Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal, opened online registration for Competent Authority Quota seats in MBBS and BDS on 5 August. The cut-off table matches the national NEET figures exactly. What doesn't match is who can actually apply — Telangana runs a strict local-area rule most outstation families miss until it's too late.
Last verified · 31 July 2026 · against official counselling portals
The short version. KNRUHS Telangana opened online registration for MBBS and BDS Competent Authority Quota seats, 2026-27 session, on 5 August 2026 at 6:00 AM, closing 12 August 2026 at 6:00 PM, at tsmedadm.tsche.in. Cut-off scores: 213 for General/UR/EWS (50th percentile), 194 for PWD General/UR/EWS (45th percentile), 177 for SC/ST/BC and PWD-SC/ST/BC (40th percentile) — identical to the national NEET UG 2026 figures. Eligibility requires a Telangana local-area connection: four years of schooling in the state, four years of residence, or having appeared for NEET at a Telangana centre. The 2026-27 tuition fee has not yet been fixed by the state government.
| Stage | Window | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Online registration & certificate upload | 6:00 AM, 5 August 2026 – 6:00 PM, 12 August 2026 | tsmedadm.tsche.in |
| Provisional state merit position | After verification of scanned certificates | Based on NEET UG 2026 rank and eligibility criteria |
| Seat matrix published | Before web options open | KNRUHS website |
| Final certificate verification | At the time of admission | At the allotted college, by its admission committee |
Note what happens in what order. Your merit position is provisional and based only on scanned certificates you upload during registration. Originals are checked later, at the college you're actually allotted to. That means a mismatched or unclear scan can cost you a seat weeks after you thought registration was done — upload clean, legible copies the first time.
| Category | Qualifying Percentile | Cut-Off Score |
|---|---|---|
| General / Un-Reserved / EWS | 50th | 213 |
| PWD candidates of General/UR/EWS | 45th | 194 |
| SC / ST / BC & PWD of SC/ST/BC categories | 40th | 177 |
These figures match exactly what we already had confirmed from NTA and from the Dr NTR UHS notice for Andhra Pradesh — three separate official sources landing on the same 213/194/177 bands. That kind of independent agreement is the closest thing to certainty this admission cycle offers. Full category-wise breakdown, including all PwBD bands →
Eligibility for Competent Authority Quota isn't just about your NEET score. Under G.O.Ms.No. 33 (19 July 2024) and G.O.Ms.No. 150 (8 September 2025) of the Telangana Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, a candidate also has to satisfy one of three local-area conditions before the state will even consider a Telangana rank:
Studied at an educational institution in Telangana for not less than four consecutive academic years, ending with the year in which you first appeared for NEET.
If you didn't study in Telangana for that period, you can instead show four years of residence in the state immediately before you first appeared for NEET.
Where neither schooling nor residence applies, the notification points to having appeared for the NEET examination itself within the State of Telangana. The exact wording of this clause is intricate legal drafting, and we don't want to oversimplify it into something it doesn't say. Treat it as a possible narrow door, not a guarantee, and get it checked before you rely on it.
Also required regardless of the above: the candidate must be an Indian National, a Person of Indian Origin, or an OCI card holder whose OCI status was issued before 4 March 2021. If your family's OCI documentation is newer than that date, it does not satisfy this condition.
| Included | Excluded |
|---|---|
| Government medical & dental college seats, after the 15% AIQ share is removed | The 15% All India Quota itself, filled separately by MCC |
| Un-aided private non-minority & minority medical college seats | Category 'A' seats within those same private colleges |
| Un-aided private non-minority dental colleges, including Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad | Any seat category the notification doesn't explicitly name |
The full seat count and seat matrix for 2026-27, college by college, is published separately on the KNRUHS website before web options open — it isn't in this registration notification itself. Don't fill choices based on last year's seat numbers; wait for the current matrix. MCC's AIQ schedule, for the 15% not covered here →
Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Telangana, Warangal. “Notification for Registration of Eligible Candidates for Admission into MBBS and BDS Courses under Competent Authority Quota for the Academic Year 2026-27.” Registration at tsmedadm.tsche.in. Local-area conditions per G.O.Ms.No. 33, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (C1) Department, dated 19 July 2024, and G.O.Ms.No. 150 of the same department, dated 8 September 2025. Verify every date and condition directly on the KNRUHS website before you register or pay any fee.
How to use this page. Every date here was checked against the official counselling authority's own website on 31 July 2026. State authorities extend and revise deadlines at short notice, sometimes with only a few hours' warning, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm the current date on the official portal before you pay any fee. Orchid Education Foundation is an independent admission guidance firm. We are not an agent of any counselling authority, we cannot influence any allotment, and no seat in India can be obtained without a valid NEET UG 2026 score.
Online registration and upload of scanned original certificates opens at 6:00 AM on 5 August 2026 and closes at 6:00 PM on 12 August 2026, at tsmedadm.tsche.in. This is run by KNRUHS — Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal — for Competent Authority Quota seats in MBBS and BDS at government and un-aided private colleges affiliated to the university.
General, Un-Reserved and EWS candidates need the 50th percentile, which is 213 marks. PWD candidates in the General/UR/EWS categories need the 45th percentile, 194 marks. SC, ST, BC and PWD candidates within SC/ST/BC categories need the 40th percentile, 177 marks. These are identical to the national NEET UG 2026 qualifying figures published by NTA, which is a useful independent confirmation that the 213/194/177 bands are correct.
Seats in government medical and dental colleges after the 15% All India Quota share is removed, plus seats in un-aided private non-minority and minority medical colleges and un-aided private non-minority dental colleges, including Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad. Category 'A' seats within those private colleges are excluded from this notification. The exact seat matrix for 2026-27 is published on the KNRUHS website before candidates are asked to exercise web options, not at the time of registration.
Not through the ordinary route. Telangana applies a local-area rule: a candidate must have either studied in Telangana for four consecutive academic years before appearing for NEET, or resided in Telangana for four years before that, or — where neither applies — have appeared for the NEET UG examination itself at a centre within Telangana. That third condition is narrow and the exact wording is technical, so if your only connection to Telangana is that you happened to sit NEET there, do not assume eligibility on your own reading — confirm it directly with KNRUHS or with OEF before you register.
No. The notification states plainly that the tuition fee for the 2026-27 academic year will be as per orders still to be issued by the Government of Telangana. Budget with that uncertainty in mind, and do not accept a verbal fee quote from anyone as final until the government order is actually published.
Send us where you sat NEET UG 2026, your score and your category. We will tell you honestly whether Telangana's Competent Authority Quota is genuinely open to your family before you spend time or money on it.