Crucial fight for 318 seats: Local PG aspirants demand robust legal defense of 85 per cent reservation

Telangana High Court temporarily stayed the 85% local quota in PG medical MQ1 seats. Aspirants urge the State government to file a strong Counter-Affidavit, highlighting public health and equity, to defend 318 reserved seats for Telangana candidates

Hyderabad: A crucial fight for the futures of hundreds of local Post Graduate medical aspirants has escalated in Telangana, following High Court’s interim stay on the 85 per cent local reservation in the Post Graduate (PG) Medical Management Quota (MQ1), for admissions in medical colleges across Telangana.

The local PG medical aspirants on Wednesday have urged all the stakeholders, including the State government, to get involved and put up a proper legal fight for the sake of securing the future of hundreds of aspirants from Telangana.

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In a statement, the members of ‘Representative of Concerned Telangana PG Aspirants’ said, “Telangana High Court ruling on November 21, temporarily halted the implementation of Government Orders 200 and 201 that were issued on November 3, 2025. These GOs were a landmark victory for local students, securing approximately 318 PG medical seats for Telangana candidates by dedicating 85 per cent of MQ1 seats for them”.

The local PG medical aspirants and doctors’ associations are not contesting the court’s interim order but are demanding an immediate and robust legal defense from the State government to ensure the policy is upheld in the final judgment, local aspirants said.

The local aspirants have urged the State government to file a powerful, factual Counter-Affidavit (due mid-December) that legally justifies the GO and proves its necessity for local public health and educational equity.

“There is already a precedent, as a similar rule of 85 per cent quota is already being implemented in Andhra Pradesh. We also urge local medical associations, including TJUDA and HRDA, to get involved,” the aspirants said.

Without 85 per cent of local quota, hundreds of local graduates will be unfairly disadvantaged, directly undermining the State’s public health policy by limiting the number of specialist doctors trained and practising locally,” the PG medical aspirants added.