Over 93,000 Students Secure Seats in Telangana's DOST Third Phase Admissions

Hyderabad: The completion of the third phase of DOST seat allotment has resulted in 93,516 candidates securing admission slots across Telangana's degree colleges. The Higher Education Council, led by Chairman V. Balakishta Reddy alongside Commissioner of Collegiate Education Sridevasena, unveiled the allotment details on Thursday. Candidates who have been allotted seats have been instructed to finish their online self-reporting process by July 2.

For students who received seats during any of the first three phases and have already completed online self-reporting, physical verification at their assigned colleges is mandatory. This verification window extends from June 27 to July 4 to finalise their admissions.

Following the conclusion of the first three counselling cycles, a total of 1,56,531 students have secured admissions against 3,70,509 available positions spread across 780 degree colleges participating in the DOST system.

Commerce Stream Dominates Admissions

The preference for commerce education continues to lead student choices this admission cycle. B.Com programmes attracted 52,167 enrollments, making it the most sought-after qualification. B.Sc. Physical Sciences followed with 34,194 admissions, while B.Sc. Life Sciences registered 28,000 students. B.A. courses saw 22,704 admissions, B.B.A. programmes enrolled 11,969 candidates, and B.Sc. Group courses filled 2,059 positions.

College-wise Seat Filling

Government autonomous colleges continued to command the strongest attraction among students. Of the 45,060 seats available across 36 government autonomous institutions, 39,098 were successfully filled. Government colleges, numbering 116 in total, saw 26,016 admissions against their 50,940 available seats.

Private colleges, comprising 580 institutions, accommodated 70,471 students out of 2,47,040 total capacity. Additionally, five private autonomous colleges filled 4,612 seats from their combined 7,490 available positions.

Despite the completion of three counselling phases, the state continues to face significant vacancies. Approximately 2,13,978 seats remain unfilled across all institutions, representing nearly 58 percent of the overall seat inventory.