Hyderabad: Telangana's government degree colleges will introduce 11 new courses under the Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme (AEDP) from the current academic year, expanding the total number of courses to 24 across 96 colleges, as announced by commissioner of technical education A Sridevasena on Monday.
Addressing a press briefing, she stated that the programme aims to enroll 8,000 students this year, a significant increase from the 1,770 admissions recorded last year.
The newly introduced courses cover emerging sectors such as electronics, agriculture, media, and commerce. These include BSc in e-mobility and battery, embedded systems and IoT, food processing and technology, animation and VFX, film and TV production, and BCom in business analytics.
Sridevasena explained that AEDP is designed to make students industry-ready by integrating skill-based training into academics. Of the total 132 credits, 70 are dedicated to industry skills and practical learning. Students will spend their final two semesters in industries as apprentices and receive a monthly stipend of Rs 7,000.
The courses were developed in collaboration with Sector Skill Councils and institutions such as IIT Hyderabad, ISB, University of Hyderabad, and EFLU.
She added that AEDP admissions in DOST 2026 Phase I have already reached 1,379, reflecting rising demand for apprenticeship-based degree programmes.
