Hyderabad: The Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE) has moved to reduce the academic load on degree students, trimming the total credits for three-year undergraduate courses from 150 to 124. The revised framework will roll out from the 2025–26 academic year.
Under the new structure, major subjects will carry 56 credits, down from 60. English will be capped at 12 credits instead of 20, while second languages like Telugu and Hindi will also see a cut from 20 to 12. Language subjects will no longer be part of the final year.
Officials say the decision aims to ease syllabus pressure and create room for tech-based and value-added courses. Inputs were taken from chairpersons of Boards of Studies across universities before finalising the model, according to State Council of Higher Education Chairman B. Balakishore Reddy.
Meanwhile, IIT Madras is introducing two new BTech programmes starting 2025–26. The courses – BTech in Computational Engineering and Mechanics (CEM) and BTech in Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering – will offer 40 seats each. Admissions will be through JEE Advanced via JoSAA counselling.
In related developments, the Medical Recruitment Board on Monday released results for the MPHA (Female) exam. A total of 20,600 candidates had appeared for 1,931 posts. The board advised aspirants to check their marks on its official site.
Within the last 10 days, results for 732 Grade-2 Pharmacist posts and 2,322 Nursing Officer posts were also published.