KNRUHS cancels 9 MBBS admissions over ST quota eligibility; 37 candidates flagged | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Admissions of nine MBBS students who had secured seats under the Scheduled Tribe (ST) quota have been cancelled by Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) after the varsity found them ineligible for ST reservation in Telangana. In all, 37 candidates have been found ineligible to claim ST reservation benefits for MBBS/BDS admissions in the state.The nine candidates had secured admission in top colleges such as Osmania Medical College, ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad, and Government Medical College, Karimnagar, among others.The decision was taken based on a communication received from the director of tribal welfare, Telangana, who said the candidates were not eligible to claim reservation benefits under the ST category in Telangana as they had migrated from Andhra Pradesh. In one case, however, the candidate was not considered ST as she did not belong to the traditional habitat of the Yenadi ST community, though she had obtained a certificate from Medak district, and failed to prove her native place and community.These seats will now be treated as vacant and will be included in the third or mop-up phase and allotted to eligible candidates under the ST category. All 37 candidates, meanwhile, will be considered under the open category, subject to their eligibility and merit.As per the report submitted by the director of tribal welfare department, based on the Telangana High Court’s common order on various writ petitions citing the ‘state of origin’ principle, a majority of these candidates had migrated from Andhra Pradesh to Telangana before bifurcation of the state.“If the roots and family lineage trace back permanently to the AP region, migrating to Hyderabad/Telangana prior to 2014 for employment or education does not transform Telangana into ‘state of origin’ for reservation purposes. The reservation eligibility remains tied to the residual State of Andhra Pradesh,” said Santhosh B M, director, tribal welfare. “The period of 10 years is completed as of June 1, 2024 from the date of appointed of reorganisation of the states. Hence, the individuals who migrated to Telangana prior to formation of Telangana state are not eligible to avail the benefit under Article 371D (contains special provisions to ensure equitable opportunities in education and public employment for people of both states).”Interestingly, all these candidates had procured ST certificates from their respective tahsildars. However, their families are from AP. Earlier, a similar report from the tribal welfare department had resulted in 13 candidates from Karnataka and Maharashtra losing the opportunity to secure seats under the ST category in Telangana.
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