BACKGROUND OF THE INSTITUTE
The Osmania University,
established in 1918, is the
seventh oldest in the country,
third oldest in South India
and the first to be
established in the princely
state of Hyderabad. Though the
need for the University for
the Hyderabad state was felt,
both by the intelligentia and
the people for a long time,
the initiative came from a
civil servant, Sir Akbar
Hydari, who was then the home
Secretary to the State
Government. Sir Hydari, in a
memorandum to the education
minister in early 1917,
emphasized the need to
establish a university of
Hyderabad, with Urdu as the
medium of instruction as it is
the language of the widest
currency in India, official
language of the state, and it
is a language which is
understood by a vast majority
of the population of the
state. He believed that higher
education must have its
foundations deep in national
consciousness.
The propitious moment,
however, came a few months
later on 26th April 1917 when
a Firman was issued for the
establishment of the
university. The Firman also
detailed the mission and
objectives of the university
to be that:
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The ancient and modern, the
oriental and occidental arts
and sciences are synthesized
in such a manner that the
defects of the present system
of education are rectified.
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The ancient as well as modern
methods of physical,
intellectual and spiritual
education are to be fully
utilized along worth an effort
for the propagation of
knowledge, the moral
improvement of the students is
regulated on the one hand, and
research work of a higher
order in all branches of
knowledge is conducted on the
other.
Though the medium of
instruction of the University
was 'Urdu' an Aryan language,
that has direct kinship with
other languages of the
country, instruction of
English, as a language, was
made compulsory for each
student.
On the basic ideas of Osmania
University is to achieve an
intellectual synthesis of
oriental and occidental
learning of the best that has
been thought of and said, both
in the East and in the West.
Further, it aims at a cultural
synthesis (as reflected in its
architectural variety), the
development of a national
ethos, and the creation of an
academic and social
environment in which 'National
Integration' is not a nebulous
idea but a tangible reality.
The Osmania University
Training College came into
existence and started
functioning with effect from
31.8.1928. At that time B.T.
Degree was awarded after
successful completion of the
programme. In 1947, the
college was shifted to the
University campus and was
renamed as University College
of Education. Under the
centrally sponsored scheme, to
strengthen and reorganize
teacher education, a number of
teacher education institutions
were upgraded to CTE, and a
few into IASE centers of
excellence, research and
innovations. Accordingly the
University college of
Education, Osmania University
was upgraded to the status of
I.A.S.E. during the year
1996-97. According to the
norms of M.H.R.D., Govt. of
India, this Department is
renamed as Institute of
Advanced Study in Education (I
A S E). A new beautiful,
well-equipped building has
come up with grants sanctioned
by MHRD.
As per the norms of I.A.S.E.,
Departmental Committee,
Governing Body and Academic
Council meetings are convened
regularly and many innovative
programmes both in-service and
pre-service are organized for
the benefit of teachers at all
levels.
The articulated goals of the
institute are:
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Organizing pre-service
teacher training programmes.
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Conducting in-service
teacher training programmes.
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Undertaking, aiding,
promoting and coordinating
research in education
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Providing academic and
professional guidance.
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Providing consultancy
service to state government
and educational institutions
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Organizing training,
conferences, workshops,
meetings, seminars for school
teachers and teacher educators
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Working with teacher
education institutions for
promoting quality education.
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Preparing and publishing
papers, and books in teacher
education
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Collaborating with other
agencies, institutions and
organizations in India and
Abroad.
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