Telangana High Court Orders Fresh Mop-Up Round for Engineering Admissions, Overturning Previous Ruling

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“Court Ruling Provides Relief to Private Engineering Colleges, Addressing the Rising Demand for Computer Science and Technical Education”

Hyderabad, September 10, 2024: The Telangana High Court has directed the State Education Department and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to conduct a fresh mop-up round of counselling for engineering admissions in the academic year 2024-25. This decision comes after a two-judge bench overturned an earlier ruling by a single judge, following multiple appeals from private engineering institutions.

The division bench, led by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao, addressed several writ appeals filed by engineering colleges, including Vidya Jyothi Educational Society. The institutions contested the state’s rejection of 280 seats in the B.Tech Computer Science Engineering (CSE) course, which comprised a proposed merger of 60 seats from other branches and an additional intake of 120 seats approved by AICTE and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) for spot admissions.

The appellants argued that the state authorities had unfairly denied their request for an increased intake, despite similar approvals being granted to other institutions. They claimed the rejection amounted to discrimination, as 56 out of 70 engineering institutions had received approval for additional seats, while their requests were dismissed without proper justification.

Previously, the Telangana High Court’s single judge had dismissed pleas for additional seats and a fresh counselling round, citing that the admissions process had already been finalized. However, the two-judge bench disagreed with this decision, noting that the admissions process was not fully completed, and the course had not yet commenced in some institutions. The bench found that the private colleges had been unfairly deprived of the opportunity to increase their intake.

In its ruling, the court ordered that all engineering institutions be notified of their full intake capacity for the upcoming mop-up round of counselling. This decision allows private colleges to offer more seats, particularly in high-demand courses like B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering (CSE), and provides students with an additional opportunity to secure admissions.

The ruling is a significant relief for private engineering colleges, as it addresses the growing demand for technical education, especially in courses related to computer science and engineering.

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