Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Telangana Announces Special Phase Seat Allotments for 57,690 Candidates
In Telangana, a big group of students applied for college seats through a special online phase.
About 57,700 students signed up, and the state gave out almost 54,000 seats.
Most students wanted to study Commerce, followed by Physical and Life Sciences.
The students who got seats will get a text message and can see their details on the DOST website or via WhatsApp.
They must confirm their seat online between July 30 and August 1 and pay a small fee unless they qualify for a free pass.
If they don’t show up at their college in time, they lose the seat.
57,690 candidates applied via web options in Telangana’s special phase.
44,179 seats were allotted on first priority choices; 9,788 on second or lower priorities.
Commerce was the most popular stream, with 23,516 applicants, followed by Physical Sciences (10,988) and Life Sciences (10,316).
Allotted candidates will receive SMS notifications and can view details on the DOST website or via WhatsApp.
Seats must be reserved online between 30 July and 1 August, with a Rs 500 or Rs 1,000 fee unless eligible for ePASS reimbursement.
- Who
- Telangana Council of Higher Education and DOST
- What
- Special phase seat allotments for higher‑education candidates
- When
- Announced Thursday; seats to be reserved 30 July–1 August
- Where
- Telangana, India
- Why
- To allocate seats based on candidates’ priority choices
- Total candidates
- 57,690
- Seats allotted on first priority
- 44,179
- Seats allotted on second/lower priority
- 9,788
- Most popular stream
- Commerce (23,516)
- Reservation fee
- Rs 500 or Rs 1,000