Synopsis: Several college management associations and civil society organisations are likely to support the bandh. The Pharmacy Colleges Management Association has already pledged its support.

Frustration is building up among the student community even as Telangana braces for a statewide education bandh on 30 October.

The Students Federation of India (SFI) has called for the bandh, protesting against the state’s failure to clear long-pending fee reimbursements and scholarships.

For many students, the delay has meant withheld certificates, stalled admissions, and academic plans gone awry. Colleges, too, are bearing the brunt since they are unable to pay their staff or carry out operations.

What began as isolated protests has now snowballed into an alliance of students, college manageme

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