Telangana forms high-level committee to modernise polytechnic education and address student concerns
Telangana has constituted a six-member high-level committee to review polytechnic education, address stakeholder concerns and recommend measures to modernise curricula, infrastructure and career pathways.
The committee has been constituted through Government Order G.O.Rt.No.1239 dated August 24, 2026, issued by the General Administration (SPL.A) Department.
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has constituted a high-level committee to review the proposed institutional arrangements for modernising polytechnic education and protecting the academic and career interests of students and other stakeholders.
The committee has been constituted through Government Order G.O.Rt.No.1239 dated August 24, 2026, issued by the General Administration (SPL.A) Department.
The move follows the government’s efforts to align the state’s polytechnic system with the emerging skill-development and industry ecosystem, including the objectives of the Young India Skills University (YISU).
The government had earlier issued G.O.Ms.No.97 dated June 16, 2026, as part of efforts to establish greater convergence between the polytechnic system and the state’s evolving skills and industry requirements. The objective included strengthening polytechnic education, modernising curricula and infrastructure, increasing industry participation, expanding internship and apprenticeship opportunities, and improving employability and higher-education pathways for polytechnic students.
The latest order said concerns and apprehensions had subsequently been expressed by students, faculty, employees and other stakeholders over the proposed institutional arrangements and their possible implications.
These concerns include the existing diploma framework, academic progression, ECET and lateral-entry opportunities, fee structures, service conditions of employees, institutional identity and the role of existing technical-education bodies.
Against this backdrop, the government has constituted the six-member committee with K. Keshava Rao, Advisor to the Government (Public Affairs), as Chairman.
The other members are Prof. M. Kodandaram, Member, Telangana Legislative Council; Prof. Shantha Sinha, Professor (Retd.); Navin Mittal, IAS, Special Chief Secretary to Government, Energy Department; Secretary to Government, SHAKTI Department; and the Commissioner of Technical Education, who will serve as Member-Convenor.
The committee has been tasked with holding extensive consultations with all concerned stakeholders and studying the issues in detail before making specific recommendations to the government.
It has been given 30 days to submit its recommendations on the way forward.
The government said further necessary action would be taken after receiving the committee’s recommendations.
The move comes as Telangana seeks to strengthen the link between technical education, industry requirements and emerging skill-development pathways while addressing concerns surrounding the future structure and academic progression of polytechnic students.
