Telangana High Court Provides Diploma Holder Chance to Participate in DEECET 2025 Counselling: Success of Technical Degree Holders

In a significant victory for Telangana holders of technical diplomas, the Telangana High Court has ruled in favour of Kampela Harish, allowing him to participate in the DEECET-2025 counselling process. The order was issued by Justice K. Lakshman, recognizing Harish's Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering as being equivalent to the Intermediate (10+2) level for securing admission into Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) and Pre-School Education courses.

Harish of Arunakka Nagar, Srirampur, completed his diploma in 2015 from State Board of Technical Education and Training, Telangana. He had scored rank 3,945 in DEECET-2025 entrance test. But during certificate verification, he was disallowed further appearance as officials cited the lack of Intermediate qualification.

Undeterred, Harish filed a June 18, 2025, representation, together with an official certificate of equivalence given on June 16 by the Deputy Secretary (Academic), and a supporting Government Order (GO Ms. No. 112 dated October 27, 2001), which authenticated the diploma as equivalent to Intermediate.

Referring to these documents, the High Court observed that a government order and a technical board have already accepted the diploma equivalent to 10+2. Departments cannot contradict each other. "Government departments must speak with one voice," Justice Lakshman said.

The court then ordered the DEECET-2025 convenor and the School Education Department to verify Harish's documents and, if otherwise qualified, allow him to proceed with counselling and admission without raising any objections.

This ruling is a solid precedent for degree awardees competing for admission to teaching training colleges. It emphasizes the importance of policy clarity and departmental coordination, and it supports the Telangana state technical graduates who are unjustly pushed aside by procedural ambiguity.

To the potential DEECET-2025 and future candidates, this decision gives added significance to access to recourse in law and the growing recognizability of technical education as a serious academic endeavor for a career in teaching and early child education.