Telangana government cuts fees for private engineering colleges

The Telangana Congress government has reduced engineering fees in 19 private colleges, with the highest cut at Rs 45,000 for Nallamalla Reddy Engineering College. Some colleges saw fees increased. The High Court is hearing cases as colleges seek clarity

Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress government has drastically reduced the undergraduate engineering course fees in several private engineering colleges, including slashing previous fee structures.

As per the information available with the Higher Education department, fees of 19 private engineering colleges have been slashed by the government. Notably, the highest amount of Rs 45,000 has been cut for Nallamalla Reddy Engineering College.

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Similarly, Guru Nanak Engineering College and Anurag Group of Institutions saw Rs 43,000 and Rs 35,100 cut in their engineering fees respectively. Fees for CMR College of Engineering and Technology were reduced to Rs 23,800.

Other private engineering colleges whose fees were reduced include CMR Institute of Technology, CMR Technical Campus, Mahaveer Engineering College, Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, and MLRIT.

As per the new fee fixation, the government appears to have targeted colleges owned by BRS leaders. Out of the total 19 colleges whose fees have been reduced, nearly 15 belong to BRS MLAs.

However, for some private engineering colleges, the government increased the fees significantly. The government decided to increase the fees for G Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Sciences by Rs 62,000, while Vasavi College of Engineering and Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology saw increases of Rs 35,000 and Rs 30,500 respectively.

The fee revision for the three-year block period 2025-28 is due in the academic year 2025-26. The Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee, which invited applications for fee fixation, recommended the new fee structure to the government. Fees were enhanced for 63 colleges, and the old fee has been retained for 70 colleges. As the State government has not finalised fees even as the academic year nears the end, the colleges approached the High Court, which is hearing the issue.