Osmania University

Component 4

(Quality and Excellence in select State Universities (New))

Under the Component 4 of RUSA 2.0, Osmania University aims to establish a Technology Business Incubator and six Centres of Excellence. Besides these, it is proposed to convert 100 classrooms into technology-enabled classrooms, establish high performance computing facility, procure need-based equipment for Science, Engineering and Technology departments. Repairs and renovation of University Guest House and construction of boundary wall for Tagore auditorium. All these activities will be taken up under the head 'Construction and Equipment - Creation of New Facilities'.

While, under the head 'Quality Enhancement and Improvement in Teaching and Research', the major component of the grant will be utilized for enhancing and improving the quality in teaching and research,through provision of many facilities to the stakeholders. The University aims at achieving the targets in the next two years and the reaching of milestones will be dependent on the timely release of grants.

The following initiatives under RUSA 2.0 are proposed:

I. Construction & Equipment

1. Establish OU Technology Business Incubator

2. Establish the following Centres of Excellence:

• i. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Studies

• ii. Centre for Microbial and Fermentation Technology

• iii. Centre for Cyber Security and Cyber Law

• iv. Centre for Product Design, Development and Additive Manufacturing

• v. Centre for Telangana Studies

• vi. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Research Centre

3. Create Technology enabled classrooms (100 nos)

4. Establishment of High-performance computing

5. Auditorium - Construction of boundary wall for Tagore Auditorium

6. Equipment for teaching labs of Science, Engineering & Technology departments as required

7. Repairs and renovation of Guest House

II. Quality enhancement and improvement in teaching and research

1. Software for Library / reference databases / GIS and Statistical Software

2. Chemicals / consumables for departments

3. Support for UG/PG student project works (non-professional and professional programmes)

4. Post-Doctoral Fellowships under the Centres of Excellence

5. Visiting/Adjunct faculty (national & international)

6. Faculty & student exchange programme

7. Outreach and Public Engagement

8. Promotion of research & entrepreneurial activities

9. Research and Development support for faculty members (support for chemicals and consumables)

10. Campus automation and e-governance

11. Reimbursement of publication cost for research papers in journals with >4.0 IF in Scopus Database

12. Support for Patent/Technology Transfer

13. Mentoring other institutions

14. Purchase of books for General and Departmental libraries

15. Financial support for publication of books with ISBN by faculty

16. Financial support for publication of Thesis by non-scholarship/fellowship holding research scholars

17. Financial support for conduct of Seminars / Conferences / Symposia / Workshops / Faculty Development Programs by the faculty

18. Financial support for International Travel for presenting research papers in Seminars / Conferences / Symposia & to attend training Workshops by the faculty

19. Training Workshops (for conduct at University & attending outside University) for the non- teaching staff

20. Learning aids for persons with disabilities (divyangs)