Telangana NEET 4-Year Rule: Revised Merit List Shows Drop, Affects Candidates

Telangana NEET 4-Year Rule: Revised Merit List Shows Drop, Affects Candidates

Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 18 Sep 2025, 04:49 PM IST

With the release of Telangana NEET UG revised merit list 2025, the number of eligible candidates have shown a sharp drop for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in the state. As many as 16,762 students have been named in the merit list after the Supreme Court upheld Telangana's 4-year domicile rule, making the previous merit list invalid. Earlier, 43,400 candidates were eligible for 85% state quota counselling.

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  1. SC sets aside Telangana HC order
  2. What the Telangana domicile rule says?
  3. Challenges for NEET UG candidates
  4. Less number of candidates means lower cut off
Telangana NEET 4-Year Rule: Revised Merit List Shows Drop, Affects Candidates
Telangana NEET 4-Year Rule: Revised Merit List Shows Drop, Affects Candidates

The apex court ruling disqualified 1,020 students, out of which 689 candidates lost their local status and the remaining 331 students have been ordered to upload the relevant documents to claim the NEET 2025 domicile status for Telangana.

SC sets aside Telangana HC order

With the implementation of 4-year domicile rule, the SC accepted the state government’s 2024 amendment and overturned the order of Telangana High Court which allowed permanent residents living or studying outside the state to apply for medical admissions even if they have not studied in the state for four consecutive years up to Class 12.

Despite several writ petitions by students associations, the SC bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran endorsed the state government appeal and upheld the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Rules (Admission into MBBS & BDS Courses) Rules, 2017, amended in 2024. The rule restricted the state quota medical admissions to candidates who have pursued classes 9 to 12 in the state.

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What the Telangana domicile rule says?

According to the amended Telangana domicile rules, candidates must have studied for the last four consecutive academic years up to Class 12 in the state to be eligible for MBBS and BDS admissions under State Quota. In its order, the Supreme Court upheld the new domicile rule and allowed the state government to grant access to professional courses to locals. However, the amended rule restricts Telangana residents who have studied outside during this period of time. Hence, they will not be eligible for the state quota medical admissions unless they fulfil the NEET domicile criteria.

Challenges for NEET UG candidates

The SC ruling has disqualified many students who previously qualified for Telangana NEET UG counselling 2025. The domicile rule has affected the NEET candidates who studied outside for better coaching or due to their parents’ transfers. Despite being a permanent resident of Telangana, but have not fulfilled the 4-year study requirement will not be eligible for MBBS and BDS admissions under the state quota.

Less number of candidates means lower cut off

The SC decision can have several impacts on state medical admissions.

  • Following the disqualification of over 1000 students in Telangana, it has reduced the number of eligible candidates for state medical admissions. With fewer candidates, there will be less competition among aspirants for securing admission in medical colleges.

  • With less number of applicants, it generally leads to a lower NEET admission cut off scores in medical colleges.

  • With a seat count of over 8000 for state medical colleges in Telangana, no such intense competition among aspirants might be witnessed this year.

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Hello, To be eligible for the 85% Assam state quota in NEET counselling, you must meet strict domicile and academic rules. The most important requirement is residency: you or your parent(s) must have lived in Assam continuously for at least 20 years and you must possess a valid Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC).

Alongside this, you must have also completed your schooling in Assam, specifically studying from Class 7 to Class 12 in a recognized institution within the state. Academically, you must qualify the NEET-UG exam and have passed your 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English, securing the minimum aggregate marks set by the state (often 60% for General and 50% for reserved categories).

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No, you cannot fill out forms for government medical colleges before NEET. You must first appear for the NEET exam and qualify. After the results are declared, you can apply for counselling to get admission to government colleges.

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With a score of 468 in NEET and from the VJNT-A category with the Hilly area certificate, you have good chances to get an MBBS seat in a government medical college in Maharashtra, especially in Round 2 or Mop-up round as the cutoff for the VJNT-A category with the Hilly quota goes around 440-470 marks, but it varies every year.

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here the summary for Expected marks required to get into AIIMS Delhi OBC category:-

  • Total OBC MBBS seats:- 32
  • Expected marks required:- 716-720
  • Expected opening rank:- 57
  • Predicted closing rank:- 177

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