Telangana universities told to stop fee collection from students eligible for reimbursement

The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) has directed universities to stop affiliated colleges from collecting tuition fees from students eligible for fee reimbursement. The move follows public backlash and media reports highlighting violations at government-aided and university colleges

Hyderabad: The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) on Wednesday asked universities to direct all degree colleges under different managements not to collect tuition fee from students eligible for fee reimbursement from the State government.

This direction comes following a story published in these columns with the headline ‘Rough start for degree students’ on Wednesday, which highlighted how colleges, including government-aided and university colleges, were forcing students to shell out at least half the tuition fee despite being eligible for fee reimbursement.

In fact, several students’ organisations have also raised the issue with the TGCHE and the government, expressing their strong dissent against the colleges’ move.

“All registrars of conventional universities instruct the principals/managements of affiliated private degree colleges, university constituents, and government colleges under your jurisdiction not to collect tuition fee from the RTF eligible students,” the TGCHE said in a letter to universities.