Telangana High Court allows Hyderabad engineering college to conduct TGEAPCET counselling for 2025-26

Indian Express

09-07-2025

In an interim order, the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to include Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology in Hyderabad, run by the Sultan-Ul-Uloom Educational Society, in the TGEAPCET counselling for 2025-26 for all courses. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara also clarified that 'any such admission will remain subject to final outcome of the writ appeals and will not create any right or equity'. The division bench was hearing an interlocutory application filed by the college asking permission to conduct the counselling for TGEAPCET (the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture, and Medical Common Entrance Test, also known as TSEAMCET), as per the June 27 notification, for all courses it offers. In a previous interim order issued on May 1, the court had stayed the 'no admission' and 'withdrawal of approval' clauses imposed on the college by the AICTE. However, there was no specific order directing the college to be included in the counselling process. The senior counsel appearing for the college pointed out that it has been operating since 1980, benefiting approximately 1,500 students annually. Since the AICTE website showed the college's status as 'no admission' and 'withdrawal of approval', the institution was unable to admit students, hampering not only its future but also the interests of students, the counsel further argued. The college also argued that the AICTE's denial of approval, primarily based on alleged deficiencies in title documents, building plans, and occupancy certificates, was unwarranted. However, the AICTE's counsel expressed concern that if counselling facilities were provisionally extended to the college and it eventually failed to succeed in the appeal, students who gained admission through the process might claim equity, potentially jeopardising their academic future.
Rahul V Pisharody is an Assistant Editor with the Indian Express Online and has been reporting from Telangana on various issues since 2019. Besides a focused approach to big news developments, Rahul has a keen interest in stories about Hyderabad and its inhabitants and looks out for interesting features on the city's heritage, environment, history culture etc. His articles are straightforward and simple reads in sync with the context.
Rahul started his career as a journalist in 2011 with The New Indian Express and worked in different roles at the Hyderabad bureau for over 8 years. As Deputy Metro Editor, he was in charge of the Hyderabad bureau of the newspaper and coordinated with the team of district correspondents, centres and internet desk for over three years.
A native of Palakkad in Kerala, Rahul has a Master's degree in Communication (Print and New Media) from the University of Hyderabad and a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. Long motorcycle rides and travel photography are among his other interests. ... Read More