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The Telangana Education Commission has recommended the State government to scrap the fee reimbursement scheme for private colleges that underperform for more than two years. Student bodies have opposed the move, warning it could affect lakhs of students from economically weaker sections

Telangana’s revised engineering college fee structure has sparked political controversy. Colleges linked to BRS leaders faced sharp fee cuts, while institutions tied to Congress leaders received hikes. Opposition figures allege bias, and at least one management plans legal action.

The private professional colleges have been demanding the government release Rs.900 crore fee dues by November 1 and announced institutions closure from November 3, if dues are not disbursed.

Private professional colleges in Telangana have announced closure from November 3, citing the government's failure to release Rs 1,200 crore in fee reimbursement dues. FATHI has issued a notice and scheduled meetings with stakeholders ahead of the shutdown.

The Telangana government-appointed expert panel on higher education fees has formed four sub-committees to examine legal, academic, infrastructure, and audit aspects. Reports are expected in 4–5 days to help frame a revised, legally sound fee structure for private professional colleges.

The Telangana government plans to introduce a grading system for private professional colleges, categorizing them from A+ to D. Tuition fees and fee reimbursement will be linked to the grades. A 10-member committee will frame guidelines for implementation.

The Telangana BIE constitutes three task force teams to crack down on colleges functioning without affiliation

In a crucial TAFRC meeting held here on Wednesday, it has been decided to constitute a sub-committee, which will thoroughly review the proposed fees hike in the private colleges.

The Federation of Association of Telangana Higher Education Institutions demanded release Rs 2,000 crore fee dues by the end of June

After holding a meeting with Telangana Private Junior College Managements Association here on Saturday, TG BIE Krishna Aditya told press persons that all junior colleges, including private junior colleges, would install CCTV surveillance cameras

Management of private degree and PG colleges to protest State government's inaction on long-pending fee reimbursement dues

The initiative aims to address the high fees charged by corporate and private junior colleges while also simplifying the admission process. The new online portal, set to launch next year, will enable students to apply to multiple junior colleges—including government, corporate, and private institutions—through a single click.

The TGCHE plans to manage engineering admissions under the management quota from the next academic year to enhance transparency and fairness in the process. They will seek State government approval to implement online admissions and to triple the management quota fee.

The managements of the private colleges offering intermediate, degree, engineering, pharmacy B.Ed, nursing, paramedical and PG programmes to form a joint action committee to take the protests forward.

In a five page letter to the Chief Minister on Tuesday, Krishnaiah highlighted the state of unregulated and arbitrary fees being collected by private colleges in the State.

Hyderabad: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU)-Hyderabad is all set to commence the Fact Finding Committee (FFC) inspections of private colleges for granting affiliation for the academic year 2022-23 on August 18. A total of 226 private colleges including 148 engineering, 69 pharmacy and 9 standalone MBA/MCA colleges have applied seeking the university’s affiliation for […]

Hyderabad: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Hyderabad on Monday issued a notification inviting applications from private colleges under its ambit for grant of affiliation for the academic year 2022-23. The educational societies and managements of technical institutions can submit online applications (format A-122) along with necessary supporting documents on the website http://jntuhaac.in/ from July […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) on Thursday postponed personal hearings of private colleges for fee fixation. In a notice, the TAFRC said it had received new guidelines from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) with regard to fee fixation. In case the same was to be implemented, the institutions […]

A notification will be issued in 10 days inviting applications from colleges for grant of affiliations

Physical directors urged the registrar that due to pandemic, majority colleges are showing lack of interest to conduct sports activities and also removing the physical directors from their jobs