hyderabad the osmania university ou along with the telangana state council of higher education tsche launched a threeyear bachelor of arts honours programme from the academic year 202122 it will be introduced in the constituent colleges of ou ie university college for women koti and nizam college with an initial intake of 60 each the proposed courses would enable students to gain a thorough conceptual framework and provide wide range of career options due to the choice of subjects and enhance prospects to pursue research said navin mittal commissioner of telangana collegiate and technical education department the course was launched by b vinod kumar vicechairman of telangana state planning board tspb speaking at the launch r limbadri tsche chairman stressed on the need to have such courses in emerging subjects adequate intellectual support shall be extended to the colleges that are set to introduce these courses we would invite eminent scholars academicians and practitioners said limbadri the tspb mentioned that soon a centre for indopacific studies would be established at the ou under the aegis of ministry of external affairs government of india shortlythe ba honours is being offered in two courses economics and political science following the national education policy 2020 the courses were introduced on par with those being offered in delhi university