Call for Inquiry into Medical Seat Reduction at KNRUHS

NEWS CHARIOT (Hyderabad, Dec.21) : The National General Secretary of the Consumer Council, Sambaraju Chakrapani, has urged the state government to conduct a thorough inquiry into the reduction of medical seats within Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS). In a statement from Hanamkonda on Saturday, he highlighted irregularities that affected student admissions for the 2024-25 academic year.

Through information obtained via the Right to Information (RTI) Act, Chakrapani revealed discrepancies in the university’s handling of medical seat allotments. Initially, KNRUHS announced 8,490 MBBS seats across affiliated colleges and invited students to apply for web options starting September 27. However, the sudden reduction of 400 seats from four private medical colleges raised concerns.

The issue stemmed from the transformation of four private colleges, including Malla Reddy Medical College for Women and Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, into “Deemed to Be Universities.” These institutions reportedly did so without obtaining a mandatory No Objection Certificate (NOC) from KNRUHS. While two other private colleges, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences & Research and CMR Institute of Medical Sciences, remained in the web options, the Malla Reddy colleges were excluded, leaving a significant gap in seat availability.

Chakrapani criticized university officials for their inaction against the management of these colleges and their failure to prevent irregularities. The exclusion of these seats from the merit-based admissions process caused significant distress for students who had worked hard to secure their medical careers. Many missed out on opportunities due to the loss of the 50% quota seats in the affected colleges.

Calling the situation a grave injustice, Chakrapani demanded an investigation into the actions of KNRUHS officials and the management of the Malla Reddy colleges. He urged immediate corrective measures to prevent such issues from recurring and to ensure fairness in the medical admissions process.