Degree Online Services Telangana

DOST replaces the older practice of applying separately to each degree college. A student creates a single registration using the intermediate hall ticket details, verifies identity, enters an ordered list of college and course combinations, and the system allots a seat by merit and preference. Several phases of allotment are held, unfilled seats are offered in later rounds and in a special phase, and an internal sliding facility lets an allotted student move to a higher preference.

The portal covers only conventional degree programmes affiliated to Telangana's universities; professional courses such as engineering, pharmacy, law, education and management have their own entrance tests and separate counselling. Because the process is marks-based, the existing description of it as a science entrance test with physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics questions is incorrect and should not be relied on by an applicant.