Dr. Syeda Azeem Unnisa Director (Minorities Cell) Dept. of Environmental Science, UCS. Osmania University. Hyderabad-500 007, Telangana, India. Contact Details: 8331997150, 040 - 27098430 mnrcell.ou1@gmail.com mccellou@osmania.ac.in

About the Minorities Cell

Minorities Cell of the Osmania University was established in 2013 with the purpose of empowering the minority communities in the university. Every student has a right of education by following the fact Osmania University empower the minority community in their curricular and co-curricular activities. The Minorities Cell basically helps Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zorastrians (Parsis) for their academic development.

Objectives

• To enhance equal opportunities for education of minorities.
• To aware the minority students regarding various scholarships program of State Government and UGC.
• To ensure protection and reservation as provided in the constitution of India.
• To provide assistance to the minority students through counseling, personality development, development of communication skill and preparatory classes for professional and employment purposes etc.

Programs done by Minorities Cell

• National Educational Day (Birthday of MaulanaAbulKalam Azad) on 11th Nov 2014.
• Milad - ul - NabiConferenceon 9th Feb 2015.
• National Educational Day (Birthday of MaulanaAbulKalam Azad) on 11th Nov 2015.
• Milad - ul - NabiConference 2016.
• Guest Lecturer on History of Jamia Osmania 2017.
• Guest lecture 2018 - Arabic Studies
• Guest lecture on literature and Social Programs, 2019
• Organized Essay & Elocution on "O.U Foundation Day" 25th April 2022
• CRT (Campus Recruitment Training) programme (FREE) in collaboration with Tulsi EdTech, Rajmundry for Osmania University Students from 27 - 29 July, 2022.
• Ms. Syed Shahzadi Hon'ble Member, National Commission for Minorities, Govt. of India. Interaction with minority teaching - non - teaching faculties 08 August 2022
• Organized online Lecture on "Mission Panchamukhi" on the occasion of birth anniversary of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam on 15th October 2022
• National Educational Day on Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad "Maulana Azad - The Unforgettable Genius of India" on 11th Nov 2022.

List of the previous Directors

Sl.No.	Name of the Director	Department	Period
1.	Dr. Syeda Azeem Unnisa	Dept. of Environmental Science, UCS, OU.	2021 - Till Date
2.	Dr. Md. Shareefuddin	Dept. of Physics O.U.	2020 - 2021
3.	Dr. Syed Rahman	Dept. of Physics O.U.	2019 - 2020
4.	Prof. Mahjabeen Akther	Dept. of Arabic O.U.	2015 - 2019
5.	Prof. Mohd. Akbar Ali Khan	Dept. of Commerce, O.U.	2015 - 2015
6.	Prof. Syed Abdul Hamid	Dept. of Islamic Studies, O.U.	2014 - 2015
7.	Dr. Muhammad Ansari	Dept. of Linguistic, O.U.	2013 - 2014

List of Staff

Sl.No.	Name	Designation	Qualification
1.	Dr. Syeda Azeem Unnisa	Director	M.Sc., Ph.D., FTAS
2.	Syed Abdul Quddus	Junior Assistant	B.Ed, M.Ed, M.A
3.	Mohd. Mujahed Ali	Office Sub - ordinate	SSC