Hyderabad: Ending months of uncertainty, the Telangana government on Monday announced the fee reimbursement policy for 2015-16, continuing with the policy devised by the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in 2012.

Deputy CM Kadiam Srihari, who holds the education portfolio, announced the policy in his home district Warangal. “The government has decided not to make any changes to the existing policy and continue it as it is for this year,” he said.

Students who secure ranks below 10,000 in common entrance tests like Eamcet, Icet etc. and secure seats in merit quota in government-conducted counselling, are eligible for full fee reimbursement, irrespective of the fee in the respective colleges.

For students above 10,000 rank, the government will pay a maximum of Rs 35,000 per year; anything above this will have to be borne by the students. This upper cap on fee reimbursement is applicable to students from BCs, EBCs and minorities. SCs and STs are eligible for full reimbursement irrespective of their rank.

Mr Srihari said that only Telangana local students were eligible for fee reimbursement and their local status would be determined as per Article 371 (D).
Students will have to submit their education records of the last seven years and will be treated as locals of TS if they have pursued four years of education in TS out of seven years of study.

Telangana local students taking admissions in AP colleges are also eligible for fee reimbursement.

• Government decides to retain fee reimbursement policy of 2012, drops move to cap eligibility at 5,000 rank.
• Students with ranks below 10,000 in Cets and secure seats in merit quota eligible for full fee reimbursement.
• Students with above 10,000 to be reimbursed a maximum of `35,000 per year.
• Only Telangana local students eligible for fee reimbursement, their local status would be determined as per Article 371 (D).