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  • Get online education from the top 5 educational websites today!

    Online education may not be appealing to you, or even your first choice. Perhaps because you believe in the notion that attending college, and being present for classes along with your peers is the only way to get a quality education. But it’s time to reevaluate what you know or think about getting an education through online courses.  Online education is a lot more then what it was before, you can access best online colleges in Massachusetts to Sacramento, all a click away!

    As a working student, or a single mom, a dutiful father or a confused teen, online education is your way of gaining a degree in the program of your choice without having to compromise the responsibilities you might have in your personal life. It is the underrated hero that will save you from having to choose between your education and your ambitions because online education doesn’t have a timeline that you need to submit yourself to. You can get a degree from Berks technical institute even if you are 40, the world is waiting for you!

    Therefore, it goes without saying, students of today have access to excellent online programmes from reputed colleges. In addition to colleges and universities, experts of various domains have their own programs available online.  These information are also available in Gradzz .

    So in today’s segment we will point out 5 top notch educational websites with great online courses:

    1. Udemy

    Udemy has about 55,000 courses, with 800 new courses added every month. The course fee ranges from $12 to $100. Having top professor from top colleges you can expect quality education from the program you opt for. They also have an app, so you take your mobile classes everywhere you go.

    Udemy also is a great way to kick-start your online educator career. You can become an instructor for Udemy, gain experience and launch your own programmes eventually.

    1. Coursera

    Coursera has collaborated with the best universities in the U.S.A, and offers you in-depth courses I various streams; at the end of your program, you will get a certificate from the associate university. They have about 2,000 paid and unpaid courses. And Coursera also has a mobile app. To make the programmes more accessible to you.

    1. Lynda

    Owned by LinkedIn, Lynda is the portal for professionals looking to learn new skills, or enhance their skills, with courses ranging in topic from animation to business to design to development to marketing to more! Lynda has around 80,000 video tutorials about several subjects.

    Lynda offers a 30 day free trial period, after which you can pay $20-$30 for a membership. You can always cancel your membership and or return to it when you wish.

    1. edX

    Governed by the top colleges and universities, this non-profit MOOC offers you higher education from over 90 universities, including leading universities like Harvard, MIT, and Berkley. You can take a course and get a certificate for it signed by your official instructor.

     

    1. Khan Academy

    Another non-profit platform that offers courses in various subjects. This site is easy to use, and gives you access to a wide database of knowledge. And the best part, it’s free of charge!

     

  • History of Osmania University

    Osmania University, which is kick-starting its centenary celebrations later this month, was actually christened ‘Osmania University of Hyderabad’. The Seventh Nizam, Osman Ali Khan had issued a ‘Farman’ to this effect on April 26, 1917, approving the proposal for the establishment of the university in Hyderabad State with that name. The University is currently under MHRD, which has also given approvals for major Universities such as Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University, Northcap University, Amity University, etc.

    The proposal to set up the university took a shape after Akbar Hydari, the then Secretary of the Education Department, Nizam government submitted a memorandum highlighting the need for a university in April 1917. While mentioning the advantages of imparting knowledge through a foreign language, he also recommended a new university with a medium of instruction in Urdu, based on the needs and conditions of the State.

    In fact, before the secretary submitted a memorandum, the Hyderabad Educational Conference had in 1914 demanded establishment of a university.With the issuance of the ‘Farman’, the Education Department started work and several committees were set up to draft the curriculum and the information was circulated among educational circles in England and India.

    The Osmania University College was opened in 1919 and was housed in eight large buildings at Gunfoundry and Basheerbagh. The premises, however, did not have scope for expansion of the campus. Syed Ali Raza and Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bahadur who had toured Britain, Europe, Japan, America, Egypt, Syria and Turkey had recommended Monsieur E Jasper of Belgium as the consultant architect.

    The university was built at Adikmet on the land allotted to MahLaqha Bai by Nawab Nizam Ali Khan-II in appreciation of her talent in writing poems. The construction began with the foundation stone of the Arts College being laid on July 5, 1934. The college was opened on December 4, 1939.

    The second phase of the university spans amidst the period of 1948-1968 when in 1968, the university celebrated its “golden jubilee year”. The year 1948 was historic for two reasons. In the first place, the princely state of Hyderabad became a part of newly independent India. Synchronizing with this event, the university cast a lingering backward glance, took the best of the traditions on which it was founded.

    Osmania University is named after its founder, Nawab Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, who through a “Forman” on Royal Charter, brought the university into existence in 1919. It is the seventh oldest university in the country and the third oldest in South India. Though the need for a university in Hyderabad was felt by both intelligible and common people for a long time, the initiative came from a civil servant, Sir Akbar Hydari who was the then Home secretariat of Government. Sir Hydari, in a memorandum to the education minister in early 1917. He believed that higher education must have its foundation deep in National consciousness.

    The establishment of Osmania university symbolizes a renaissance in the Indian education system. Throughout its existence of over nine decades and in spite of several vicissitudes, it has shown a remarkable resilience and has grown into one of the major universities in India. It has a vast sprawling campus set in some picturesque and idyllic surroundings. Buildings of great architectural elegance and variety enhance its beauty. Availability of latest facilities makes it a very modern one. OUCET 2018 is the common entrance exam conducted by Osmania University.

    Notable alumni of Osmania university include major politicians of India, including the ninth prime minister of India, P. V. Narsimha Rao and 16th and last chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh with Telangana Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, Keshavrao Sonaware, the cooperative minister of Maharashtra, current CEO of Adobe System Shantanu Narayan. The present President of American Institute for Medical & Biomedical Engineering, a distinguished biomedical engineer, Ravi. V. Bellankonta. Other alumni include former Indian Cricket Captain Mohammad Azharuddin, renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle, novelist Venkatesh Kulkarni, former governor of Reserve Bank of India, Yoga Venugopal Reddy. These eminent persons glorify the history of the university year after year.