Telangana plans to bring Classes 11 and 12 into its school system from the 2027-28 academic year, ending the separate Intermediate stage that students now enter after Class 10.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who also holds the education portfolio, directed officials on Wednesday to prepare for the change. School education is to be organised in three stages: nursery to Class 4, Classes 5 to 8, and Classes 9 to 12.
His stated reason is the drop after Class 10. About 40 per cent of students, mostly girls and children from Dalit, tribal and minority families, leave instead of moving on to Intermediate colleges, according to the state government. The Chief Minister pointed to Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, where students can stay on the same campus until Class 12 and dropout is much lower. Officials told him 18 states already follow this model.
The logic is practical. Today a girl who passes Class 10 must apply to a new institution, often farther from home, run by a different board. If Class 11 is in the school she already attends, that step disappears.
What happens on the ground is less clear. An official told The Times of India that the Board of Intermediate Education will not be abolished at once and may keep conducting exams, and that junior colleges are expected to continue offering the two classes. Current batches will not be disturbed. The Chief Minister has assured that lecturers in government junior colleges will keep their jobs and benefits.
Private college managements have said the shift needs buildings and staff. A merger was shelved once before, for 2026-27.
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