Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Andhra Pradesh High Court Clarifies MBBS Counselling Options
A student who already had an MBBS seat said the online system stopped showing some college choices.
The student asked the Andhra Pradesh High Court to help.
The university said students with seats from earlier rounds could still choose other colleges in the third round.
The court accepted the university’s clarification and closed the case.
It said the student could make choices in the upcoming round.
Students can keep their current college on their list and also choose other colleges.
The online system will need to allow those choices.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court disposed of a petition concerning MBBS web counselling for 2026-27.
The petitioner, a BC-B candidate, said college choices disappeared from the portal during second-phase counselling.
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences said candidates allotted seats earlier could choose every other college in phase three.
The court relied on the university’s clarification and left the petitioner free to exercise choices in the upcoming phase.
Candidates allotted seats in phases one or two can retain their current colleges as options while choosing others in phase three.
- Who
- An MBBS candidate and Dr NTR University of Health Sciences.
- What
- The Andhra Pradesh High Court disposed of a petition after the university clarified that candidates with earlier allotments could choose other colleges in phase three.
- When
- Tuesday; the counselling concerns the 2026-27 admissions year.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The candidate alleged that the counselling portal removed college options during the second phase; the university denied disabling options and clarified the choices available in phase three.
Petitioner's position
University's position
Availability of college choices
Petitioner's position
The candidate alleged the portal removed options for other colleges after he entered choices, preventing consideration under the meritorious reserved candidate category.
University's position
The university denied that the portal disabled options and clarified that candidates with earlier allotments could choose every other college in phase three.
Effect of the counselling rules
Petitioner's position
The petitioner's counsel argued that rules and the notification allowed choices for all colleges, and that a software restriction could not remove that right.
University's position
The university's clarification was that candidates could exercise choices for other colleges in the forthcoming third phase.
- Admissions
- MBBS, Competent Authority Quota, 2026-27
- Counselling phase
- Third phase
- Petitioner
- BC-B category candidate with NEET rank 31,325
- Earlier allotment
- Guntur Medical College
- University clarification
- Earlier-allotted candidates may choose every other college in phase three.
- Court outcome
- The petition was disposed of after the clarification; the petitioner may exercise choices in phase three.
- Admission rule cited
- Rule 6(ix)(b) of the Admission Rules, 2004, as substituted by GO Ms 102 dated July 30, 2026.