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Founded
in
1974,
this
mostly
residential
campus
has
more
than
5,000
students
and
400
faculty,
from
several
disciplines.
The
governor
of
the
state
of
Telangana
is
ex-officio
the
chief
rector
of
the
university,
while
the
President
of
India
is
the
visitor
to
the
university.
The
university
was
established
along
the
lines
of
the
Six-Point
Formula
of
1973.
The
first
vice-chancellor
of
the
university
was
Banaras
Hindu
University
organic
chemist
Gurbaksh
Singh,
from
1974
to
1979.
Shri
B
D
Jatti
was
the
first
chancellor
of
the
university.
In
January
2015,
the
University
of
Hyderabad
received
the
Visitor's
Award
for
the
Best
Central
University
in
India,
awarded
by
the
President
of
India.
The
university
is
located
in
Gachibowli,
on
2300-odd
acres.
The
campus
is
rich
in
flora
and
fauna,
home
to
over
734
flower
plants,
ten
species
of
mammals,
fifteen
species
of
reptiles,
and
220
species
of
birds.
The
university
campus
on
2300-odd
acres,
has
a
large
area
under
forest
cover,
with
two
perennial
and
three
seasonal
lakes,
as
well
as
rock
formations
characteristic
of
the
Deccan.
It
is
home
to
734
plant,
10
mammal,
15
reptile
and
220
bird
species
(at
last
count).
Notable
animals
include
spotted
deer,
hares,
peacocks,
porcupines
and
wild
boar.
The
campus
also
has
a
protected
megalithic
site.
A
study,
which
ranged
over
three
decades
(1990–2010),
reported
that
of
the
plants
present
on
campus,
315
species
were
used
in
traditional
Indian
medicine.
39
species
of
plants
belong
to
the
group
that
face
the
threat
of
extinction.
These
listings
were
the
result
of
field
studies
done
on
campus
by
students
and
faculty
members.
The
university
has
plans
to
preserve
area
under
forest
cover
and
wetlands
by
creating
a
bio
reserve.
The
university
is
primarily
a
post-graduate
research
university.
UoH
conducts
its
own
entrance
examinations
for
all
courses
during
the
months
of
May–June
each
year
and
interviews
in
the
month
of
May
annually.
The
university
offers
integrated
M.Sc.,
M.A.,
MFA,
M.Tech.,
M.B.A,
M.C.A.,
MPhil
and
PhD
degrees.
Admissions
to
UoH
are
highly
competitive.
The
university
follows
the
positive-discrimination
reservation
system
as
per
University
Grants
Commission
of
India
guidelines.
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