Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada has released the notification for exercising web options for Phase-I counselling of Management Quota seats (S1, S2 and S3) for admission to PG Dental Degree and PG Diploma courses for the academic year 2026-27.

The counselling is applicable to Private Unaided Non-Minority Dental Colleges affiliated to Dr. NTR UHS.

The University has advised eligible candidates to read the Prospectus placed on the University website on September 21, 2026 before exercising their web options.

AP NEET MDS Web Options 2026: Important Dates

Candidates must log in to exercise their web options through the University's designated counselling system.

Click here to check the AP NEET MDS Management Quota Counselling 2026 updates and exercise web options.

University Fee for Management Quota Counselling

Candidates selected for a seat must pay a University fee of INR 54,600 for downloading the allotment order.

The fee can be paid online using:

• Debit Card
• Credit Card
• Internet Banking

The University has stated that the University fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Tuition Fee for AP MDS Management Quota Seats

As per G.O.Rt.No.786, HM & FW (C1) Department, dated 29 August 2026, the tuition fee structure for Management Quota seats in Private Unaided Dental Colleges for 2026-27 is as follows. The fee is subject to the outcome of W.P. Nos. 32975, 33162 and 35090 of 2022.

Distribution of Management Quota Seats

As specified in the notification, Management Quota seats in Non-Minority Dental Colleges are distributed into three subcategories.

S1 – Management Quota Subcategory 1

25% of the sanctioned intake, course-wise and institution-wise, will be filled from candidates in General Merit based on their NEET MDS 2026 ranking.

S2 – Management Quota Subcategory 2

15% of the total intake capacity, course-wise and institution-wise, is earmarked for foreign students, NRI and NRI-sponsored candidates based on inter-se merit among candidates qualified in NEET MDS 2026.

S3 – Management Quota Subcategory 3

10% of the total intake capacity, course-wise and institution-wise, is for Institutional Preference/In-service Management Quota seats, to be filled based on inter-se merit among candidates qualified in NEET MDS 2026.

S1A and S1B Seat Distribution

Under G.O.Ms.No.102, HM&FW (C1) Department, dated 15 July 2023, the S1 Management Quota seats are further divided.

• S1A: 15% of Subcategory-1 seats are open to candidates from across India.
• S1B: The remaining 85% of Subcategory-1 seats are for local candidates of Andhra Pradesh belonging to the Andhra University (AU) and Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) areas.

The notification states that S1A seats are not available in MDS courses due to the limited number of seats in each broad specialty.

Candidates who completed their BDS outside Andhra Pradesh or outside India are eligible only for S2 and S3 seats.

Any unfilled S1B seats may be made available to candidates from across the country during Phase-III/Mop-Up counselling, after all eligible S1B candidates have been considered.

NRI Lapsed Category Seats

The notification also provides eligibility provisions for NRI Lapsed Category seats under Government of Andhra Pradesh orders G.O.Ms.No.132 and 133, HM & FW Department, dated 11 September 2026.

If eligible candidates are not available during Phase-III/Mop-Up or subsequent counselling phases, vacant S2 NRI seats will first be treated as NRI Lapsed Seats.

These seats will be filled in merit order from eligible candidates under the Management Quota, with candidates paying the tuition fee applicable to S2 NRI seats.

If S2 NRI seats remain vacant after this process, the vacant S2 seats along with vacant S3 Institutional seats may be converted into S1 Management Quota seats and filled through Stray Round(s) based on merit.

Who Can Exercise Web Options?

According to the notification, all eligible candidates included in the Final Merit List displayed on September 28, 2026 can exercise web options for Phase-I.

The University had displayed the seat matrix on September 21, 2026 for information of candidates.

Candidates can exercise any number of choices for eligible specialties and colleges. There is no specified limit on the number of choices.

However, candidates have been advised to select only those courses and colleges in which they are genuinely interested.

Important Instructions for Candidates

Candidates must carefully exercise their web options because the choices submitted through the online system will be considered for seat allotment.

Candidates can log in again before the cutoff date to rearrange their priority list.

The University has also stated that any modifications made during the candidate's last login, even if not manually saved, will be automatically saved and considered for seat allotment.

Candidates should take a printout of their saved web options for future reference.

Candidates must keep their individual login credentials, email ID and OTPs confidential. The candidate will be responsible for any misuse of login credentials or web options exercised through their account.

Reporting After Seat Allotment

Candidates allotted a Management Quota seat under S1, S2-NRI or S3-Institutional Quota must report to the allotted college within the stipulated time mentioned in the allotment order.

Candidates who fail to report will not be eligible for allotment of the same specialty under the respective quota in the same college in subsequent counselling phases.

Selected candidates must:

• Pay the University fee of INR 54,600.
• Download the allotment order.
• Report to the Principal of the allotted college.
• Produce all original certificates.
• Pay the applicable tuition fee.
• Furnish the required bonds.
• Complete all admission formalities within the prescribed deadline.

Failure to complete the admission process within the specified time will result in automatic cancellation of admission.

Original Certificate Verification

Original certificates will be verified at the time of admission at the respective college.

If any discrepancy is found during verification, the provisional allotment may be cancelled and further action may be initiated as per applicable rules.

Candidates are therefore advised to ensure that all documents submitted during the counselling and admission process are valid and accurate.

Candidates Moving From Competent Authority Quota to Management Quota

Candidates who have already reported and joined a seat allotted under Competent Authority Quota (CQ) Phase-I/Phase-II and are subsequently allotted a Management Quota seat in Phase-I may join the Management Quota seat after first submitting their resignation from the previously joined CQ seat.

The resignation must be updated online by the Principal of the concerned college before the candidate proceeds to report to the Management Quota allotted college.

The notification also states that a candidate who joins an allotted CQ seat in Andhra Pradesh may slide to a Management Quota seat allotted in Phase-I, subject to the stated conditions. In such cases, the tuition fee already paid for the CQ seat will be returned by the concerned college.

Eligibility for Phase-II Counselling

The notification specifies that the following candidates will be eligible to exercise web options in Phase-II counselling:

1. Candidates allotted a Phase-I seat and who reported to the allotted college.
2. Candidates who were not allotted any seat in Phase-I.
3. Candidates allotted a Phase-I seat who did not report or availed Free Exit, subject to the applicable restrictions.
4. Phase-I joined/reported seats will remain the default last option.
5. Candidates who joined Phase-I/Phase-II seats remain eligible for upgradation up to the Phase-III/Mop-Up round, as per applicable rules.

Candidates who did not join or resigned from a Phase-I allotted seat will not be able to exercise that particular allotted seat as an option in Phase-II and subsequent counselling.

Rule Regarding Withdrawal After Final Counselling

As per G.O.Ms.No.67 dated 21 April 2017, in the final phase of final counselling, a candidate who exercises web options and joins an allotted seat will not be permitted to withdraw from that seat.

The notification states that a candidate who withdraws from the allotted seat may be debarred for three years from admission to PG Dental Degree/Diploma courses in colleges in Andhra Pradesh, in addition to payment of INR 3,00,000, as specified in the notification.

Discontinuation from the course is permitted only after completion/closure of the counselling process according to the schedule notified by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

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