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Student attendance remained low on the first day of school reopening in Telangana as many parents avoided sending children to classes due to Amavasya. Social media users also criticised the government for scheduling the reopening on a day considered inauspicious by many.

Schools across Telangana reopened for the 2026-27 academic year after a 52-day summer vacation. Attendance remained low as reopening coincided with Amavasya. The State government also relaunched the breakfast scheme and introduced a milk scheme in select government schools.

The upcoming National School Mental Health Policy will introduce mandatory counsellor ratios, anti-bullying mechanisms and wellness protocols in schools across India. The policy aims to shift focus from crisis response to preventive mental healthcare and emotional well-being among students.

Telangana schools will close for the 2025–26 academic year on Thursday, with a 50-day summer break starting April 24. Schools will reopen on June 12, while results of SA-II exams will be declared and parent-teacher meetings held.

Hyderabad-based MSN Laboratories will fund Sarvodaya Grama Seva Foundation to set up 25 libraries and study centres in backward districts of Telangana. The initiative aims to cultivate reading habits and provide upskilling opportunities for government school students.

Telangana schools will shift to half-day schedule from March 16, operating from 8 am to 12.30 pm. SSC exam centres will function in the afternoon. Urdu medium schools have also revised timings in view of Ramzan

Despite promising a mega DSC notification in February 2025, the Telangana Congress government has yet to act. Aspirants and education bodies have criticised the delay, citing broken election promises and growing uncertainty

School Education Department has sent a proposal to revive breakfast scheme, stopped by the Congress government for the last two academic years, in all government and local body schools from the next academic year

Schools have been granted a 13-day Dasara holiday till October 3 and they will reopen on October 4. If students skip school on October 4, which is a Saturday, they can extend their vacation by two days and rejoin the classwork on Monday October 6.

Telangana government schools will introduce a ‘School Captain’ system for all students, including a captain, vice-captain, and group captains. Leaders will maintain discipline, coordinate school clubs, represent schools at events, and act as a bridge between students and administration.

The School Education Department has announced 13-day Dasara holidays for schools in Telangana from September 21 to October 3. Classes will resume on October 4, with FA-2 exams before vacation and SA-1 exams scheduled from October 24 to 31.

The new facial recognition attendance system (FRS), introduced for Telangana teachers on August 1, faced server issues and GPS errors, causing delays in marking attendance. The system aims to prevent proxy attendance and improve monitoring in real time.

Telangana has constructed only 58 percent of its sanctioned kitchen-cum-stores under the PM Poshan Yojana, ranking lowest among Indian States. With over 12,000 kitchens still pending, schools struggle to cook mid-day meals, especially during the rainy season

The school education department recently sought a nod from the State government, as in the past a section of teachers had opposed the introduction of a facial recognition attendance system.

The mid-day meals social audit for 2024 commissioned by the School Education department revealed that 22.5 percent of urban students do not take mid-day meals. Similarly, 21.2 percent of students do not have meals from schools where the centralised agency supplies food.

A total of 385 settlements do not have primary schools, 1,955 lack upper primary schools and 2,158 are without a high school

Special classes to continue for preparing Class X students for SSC Public Examination, schools which have SSC examination centres to function from 1 pm to 5 pm

According to official sources, the half-day schools may commence from March 15.

Despite Right to Education 2009 Act norms of 30:1 at primary level and 35:1 at upper primary level, the current pupil-teacher ratio shows a worrisome situation

After their brief vacation, students will need to prepare for the Formative Assessment Exams - IV. Schools have been instructed to conduct exams for Class X students by January 29, and for students in Classes I to IX by February 28.