Telangana Inter admissions 2026 from May 8; TGBIE notifies 33% girls quota, 1st year schedule, anti-drug norms

The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has released the admission schedule for Intermediate first-year enrolment for the academic session 2026-27, asking all government, aided, unaided, residential, minority and vocational junior colleges to begin the first phase of admissions from May 8.

As per the official board press release, institutions have been instructed to complete the first admission cycle by June 30, while classroom teaching for first-year students will begin from June 1.

The board has allowed colleges to grant provisional admissions using online SSC marksheets, but final confirmation will be made only after students submit original SSC pass certificates and transfer certificates.

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In its communication, TGBIE also made it clear that no junior college can conduct any independent admission test or screening. Student intake must strictly be done on the basis of Grade Point Average(GPA), subject grades or qualifying marks, failing which “stringent action” may follow against the institution, the board said.

TGBIE Admissions 2026: Admission activity, reservation

The board in its communication issued admission schedules and category-wise reservation norms. The admission schedule with dates is shown in the below table.

The reservation structure notified by the board with percentages is shown in the table below;

TGBIE Admissions 2026: Girls Reservation

TGBIE has reserved one-third(33.3%) of the total seats for girls wherever there are no separate girls’ colleges.

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The board has also made Aadhaar submission compulsory for students taking admission in government, aided, unaided, welfare, minority, model and residential junior colleges. Unaided institutions have been specifically warned not to exceed the sanctioned intake of 88 students per section or open unsanctioned combinations without prior permission.

Further, all principals have been directed to:

• Implement a mandatory anti-drug affidavit signed by both parents and students
• Ensure security arrangements for girl students
• Daily display vacant and filled seats at college entrance
• Forward foreign,OCI student admission details to police within 24 hours

TGBIE in the press note advised parents to seek admission “only in affiliated colleges,” with the approved institution list available on the board’s official portals.