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The Telangana Council of Higher Education will strictly enforce 75% mandatory attendance in all higher education institutions from this academic year. Attendance will be tracked via facial recognition and linked to fee reimbursement and exams. Sports quota and communicative English course introduced.

Osmania University has outrightly rejected the TGCHE recommendation of introducing BE Biotechnology and BA (Hons) Telugu programmes from the academic year 2025-26, citing a dearth of faculty, classrooms, hostels and infrastructure. The University accused the TGCHE of taking the top-down approach, undermining its autonomy

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.

Over 35 years since its formation, the Telangana State Council of Higher Education still operates from a rented university building. With unresolved infrastructure issues, the Council has requested government approval to relocate to the Hermitage Office Complex in Nampally.

The UK and Telangana are exploring collaborations in higher education, including setting up off-campus UK university centres, joint certifications, exchange programmes, and Chevening Fellowships. British officials met TSCHE representatives to discuss academic partnerships and research cooperation

The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) has directed universities to stop affiliated colleges from collecting tuition fees from students eligible for fee reimbursement. The move follows public backlash and media reports highlighting violations at government-aided and university colleges

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.

TG PECET 2025 results were declared with 94.96% candidates qualifying. Of 1,767 attendees, 1,678 passed. For BPEd, 95.79% qualified; for DPEd, 92.61% cleared. Results are available at pecet.tgche.ac.in.

TGCHE plans to crack whip on institutions offering courses without UGC, AICTE, university affiliation or the State government approval

For the online test conducted in two sessions on Sunday, as many as 38,758 candidates registered and 32,106 candidates appeared for the entrance examination in two sessions across the State

The TGCHE signed an MoU with NASSCOM to undertake skill development initiatives in emerging technologies and upskill one lakh learners annually over the course of three years in the State

Bucket system will be reinstated for the academic year 2025-26; it allows students to pick their undergraduate subjects from a pool

Three new policies of the State government will come into force in the upcoming academic year, impacting a broad range of higher education programmes, including engineering, pharmacy and management

The Council will shortly come up with an online common application portal and eligible candidates can apply for 12 universities via a single application form

Academic activities were suspended, classes were boycotted, and administrative offices remained closed throughout the day as part of the protest

Osmania University decided to launch for the first time a four-year BA (Hons) Telugu programme

The BSc subject experts suggested scrapping the bucket system, contending that it has been causing significant imbalances in the admissions. They also suggested capping seat intake to 60

The move is aimed at reviving the core engineering branches, which have been witnessing significant drop in admissions, besides enhancing the employability quotient of students who graduate from these programmes

Tie-up aims at nurturing skilled workforce for pharma industry, aligning educational training with industry needs, ensuring that students are equipped with practical knowledge and competencies

Online registrations will be open from March 12 to May 13. The computer-based tests will be conducted on June 1 from 10 am to 12 noon, and 2 pm to 4 pm