29-07-2025
Spot admissions to Intermediate courses in Gurukuls on July 31
The Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGSWREIS) will conduct spot admissions to Intermediate courses across all its centres on July 31, Thursday.
Students are required to submit their applications at the institution level from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m., after which a merit list will be prepared, and the spot admission counselling will begin at 2 p.m. The list of available seats, institution-wise is available on the official website:
Addressing the press on Tuesday, TGSWREIS Secretary V. S. Alagu Varshini said parents and students must exercise caution and not trust middlemen in securing admissions in gurukuls. Except in special circumstances for vulnerable students, who may be granted approval through district-level committee, along with strict documentation, no agents can offer admissions, she said.
Centralised procurement to ensure quality nutrition
Ms. Varshini also informed that a centralised procurement system is being rolled out for the food supply system across all welfare hostels under SC, ST, BC, Minority, and General societies.
'We cannot compromise on the health of our children. Earlier, tenders were awarded at unreasonably low bids, some as little as ₹11 per meal, leading to substandard food. With this reform, quality and hygiene will now be standardised,' she noted.
She added that the reform ensures predictable logistics and timely disbursement of rations, and ensures consistency, transparency, and improved food quality.
Through the new system, procurement of food items is now governed by fixed-rate tendering, and it will be monitored by District Collectors and District Purchase Committees (DPCs). It includes district-level procurement of diet provisions, groceries and vegetables; mandal-level units for tendering perishable items such as meat; lottery-based vendor selection among qualified bidders to eliminate favouritism, and it would ensure implementation of the common diet scheme, Ms. Varshini explained.
