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For the first time, Telangana’s government degree colleges and university constituent colleges will admit students through spot admissions. TGCHE announced the schedule, with over 2 lakh seats available. Local students will get preference, though non-locals can also apply

The Telangana Council of Higher Education has released the 2025 schedule for B-category admissions to engineering and pharmacy courses in private colleges. The admission process begins on July 19 and must be completed by August 10, with merit-based seat allotment

If the TGCHE’s proposal fructifies, students who secure 120 credits will be awarded their degrees. Presently, for degrees to be granted, students need to earn 150 credits in the three years of the course work.

Cashing on the demand, some top private engineering institutions priced a CSE seat between Rs.18 lakh and Rs.25 lakh, leaving parents flabbergasted. In addition, parents must shell out annual tuition fees and transportation charges, if any.

Candidates claiming admission under a special category (PH/CAP/NCC/ Sports/Extracurricular activities) have to attend certificate verification at the university helpline centres on May 21 and 22

The teachers condemned the recent GO MS 21 that enables universities to recruit new teachers.

Commencing this year, the Telangana Council of Higher Education decided to levy a charge of Rs 500 on each objection raised against the preliminary key for all Telangana Common Entrance Tests

According to sources, 20 per cent of the science curriculum will be tweaked, while the arts courses will see 30 per cent changes in syllabus from the next academic year i.e., 2025-26

The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE), which decided to introduce new syllabus for the undergraduate programmes from the next academic year, has expedited the process for revamping the curriculum.

An Osmania University (OU) investigation revealed that during the 2019-2022 academic years, a college tampered with UG sixth-semester exam results, falsely marking 49 failing students as passed and five passing students as failed. Citing discrepancies in the tabulation records (TR), OU announced on Saturday that a detailed inquiry had been initiated.

Council authorities discovered that some colleges admitted students before the admission notification was issued, bypassing the merit order and charging exorbitant fees. According to regulations, 70% of seats in private engineering colleges are filled under the convener quota through TG EAPCET web-based counseling. The remaining 30% are to be filled by managements after advertising in at least three leading newspapers.

Prof. Reddy highlighted opportunities for collaboration during the meeting, including the establishment of incubation centers, research parks, and capacity-building programs. IIT-M Director Prof. V. Kamakoti shared insights into successful initiatives like Pravartak, NPTEL, and Vidya Shakti, which have greatly contributed to advancing the State's technological education.

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.

In an effort to better prepare degree students for the rapidly evolving job market, the TGCHE has decided to revise the BA, BSc and BCom syllabi

Public universities were converting regular courses to self-finance courses and charging fees from students, they said, urging the TGCHE to convert self-finance courses to regular programmes.

Degree Online Services, Telangana (DOST) in a press release said the decision to extend the last date was taken in the interest of the students.

Registration can be done up to August 23 and web options will be available from August 24 to 26, and they can be edited on August 27.

Scheduled to commence shortly, the hotline will provide students with a confidential and immediate way to report issues to the authorities concerned for prompt action

The decision from the government comes amidst growing demand from the regular faculty members for enhancing their superannuation age from 60 years to 65 years.

Students have to self-report online and report at the allotted college on August 9.