Merit-based MBBS admissions sought for reserved category students
The Liberation Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh is demanding a halt to MBBS counselling, alleging that reserved-category students are being unfairly denied seats in the Open Competition quota. They are calling for a revision of government orders to ensure merit-based admissions for SC, ST, and OBC candidates.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between reservation policies and merit-based selection in Indian higher education, a frequent subject of political and social debate.
Alleging that meritorious reserved-category candidates were being denied their rightful seats under the Open Competition (OC) quota, the Liberation Congress Party (LCP) on Thursday demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government immediately halt the ongoing MBBS counselling process, withdraw or amend G.O. No. 102, and restart admissions under G.O. No. 151.
Addressing the media at a programme organised by Andhra Pradesh Medicos Parents Association in Vijayawada, LCP national president Vijay Kumar G. Srkr said the party had warned the government months ago that G.O. No. 102 would result in injustice to SC, ST and OBC students and that the first round of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences 2026 MBBS counselling had vindicated its concerns.
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