Telangana High Court Rejects Colleges' Request for Additional CSE Seats
The Telangana High Court has recently dismissed petitions from several private engineering colleges seeking approval to fill additional seats in their Computer Science Engineering (CSE) programs. The state government had previously rejected these requests, citing concerns about an overemphasis on CSE at the expense of other engineering disciplines.
The colleges contended that they should be permitted to fill the extra seats based on approvals from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and other regulatory bodies. However, the court upheld the government's stance, highlighting the necessity for a balanced distribution of engineering courses throughout the state. This decision aims to prevent an over-concentration of CSE programs in Hyderabad, which could undermine the sustainability of institutions in rural areas.
Following the completion of the counselling process, several private engineering colleges sought a directive to conduct a mop-up round of counselling to fill the additional approved intake. The state government opposed this request and did not permit the filling of these extra seats.
Advocate General A. Sudarsan Reddy argued before the court that Section 20 of the State Education Act grants the government the authority to regulate such matters. He presented the academic calendar for BTech courses, which began on August 19, and opposed any interim relief at this stage. As a result, Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy rejected all interim applications submitted by the colleges.
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