Editing Hyderabad (section)

== Education ==
{{Main|Education in Hyderabad}}

[[File:Osmania College of Arts and Social.jpg|thumb|left|[[Osmania University]] College of Arts|alt=Large pink granite building]]
Public and [[Public school (India)|private schools]] in Hyderabad are governed by the [[Board of Secondary Education, Telangana]] or [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], depending on the affiliation and follow a [[Education in India#10+2+3 pattern|"10+2+3" plan]]. About two-thirds of pupils attend privately run institutions.<ref name="TNYT_School">{{cite news |title=Many of India's poor turn to private schools |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/world/asia/for-indias-poor-private-schools-help-fill-a-growing-demand.html |last1=Bajaj |first1=Vikas |last2=Yardley |first2=Jim |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 December 2011 |access-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401181603/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/world/asia/for-indias-poor-private-schools-help-fill-a-growing-demand.html |archive-date=1 April 2012}}</ref> Languages of instruction include English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu.<ref>{{cite news |title=Centre extends 40-cr aid to Urdu schools |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Centre-extends-40-cr-aid-to-Urdu-schools/articleshow/2211395.cms?referral=PM |newspaper=The Times of India |date=27 February 2002 |access-date=9 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911190425/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Centre-extends-40-cr-aid-to-Urdu-schools/articleshow/2211395.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> Depending on the institution, students are required to sit the [[Secondary School Certificate]]<ref name="ssc">{{cite news |title=SSC results: girls score higher percentage |date=22 May 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2040014.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=9 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110234109/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2040014.ece |archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> or the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]]. After completing secondary education, students enrol in schools or junior colleges with higher secondary facilities. Admission to professional graduation colleges in Hyderabad, many of which are affiliated with either [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad|Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad]] (JNTUH) or Osmania University (OU), is through the [[Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test]] (EAM-CET).<ref name="ouwebsite">{{cite web |title=Vice chancellor's speech about Osmania university |url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/AboutUsVCSpeech.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112105013/http://www.osmania.ac.in/AboutUsVCSpeech.htm |archive-date=12 November 2007 |publisher=Osmania University |access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EAMCET 2013 |url=http://www.apeamcet.org/pdfs/AMBOOKLET.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701081320/http://www.apeamcet.org/pdfs/AMBOOKLET.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2014 |publisher=Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education |year=2013 |access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref>

There are 13 universities in Hyderabad: six private universities, two [[deemed universities]], six state universities, and three [[Central University, India|central universities]]. The central universities are the [[University of Hyderabad]] (Hyderabad Central University, HCU),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/pub/annualreport/annualreport_0506.pdf |title=Annual report 2005–2006 |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)]] |pages=195–217 |access-date=20 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020032352/http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/pub/annualreport/annualreport_0506.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2012}}</ref> [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] and the [[English and Foreign Languages University]].<ref name="central_univ">{{cite web |title=Central universities |url=http://mhrd.gov.in/central-universities |publisher=Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India |access-date=20 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009011555/http://www.mhrd.gov.in/central-universities |archive-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> [[Osmania University]], established in 1918, was the first university in Hyderabad and {{as of|2012|lc=y}} is India's second most popular institution for international students.<ref name="IBN_Edu">{{cite news |title=OU to hike fee for foreign students |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ou-to-hike-fee-for-foreign-students/243697-60-121.html |last=Reddy |first=T. Karnakar |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=30 March 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421024041/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ou-to-hike-fee-for-foreign-students/243697-60-121.html |archive-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> The [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University]], established in 1982, is the first distance-learning [[open university]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Distance no bar |url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/08/22/stories/2005082200020100.htm |last=Reddy |first=R. Ravikanth |date=22 August 2005 |access-date=3 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208001541/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/08/22/stories/2005082200020100.htm |newspaper=The Hindu |archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref>

Hyderabad is home to a number of centres specialising in particular fields such as biomedical sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals,<ref name="rediff">{{cite news |title=Hyderabad: India's Genome Valley |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/nov/30spec.htm |last=Iype |first=George |work=Rediff.com |date=30 November 2004 |access-date=3 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019113823/http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/nov/30spec.htm |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> such as the [[National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad|National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research]] (NIPER), [[Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology]] (CCMB), [[Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics]] (CDFD) and [[National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad|National Institute of Nutrition]] (NIN).<ref>{{cite news |title=A fillip to pharma sector |url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2009/09/21/stories/2009092151160300.htm |access-date=3 January 2011 |date=21 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060245/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2009/09/21/stories/2009092151160300.htm |newspaper=The Hindu |archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> Hyderabad has five major medical schools—[[Osmania Medical College]], [[Gandhi Medical College]], [[Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Deccan College of Medical Sciences]] and [[Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |title=List of colleges teaching MBBS |url=http://www.mciindia.org/InformationDesk/ForStudents/ListofCollegesTeachingMBBS.aspx |publisher=[[Medical Council of India]] |year=2010 |access-date=3 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607111811/http://www.mciindia.org/InformationDesk/ForStudents/ListofCollegesTeachingMBBS.aspx |archive-date=7 June 2013}}</ref>—and many affiliated teaching hospitals. An [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] has been sanctioned in the outskirts of Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/dec/18/cabinet-gives-nod-for-setting-up-aiims-at-bibinagar-1913062.html |title=Cabinet gives nod for setting up AIIMS at Bibinagar in Telangana |website=The New Indian Express |date=18 December 2018 |access-date=11 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182344/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/dec/18/cabinet-gives-nod-for-setting-up-aiims-at-bibinagar-1913062.html |archive-date=19 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Government Nizamia Tibbi College]] is a college of [[Unani medicine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Blow to students as Unani PG seats slashed |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Blow-to-students-as-Unani-PG-seats-slashed/articleshow/15410989.cms?referral=PM |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 August 2012 |access-date=3 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911220606/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Blow-to-students-as-Unani-PG-seats-slashed/articleshow/15410989.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> Hyderabad is also the headquarters of the [[Indian Heart Association]], a non-profit foundation for cardiovascular education.<ref>[http://indianheartassociation.org/ Indian Heart Association Webpage] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703040111/http://indianheartassociation.org/ |date=3 July 2017 }}. Retrieved 30 April 2015.</ref>

Notable central institutions in Hyderabad include the [[NALSAR University of Law]], Hyderabad (NLU), [[Indian Institute of Chemical Technology]] (IICT), [[National Geophysical Research Institute]], [[National Institute of Rural Development]], [[Air Force Academy (India)|Indian Air Force Academy]], [[National Industrial Security Academy]], [[Central Institute of Tool Design]], [[Institute of Public Enterprise]], [[Bella Vista, Hyderabad#Administrative Staff College of India|Administrative Staff College of India]] and the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]]. Technical and research institutions include the [[International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad]] (IIITH), [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad]] (BITS Pilani), [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad]] (TIFR-H) and [[Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad]] (IIT-H) as well as [[agricultural engineering]] institutes such as the [[International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics]] (ICRISAT) and the [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]].<!-- THE DISCUSSED INSTITUTIONS ARE ALREADY WIKILINKED SO INTENTIONALLY NOT CITED TO AVOID BULK CITATIONS -->Hyderabad also has schools of fashion design including [[NIFT Hyderabad]], management schools including the [[Indian School of Business]], [[ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education]], and the [[National Academy of Agricultural Research Management]] (NAARM) offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fashion and Textile Design Institutes |url=http://www.designinindia.net/everywhere/disciplines/fashion-textile-design/institutions/schools-india.html |publisher=Design in India |access-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809072055/http://www.designinindia.net/everywhere/disciplines/fashion-textile-design/institutions/schools-india.html |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Anand Sharma lays foundation for National Institute of Design, Hyderabad |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Anand-Sharma-lays-foundation-for-National-Institute-of-Design-Hyderabad/articleshow/20264059.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=25 May 2011 |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527023718/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Anand-Sharma-lays-foundation-for-National-Institute-of-Design-Hyderabad/articleshow/20264059.cms |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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