Online registration for DOST from May 10

The registration process for Degree Online Services Telangana (DOST) will begin from May 10, according to a notification issued by the Telangana State Council of Higher Education on Tuesday.

Addressing a media conference on Tuesday, the higher education department authorities declared various reforms that have been introduced in degree admissions for the academic year 2018-19. To curb simultaneous blocking of seats by students, the TSCHE has linked DOST and admission process for engineering, agriculture and medical seats.

“Last year, admission process was linked to biometric system. For the ensuing academic year, we have linked Aadhaar card details of students with the admission process. Through Aadhaar



number, if a student confirms a seat in an engineering course then the seat blocked by him/her in DOST will automatically be cancelled,” said Navin Mittal, commissioner of Telangana collegiate education department.

However, there are 19 private degree colleges with an intake of about 9,000 seats that have moved court against DOST.

“Colleges opposing DOST are those who are violating fee norms set by the affiliating university. We found that they have been using back-door methods to charge fees as per their whims and fancies. Students applying through DOST will have 100 per cent transparency on the fees charged by various colleges,” said Mittal.