Hyderabad, Aug. 30 -- First year intermediate students who were promoted to the second year without taking the exams will now have to first year Intermediate Public Examinations.

As per a report by Telangana Today, a schedule for the same will be issued by the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education once the junior colleges reopen for offline classes.

"There will be Intermediate first-year examinations for second-year students for sure. Accordingly, students should prepare," Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy said here on Sunday.

Earlier this year, when a notification was issued, 4.59 lakh students had registered for the first-year intermediate examinations. However, the State government promoted all Intermediate first-ye...