NTRUHS Andhra Pradesh Declares 3 Candidates 'Not Eligible' for MBBS/BDS Competent Authority Quota 2026-27 — Reasons Explained

Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS), Vijayawada — the body that runs MBBS and BDS counselling for Andhra Pradesh's Competent Authority Quota (CAQ, the seats filled by the state government rather than the central AIQ pool) — has released a short but important notice. After checking the certificates candidates uploaded, it has marked three candidates as 'Not Eligible' for admission to MBBS/BDS under CAQ for 2026-27. The notice names each candidate along with their NEET roll number, rank, score, and the exact reason for rejection, and states clearly that no correspondence will be entertained regarding these decisions. This is not a general announcement — it is a specific, final verification outcome — but the reasons listed reveal two eligibility traps every AP NEET aspirant should check in their own paperwork before it is too late.

What This Notice Actually Says

NTRUHS uploads a 'Not Eligible' list as part of its certificate verification process during Competent Authority Quota counselling. After candidates register and upload their documents online, the university's verification team checks each certificate against eligibility rules set by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the dental regulator (referred to in the notice as NDC) and against the state's own domicile rules.

Candidates who fail this check are listed here with their Registration ID, NEET roll number, NEET rank, NEET score, name, gender, and — critically — the specific remark explaining why they were rejected. The notice is a final administrative outcome, not a preliminary flag: it explicitly says 'NO CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERTAINED IN RESPECT OF NOT ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.'

The Three Candidates and Why They Were Rejected

The full list, exactly as published, is below.

Trap #1: A Vocational 10+2 Stream Does Not Meet Medical Eligibility Rules

Two of the three candidates in this list were studying an 'Intermediate Vocational' stream — one in MLT (Medical Laboratory Technology) and one in LMD — instead of the standard Intermediate/12th with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as core academic subjects.

This matters because NMC (National Medical Commission) and the equivalent dental regulator require a candidate's qualifying 10+2 examination to include Physics, Chemistry and Biology as regular academic subjects, studied and examined in the conventional stream. A vocational course that touches on lab-related or biology-adjacent skills — even one with 'medical' in its name — is treated differently and does not automatically satisfy this requirement.

If your own 10+2 was completed through a vocational board, syllabus, or stream (including any 'Bi.P.C. vocational' or paramedical-vocational variant), do not assume it qualifies. Get this checked against NMC/NDC rules and your state counselling authority's eligibility criteria before you apply — not after you clear certificate verification and lose your seat.

Trap #2: Missing Residence Proof Ends Local Quota Eligibility

The third candidate's application was rejected only because the required proof of 10 years' continuous residence in Andhra Pradesh was not submitted. Competent Authority Quota seats are reserved for candidates who meet the state's local/domicile eligibility, and AP's rule (as applied here) requires documentary proof covering a 10-year residence period.

This is a purely documentary failure — the candidate may otherwise have been fully eligible on academic grounds, but without the correct residence certificate uploaded during verification, the application could not be accepted under CAQ.

"No Correspondence Will Be Entertained" — What This Means for You

NTRUHS has stated plainly that it will not respond to queries, appeals, or clarification requests from candidates on this Not Eligible list. In practice, this means these three candidates cannot get their CAQ application reconsidered through email or phone follow-up with the university for this round.

The lesson for every other CAQ applicant is to treat certificate verification as a one-shot process: whatever document type, format, or category proof you upload must be exactly correct the first time, because there is no guarantee of a second chance to fix it once you are marked ineligible.

What Every AP NEET Aspirant Should Check Right Now

Even if you are not one of the three candidates named here, this notice is a useful checklist of things to verify in your own documents before you go through NTRUHS certificate verification.

• Confirm your 10+2/Intermediate certificate shows Physics, Chemistry and Biology as regular, non-vocational academic subjects — not a vocational stream, even if it has a medical-sounding name like MLT or LMD.
• If you studied through a vocational board or vocational stream, get written confirmation (before applying) on whether NMC/NDC and NTRUHS will accept it — do not assume it is equivalent.
• If you are applying under AP's local/Competent Authority Quota, prepare and upload valid proof of 10 years' continuous residence in Andhra Pradesh, in the exact format the counselling portal specifies.
• Double-check every document upload before the verification deadline — the notice makes clear there is no correspondence or appeal process once you are marked 'Not Eligible.'

Frequently asked questions

If you are applying under AP's Competent Authority Quota for MBBS or BDS, use this notice as a checklist: confirm your 10+2 stream and subjects meet NMC/NDC's Physics-Chemistry-Biology requirement, and make sure your AP residence proof covers the full required period before you upload documents for verification. Since NTRUHS will not entertain correspondence on eligibility rejections, get every document right the first time — check the official NTRUHS counselling portal for the exact document list and formats required for your application.