Hyderabad: A day after chief minister A Revanth Reddy announced that Telangana would shift to a 10+2 education structure from the 2027-28 academic year, the proposed reform points to a major administrative overhaul: Intermediate education will come under the Director of School Education, bringing Classes 1 to 12 under a single administrative head.
The proposed structure will have three stages — primary (nursery to Class 4), secondary (Classes 5 to 8) and senior secondary (Classes 9 to 12). Under the proposed arrangement, students completing Classes 11 and 12 (formerly Intermediate first and second year) are likely to receive certificates under a new higher secondary board. Existing junior colleges are expected to continue offering Classes 11 and 12, with their affiliations likely to be shifted to the new board. Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Whether schools will introduce higher classes or junior colleges will expand to accommodate Classes 9 and 10 will depend on the final guidelines.
An official familiar with the proposal told TOI that bringing Intermediate education under the Director of School Education does not mean the immediate abolition of the BIE or closure of junior colleges. “Existing students will not be disturbed; current batches will continue as they are,” a BIE official said, adding that “only the name of the board is going to change”. The move will integrate the two years of Intermediate education, currently administered separately by the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), into the school education system. The board may continue to handle examination-related functions even as administrative control shifts to the school education department. However, the final framework is yet to be drawn up. Existing batches are expected to continue under the present system during the transition.