Today, On 1st September, The Supreme Court has upheld Telangana’s rule requiring four years of continuous study in the state up to Class 12 for MBBS and BDS state quota admissions, allowing the government’s 2017 rules amended in 2024 to stand.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court upheld the Telangana government’s rule that only students who have studied in the state for the past four years up to Class 12 will be eligible for admission in medical and dental colleges under the state quota.
A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran allowed the state government’s appeal and approved the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admission (Admission into MBBS & BDS Courses) Rules, 2017, as amended in 2024.
According to these rules, admissions under the state quota in medical and dental colleges will be available only to students who have completed four years of continuous study up to Class 12 within Telangana.
The state government, via the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admission (Admission into MBBS & BDS Courses) Rules, 2017, amended in 2024, specified that only students who have completed their last four years of education up to Class 12 within the state are eligible for admission to medical and dental colleges under the state quota.
However, the Telangana High Court ruled that permanent residents of the state should not be denied admission benefits in medical colleges solely based on having resided outside the state for a period of time.
Telangana’s case, presented by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi and attorney Sravan Kumar Karnam, challenged previous rulings.
Earlier, a bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran listened to extensive arguments from both parties, including the counsel for the Telangana government, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi.
In support of the state’s four-year residency requirement, Singhvi stated that once a domicile rule is in place, “a threshold becomes inevitable.”
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