Telangana HC Grants 9:05 am Grace Time for IPE-2025; Orders Hall Tickets for Eight Students
HYDERABAD: Students appearing for the Intermediate Public Examinations (IPE)-2025, which begin on Wednesday, can enter their examination centres until 9.05 am under a five-minute grace period.
A total of 9,97,075 candidates will write the theory examinations conducted by the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education. This includes 4,89,126 first-year students and 5,07,949 second-year students.
The Board will conduct the exams from 9 am to 12 noon between February 25 and March 18. Authorities have set up 1,495 centres across the state.
Surveillance and Monitoring Arrangements
The Board has appointed 1,495 chief superintendents, 1,495 departmental officers and 28,500 invigilators to conduct the exams smoothly.
It has also deployed 75 flying squads and 200 sitting squads to monitor the centres. Officials have established 20 spot valuation camps. Evaluators will begin assessing Sanskrit answer scripts on February 26.
Board secretary Krishna Aditya said students may enter centres until 9.05 am, as in previous years. He advised them to reach at least 30 minutes early to avoid last-minute stress. He said the grace time aims to reduce anxiety caused by traffic delays.
Officials have sent question papers to police stations under armed escort. They have distributed answer booklets to all districts.
District authorities have formed examination committees to supervise the process. Each district also has a high-power committee led by the collector. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation will arrange transport during the examination period. Departments such as Power, Health, Police and Revenue will coordinate logistics.
Authorities have installed nearly 7,500 CCTV cameras at centres. These cameras will monitor student entry, the opening of question paper bundles and movement inside the premises. Officials will track surveillance in real time at the command control centre set up at the Board’s head office last year.
Students can use QR codes printed on hall tickets to locate their centres. In association with Tele-MANAS, the Board has arranged counselling support to help students manage stress. Students can call the toll-free helpline 14416. The grievance helpline (040-24655027) will operate from 8 am to 8 pm. An Interactive Voice Response system is available at 9240205555.
Meanwhile, the Telangana State United Teachers’ Federation met the Board secretary on Monday. The federation urged him to exempt primary school teachers from invigilation and related duties during the examinations.
High Court Directs Issue of Hall Tickets to Eight Students
Separately, Justice EV Venugopal of the Telangana High Court directed the Education department secretary and the Board of Intermediate Education to issue hall tickets to eight students. The court also allowed them to appear for the ongoing Intermediate Public Examinations, 2026.
The judge heard writ petitions filed by first- and second-year MPC students. The students challenged the Board’s decision to reject their examination fees and withhold hall tickets.
The petitioners said they had paid the prescribed fees to their colleges. However, the colleges failed to remit the amounts to the Board due to clerical errors. The colleges admitted the mistake in written communication.
Counsel for the students argued that the minors depended on their colleges for administrative procedures. He said authorities should not penalise them for institutional negligence. Denying them permission to write the exams would harm their academic future, he added.
The Board’s standing counsel argued that colleges must ensure fee remittance and enrolment compliance. He said granting relief at this stage could disrupt the examination process.
The court observed that the colleges were at fault. It ruled that students should not suffer because of administrative lapses. The judge said barring them from writing exams would be arbitrary, especially when theory examinations were still underway.
The court directed the Board to verify the students’ claims. If officials find the claims genuine, they must issue hall tickets for exams scheduled on February 25 and 26. The court also ordered authorities to conduct special practical examinations for the eight students. The order applies only to these petitioners.
