Panel to study medical admission in Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences
Updated Jan 1, 2021, 4:33 am IST
The committee will be asked to suggest foolproof guidelines for the smooth conduct of counselling
Rajendar indicated that the changes in the counselling procedure as suggested by the expert committee could be taken up from the next academic year (DC Image)
Hyderabad: Health minister Etala Rajendar on Thursday announced the setting up of an expert committee to look into the allegations of serious lapses in MBBS counselling by the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS).
The committee will be asked to suggest foolproof guidelines for the smooth conduct of counselling to ensure that the interests of students of all categories are protected. He was reacting to media reports about the university accommodating less meritorious students from Andhra Pradesh in the unreserved category and flouting Supreme Court guidelines in filling seats vacated
Atleast 100 ineligible MBBS aspirants of Andhra Pradesh gets Telangana seats
Updated Jan 2, 2021, 12:34 am IST
Some of the students who would otherwise had to study in the least preferred private colleges in AP got admission in govt colleges of TS
Lower ranked students from AP got seats in Telangana state, some of them in prestigious government medical colleges like Gandhi and Osmania (Representational Image)
Hyderabad: More than 100 “ineligible” students from Andhra Pradesh have sneaked into medical colleges in Telangana state depriving an equal number of local students of their lifetime dream of studying medicine, thanks to the counselling procedure adopted by the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS).
Governor steps into resolve Kaloji University controversy
Updated Dec 31, 2020, 10:21 am IST
The Governor met university VC Karunakar Reddy at Raj Bhavan and discussed the complaints she received against the faulty admission process
The Governor was responding to a series of representations from the students of Telangana state regarding the MBBS admissions in the state (Image: @DrTamilisaiGuv)
Hyderabad: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday sought a detailed report from the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) on the ongoing controversy over the injustice meted out to Telangana state students in MBBS admissions.
The Governor met university vice chancellor Dr B.Karunakar Reddy at Raj Bhavan in the evening and discussed the complaints she received against the faulty admission process which left local students in the lurch. The Governor’s move comes at a time when the government and the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party are maintaining a stoic
Updated Dec 28, 2020, 4:27 am IST
As per the admission rules, 15% seats in each college are declared unreserved and the remaining 85% are reserved exclusively for local pupil
The allotment process adopted by the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) in Phase 2 counselling resulted in at least 40 students from AP, a majority of whom are otherwise ineligible, making it to the government colleges in Telangana state and locals losing an equal number of seats (Representational Image)
Hyderabad: Several students from Andhra Pradesh have secured admission in government medical colleges in Telangana state, including the prestigious Gandhi and Osmania, allegedly in violation of rules, thereby depriving local students of an opportunity to join these top-ranked institutions.