NEET PG: Telangana retains existing PG medical fee structure for 2026-29, restricts fee collection to 60-70 percent pending HC decision

Hyderabad: In a relief to postgraduate (PG) medical aspirants, the Telangana Government has continued the existing fee structure for PG medical courses in private unaided minority and non-minority medical colleges for the block period 2026-2029, while restricting interim fee collection to 60% for Category-A (Government Quota) seats and 70% for Category-B (Management Quota) seats.

Issuing the order through G.O.Ms.No.163, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (C) Department, dated November 6, 2026, the government accepted the recommendations of the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC).

As per the government order, the fee structure notified for the previous block period of 2023-2026 through G.O.Ms.No.107, dated July 28, 2023, will continue to apply for the next three years, from 2026 to 2029.

However, pending final recommendations from TAFRC and final orders of the Telangana High Court, the government has restricted the amount that colleges can collect from students. Those admitted under Category-A seats will be required to pay 60% of the prescribed fee, while students admitted under Category-B seats will have to pay 70% of the prescribed fee.

Earlier, in April 2026, the Telangana High Court had directed private medical colleges and authorities not to insist that the appellants clear their pending tuition fees as a condition for continuing to attend classes.

A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara issued the directions while hearing a batch of petitions challenging an order dated December 27, 2024, through which pleas against the fee hikes for postgraduate medical and dental courses in Telangana for the 2023-2026 block period had been dismissed.

Back in 2023, the HC bench had partially stayed the decision to increase the fees at private medical and dental colleges in the State and asked the institutes to collect only 60 per cent of the fees specified in the Government Order No. 107 from the Category-A candidates and 70 percent from the Category- B candidates.

What does the latest government notification say?

The latest interim fee restriction follows the High Court's orders dated September 7, 2026, in W.A.No.341 of 2025 and batch cases and W.P.No.13895 of 2026 and batch cases. The matter relates to the fee fixation for the previous block period, which is pending adjudication before the High Court.

In its recommendations dated October 24, 2026, TAFRC proposed continuing the previous fee structure on an interim basis, considering the pending court proceedings and the counselling schedule for NEET-PG 2026 notified by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Government of India, in October 2026, followed by the state quota counselling schedule issued by KNR University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS).

".. the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC), in compliance with the interim orders passed by the Hon'ble High Court at references 3rd and 4th read above and taking into consideration the NEET-PG 2026 counselling schedule notified by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Government of India, has recommended continuation, on an interim basis, of the fee structure notified for the block period 2023-2026 vide G.O.Ms.No.107, HM&FW (C1) Department, dated 28.07.2023, for Post-Graduate Medical Courses in Private Unaided Non-Minority and Minority Medical Colleges, for the block period 2026-2029, as the fee fixation for the preceding block period is pending adjudication before the Hon'ble High Court. Accordingly, TAFRC has recommended restriction of fee collection to 60% of the prescribed fee for Category-A seats and 70% for Category-B seats, pending final fixation of the fee by TAFRC and subject to the final orders of the Hon'ble High Court. Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby accept the recommendations of the TAFRC and order that the fee structure notified for PG Medical Courses for the block period 2023-2026, vide G.O.Ms.No.107, HM&FW (C1) Department, dated 28.07.2023, shall continue to apply for the block period 2026-2029, subject to the interim fee collection limits," the notice mentioned.

Further, the government has also directed students covered under the interim arrangement to submit a personal bond at the time of fee payment, undertaking to pay the differential amount, if any, found payable following the final decision of the High Court.

The annexure to the government order provides college-wise fee details for clinical, para-clinical and non-clinical postgraduate medical courses under Categories A, B and C. It covers 22 private unaided minority and non-minority medical colleges in Telangana.

Under the prescribed fee structure, Category-C fees for clinical, para-clinical and non-clinical courses can be up to three times the respective Category-B fee. The government has also clarified that all other terms and conditions mentioned in the earlier G.O.Ms.No.107 dated July 28, 2023, will continue to apply during the 2026-2029 block period.

The Registrar of KNRUHS, Warangal, and the principals of all private unaided minority and non-minority medical colleges offering PG medical courses have been directed to take necessary action.

Fee structure for PG Medical Courses for the Block Period 2026-2029

Reacting to the development, the Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA), Telangana, said it had been fighting for a reduction in PG medical fees since 2017, with the active support and collective efforts of postgraduate medical aspirants.

"We stand with PG medical aspirants. We will fight till the end for their rights," the association stated.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the association had urged the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) to rationalise and reduce the Category-A PG medical fees for the 2023-2026 block period

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