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Upgrade four universities and set up new integrated universities in three districts

Indian National Congress · Telangana Legislative Assembly Election 2023

Last updated 7 Jul 2026

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Palamuru, Telangana, Mahatma Gandhi, Satavahana universities will be upgraded into integrated universities and new integrated universities will be set up in Adilabad, Khammam and Medak.

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The declaration promised upgrading Palamuru, Telangana, Mahatma Gandhi and Satavahana universities into integrated universities and establishing new integrated universities in Adilabad, Khammam and Medak. Integrated five-year undergraduate-to-postgraduate programmes have been introduced from 2026 at several state universities, including some of those named, through the state's degree admissions process, which partially advances the integrated-education intent. However, this is the introduction of integrated degree programmes rather than the promised upgrade of the universities themselves into integrated universities, and no approved-source evidence was found of new integrated universities established in Adilabad, Khammam or Medak. Partial coverage of the intent with the promised structural mechanism unrealised supports a partial verdict. Budget: no approved-source allocation for the promised upgrades or new universities was found. [source to be replaced: integrated-programme evidence rests on a source outside the strict approved list and should be upgraded when an approved source is available]

Promise Timeline

22 Apr 2026

State introduces integrated five-year UG-PG programmes at several universities

30 Nov 2023

Promise made in the Hyderabad Youth Declaration; polling held on this date

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Upgrade four universities and set up new integrated universities in three districts — Telangana Legislative Assembly Election 2023 — ManifestoWatch