Published Jun 12, 2026 | 12:05 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 12, 2026 | 12:05 PM
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Synopsis: A complaint filed with the NHRC challenges the arbitrary fee hike in the fresh recruitment notification announced by the TGPSC. In separate incidents, aspirants seeking jobs in the Police Department and other government exams staged protests against the Telangana Government.
A private complaint filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday, 10 June, challenged the massive hike in application fees for the jobs announced in the latest recruitment notification published by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC).
It named the State of Telangana, the TGPSC, the General Administration Department, and the Finance Department of Telangana as the respondents.
Filed by advocate Y Balachander Reddy, the complaint draws attention to the TGPSC notification published on 6 June for the posts of 222 Civil Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), 49 Electrical AEE, 19 Assistant Environmental Engineer, and 24 Deputy Education Officer.
The processing fee for the application is ₹1,000 for Other Castes (OC) and Backward Classes (BC) applicants and ₹500 for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Persons with Disabilities (PwD). This is a steep increase from the previous application fee of ₹200.
The core grievance is that the sharp increase in application charges creates a serious financial barrier for economically weaker, rural and unemployed youngsters who depend on government recruitment exams as one of their few avenues to stable employment. The problem is compounded by TGPSC issuing separate notifications for similar posts across departments, forcing candidates to pay the higher fee multiple times.
The complaint argues that no transparent justification has been offered for the increase and that the processing fee hike violates Article 14 (equality before law), Article 16 (equal opportunity in public employment), and Articles 38, 39, 41, and 46 (promotes social justice and requires the state to protect marginalised sections).
The complainant urged the NHRC to seek a detailed explanation from the respondents and examine whether the fee structure is discriminatory. The complaint also calls for the restoration of affordable fees and the framing of transparent guidelines for recruitment application charges.
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Meanwhile, job aspirants in Hyderabad are taking to the streets to protest irregularities and delays in government recruitment.
On 10 June, aspirants seeking jobs in the Telangana Police Department staged a protest in Dilsukhnagar following a recruitment notification for 5,000 posts.
They demanded that the government increase the number of posts to 20,000, citing the ruling Congress’ pre-poll claim that there are 30,000 vacancies in the department. They also requested a relaxation of the age limit for job seekers.
Aspirants awaiting the Government of Telangana’s official job calendar staged a protest at Chikkadpally Central Library on 11 June. The police locked the gates of the library until evening and later detained some of the protesters at the Musheerabad Police Station.
The protestors demanded that the Telangana government fulfil its promise of recruitment to two lakh government jobs. They added that they would continue to organise demonstrations until the release of a job calendar.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
