Published Jul 24, 2026 | 12:45 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 24, 2026 | 12:45 PM
Education
Synopsis: SN Reddy, president of the Telangana Recognised Private Schools Association, said more than half of the nearly 3,500 private schools within GHMC limits remained shut. JNTU, Osmania University and Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences also postponed scheduled examinations, saying revised dates would be announced later.
Educational institutions across Telangana remained closed on Friday, 24 July, following a statewide bandh called by several student organisations demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak.
Many private schools and colleges in Hyderabad and other districts suspended classes.
SN Reddy, president of the Telangana Recognised Private Schools Association, said more than half of the nearly 3,500 private schools within GHMC limits remained shut. JNTU, Osmania University and Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences also postponed scheduled examinations, saying revised dates would be announced later.
Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) said in an official circular that it “has officially postponed the following examinations originally scheduled for July 24, 2026 due to unavoidable situations.”
Meanwhile, Osmania University noted that it, “In view of the bandh call issued by the Left-affiliated student unions regarding educational institutions across the State, it is hereby notified for the information of all concerned that all examinations scheduled to be held on 24 July 2026 under the various faculties of Osmania University are hereby postponed. The revised schedule/timetable for the postponed examinations will be communicated in due course.”
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The bandh was spearheaded by a coalition of student organisations, including the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Students’ Federation of India (SFI), All India Students’ Federation (AISF), Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU), All India Federation of Democratic Students (AIFDS), All India Students’ Bloc (AISB), and All India Progressive Students’ Union (AIPSU).
The organisations held the Union Education Minister morally accountable for the alleged examination irregularities and called for his resignation.
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(With inputs from Sumit Jha)
