Telangana MBBS and BDS Admission 2026-27 —
Competent Authority Quota Provisional Merit List Released, Registrations Closed 20 August
Both KNRUHS Telangana registrations for 2026-27 have now closed. Competent Authority Quota (government-linked seats, tsmedadm.tsche.in), closed 12 August and reopened from 2:00 PM on 18 August, closed for good at 6:00 PM on 20 August. Management Quota — B & C/NRI categories at private colleges (tspvtmedadm.tsche.in), open since 13 August, closed at the same time. On 24 August, KNRUHS released the provisional state merit list and the list of ineligible candidates for Competent Authority Quota. 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 · 25 August 2026 · against the 04.08.2026, 18.08.2026 and 24.08.2026 KNRUHS notifications at knruhs.telangana.gov.in
View Telangana MBBS Fees →Urgent · KNRUHS provisional merit list notification, 24.08.2026
Provisional merit list and ineligible-candidates list are out for Competent Authority Quota. KNRUHS, Warangal, released the provisional state merit list, along with a separate list of candidates found ineligible, for MBBS and BDS admission under Competent Authority Quota, 2026-27, based on the registrations and scanned certificates submitted at tsmedadm.tsche.in. Both lists are published on the KNRUHS website. If your name appears on the ineligible list, check the stated reason directly on the notification — do not wait for a phone call or an email, and raise any objection within the window KNRUHS specifies rather than after it closes.
This follows the Competent Authority Quota registration window, which was reopened from 2:00 PM on 18 August 2026 and closed, along with the separate Management Quota B & C/NRI registration, at 6:00 PM on 20 August 2026. Both registration portals are now closed; what's current is the merit-list and eligibility stage described here.
Update · KNRUHS reopening notification, 18.08.2026 — registration now closed
Competent Authority Quota registration reopened 18 August and closed 20 August. KNRUHS, Warangal, issued a notification dated 18.08.2026, signed by the Registrar, in continuation of its earlier notification dated 04.08.2026, reopening online registration for MBBS/BDS admission under Competent Authority Quota. The window that had closed on 12.08.2026 was reopened from 2:00 PM on 18 August 2026 up to 6:00 PM on 20 August 2026, at the same portal as before: tsmedadm.tsche.in. This was explicitly for candidates who qualified NEET UG 2026 at or above the cut-off and had not yet registered. Candidates who had already submitted their applications did not need to register again.
One point is worth flagging honestly rather than glossing over: the 18 August reopening notice describes Competent Authority Quota as covering admissions in “Government, Private Medical & Dental Colleges” affiliated to KNRUHS — broader than how the original 4 August notification is characterised elsewhere on this page as government-seat only. We haven't been able to independently reconcile that difference in wording, so treat it as worth confirming directly with KNRUHS or the prospectus on its website before you assume either description is complete.
The short version. Both KNRUHS Telangana registrations for 2026-27 have closed, at two different portals. Competent Authority Quota (tsmedadm.tsche.in) closed 12 August, was reopened from 2:00 PM on 18 August by a fresh notification in continuation of the 4 August notice, and closed for good at 6:00 PM on 20 August — already-registered candidates did not need to reapply. Separately, Management Quota — B & C/NRI categories, at private colleges plus Neelima Institute of Medical Sciences and Army College of Dental Sciences, was open from 13 August at 6:00 AM at a different portal, tspvtmedadm.tsche.in, and also closed 20 August, 6:00 PM. On 24 August, KNRUHS released the provisional state merit list and the ineligible-candidates list for Competent Authority Quota. Cut-off scores remain the same for both quotas: 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). The 2026-27 tuition fee is fixed under G.O.Ms.No. 98, dated 7 August 2026 — see our full Telangana fee table for every college.
Update · 19 August 2026 · CAP category
Children of Armed Personnel were required to appear in Hyderabad on 13 or 14 August. KNRUHS issued a notification on 7 August 2026, continuing its earlier notification of 4 August, requiring every candidate registered under the Children of Armed Personnel (CAP) category to attend physical verification of original certificates. This was for MBBS and BDS admissions under the Competent Authority Quota for 2026-27. Candidates were required to report with a parent or guardian. This verification window has since closed.
| Date | Reporting time | NEET UG 2026 rank |
|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2026 | 10:00 AM | 1 to 1,50,000 |
| 13 August 2026 | 12:00 noon | 1,50,001 to 2,50,000 |
| 14 August 2026 | 10:00 AM | 2,50,001 up to last qualified rank |
Venue: Director, Sainik Welfare, in the lane between Ratnadeep Super Market and the Yamaha showroom, Rajbhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad – 500082.
The notification closed with a line that left no room: candidates who failed to attend physical verification per this schedule would not be considered for admission under the CAP category. No alternative slot was mentioned and no online substitute was offered. The 13 and 14 August verification dates also fell inside MCC's revised Round 1 window (registration and choice filling had been extended to 15 and 17 August respectively), so this was not a single-deadline event for CAP candidates even though it looked like one at the time.
Private Colleges Run
Their Own Portal, Open Now
This is not the same registration as the government-seat Competent Authority Quota above. KNRUHS issued a distinct notification for Management Quota — B Category (state-preference) and C Category (NRI) — covering private un-aided non-minority and minority medical and dental colleges affiliated to KNRUHS, plus Neelima Institute of Medical Sciences (affiliated to Anurag University) and Army College of Dental Sciences. If you want a private-college seat in Telangana, this is the registration that matters, not the one above.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Portal | tspvtmedadm.tsche.in — different from the government-quota portal |
| Registration & document upload window | 13 August 2026, 6:00 AM – 20 August 2026, 6:00 PM |
| Registration & processing fee | ₹12,000, non-refundable under any circumstances, paid online only |
| 85% of B-category seats | Reserved for Telangana local candidates — four years of schooling or residence in the state, or having appeared for NEET UG 2026 at a Telangana centre (with specific exceptions for government-employee families posted outside the state) |
| 15% of B-category seats | Open to candidates from anywhere in India, by merit |
| C-category (NRI) seats | Open to candidates from anywhere in India; must specifically select the NRI option at registration or will not be considered for C-category seats |
KNRUHS's own notification warns against touts. Its closing section states plainly: some people may claim to know university insiders who can guarantee a Medical or Dental seat through unfair means, during or after counselling. All seats are allotted strictly on NEET UG 2026 merit and web options exercised by the candidate, as per government and university rules. Do not trust anyone offering a shortcut. KNRUHS also states it will pursue legal action, and inform the NMC, against any candidate found seat-blocking — joining a college in another state while simultaneously holding a Telangana Management Quota seat.
Registration, Merit and
Verification — the Sequence
| Stage | Window | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Online registration & certificate upload | 6:00 AM, 5 August 2026 – 6:00 PM, 12 August 2026 | tsmedadm.tsche.in |
| Registration reopened, for candidates who missed the window above | 2:00 PM, 18 August 2026 – 6:00 PM, 20 August 2026 | tsmedadm.tsche.in |
| Provisional state merit list & ineligible-candidates list | Released 24 August 2026 | KNRUHS website, 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. The 24 August provisional merit list already reflects a first pass on this: candidates on the separate ineligible list should check the stated reason and act on it before assuming they'll get another chance later in the process.
The Same Figures,
From a Different Official Source
| 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 →
Telangana's Local-Area Rule —
Three Conditions, Only One Needs to Fit
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.
What This Notification Covers —
and What It Doesn't
| 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,” dated 04.08.2026. Registration at tsmedadm.tsche.in. Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Telangana. “MBBS/BDS Admissions under Competent Authority Quota for the Academic Year 2026-27 — Notification for Reopening of Online Registration,” dated 18.08.2026, signed by the Registrar, issued in continuation of the 04.08.2026 notification — reopening registration from 2:00 PM 18 August 2026 to 6:00 PM 20 August 2026 at the same tsmedadm.tsche.in portal. KNRUHS also published the provisional state merit list and the list of ineligible candidates for Competent Authority Quota MBBS/BDS admission, 2026-27, on 24.08.2026, on its website. 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. Separately, on 18.08.2026 KNRUHS issued the Competent Authority Quota prospectus and registration notification for NEET MDS 2026 admissions — a distinct, postgraduate dental admission process from the MBBS/BDS registration described on this page; candidates should not confuse the two. Verify every date and condition directly on knruhs.telangana.gov.in 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, knruhs.telangana.gov.in, on 25 August 2026, including the 18.08.2026 KNRUHS notice reopening Competent Authority Quota registration and the 24.08.2026 provisional merit list and ineligible-candidates list notice. 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 status 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.
Questions Parents Ask Us
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.
Yes. KNRUHS issued a notification dated 18.08.2026, in continuation of its earlier notification of 04.08.2026, reopening online registration for Competent Authority Quota seats — the same tsmedadm.tsche.in portal that closed 12 August, not the separate Management Quota portal. The reopened window ran from 2:00 PM on 18 August 2026 to 6:00 PM on 20 August 2026, and has since closed. Candidates who had already submitted their applications did not need to register again. The reopening notice describes Competent Authority Quota as covering both government and private medical and dental colleges, which reads broader than how the original 4 August notification was characterised elsewhere on this page as ‘government seats’ — we flag that discrepancy rather than assert either framing as certain, and recommend confirming the exact seat coverage directly with KNRUHS before you register.
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.
Yes. G.O.Ms.No. 98, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (C1) Department, dated 7 August 2026, fixed the fee structure for the 2026-2029 block period at the same rates notified for 2023-2026, ranging roughly ₹11.55 lakh to ₹13 lakh a year across the state's private colleges under Category B, with Category C capped at up to double the Category B rate. See our full Telangana fee table on the colleges page for every individual college.
Yes. KNRUHS released the provisional state merit list, along with a separate list of ineligible candidates, for Competent Authority Quota MBBS and BDS admission, 2026-27, on 24 August 2026, following the close of the reopened registration window at tsmedadm.tsche.in on 20 August. If your name is on the ineligible list, check the stated reason directly on the KNRUHS website and raise any objection within the window KNRUHS specifies — do not wait for a phone call or an email.
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