Telangana to form committee to review fee structure of engineering colleges

The Telangana State Government is set to revise the fee structure for engineering colleges across the state, with an emphasis on enhancing educational standards and aligning with national and global benchmarks. A comprehensive review process is underway and the final decision will take into account infrastructure, faculty quality, laboratory facilities and adherence to regulatory norms.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has ordered officials to formulate a fair and future-ready fee structure that promotes academic excellence, particularly in high-demand fields like Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The government aims to ensure that Telangana's engineering institutions can compete at the international level by mandating improved facilities and compliance with AICTE guidelines. A committee will be formed to study various parameters of educational quality and infrastructure in engineering colleges.

Additionally, the state will adopt a data-driven and equitable approach, ensuring that no institution gains undue advantage. The government has also affirmed that the engineering admission counseling process will be completed within the stipulated timeline to avoid delays in the academic calendar.

The government will also factor in key Supreme Court judgments, including the Islamic Academy of Education vs. Karnataka and P.A. Inamdar vs. State of Maharashtra, which emphasise the need for transparency and objectivity in fee determination.

The Vigilance and Enforcement Department’s earlier inspection reports, ignored by the previous administration, will now be reviewed. The current government accuses the earlier regime of selectively allowing fee hikes and ignoring quality issues in several institutions.

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