MBBS in India · state counselling
MBBS in Andhra Pradesh
How Andhra Pradesh's NEET UG counselling works, who can apply for which seats, and what colleges charge.
- Counselling by
- Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (Dr NTRUHS), Vijayawada
- Private seats for other states
- Partly, see below
- Govt tuition / year
- —
- Private tuition / year
- ₹18,150 (Category A, competent authority)
Andhra Pradesh has 3,385 seats in 19 government colleges and 3,400 seats in 19 private colleges (2025).
Who can apply
Competent-authority (Category A / govt) seats go to local candidates of AP's local areas under the Presidential Order local-status rules; candidates who migrated from Telangana need a local-status certificate.
Private college seats: Management Category B is split into B1 (15%), open to candidates from all over the country, and B2 (85%) for AP local candidates only; Category C is NRI. Category A seats are AP-local only.
Fees
- Government colleges: not in the official notices we could check; ask us for the current figure
- Private colleges: ₹18,150 (Category A, competent authority) ; ₹14.52 lakh (Category B); ₹43.56 lakh (Category C/NRI) - interim 2026-27 fees a year
- Counselling registration: ₹3,000 OC/BC; ₹2,400 SC/ST (competent authority, 2026); management quota application ₹10,620 incl. GST (2025)
When counselling happens
2026: competent-authority registration 5–12 Aug (late fee to 14 Aug); management-quota notification and phases follow in Aug–Oct.
Notable government colleges
- Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
- Guntur Medical College, Guntur
- Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
- Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati
- Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool
All 41 medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Official counselling website: https://drntr.uhsap.in
The 15% All India Quota of Andhra Pradesh's government colleges, and any deemed universities in the state, are filled through MCC, not state counselling. See the MCC guide.
Sources
- Dr NTRUHS - Detailed notification MBBS/BDS management quota 2025-26 (B1/B2 rule)
- Medical Dialogues - NTRUHS invites applications for MBBS/BDS 2026
- Careers360 - Andhra Pradesh hikes MBBS fees by 10% (30 Aug 2026)
- Careers360 - State-wise MBBS Seats in India 2026 (updated 8 Dec 2025, NMC data)
- Careers360 - List of open states for NEET counselling
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