Intermediate students brace up to shell out more money to appear for the Intermediate Public Examinations (IPE). The Congress government on Tuesday hiked the fee for intermediate examinations, which will be conducted in the month of March 2025.

The first intermediate students have to cough up Rs.520 to appear for the general courses examination as against Rs.510 in the last year. Similarly, the Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TG BIE) hiked the examination fee for the first year vocational courses from Rs. 730 to Rs.750, including Rs.520 for theory exams and Rs.230 for practicals.

The fee has been increased from Rs.510 to Rs.520 for the second year general art courses, while the second-year general science fee has gone up from Rs.730 to Rs.750, including Rs.520 for theory and Rs.230 for the practical exams.