborative and techniques in the knowledge fields, the departments k First to impart education through English medium activities. It has instituted merit scholarship for the 2010-2015 (Ongoing) k organize workshops, seminars and conferences. They First to admit a girl student for higher education Grant in aid out-going meritorious students every academic year. also attend various conferences, seminars, workshops, Activities No. of k First to introduce B.A. (Honours), B.Sc. and M.A. Projects Received Rs. courses The illustrious alumni conduct guest lecturers symposia at national and international level. Our (approximately) k First to introduce Bio-Physics as a special paper for regularly. faculty is most sought after resource persons; they Minor Projects 3 11,00,000 M. Sc Our Luminous Alumni deliver talks and guest lectures at Academic Staff Major Projects 15 2,47,12,800 k First in India to introduce Molecular Modeling in M. u colleges, colleges, institutions, research bodies and Mr. A.M. Khusro (Economist) UGC Startup grant 9 54,00,000 Sc (Chemistry) curriculum Universities. u Mr. Rakesh Sharma (Astronaut) k First in India to introduce Chem- informatics as an u add-on course at the B. Sc level in 2007 Sri. Jaipal Reddy (Ex-Central Minister) Publications made by the u Mr. Shyam Benagal (Cine Director) Credentials of the College faculty of the College u k Became a Constituent College of Osmania University Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (Ex-CM, AP) th u on 19 February 1947. Mr. Md. Azarudduin (Cricketer, Ex-MP) Category 2014-2015 k Autonomous status conferred for undergraduate u Mr. T. Subba Rami Reddy (Ex-MP) courses in 1988-89 u Mr. B. Suresh Reddy (Ex Speaker) Text Books 6 k NAAC Accreditation in 2005 Edited Books 8 u Mr. N. Bala Krishna (Cine Actor) k The College is going for an Extension of autonomy in Chapters in Books 15 th u Mr. Nadella Manohar ( Ex Speaker) 2015 (6 Cycle) Proceedings 4 k u Mr. D. Sridhar Babu (Ex Minister) Reaccredited by NAAC with “A” Grade and CGPA 3.19 Articles in proceedings 86 in 2012 u Mr. D. Srinivas (Ex Minister) (National & International k Awarded the status of College with Potential for u· Mr. C. V. Anand Excellence, Phase I in 2004, Phase II in 2010, and Popular articles in the Magazines 7 (Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad) Phase III in 2014. u Mr. Dinesh Reddy (Former DGP) k Star College Scheme by the D.B.T. in 2009. Fellowships : k Research Supervisors : 64 u k MHRD -UGC BSRG Phase I and II Mr. Assadudin Owaisi (MP) k Woman Scientist: 3 k Young Scientist Awards : 2 ( 2009, 2010) k nd u India Today Rating in 2014 – 2 rank in Faculty of Dr. Lakshmi Reddy (Rtd. Prof. OU) k DST-JSPS Invitation Fellowship th rd Commerce in Hyderabad, 29 rank in India; 3 in the u Dr. Lakshmi Palisker, (Prof. OU) k BOYSCAST Fellowship faculty of Science in Hyderabad and 26th rank in India; u· Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar 3rd in faculty of Arts in Hyderabad and 33 rank in k Young Scientist Award u India. Prof. S. Satyanarayana (former VC, O U) k UGC Career Award k DST-FIST Level-0 was awarded by the Department of k Ramalingaswamy Fellowship Science and Technology, Government of India in 2012 Infrastrucure Upgradation k Eight patents rights obtained by k About 1072 foreign students from 57 countries study k Washrooms exclusively for ladies were constructed in in the college MBA block & Zoology block. Department of Chemistry k k Collaboration with national research The college feels happy to share the news that it is k For reinforcing security measures CCTV cameras have introducing Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) been installed on the campus. institutes and industries for project work for the undergraduate courses from this academic year 2015-16 as per the directives of UGC. CBCS system k A sprawling sports complex with state of the art gives a wide choice and flexibility for the student to facilities has been constructed on the campus. The Orientation programs facilities would be thrown open to the students in the choose interdisciplinary courses, intra disciplinary and 1. The college organized an Anti Ragging and Induction Programme in July 2014 as a part of induction and academic year 2015. skill based courses during the three year UG orientation programme for the first year students. programme. This system gives an extra edge and k The office administration has been fully automated and th facilitates the holistic development of the stake holder. 2. Dept. of Psychology organized orientation programme on “Prevention of Suicides” on 11 Sep 2014 upgraded for better and enhanced work environment 3. Placement Cell in collaboration with Dept. of English organized a 12day programme on “Placement Preparedness Faculty Profile k To have a better connectivity and networking for the Orientation” from Sep 11 to 24th 2014 for UG Final years u Principal staff and students of the college, Wi-Fi is installed on 4. Differently Abled Cell organized an orientation program on “Higher Education , Opportunities for Differently u Vice- Principal the campus. Abled students” on 17th Nov 2014. u Professors 16 k To enrich and upgrade teaching and learning u Associate Professors 4 experience, e- classrooms with LCD’s have been New Courses introduced during the year 2014-15 u Assistant Professors 52 installed. u Assistant Professors (C) 91 k Diploma in Retail Management, u k Assistant Professors (Part Time) 72 A state- of – the - art laboratory was inaugurated to k Diploma in Translation, Functional and communicative Hindi u Total 237 facilitate high end research in the Science departments. u Faculty with Ph.D 105 k B.A. (History, Hindi, and Sanskrit) and k B.A. (Sociology, Urdu, and Persian) Academic Activities COURSES OFFERED The academic almanac of Nizam College 2014-15 is a testimony of its bustling and active spirit. It reflects with I. Bachelor of Science PHYSICAL SCIENCES full gusto the academic events, happenings, seminars, workshops, guest lectures, field trips and orientation (B.SC.) Degree programmes on various subjects and themes that are most relevant to the present day scenario. The following is 1. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry the report of academic events of the college during the academic year 2014-15. 2. Mathematics, Physics, Electronics 3. Mathematics, Electronics, Comp. Science Conferences and Seminars 4. Mathematics, Statistics, Comp. Science 1. IQAC Nizam College organized a one day seminar on “Post NAAC : An Appraisal” on July 12th 2014. 5. Mathematics, Comp. Hardware, Comp. Science 2. Dept. of Zoology organized a national seminar on “Emerging Challenges & Innovative Strategies in Freshwater Ecology, Biodiversity and Applied Toxology” on 26 & 27 Sep 2014. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 3.