Telangana NEET MBBS: Submit mop up web options by 5 PM, Oct 14, 2026

The Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), Telangana, has announced that today, October 14, 2026, is the final day for candidates to submit their web options for the Mop Up phase of web-based counselling for MBBS admissions. This round is specifically for seats under the Competent Authority Quota (CQ) for the 2026–27 academic year. The online portal for submitting web options will close at 5:00 PM today.

This Mop Up phase represents the final opportunity to fill vacant MBBS seats across government, private un-aided non-minority, and minority medical colleges in Telangana, following the conclusion of earlier counselling rounds. Candidates who have been on the final merit list and participated in the first phase of counselling are eligible to apply for these remaining seats.

Eligibility and Mandatory Joining Conditions

For the Mop Up phase, specific eligibility criteria apply. Candidates must have been included in the final merit list for the Competent Authority Quota, which KNRUHS published on its website on August 28, 2026. In addition, it was mandatory for candidates to have exercised web options during the first phase of counselling to qualify for this final round. Certificates must have been uploaded during the initial online registration process and provisionally verified.

A critical condition for this phase is the mandatory joining after seat allotment. Candidates who receive a seat in the Mop Up phase and either do not join or withdraw after joining will incur a penalty of ₹20 lakh and face a 3-year debarment from KNRUHS MBBS admissions. The last date for free exit (withdrawal without penalty) was October 8, 2026. After this date, no free exit option is available, and any withdrawal will result in the stipulated penalty and debarment.

Candidates who were allotted a seat in an earlier phase but did not join are not eligible for the Mop Up round. Similarly, those who joined and next discontinued their admission are also ineligible. However, candidates who were allotted a seat in a previous phase, joined, and are still continuing their admission are eligible to exercise fresh options in this Mop Up round. Candidates admitted under MCC (national-level) counselling up to the third phase are not eligible for KNRUHS CQ Mop Up counselling.

Web Option Entry and Application Process

The web option entry window for the Mop Up phase opened at 5:00 PM on October 12, 2026, and will close at 5:00 PM on October 14, 2026. Eligible candidates are required to log in to the official portal, tsmedadm.tsche.in, using their credentials. The process involves reviewing the seat matrix and available colleges, selecting colleges and seats in order of preference, and then confirming and saving the options by entering a password (OTP). It is advised to take a printout of the saved options.

After a seat is allotted, candidates must download the allotment order from the portal, which requires paying a university fee of ₹12,000. Then, they must report to the Principal of the allotted college, submit original certificates and relevant bonds, and pay the tuition fees by the deadline specified in the allotment order.

Seat Matrix and Key Dates

The Mop Up phase aims to fill remaining MBBS seats. Notably, TRR Institute of Medical Sciences and Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences have each expanded their MBBS seat intake from 150 to 200. Fifty percent of these newly added seats are available under the Competent Authority Quota, while the remaining 50% are allocated under the Management Quota (MQ).

The overall Telangana NEET UG Counselling 2026 commenced with the notification release on August 4, 2026. The registration window for the Competent Authority Quota was open from August 5, 2026, to August 12, 2026. For the Management Quota (B & C/NRI category), registration was open from August 13, 2026, to August 20, 2026, with a non-refundable registration and processing fee of ₹12,000. The first phase of NEET UG 2026 web-option entry for the Competent Authority Quota concluded at 12 noon on September 1, 2026. Candidates who did not exercise web options in the first phase were not permitted to submit options in subsequent counselling phases.

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