Hyderabad, June 14 -- Several students from private pharmacy and engineering colleges across Hyderabad are facing a critical situation as government fee reimbursement delays continue to jeopardise their academic progress.

College in Hyderabad demands lakhs as govt lags on payments

With final exams approaching, many students are being asked to pay fees amounting to over Rs 1.65 lakh at a pharmacy college, raising concerns about missing crucial exams and potentially losing years of education.

At St Paul's College of Pharmacy in Hyderabad, students allege that the state government reimbursed only the first-year fees following the TS EAMCET 2021 admissions, leaving the remaining three years unpaid. As a result, the college is now asking st...