Archived report from 14 July 2026. Dates and availability described below may have changed. View recent updates and confirm details with the linked source.
Paying TS B.Tech Fees This Week? 21 Colleges' 2026-27 Fees Are Under High Court Orders — Check the Official List First
21 private engineering colleges in Telangana have challenged TAFRC's 2026-27 fee fixation in the High Court, and several hold interim orders permitting a different fee for AY 2026-27. The court directed the Education Department to inform parents that fees paid are subject to its final verdict. A consolidated PDF of the High Court fee orders is published on tgeapcet.nic.in — review it before paying the tuition fee during self-reporting.
The tuition fee you pay at some Telangana private engineering colleges for AY 2026-27 may not be final. 21 colleges have moved the Telangana High Court against the fee fixed by the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) for the 2025-26 to 2027-28 block (notified via G.O.Ms.No.6, dated March 4, 2026), after the committee reduced their proposed fees or declined an increase.
What the High Court has directed:
• Several petitioner colleges hold interim orders permitting them to collect a court-specified fee for 2026-27 pending final disposal — for example, Visvesvaraya College of Engineering and Technology (Ibrahimpatnam) was permitted to collect ₹85,000/year against the ₹64,000 TAFRC had fixed (WP No. 20870/2026)
• The Education Department must inform students and parents that fees paid at these colleges are subject to the court's final verdict
• Copies of the orders for all the petitioner colleges have been published for public view — the consolidated "Fee Honourable High Court Orders" PDF and an "Attention to Parents and Candidates" notice are linked on the tgeapcet.nic.in homepage
What candidates and parents should do:
• Before paying the tuition fee during self-reporting, check whether your allotted college appears in the High Court orders PDF on tgeapcet.nic.in
• Preserve every fee receipt — if the court's final verdict revises the fee, amounts collected in the interim may need adjustment or refund
• Treat the fee shown on the counselling portal as the operative figure; these are interim, case-specific orders, not a general fee revision
Separately, in the fee-reimbursement (GO 9) case, the High Court on July 10 directed affiliated colleges not to collect fees from students for now while the government clears reimbursement dues — the government committed to releasing ₹250 crore immediately, clearing dues for 2nd–4th-year students by July 31 and the first instalment for first-years by August 15. If the government misses those deadlines, colleges may collect fees directly from students. The matter is next listed on July 20, 2026.
Information is sourced from official government notifications (APSCHE, TGCHE, TAFRC, APHERMC) and verified news outlets. Dates and details may change — always verify on the official website before taking action.