Colleges in Telangana under five universities shut doors over unpaid dues

HYDERABAD: The dispute over long-pending dues to private degree colleges has re-emerged with colleges affiliated to five universities remaining shut on Tuesday, even as semester exams are scheduled in the week ahead. The college owners had called a statewide strike last month, but called it off following assurances by senior officials.

On Tuesday, undergraduate and postgraduate colleges affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kakatiya University, Satavahana University, Palamuru University, and Telangana University remained closed, disrupting semester exams and impacting over seven lakh students from 1,048 colleges.