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UP High Court Seeks Data on Excess Quota Admissions in Medical Colleges
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News18•13-10-2026, 20:45
UP High Court Seeks Data on Excess Quota Admissions in Medical Colleges
- •The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to disclose the number of reserved-category candidates admitted to MBBS courses in four government medical colleges.
- •The case concerns medical admissions in Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Saharanpur and Jalaun medical colleges.
- •The court noted that admissions appeared to be granted by exceeding the prescribed reservation limits.
- •Senior officials including the Principal Secretary of Medical Health and Director General of Medical Education were directed to remain present for the next hearing.
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The Allahabad High Court hearing concerns government medical colleges located in Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Saharanpur, and Jalaun.
The state government gave an undertaking to implement the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Admission to Educational Institutions (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 2006.
The High Court directed the state government to disclose the number of reserved-category candidates admitted to MBBS courses in the four specified medical colleges up to September 16, 2026, and the number admitted thereafter.
