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The High Court on Tuesday struck down the explanation clause (b) in Rule VIII (ii) of the Telangana Medical Colleges (Admission into Post Graduate Medical Courses) Rules, 2021, as well as the corresponding clause in the AYUSH course admission rules for 2024-25. The rule governs 'local status' for candidates seeking admissions into postgraduate (PG) medical courses.

The DCA teams raided the premises of Madoju Kanakachary, Nelamarri village, Suryapet district and seized 24 varieties of various kinds of drugs

The White Coat Ceremony marks a significant milestone for students beginning their journey into the medical profession. At AIMSR, 150 students from the 2024 batch were warmly welcomed into the medical community by the faculty. Dressed in their white coats, the students took the Hippocratic Oath, a tradition typically reserved for graduation, symbolizing their commitment to the noble field of medicine.

The 19-year-old student left a suicide note explaining that she was ending her life due to her struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which she had been battling for seven years despite medication. However, the college management allegedly kept the incident under wraps at the request of the student's parents.

The TSDCA conducted a raid at the premises of Md Gulam Rasool in Chowdarpally village, Gandeed mandal, Mahabubnagar district, where 49 varieties of medicines were illegally stocked, and he was found practicing medicine without proper qualifications. Similarly, the DCA officials raided the premises of another unqualified practitioner, Mohammed Khaja Moinuddin, in Sugur village, Pebbair mandal, Wanaparthy district, seizing 38 varieties of medicines that were unlawfully stored for sale.

Candidates whose names are notified as eligible candidates in the provisional final merit list of UG Medical Admissions on the KNRUHS website, on September 26, 2024, are eligible to exercise web options online from computer with internet connection.

Successive governments that ruled the erstwhile State since Independence could not set up even a single medical college. However, the previous BRS government led by K Chandrashekar Rao changed this by laying the foundation for three medical colleges.

The bench took note of the fact that the report of the panel was almost complete and granted two more weeks for filing the same

It is the first time in the history of the college that five students secured MBBS admission at a time

KTR criticised the Congress government for turning a previously smooth process into chaos, pointing out that medical admissions in Telangana had been conducted without issue for the past decade under the BRS regime.

The YSRCP chief, through a social media post, urged the TDP to prioritise public healthcare by completing the pending work in these institutions, ensuring quality medical education and free healthcare for the poor.

Heated arguments and scuffle ensued between the police personnel and student leaders as the latter were detained.

Describing it as a failure of the state government, he noted that the halt in the admission process had caused anxiety among students and parents. The delay has been a major setback for those hoping to pursue medical education this year.

With this, the number of medical colleges permitted this academic year rose to 8 and the total number of government medical colleges in the state increased to 34 with a total of 4090 government medical seats.

The report pointed out that every year about 74 medical students tragically take their own lives due to overwhelming anxiety, depression, and stress

In a statement on Friday, SFI state president RL Murthy and secretary T Nagaraju said due to GO 33 there was a possibility that Telangana students would lose their domicile status, if they studied Classes IX to XII in other States.

NEET-qualified students from five districts in Telangana—Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal, and Hyderabad—face greatly reduced chances of securing MBBS/BDS seats in government medical colleges. According to GO-33, these students, despite being born in Telangana, will now be classified as non-locals.

The bench dictated the operative part of the judgement keeping in mind the future of over two million students and said a detailed judgement will follow.

NEET-UG aspirant Sunny, who hails from Nalanda, and the father of another candidate Ranjit Kumar, who is from Gaya, have been arrested.

Students aspiring to get into medicine course are anxious as teh Government continues to delay the decision on reserving the seats for local students