University of Hyderabad students protest for ePASS scholarship recipients to register for semesters without upfront fee payments

University of Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Students belonging to several organisations at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) continued their protest on Thursday (August 20, 2026) demanding that students covered under the Telangana ePASS scholarship scheme be allowed to complete semester registration without paying tuition and hostel fees upfront.‘Scholarship covers tuition and maintenance fees’“The scholarship covers tuition and maintenance fees, with the scholarship amount being reimbursed by the government through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Students who cannot afford to pay tuition and mess fees from their own pockets are being prevented from completing semester registration while waiting for the scholarship amount,” said a note from the students.The protest was organ