Osmania University Hikes Academic Service Fees For 2026

Hyderabad, July 4: Osmania University academic service fees have been increased by 20 per cent to 100 per cent for the 2026 to 2027 academic year, raising the cost of services such as condonation, equivalency certificates and admission transfers.

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According to a university circular issued to campus, constituent and affiliated colleges, the revised fee structure has come into effect for various academic services. The move has drawn criticism from sections of the student community.

Osmania University Academic Service Fees Revised

The condonation fee for undergraduate and postgraduate courses has doubled from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. For professional programmes including engineering, pharmacy, technology, MBA, MCA, law and education, the fee has increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000.

The fee for attestation of undergraduate and postgraduate syllabi has risen from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000. The Part I exemption fee has also been increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000.

Charges for equivalency certificates and second language exemption have been revised from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 each.

Admission transfer fees have also been increased. For non professional courses, the fee for transfers within the State has gone up from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000. Transfers within the university have increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000, while transfers outside the State now cost Rs 8,000 instead of Rs 5,000.

For professional courses, admission transfer fees have been revised to Rs 7,000 within the university, Rs 10,000 within the State and Rs 15,000 outside the State.

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ABVP State Media Convener and former OU president Ch Druhan criticised the fee revision. He alleged that the university was shifting its financial burden onto students instead of seeking adequate financial support from the State government. He also objected to increases in faculty registration, submission and biometric charges.

Responding to the criticism, OU Registrar Prof G Naresh Reddy said the university revises academic service charges once every one or two years and that the latest revision follows the usual practice.