NIRF 2025

Osmania University NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Osmania University NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: University #30 in NIRF 2025.

Osmania University

Hyderabad, Telangana · NIRF ID IR-O-U-0027

Government Best in 2025: University #30 2 categories in 2025 6,894 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Osmania University is a government institution in Hyderabad, Telangana. Its best current NIRF result is #30 in University (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 63.7% and a ₹10L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 6,894 students.

₹10LUG median salary
2023-24
63.7% UG placed
256 / 402
#53Overall rank
NIRF 2025
1,986PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF University journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#53 Score55.24
Osmania University is ranked #53 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 55.24.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 68.2% → 63.7%; latest median salary ₹10L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 402 graduates
63.7%
  • 256 placed — 63.7% of the batch
  • 83 chose higher studies
  • 63 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹10L

Half of the 256 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹10L
Placement rate
63.7%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate fell from 68.2% to 63.7%. The reported median salary moved from ₹5L in 2017-18 to ₹10L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 1,650 / 2,350 70.2% ₹6L
2022-23 756 / 2,000 37.8% ₹6L
2023-24 1,069 / 2,105 50.8% ₹8L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students6,894All reported programmes
From outside the state28.2%1,945 students
International235Students from outside India
Women51.0%3,518 students
Full fee reimbursement0Funded by the institution
Largest programme group4,327PG [2 Year Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars1,9861,444 full-time · 542 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-24898287 in 2021-22 → 898 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects65Peak reported year 2023-24
RPC pillar score27.9Was 63.8 in 2016

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹270 Cr → ₹653.75 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.

Faculty & staff salaries₹653.75 Cr₹270 Cr in 2017-18 → +142%
Academic maintenance₹192.4 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹1.88 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹1.85 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹270 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹653.75 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹1.85 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹1.88 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 50.4 → 75.9. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Osmania University improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (50.4 → 75.9). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 86.9, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 27.9.

Questions about Osmania University

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

Osmania University ranking questions

What is Osmania University NIRF ranking 2025?

Osmania University's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is University rank #30 with a score of 57.94.

Which NIRF categories include Osmania University in 2025?

Osmania University appears in the NIRF 2025 University and Overall ranking categories on this profile.

Is Osmania University private or government?

Osmania University is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Osmania University located?

Osmania University is listed in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of Osmania University graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹10L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 256 of 402 graduates placed (63.7%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹8L.

What is Osmania University's best NIRF category?

University is its best current result at #30 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 57.94.

How many students does Osmania University have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 6,894 students, including 1,945 from outside the state and 235 international students.

Is Osmania University improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 63.8 in 2016 to 27.9 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 1,986 PhD scholars.

How much does Osmania University spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹653.75 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹1.88 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹1.85 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.