- Nizam College
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Students and staff in 1890
Nizam College Established 1887 Type Education Location Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Campus Urban Website Nizam College Official site Nizam College (Telugu: నిజాం కాలేజీ) (Urdu: نظام کالج)was established in 1887 during the reign of Nawab Mir Mahaboob Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is located at Basheerbagh.
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History
Nizam College was originally the "Aziz Manzil palace" of Nawab Safdar Jung Musheer-ud-Daulah Fakhrul-ul-Mulk II the owner of the grand Errum Mnzil palace Fakhar ul mulk and Khan-i-Khanan II,who were the son's of Nawab Fakhar-ul-mulk I,a noble of Hyderabad.
The founder of the college and of several other educational institutions in the Hyderabad State, was Nawab Imad-ul- Mulk, who did pioneering work in the field of education as the Director of Education. He scouted and then appointed Dr. Aghorenath Chattopadhyay ( father of Sarojini Naidu, Nightingale of India) as the first Principal of the college. The present building, was a summer palace of Paigah Nawab Mulk Fakrul Bahadur, later he gifted the palace to the college administration.[1]
Institution
This college is an autonomous, constituent college of Osmania University. It is located near Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad. Nizam College was originally a palace of Fakhrul-ul-mulk II, a noble of Hyderabad.
One of the premier colleges within the fold of Osmania University, Nizam College celebrated its centenary in 1987. The college is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education not only in Andhra Pradesh State but also in India. It was established in 1887 by the amalgamation of the Hyderabad School (Noble School) and Madarsa-I-Aliya. Initially it was affiliated to the University of Madras for 60 years and was made a constituent college of Osmania University on February 19, 1947.
In view of its consistently high degree of academic performance and long standing the college had been granted autonomous status by the UGC in the year 1988-89 at undergraduate level and continues to enjoy this status. It is also NAAC accredited and has been given CPE (College with Potential for Excellence) grant by the UGC. The college has its own academic bodies viz., Governing Body, Academic Council, Finance Committee, Internal Quality Assurance Cell and Boards of Studies for each department to monitor its academic, financial and other activities to the desired level of satisfaction of the appropriate authorities.
The College offers both the undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Science, and Commerce. At present the college has 29 teaching departments. In addition to these courses, several students are pursuing their Doctoral and Post-Doctoral programmes.
Courses of Study
The college has undergraduate courses B.Sc., B.A. and B.Com. It also has B.C.A. There are 13 postgraduate programs leading to M.A., M.Sc. and M.Com degrees. There is a new 5-year integrated M.Sc. course in Chemistry. The college also has M.B.A., M.C.A and M.Sc. (IS) professional courses. In addition there are almost a dozen add-on courses: Certificate, Diploma and PG Diploma courses
Notable alumni
- Ali Yavar Jung
- Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, Indian Air Force
- Anabheri Prabhakar Rao
- Kazi Zainul Abedin
- Prof.Mohammad Abdul Rahman Khan
- Suri Bhagavantam
- K. Venkata Ramiah
- G. Ram Reddy
- Rakesh Sharma
- Ghulam Ahmed
- M. L. Jaisimha
- Syed Mohammad Hadi
- Mohan Kanda
- P. Surya Prakash
- Rakesh Sharma
- Shyam Benegal
- P.V.Narasimha Rao
- Mohammed Azharuddin
- Sarojini Naidu
- Madhu Goud Yaskhi
- Kiran Kumar Reddy
- K N Varaprasad Reddy
- Sreenivasulu Putta
- D Srinivas
Reference List
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External links
Categories:- Education in Andhra Pradesh
- Universities and colleges in Andhra Pradesh
- Education in Hyderabad, India
- Hyderabad State
- Educational institutions established in 1887
- 1887 establishments in India
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