The University of Hyderabad (UoH) was born in 1974 in ‘The Golden Threshold’ (GT) in the heart of the city, which was bequeathed to the university by Sarojini Naidu’s family. Built in an Indo-European style of architecture with huge Islamic-style arches, and a colonial-style colonnaded verandah, the Golden Threshold housed the university until it moved into its sprawling 2,500 acres campus. It later housed the Sarojini Naidu School of Performing Arts, Fine Arts and Communication, the only school in the university to be named after an individual. Currently, the Centre for Distance and Virtual Learning functions from its premises. The university has developed the place into a cultural hub.
To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit and by the example of its corporate life, and in particular to make special provisions for integrated courses in humanities and science in the educational programmes of the University and to take appropriate measures for promoting inter-disciplinary studies and research in the University.
The UoH’s vision, planning and processes embody the core values of National Needs–Global Standards, Innovation, Public Engagement and Social Impact. As a significant contributor to the nation’s knowledge economy, it offers enhanced knowledge services in diverse fields to produce global quality research, teaching and learning outcomes. These services and outcomes are underwritten by a commitment to innovation, the integration of methods and fields of inquiry, and geared towards a more robust public engagement and social impact.
Through our meaningful fundamental research across disciplines, we contribute to social and scientific inquiry in the manner most suited to serve the nation, while setting our benchmarks in line with the global best in the disciplines. Our research and teaching ecosystem derives its energies from due attention to foundational problems and modes of being in the natural and social worlds, from the balance between the aesthetic, the technological, and the socio-political. Together, these core values contribute to the formation of better values – human and cultural – among our stakeholders.
The responsible pursuit of truth in all fields is a part of the UoH Vision, and a ceaseless spirit of inquiry marks our teaching and research, making us one of the most sought after higher education institutions in India.
