With the NEET results having been declared, students' anticipation of securing admissions to medical colleges in the state is high. However, a lot of uncertainty lingers over the issue of seats allocated to students under the Competent Authority quota. As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, students of Andhra Pradesh were eligible to apply for 15% seats in the unreserved category in medical colleges in Telangana and vice-versa for TG students.
However, very few students from Telangana preferred to join AP colleges. Meanwhile, AP students were able to get seats easily in Telangana colleges as the cut-off for admissions is relatively less compared to the colleges in Andhra Pradesh. The BRS government had attempted to restrict these seats to Telangana students.
As per the Government Order 72 (dated July 3, 2023), in colleges that were established after the state formation, 100% of these seats were reserved for local students. Colleges existing before the bifurcation were supposed to continue with the old system. In retaliation, the Andhra Pradesh government released GO 101, which scrapped the 15% seats available to Telangana students in all AP colleges, whether old or new.
With the state completing 10 years, it is uncertain whether the old medical colleges in Telangana will now continue to provide these seats to students from Andhra Pradesh. Students and stakeholders have been demanding that this system had to be scrapped. "Yes, the government should decide fast on .
