The Telangana government has issued fresh guidelines for tuition fee reimbursement under the DBT model, specifying timelines for fund release and auto-renewal of scholarships. The move follows criticism from students, colleges and the High Court over the earlier policy
Telangana’s new fee reimbursement rule shifts payments to students via DBT, raising concerns over upfront fees and delays. Here’s what changed, why it matters, and how it impacts students.
The Telangana government has decided to transfer tuition fee reimbursement directly to students from the 2026-27 academic year instead of colleges. The move has triggered concerns among students and private colleges over delayed payments, financial burden and possible increase in dropouts
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
The private professional colleges have planned to organise ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ with lakhs of students, parents, teaching and non-teaching staff in the first week of November
