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The Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam, formerly Osmania University College for Women, is a state university in Hyderabad, India. It was formerly a constituent women's college of Osmania University. The main building of this college, which was part of the British legacy in India, is a monument of great aesthetic, architectural and historical importance. Commissioned in 1803 for the British resident, J. A. Kirkpatrick, his builder the Lt. Samuel Russell of the Madras Engineers, has produced a structure capable of rivaling the Governor's house in Kolkata.[1]
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| Type | Women's University |
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| Established | 1924 (as OU Women's College) 2022 (as university) |
| Address | Koti Main Road, Esamiya Bazaar , , , 500095 , 17.3837299°N 78.4863937°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
  Location in Telangana  Osmania University College for Women (India) | |
The college started in 1924. In 1939, the college was shifted to Golden Threshold.[2] It was moved to its present location belonging to James Achilles Kirkpatrick's mansion Koti Residency in 1949.
In 2022, the college was upgraded to a state university, called Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam.[3] It has plans to start offering engineering courses.[4]
The campus is spread over 42 acres.[5]
Women's College offers graduate and postgraduate courses for women.
XIVth Convocation of the College was held on 4 October 2018 at the college premises. It was presided by the Honourable Vice-president of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.
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