Hyderabad unveils unified school board for Classes 1–12
HYDERABAD: Telangana is set to overhaul its school education system by replacing the existing Secondary School Certificate and Intermediate boards with a single authority the Telangana School Education Board (TSSEB) according to the state’s Telangana Rising Vision Document 2047.
Unified board for all school stages
The government said the new board would handle academic standards, quality norms and recognition for all categories of schools. The Centre has been urging states to move away from the dual-board system, and recently central education secretary Sanjay Kumar noted that only six states still maintain separate boards.
Merger of schools in same premises
Schools functioning within the same campus or locality such as primary, upper primary and high schools will be merged into a single institution under one headmaster. These consolidated schools will offer classes from pre-primary to Class 10. Officials said students would be provided appropriate alternatives before any merger.
The government will introduce pre-primary classes in all schools in phases and ensure multi-teacher availability.
Curriculum changes and new learning focus
The state plans to integrate vocational education from school level, along with coding, computational thinking and age-appropriate artificial intelligence literacy. The exam system and learning assessment methods will also be redesigned.
The Telangana School Standards Authority (TGSSA) will be formed to regulate academic benchmarks.
Rationalised teacher deployment
Teachers will be posted wherever required based on pupil–teacher ratio. District and mandal-level reviews will track surplus and shortages every year, after which transfers will be determined automatically through technology. Recruitment will cover both core subjects and allied fields such as arts, physical education and counselling. Teachers with postgraduate or doctoral qualifications may also be deployed in intermediate or degree colleges.
Strengthening institutions and community partnerships
Government DIET colleges will be converted into academic hubs offering courses for new pre-primary teachers and in-service staff. School complexes will take responsibility for developing campuses into community-use public spaces.
The government also plans to activate corporate social responsibility networks and mobilise contributions from the global Telugu diaspora for infrastructure improvement.
