{
  "id": 5473393,
  "title": "Merit-based MBBS admissions sought for reserved category students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/merit-based-mbbs-admissions-sought-for-reserved-category-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:35:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/merit-based-mbbs-admissions-sought-for-reserved-category-students/article71424998.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Liberation Congress Party (LCP) has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government halt the ongoing MBBS counselling process, withdraw or amend Government Order No. 102, and restart admissions under Government Order No. 151. LCP national president Vijay Kumar G. Srkr alleged that meritorious reserved-category candidates were being unfairly denied seats under the Open Competition (OC) quota. The party had warned the government months ago that the order would result in injustice to SC, ST and OBC students, and the first round of 2026 MBBS counselling at Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences vindicated these concerns. Kumar pointed out that 43 reserved-category candidates in the AU region and 27 in the SVU region secured ranks higher than the OC cut-off but were allotted seats under reserved categories instead. The LCP's main demands include stopping further rounds of MBBS counselling under G.O. 102, withdrawing or amending the order, canceling alleged admissions, and conducting fresh counselling under G.O. 151. The party urged Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav to clarify the corrective measures his department would take to protect the interests of affected SC, ST and OBC candidates.",
  "summary": "Liberation Congress Party demands that the A.P. government restore MBBS admissions under G.O. No. 151 to prevent meritorious reserved-category candidates from losing Open Competition seats",
  "key_points": [
    "LCP demands halt to MBBS counselling, withdrawal of GO No. 102",
    "Meritorious reserved-category students denied seats under Open Competition quota",
    "Party seeks fresh counselling under GO No. 151 for SC, ST, OBC candidates"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Liberation Congress Party's demand for merit-based MBBS admissions for reserved category students signals a potential overhaul of Andhra Pradesh's medical admissions process, threatening a loss of preferential treatment for certain groups.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}