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Telangana Private Engineering Colleges Face Scrutiny Over Excess Fees
Some private engineering colleges in Telangana are asking students for more money than the official fee.
One college reportedly asks for Rs 47,000 extra, while another asks for Rs 27,000 extra.
Some colleges also want students to pay a whole year’s fee when they join.
Colleges say these extra charges cover things such as uniforms, career development, and other needs.
They also say delayed government reimbursements make it harder to pay salaries and other costs.
Regulators say colleges cannot legally collect money beyond the approved fee.
The Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee has received complaints and warned colleges.
Colleges that break the rules may face fines and other legal action.
Private engineering colleges in Telangana are reportedly collecting amounts beyond TAFRC-approved fees.
One Ghatkesar college charges Rs 47,000 extra under various heads.
A Nadurgul college reportedly collects an additional Rs 27,000 at admission.
Some colleges demand an entire year’s fee when students enroll.
TAFRC has warned that unauthorized collections will be treated as capitation fees.
- Who
- Private engineering colleges, students, the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee, and higher-education associations are involved.
- What
- Colleges are reportedly collecting extra charges and, in some cases, demanding a full year’s fee at admission.
- Where
- Private engineering colleges in Telangana, including colleges in Ghatkesar and Nadurgul.
- When
- The article cites a TAFRC warning circular dated July 28, 2026; the timing of the reported collections is not otherwise specified.
- Why
- Colleges cite institutional charges and delayed government fee-reimbursement payments, while regulators say unauthorized collections violate fee rules.
Regulators and student interests
Private college managements
Extra fees
Regulators and student interests
The Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee says amounts collected beyond the prescribed fee are unauthorized, illegal, and impermissible capitation fees.
Private college managements
A college head said charges for admission, NBA, special services, career development, uniforms, and miscellaneous needs are institutional expenses outside the convenor-quota fee structure.
Full-year payment demands
Regulators and student interests
The reported practice of requiring students to pay an entire year’s fee at admission conflicts with the fee-payment norms described in the article.
Private college managements
A college principal said delayed or unpaid government reimbursements can leave colleges unable to recover dues, leading some institutions to seek the full fee upfront or use one or two instalments.
Government reimbursement delays
Regulators and student interests
Students and colleges remain affected while pending reimbursement payments are unresolved.
Private college managements
The Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Education Institutions said delayed reimbursements have complicated fee collection and hindered payment of salaries and other overheads.
Key facts
- Approved annual fees cited
- Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 1.33 lakh for government or convenor quota seats.
- Extra charge in Ghatkesar
- Rs 47,000 under various additional heads.
- Extra charge in Nadurgul
- Rs 27,000 at the time of admission.
- Reported additional charges
- Admission, NBA, special, career development, uniform, and miscellaneous fees.
- Reimbursement cited
- For one student category, colleges reportedly receive or expect Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000, with the remaining fee borne by students.
- Regulatory response
- TAFRC said it has received complaints, issued a warning, and fined colleges.
- Potential penalties
- Unauthorized collections may be treated as capitation fees and attract legal action and per-student fines.
Quotes
Aineni Santosh Kumar
President of the Telangana Schools and Technical Colleges Employees Association state unit
“The non-clearance of the pending fee reimbursement dues from the government has not only complicated the fee collection and hamstrung the colleges in meeting payment of salaries and other overheads, but also compounded the problem due to the delay.”
thehansindia.com
“Indeed, several institutions have been collecting money not instalment-wise but asking students to pay the entire fees of one year at the time of admission itself”
thehansindia.com
Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee
Telangana committee responsible for regulating admissions and fees
“the institutions shall not charge any capitation fee or any amount unauthorised or illegally under any other head or guise (e.g., donation etc), either directly or indirectly, other than the fee fixed by the Committee, as collection of any such unauthorised amounts would amount to charging of capitation fee”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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