In a significant move, the Government of Telangana has recently issued a GO bringing about crucial amendments to the admission rules for MBBS and BDS courses in medical and dental colleges across the state.
With immediate effect, both government and private medical colleges established after June 2, 2014, will adopt a revised admission policy, reserving 100% of seats under the Competent Authority (convenor) Quota for local candidates. Previously, out of the total seats available in a medical college, 15% were reserved for central pool students, while the remaining 85% were allocated to local students. Within the 85% quota, 15% of seats were unreserved, allowing students from both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to compete for admission.
Under the new amendments, all 85% seats within the quota previously designated for local students will now be exclusively reserved for students from Telangana. The remaining 15% central pool seats will remain unchanged, available for students from all over the country, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, based on merit. This revision will result in an additional 520 medical seats becoming accessible to students from Telangana.
Before the formation of the state in 2014, there were 20 medical colleges. Currently, Telangana has a total of 56 medical colleges. The latest amendments will be applicable to the 36 medical colleges (26 government and 30 private) established after the state’s formation. Similarly, the number of MBBS seats has increased from 2,850 before 2014 to 8,340, with an addition of 5,490 seats over the past decade, 85% of which will be available for local students.
The amendments were proposed by the Registrar of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Telangana.
