# NTR Varsity rejects MBBS seat bias claims, cites data 2026-10-21T19:01:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Liberation Congress president Vijay Kumar has alleged that Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) uses specially designed software to prevent BC, SC and ST candidates from entering the open competition category in MBBS admissions from the second round of counselling onwards, despite their ranks and eligibility. He claimed that although reserved category candidates account for over 50 per cent of the merit list, nearly 90 per cent of those entering the open category from the second round belong to upper castes. He estimated that 60 to 70 eligible reserved category candidates lost opportunities. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Parents Association president demanded the arrest of officials responsible for the software, alleging disregard for Supreme Court judgments and state government orders. Dr T. Sai Sudheer, registrar of NTRUHS, rejected the allegations as a misinformation campaign, stating that of 4,581 MBBS admissions, 3,543 seats were allotted to reserved category candidates, including 1,213 seats in the open category on merit. He said 1,213 of 2,026 open-category seats went to reserved category candidates on merit, accounting for 59.87 per cent after three counselling rounds. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Deccan Chronicle and The Hindu both carry identical allegations from Liberation Congress president Vijay Kumar and the Parents Association, with no substantive difference in framing: both outlets lead with the complaint and attribute the denial to NTRUHS. The uniform straight coverage presents the claim and the counter-claim without slant. The university’s data showing that reserved category candidates hold 59.87 per cent of open-category merit seats is the central rebuttal, but neither source reports whether the government or the university will review the software or alter the counselling process for the next round. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) Leads with allegation, includes full university rebuttal, no editorial slant - thehindu.com (neutral report) Same allegation-rebuttal structure, no added commentary or slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Andhra Pradesh, MBBS admissions, NEET-UG, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijay Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ntr-varsity-rejects-mbbs-seat-bias-claims-cites-data/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ntr-varsity-rejects-mbbs-seat-bias-claims-cites-data/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports 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. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/