English and Foreign Languages University

The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU)
Former names
The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL)
Motto in English
Words Illumine the World
TypePublic
Established1958 (1958)a
AccreditationNAAC
Budget101,08,29,461.00 (Operational expenditure) (2021-2022)
ChancellorVasant G. Gadre
Vice-ChancellorNagalapalli Naga Raju
RectorGovernor of Telangana
Director
  • Lucknow Campus:
    Rajneesh Arora,
  • Shillong Campus:
    Ravindra Kumar Vemula
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
187 (2021-2022)
Total staff
250+
Students1,219 (2021-2022)
Undergraduates300 (2021-2022)
Postgraduates580 (2021-2022)
299 (2021-2022)
Other students
40 (2021-2022)
Address
Via Tarnaka Crossroads, Behind National Institute of Nutrition
,
Hyderabad 500 007
,
Secunderabad Mandal, Hyderabad District, Telangana
,
(Jama-I-Osmania Post Office)
,
Campus
LanguageEnglish
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.efluniversity.ac.in

a Became a central university in 2006.

The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) is a central university for English and foreign languages located in Hyderabad, India. It is the only such university dedicated to languages in South Asia.

The university offers the study of English and foreign languages like Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Turkish in the areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.