{
  "id": 2133027,
  "title": "Allow semester registration for students covered under Telangana ePASS without upfront fee payment: UoH protestors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/allow-semester-registration-for-students-covered-under-telangana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:29:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/allow-semester-registration-for-students-covered-under-telangana-epass-without-paying-fees-upfront-uoh-protestors/article71368903.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Protesters from various student organisations at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) have called for semester registration for students covered under the Telangana ePASS scholarship scheme to be allowed without upfront fee payment. The students argue that those who rely on TS ePASS scholarships to pursue higher education are being prevented from completing registration while waiting for the scholarship amount. The protest, organized by the Ambedkar Students' Association (ASA), Bahujan Students' Front (BSF), Dalit Students' Union (DSU), Students' Federation of India (SFI), and Tribal Students' Forum (TSF), highlights the discrepancy between Telangana's guidelines on post-matric scholarships and the DBT model. The students have requested the university administration to align the semester registration schedule with the DBT disbursal timeline, implement a seven-working-day fee remittance window, and extend the registration deadline. The protest is set to continue until the issue is resolved.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}