For the years 2022 to 25 the Telangana government has approved an increase in tuition for BTech and BE programs at private, non-state-funded engineering universities. The fee has increased for 159 engineering institutes in the state, as suggested by the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC).
The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, was assigned the highest tuition rate of Rs. 1.6 lakh per academic year. CVR College of Engineering, which charges Rs. 1.5 lakh annually, and Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, which charges Rs. 1.4 lakh, follow. Other colleges also experienced a considerable increase in costs. The fee regulation has set an additional amount from students over and above the tuition charge for certain professional courses of Rs 3,000 each year. The committee has also decided to determine the amounts under several headings for special fees for the academic years 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Students must pay Rs 2,000 as a one-time payment under the special fees at the time of admission and registration. The order stated that of the 2,000 rupees, “Rs 500 shall be remitted by the institution to the concerned university and the rest Rs 1,500 shall be retained by the institution.” Additionally, each year, Rs 1,000 would be taken from the pupils under special services. Additionally, students must pay Rs. 1,500 for common services such as exam-related services, academic audits, curriculum revisions, staff training sessions, coordination meetings, and upkeep and growth of the university website. At the time of admission, a further Rs 1,000 will be required for the joint use of the library and lab.
Additionally, it has been mandated that Telangana engineering institutes collect the annual tuition money every year in advance, either entirely at once or in instalments. The government ruling said that “the university shall not charge any capitation fee or any amount illegally under any other head or pretence.” The institutions were informed that, if they are not otherwise properly recognised by the government, AICTE, or concerned university, “the setting of the fee structure by the committee will not by itself enable or permit the managements to offer the relevant courses in their institutions.” Additionally, it stated that the fee structure had been modified in accordance with the information submitted by the institutions and was still subject to physical inspection.
