Hyderabad, February 26, 2026: The Telangana Education Commission has submitted a report to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy recommending major changes to the State’s education system.
The Telangana Education Commission report proposes scrapping the EAPCET entrance examination, introducing English as the medium of instruction from nursery, and ending automatic promotions for teachers.
The report was formally presented to the Chief Minister in Hyderabad on Thursday. The Commission said the proposed policy framework should be fully student-centric.
One of the key recommendations relates to teacher promotions. The Commission suggested that teachers should not receive automatic promotions. Instead, promotions should be based on performance evaluations conducted every five years.
According to the report, teachers who fail to meet required standards would be given two years to improve. If there is no improvement after this period, they may be removed from service.
The Commission clarified that these provisions should apply only to newly recruited teachers and not to those already in service.
On the medium of instruction, the Telangana Education Commission report recommended English from nursery through university level. It also proposed implementing the three-language formula from Class I.
Under this formula, students would study Telugu or Urdu, English, and Hindi. The report also suggested integrating pre-primary education, including Nursery, LKG, and UKG, into primary schools.
In higher education reforms, the Commission recommended conducting Board examinations only in the second year of Intermediate. It proposed scrapping EAPCET and granting admissions to engineering, agriculture, and pharmacy courses based on Intermediate marks.
The report further suggested merging the SSC and Intermediate Boards. To improve academic standards, it recommended increasing the minimum pass percentage to 45 percent.
Teacher education was another area of focus. The Commission proposed scrapping the Diploma in Elementary Education programme and restructuring the B.Ed course into two streams.
These streams would include B.Ed Primary for Nursery to Class V and B.Ed Secondary for Classes VI to XII. The report suggested consultations with the National Council for Teacher Education for implementing these changes.
It also recommended making 150 days of mandatory teaching practice in schools compulsory for B.Ed students.
The Commission called for regulatory amendments to control IIT-JEE and NEET coaching centres and hostels. The proposed regulations would cover fees, infrastructure, faculty standards, curriculum, student mental health, and advertising.
The report recommended abolishing the self-financing system in universities. Courses with strong student demand should be converted into regular programmes.
It also suggested conducting student elections in line with the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations. The State government is expected to examine the report and take a decision on implementation.
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