No fee hike for professional courses this year in Telangana

HYDERABAD: The Telangana govt on Monday issued a GO stating that there will be no fee hike for professional courses for the academic year 2025-26. The decision was based on the recommendations submitted by the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC).

The committee made three recommendations, of which one suggests that the existing fee structure fixed for the 2022-25 block period should continue until a new committee is constituted to review and revise fee parameters. "The govt may appoint a committee of officers to examine the parameters for fee fixation and suggest revised criteria for private unaided professional colleges, after studying processes in other states and taking into account relevant Supreme Court and high court rulings," the committee stated.

It also noted that the fee proposals submitted by private unaided professional colleges for the 2025-28 block period deviate from the parameters and conditions laid down by courts.

After examining the issue, the govt accepted TAFRC's recommendation to retain the existing fee structure for courses including BE/B Tech, ME/M Tech, B Arch, M Arch, B Pharmacy, M Pharmacy, Pharm D, Pharm D (PB), MBA, MCA, MBA Integrated, and B Vocational Courses in private unaided professional institutions for the 2025-26 academic year.The order also directed the commissioner of Technical Education, the secretary of the TGCHE, and the administrative officer of TAFRC to take action.

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