Education & Research

Turning talent into economic value

Telangana links higher education, research, innovation, skilling and industry in one talent ecosystem. Universities and colleges work with R&D centres, Centres of Excellence, start-ups, industry academies and applied research, so students can move from learning to innovation and employment.

SHAKTI brings Young India Skills University, ITIs, ATCs and polytechnics under a single human-capital and skills framework.

The Telangana Edge

Enrolment

40% higher-education Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), against 28.4% nationally

State Universities

17 State Universities, plus a large private higher-education network

Technical Training

286 ITIs across 33 districts, including 65+ ATCs

Skilled Graduates

75% skilled degree graduates targeted by 2030

Placements

55-60% placement target by 2030

AEDP Adoption

100% AEDP adoption in Government Degree Colleges targeted by 2028

Strategic Advantages

Research & Knowledge

The proposed State Academic Research Cloud (SARC) will connect government degree colleges and universities through shared research infrastructure, collaboration and competitive research grants.

A Telangana delegation at the University of London

Industry-Academia Linkages

The state is building a route from research to IP, start-ups and commercialisation, with more experiential learning, industry-academia engagement and corporate R&D.

Skilling Capacity

SHAKTI is built around industry-aligned curricula, emerging technologies, apprenticeships and future skills.

A roundtable on skills and education partnerships

Why Investors Choose Telangana

Telangana welcomes investment across the education and talent chain:

Universities and campuses: Branch campuses for global and private institutions
R&D centres and CoEs: Research hubs linked to universities and industry
Corporate academies: Industry-run academies that train for their own sectors
Skill centres: Job-focused training centres
EdTech: Digital learning platforms for colleges and skilling programmes
Applied research: Research that turns into products and start-ups

Knowledge Cluster

Hyderabad

In and around the city

Young India Skills University
ISB
University of Hyderabad
IIIT
IIT
NALSAR
Anurag University
Mahindra University
Woxsen University

Research institutions

CCMB
TIFR
CSIR
ICMR
NIN
NIPER
DLRL

Global universities, local opportunity

Hyderabad is becoming a destination for global higher education. The University of London and Northeastern University are planning offshore campuses, and Harvard University is exploring executive education programmes.

LSE, SOAS University of London, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, London Business School, Virginia Tech and MIT have also engaged with Telangana on offshore education, specialised programmes, executive education and academic or research collaborations.