University of Hyderabad, a premier Central University, established by an Act of Parliament, an Institution of eminence, ranked 4th among Universities and overall 11th in NIRF Rankings 2019, listed in Category-I of UGC (Categorization of the Universities (only) for grant of graded Autonomy) Regulations 2018, with NAAC rating of 3.72 out of 4.00 and placed in top 100 in the world, with its achievements, in the first 50 years by QS world rankings, had earlier invited online application forms for its entrance examinations and admissions to various courses for the Academic year 2020-21 from 3rd April, 2020 to 3rd May, 2020.
Considering the existing situation in the Country due to Covid-19, the last date for applying has now been extended to 22nd May 2020. The dates for the entrance examinations will be informed in due course. There are 2451 seats being offered for admissions to 132 courses. This includes 16 integrated courses, 41 PG courses, 15 M.Phil, 10 M.Tech and 46 Ph.D. programmes. Last Year University had offered 119 courses with intake of 2170.
New Courses during the Academic Year 2020-21
| S.No. | Course | Subject | Intake proposed for 2020-21 |
| 1 | M.Ed | Education | 50 |
| 2 | MA | Gender Studies | 20 |
| 3 | MA | Communication (Media Studies) | 25 |
| 4 | MA | Communication (Media Practice) | 25 |
| 5 | M.Tech | Microelectronics & VLSI Design (slow pace) | 06 |
| 6 | M.Tech | Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 18 |
| 7 | Ph.D. | Microbiology | 04 |
| Reintroduced courses (Not offered last year) | |||
| 8 | M.Phil. | Comparative Literature | 08 |
| 9 | M.Phil. | Social Exclusion and Inclusion Policy | 04 |
| 10 | Ph.D. | Social Exclusion and Inclusion Policy | 01 |
| 11 | Ph.D. | Regional Studies | 02 |
| 12 | Ph.D. | Folk Culture Studies | 01 |
| 13 | Ph.D. | Theatre Arts | 04 |
| 14 | Ph.D. | Comparative Literature | 04 |
| 15 | Ph.D. | English Language Studies | 04 |
| 16 | Ph.D. | Cognitive Science | 03 |
| Total | 179 |
The admission to MCA course will be based on NIMCET scores, conducted by NIT Common Entrance Test. The admission to 8 M.Tech courses will be through Centralized Counseling of M.Tech (CCMT) of GATE. The admission to 5 year Integrated M.Tech (Computer Science) will be through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) of JEE. Besides, the admission to MBA is through CAT, M.Sc. Biotechnology is through CEEB, conducted by JNU, New Delhi.
For further details, visit http://acad.uohyd.ac.in