Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Telangana Cancels Nine MBBS Admissions Over AP-Origin ST Eligibility
Telangana has cancelled nine medical college admissions.
The students were admitted using a quota meant for Scheduled Tribe students from Telangana.
Officials said the students came from Andhra Pradesh and therefore did not qualify for that quota.
A total of 37 candidates were identified as having Andhra Pradesh origins.
These candidates can still be considered for open-category seats if their marks are high enough.
The nine cancelled seats will be offered to eligible Telangana ST students.
The decision followed a High Court ruling about reservation benefits after states are reorganised.
Officials will also check original certificates more carefully in future admissions.
KNRUHS cancelled nine MBBS admissions after identifying the students as originating from Andhra Pradesh.
The Telangana tribal welfare department identified 37 AP-origin candidates as ineligible for Telangana’s ST quota.
The 37 candidates may still be considered for admission under the open category based on merit.
The nine cancelled seats will be offered to eligible Telangana ST students in third-round or mop-up counselling.
Authorities will strengthen original-certificate verification for MBBS and BDS admissions from 2026-27.
- Who
- Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, the Telangana tribal welfare department, and 37 candidates identified as originating from Andhra Pradesh.
- What
- Nine MBBS admissions were cancelled because the candidates were found ineligible for Telangana’s ST quota; all 37 candidates may be considered under the open category based on merit.
- When
- The registrar’s orders were issued on Saturday; the shared-quota provision expired on June 1, 2024, after 10 years.
- Where
- Medical colleges in Telangana, including colleges in Hyderabad, Vikarabad, Siddipet, Karimnagar, and Patancheru.
- Why
- A tribal welfare department report found the candidates were from Andhra Pradesh, while a High Court ruling limited reservation benefits to a person’s state of origin unless specific permanent-residency conditions applied.
- University
- Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences
- Candidates identified
- 37 candidates were found to originate from Andhra Pradesh.
- Admissions cancelled
- Nine MBBS admissions were cancelled.
- Affected quota
- Telangana Scheduled Tribe competent-authority quota
- Replacement counselling
- The nine seats will be released in the third round or mop-up counselling.
- Shared-quota deadline
- Section 95 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, expired on June 1, 2024.
- Future verification
- Original-certificate checks will be strengthened for MBBS and BDS admissions for 2026-27.