Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Telangana Polytechnic Students Await Clarity in Revised GO 97
Telangana polytechnic students are waiting for a new government order.
The order will explain how polytechnic colleges will be managed in the future.
A committee said students already enrolled should remain under the current education system.
It also said the technical education board and commissionerate should continue their existing work.
However, students are worried that future students may be placed under Young India Skills University.
They fear this could affect fees, funding and access to engineering through ECET.
The students stopped their 35-day protest after the committee held consultations.
They have not stopped asking the government to cancel GO 97.
Parents also want polytechnic education to remain affordable for rural and poorer families.
A high-level committee recommended retaining the existing technical education system for current polytechnic students.
The revised order would continue the State Board of Technical Education and Training and the Commissionerate of Technical Education in their present forms.
Students remain concerned that future batches could be affiliated with Young India Skills University.
The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee ended its 35-day non-cooperation programme but said its campaign would continue.
The amended GO 97 has not yet been issued, leaving students and parents awaiting clarity on fees, ECET and engineering pathways.
- Who
- Telangana polytechnic students, parents, the Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee and AIDSO are seeking changes to GO 97; a six-member committee headed by K. Keshava Rao reviewed the matter.
- What
- The government is preparing a revised GO 97 after a dispute over proposed changes to polytechnic administration and possible affiliation with Young India Skills University.
- When
- The committee was formed on August 24, and AIDSO submitted a memorandum on September 21; the revised order remains pending.
- Where
- Telangana, with the dispute centered in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Students and parents want written protection for diploma courses, fees, ECET and lateral entry into engineering, and oppose transferring or affiliating polytechnics with YISU or SHAKTI.
Student and Parent Concerns
Committee and Government Proposal
Future affiliation
Student and Parent Concerns
Students and parents oppose placing future polytechnic batches under or affiliating them with Young India Skills University, even if the government no longer describes the plan as a merger.
Committee and Government Proposal
The latest proposal protects students already admitted but leaves the question of affiliation for future batches open.
Status of GO 97
Student and Parent Concerns
AIDSO and parents say GO 97 should be completely withdrawn and polytechnic education should remain under the Education Department.
Committee and Government Proposal
The committee’s proposal would amend part of GO 97 rather than fully cancel it, while retaining key existing technical education bodies.
Affordability and governance
Student and Parent Concerns
AIDSO argues that provisions related to fees, revenue generation, self-sufficiency, commercial activities and industry participation could affect affordability and public funding.
Committee and Government Proposal
The proposal presented to stakeholders focuses on continuing the existing curriculum, examinations, certification and administrative arrangements for current students.
- Disputed order
- GO Ms No. 97 proposed changes to polytechnic administration.
- Committee
- A six-member committee headed by adviser K. Keshava Rao was formed on August 24 with 30 days to consult stakeholders.
- Current students
- The latest proposal would keep students already admitted under the existing system.
- Existing institutions
- The State Board of Technical Education and Training and the Commissionerate of Technical Education would continue in their present forms.
- Unresolved issue
- The proposal leaves open whether future batches could be affiliated with Young India Skills University.
- Student protest
- The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee ended a 35-day non-cooperation programme.
- Pending action
- The amended government order has not yet been issued.