Colleges threaten to close from November 3 over fee reimbursement dues

The Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Institutions (FATHI) has decided to close all colleges indefinitely from November 3, 2025, due to the government’s failure to fulfill the promised fee refund charges.

At an emergency core committee meeting on Sunday, it decided to make a formal notification to the State government on October 22, followed by a meeting with the association of accredited colleges on October 24 and consultations with student unions on October 25.

FATHI representative K. Ramdass said a plenary meeting has been scheduled for October 26 to garner wider support for the movement and consultations with all parties are planned by November 1.

He said the FATHI committee has urged the government to release funds to all out-of-scope colleges without delay, deduct dues of minority colleges immediately and release all pending RTF (Tuition Fee Reimbursement) amounts by April 1, 2026. The government should also disburse the assured ₹900 crore by November 1, 2025, he said. Earlier, FATHI met Congress leader K Keshav Rao and convinced him to take it. problem with the upper government.