# KNRUHS starts second phase of MDS counselling for 2026-27 2026-09-30T16:52:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) has announced the second phase of web-based counselling for Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) admissions under the Competent Authority Quota for the 2026-27 academic year. Eligible candidates from the final merit list can exercise web options from 2 pm on 29 September to 2 pm on 30 September through the portal tsmds.tsche.in. Only candidates who were allotted seats in the first phase and joined the course are eligible. Those who failed to report, discontinued, or skipped the first phase cannot participate. Securing a seat in this phase will cancel the candidate's previous first-phase allotment, and failing to join the new college will permanently bar them from future counselling rounds. Selected candidates must pay a university fee of Rs 35,000 to download their allotment letter, though those who paid in phase one are exempt. Tuition fees are payable directly at the respective colleges. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The second phase gives candidates who joined in the first round a chance to upgrade to a preferred college or course, but the rules are strict: failure to join the new seat means permanent disqualification from all future MDS counselling under this quota. The 24-hour window for web options leaves little room for delay. Students who skipped the first phase or dropped out are locked out entirely. The final seat matrix and cutoff trends for this round will become clear only after the web option period closes on 30 September. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Straight notification-based reporting with no framing or editorial comment This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Competent Authority Quota, Hyderabad, KNRUHS, MDS, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/knruhs-starts-second-phase-of-mds-counselling-for-2026-27/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/knruhs-starts-second-phase-of-mds-counselling-for-2026-27/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/