University of Hyderabad, [HCU] Hyderabad - Campus, Hostels and Facilities

Saumya Tewari

University of Hyderabad is spread over 2,300 acres with a large area covered with forest. There are two perennial and three seasonal lakes. More details regarding the University of Hyderabad facilities are given below. 

• Hostel
• Central Instruments Lab
• Library
• Shopping Complex
• Food Court
• Post Office
• ATMs
• Guest House
• Sports Facilities

Hostel: The university has around 23 hostels that accommodate over 5000 male and female students. They are situated in lush greenery and a pollution-free campus. The priority is given to students staying at distant places. The University of Hyderabad hostel facility is not provided to students residing in the municipality jurisdiction of the twin cities viz Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The college offers nine hostels with dining facilities. Each hostel is administered by one or two wardens appointed to oversee all matters relating to the hostel.

Central Instruments Lab: Central Instruments laboratory (CIL) is a central facility with sophisticated analytical instruments to cater to various needs of the faculty and research scholars in college. Currently, the following facilities are available to the users:

• Scanning Electron Microscope
• Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectropolarimeter
• X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) 
• Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope 
• Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Spectrometer 
• Vibrating Sample Magnetometer 
• Fluorescence Spectrophotometer 

Library: University of Hyderabad library has a rich collection comprising 4.53 lakh books, theses, dissertations, e-journals, maps, the back volume of journals, reference books etc. There is a separate book bank for SC/ST students and 2500 braille books for the students who are visually challenged. The UOH library is also a member of the Universal digital project of Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburg, USA(Million books to the Web).

Shopping Complex: The University of Hyderabad has two shopping complexes on north and south campuses. The shopping complexes offer canteens, salons, grocery stores etc.

Food Court: The college has two food courts on the north and south campuses. They provide breakfast, lunch and dinner facilities at reasonable rates for students.

Post Office: The post office is centrally located next to the guest house in college campus and provides speed post, registered post and stamps.

ATMs: The campus has three ATMs near the administration building, one at the shopping complex (North) and one next to the Tagore International House (South Campus).

Guest House: The University of Hyderabad infrastructure has three guest houses and one exclusively for the Human Resource Development Centre participants. The Lake View Guest was the first set up and has about 30 single and double rooms. The visiting scholars hostel has about 50 suites as well as the silver jubilee block has about 50 single and double rooms. The dining facility is provided at the guesthouses at fixed timings. The guest houses are well-equipped with air-conditioners, wifi and generator facilities.

Sports Facilities

• Running Track
• Kho-Kho 
• Volleyball Court
• Open Karate
• Badminton Court 
• Fitness Centre 
• Table Tennis 
• Carrom
• Chess
• Basketball Court