Telangana MBBS counselling: round-by-round exit rules

Telangana backs its rules with the hardest consequence in the country: leaving a seat after the notified phase costs twenty lakh and a three-year ban from medical and dental admission in the state. The structure mirrors Andhra, but the penalties and one key reservation figure are its own.

This page covers the KNRUHS state counselling for the convenor (Category A), management (Category B) and NRI (Category C) seats.

Who runs it

Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences conducts counselling at knruhs.telangana.gov.in for the state quota.

Fees and deposits, by category

The convenor-quota prospectus sets a category-tiered processing fee and a heavy discontinuation bond, but does not publish a phase-wise refundable security deposit for the convenor seats; that sits in the separate management-quota notification.

How the rounds work

KNRUHS runs phased web-based counselling on the same shape as Andhra: Category A convenor seats, Category B management (with B1 all-India merit and B2 locals), and Category C NRI. Each phase has its reporting and resignation timing; the decisive line is the notified phase after which leaving is treated as discontinuation.

The discontinuation penalty

Discontinuing an MBBS or BDS seat after the notified phase carries a ₹20,00,000 penalty and a three-year debarment from medical and dental admission in Telangana, enforced through a stamp-paper affidavit. The three-year bar is what sets Telangana apart; the cost of a late exit is not just money but two further admission cycles. A higher figure sometimes quoted belongs to postgraduate courses and does not apply to MBBS or BDS.

Reservation and eligibility

Local-area rule. Telangana applies the 85% local and 15% All India split, with local status set by four consecutive years of study in the state ending with the qualifying exam, or by residence, under the 2024 government order. Out-of-state candidates are not eligible for the local seats.

Reservation. SC 15% (sub-divided into Groups I, II and III for 2025-26), ST 10%, and backward classes totalling 29% across BC-A 7%, BC-B 10%, BC-C 1%, BC-D 7% and BC-E 4%, with EWS 10% in the colleges that carry sanctioned EWS seats. Women hold a one-third horizontal reservation in each category, with PwD 5% and small horizontal quotas for armed-forces children and police-martyrs' children. Telangana's ST share is 10%, distinct from Andhra's 6%.

What this means for your choices

The twenty-lakh penalty and three-year ban make a late exit ruinous, so if there is any chance you will leave for an All India seat, settle it before the notified phase closes. The category structure matches Andhra, but the ST figure and the SC sub-grouping are Telangana's own, so file under the correct line. Confirm the management-quota deposit terms from that separate notification if you are filing for Category B or C.