NTR Varsity rejects MBBS seat bias claims, cites data

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.