Hyderabad may soon get six new government engineering colleges

In a move aimed at expanding technical education in public institutions, the Technical Education department has proposed upgradation of six government polytechnics into engineering colleges in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In a move aimed at expanding technical education in public institutions, the Technical Education department has proposed upgradation of six government polytechnics into engineering colleges in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.

The Government Institute of Electronics East Marredpally, Government Polytechnic for Women East Marredpally, JN Government Polytechnic College Ramanthapur, Quli Qutb Shah Government Polytechnic College Old City, Durgabai Deshmukh Government Women’s Technical Training Institute Ameerpet, and Government Polytechnic for Women (Minorities) Badangpet have recently been proposed for the upgradation from the next academic year.

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According to sources, permission has been sought to introduce programmes – electronics at IoE, CSE at Durgabai Deshmukh polytechnic and Marredpally polytechnic, and Civil and Mechanical engineering at Ramanthapur polytechnic. The Education department approved the proposal, which is now under the scrutiny of the Finance department.

As per sources there may not be financial implications for proposed colleges as existing polytechnic lecturers will be used to teaching engineering programmes. The government has to upgrade existing laboratories and other facilities.

“Following approval from the government, a nod from the All India Council for Technical Education, which commenced the approval process for 2025-26, will be sought,” sources said.

Presently, there are 57 government polytechnics across the State and 12 are in Hyderabad, RangaReddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. During this academic year, the government upgraded Government Polytechnic at Kosgi into an engineering college, becoming the first government engineering college in the State.

This college launched CSE, CSE (AI and ML) and CSE Data Science programmes with 60 seats each and admissions to these programmes were on the basis of the merit secured in the TG EAPCET.

So far, the State had only campus and constituent colleges under the JNTU-Hyderabad, Osmania, Kakatiya, Mahatma Gandhi, Satavahana and Palamuru universities besides Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University and PV Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University.

Unlike university campus and constituent colleges, the government engineering colleges are under direct control of the Technical Education department