AP NEET MDS 2026 management quota phase 1 allotment released: report by 5 October

Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS), Vijayawada, released the AP NEET MDS 2026 Phase 1 seat allotment for Management Quota (MQ) and the Phase 2 final allotments for Competent Authority Quota (CQ) on its official portal, drntr.uhsap.in. These allotments are for admissions to postgraduate dental courses for the 2026-27 academic session.

Candidates who have been allotted seats under the Management Quota Phase 1 must complete their reporting process by 4:00 PM on October 5, 2026. This follows the release of the college-wise allotments on October 1, 2026. For the Competent Authority Quota Phase 2, final allotments were released on September 24, 2026, with the reporting deadline having passed on September 30, 2026.

AP NEET MDS Management Quota Phase 1 Allotment Details

The Management Quota Phase 1 college-wise allotments were published on October 1, 2026. The web-options window for MDS MQ Phase 1 was open from September 29, 2026, at 1:00 PM, until October 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM, following the notification issued on September 29, 2026. The Provisional Final Merit List for PG (Dental) MQ 2026-27 was released on September 28, 2026.

Selected candidates for MDS MQ Phase 1 are required to pay a non-refundable University fee of ₹54,600 online. The tuition fees for Management Quota seats vary by course and category. For Clinical Degree/Diploma under Category-B Management Quota, the fee is ₹7,85,565, while for Para Clinical Degree/Diploma, it is ₹5,74,759. For Category-C NRI / Institutional Quota, Clinical Degree/Diploma seats have a tuition fee of ₹15,87,000, and Para Clinical Degree/Diploma seats are ₹9,25,750.

The Management Quota notification specifies that 25% of the sanctioned intake is for S1 seats, 15% for S2 (NRI/Foreign/NRI Sponsored) candidates, and 10% of the total intake for S3 (Institutional/In-service Management Quota) candidates. Of the S1 seats, 15% are open to candidates from across India, and 85% are reserved for eligible local candidates from AU/SVU areas. Ten candidates are eligible for S3 Institutional Quota seats.

Competent Authority Quota Phase 2 Final Allotments

The final allotments for MDS Competent Authority Quota Phase 2 were released on September 24, 2026. The reporting deadline for these allotted candidates was September 30, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The university fee for CQ Phase 2 was ₹25,600 for downloading the allotment order.

On October 1, 2026, a list of 24 candidates who either did not report or availed a Free Exit after CQ Phase 2 counselling was released by NTRUHS. For Category-A CQ seats in private unaided dental colleges for the 2026-27 academic year, the tuition fee for Clinical Degree/Diploma is ₹3,92,783, and for Para Clinical Degree/Diploma, it is ₹3,53,504.

Previous Phase 1 Allotment and Key Dates

The AP NEET MDS 2026 Phase 1 seat allotment was initially released on September 7, 2026. Candidates allotted seats in this phase were required to pay a university fee of Rs 49,600 online, with a reporting deadline of September 11, 2026. This allotment was based on the merit list released by NTRUHS on August 28, 2026.

The Round 1 counselling schedule for Convener Quota (CQ) seats for AP NEET MDS 2026 was initially issued on August 17, 2026. Classes for the PG Dental admission process were scheduled to commence from October 1, 2026. The Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, is in charge of online counselling for 50% All India Quota Post-Graduate Medical and Dental seats.

NEET MDS 2026 Qualifying Cut-Off Scores

The NEET MDS 2026 qualifying cut-off score for the General category is 308, corresponding to the 50th percentile. For General PwBD candidates, the cut-off score is 289 at the 45th percentile. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/BC/OBC categories, including PwBD, have a qualifying cut-off score of 271, which is the 40th percentile.

NTRUHS has cautioned candidates against dual reporting in Andhra Pradesh State counselling and other State counselling, including All India Quota, to avoid complications in the admission process.

Further reading

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