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TGBIE Sets October 31 Deadline for 2027 Attendance Exemptions
The Telangana education board has set rules for private students who want to take the 2027 intermediate exams without meeting the usual attendance requirement.
They need to apply online by October 31.
Applying costs Rs 500, and applying late costs more.
The board will not return the money if someone turns out not to qualify.
The route is available to certain Arts and Humanities students and students seeking subject changes or additional subjects.
Applicants must send school documents, and students from other boards need an eligibility certificate.
Some first-year subjects will have internal assessments from the 2026-27 academic year.
Students cannot use this attendance exemption to enter the second year of the new ACE group directly.
Private candidates seeking attendance exemption for the March 2027 Intermediate Public Examinations must apply by October 31.
The exemption fee is Rs 500; late applications cost an additional Rs 200 through November 15 or Rs 500 through November 30.
Applications must be submitted online, and fees will not be refunded or adjusted if a candidate is found ineligible.
Eligible applicants include Arts and Humanities candidates, some students changing from Science, and candidates seeking additional subjects; BPC graduates may take Mathematics as an additional subject.
Applicants must upload specified academic documents; first-year internal assessments apply from 2026-27, and direct second-year ACE entry through the exemption route is not allowed.
- Who
- Private candidates seeking attendance exemption, under rules announced by the Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE).
- What
- Applications for attendance exemption to sit the Intermediate Public Examinations in March 2027.
- Where
- Telangana; applications are submitted online through the official TGBIE website.
- When
- The deadline is October 31; late applications are accepted through November 15 or November 30 at higher fees.
- Why
- To allow eligible private candidates to appear in the Intermediate Public Examinations without meeting the attendance requirement.
Candidate requirements
Board rules
Attendance exemption
Candidate requirements
Eligible private candidates may apply to take the March 2027 examinations without attendance, including specified Arts and Humanities, subject-change, and additional-subject candidates.
Board rules
TGBIE requires applications by set deadlines, prescribed fees, and supporting documents; fees are not refunded if a candidate is ineligible.
Year and subject access
Candidate requirements
Candidates meeting the stated gap rules may sit for first-year examinations or both years together; BPC graduates may take Mathematics as an additional subject.
Board rules
The board says first-year internal assessments apply from 2026-27 and does not permit direct second-year entry into ACE through attendance exemption.
Key facts
- Exam session
- March 2027 Intermediate Public Examinations
- Standard application deadline
- October 31
- Exemption fee
- Rs 500
- Late application deadlines
- Through November 15 with Rs 200 late fee; through November 30 with Rs 500 late fee
- Application method
- Online through the official TGBIE website
- Refund policy
- Fees are not refundable or adjustable if the candidate is found ineligible
- Eligibility documents
- SSC certificate, transfer certificate or proof of study without school attendance, and other required documents; other-board candidates also need a TGBIE eligibility certificate
- Internal assessments
- Apply to first-year subjects from 2026-27
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