AP NEET PG 2026 CQ Counselling Registration Begins Oct 14

| Updated On - Oct 15, 2026

AP NEET PG 2026 CQ Counselling registration opened on October 14 2026 at the Dr NTR UHS portal. Candidates can apply without late fee until October 21. A final window on October 22 carries a Rs 20,000 late fee surcharge.

AP NEET PG 2026 CQ Counselling Registration Begins Oct 14

Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) has opened online registrations. The portal covers AP NEET PG 2026 Competent Authority Quota (CQ) counselling. The window went live on October 14 at drntr.uhsap.in.

Candidates can apply without late fee until October 21 at 5 PM. A late window opens on October 22 with Rs 20,000 surcharge. No applications will be accepted after October 22.

The CQ pool reserves 85 percent of seats for AP local candidates. The remaining 15 percent falls under the APUR unreserved category. Non-local candidates with AP domicile can compete only for APUR seats.

Direct Link: AP NEET PG 2026 CQ Counselling Registration Portal

AP NEET PG 2026 CQ Important Dates

Event	Date and Time
Registration portal opens	October 14, 2026 (4:00 PM)
Last date to apply without late fee	October 21, 2026 (5:00 PM)
Late window with Rs 20,000 surcharge	October 22, 2026 (9:00 AM to 10:00 PM)
Internship completion cut-off	September 30, 2026

Check Here: AP NEET PG 2026 Counselling Official PDF

AP NEET PG 2026 Seat Reservation Rules

The CQ seat pool follows both vertical and horizontal reservations. These apply across government and private colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

SC category: 15 percent of total seats

ST category: 6 percent of total seats

BC-A to BC-E categories: 29 percent combined

Women candidates: 33 percent across all categories

PwBD candidates: 5 percent across all categories

Also Check: Tamil Nadu NEET PG 2026 Counselling Registration Deadline Extended; Check How to Apply

AP NEET PG 2026 Counselling Phases

The counselling will run across four phases this year. Both in-service and non-service candidates participate in the first three phases.

Phase-I: for in-service and non-service candidates

Phase-II: for in-service and non-service candidates

Phase-III (Mop-Up): final round for both categories

Stray Vacancy Round: for non-service candidates only

Candidates allotted a seat in Phase-III cannot join later rounds. Failure to join a Phase-III seat forfeits the Rs 50,000 security deposit.

Also Check: WB NEET PG 2026 Round 1 Counselling Schedule Released at wbmcc.nic.in

What Is the Service Bond?

All CQ candidates must sign a bond on non-judicial stamp paper. Non-service candidates serve one year with the state post-PG. Failure to serve carries a penalty of Rs 40 lakhs.

In-service candidates sign a longer bond of ten years post-PG. The penalty for violation is Rs 50 lakhs. The degree certificate is held by the sponsoring authority until service ends.

Also Check: NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 1 Registration Begins

Who Is Eligible to Apply?

Candidates must meet all the conditions set by NTRUHS. The NEET PG 2026 cutoff and internship rule are key filters.

MBBS from a recognised Indian institution
Internship completion on or before September 30, 2026
Qualified NEET PG 2026 with the required percentile
Valid permanent registration with the medical council

The qualifying cutoffs by category are listed below.

Category	Percentile	NEET PG Score
General and EWS	50th percentile	262 marks
General PwBD	45th percentile	244 marks
SC, ST and OBC	40th percentile	226 marks

Documents Required for Registration

All documents must be scanned and uploaded in PDF or JPG format. The size limit is 500 KB for documents. Photos must stay within 100 KB.

NEET PG 2026 score card
SSC marks memo as date of birth proof
MBBS degree or provisional pass certificate
MBBS study certificate
Compulsory rotatory internship completion certificate
Medical council registration certificate
MBBS transfer or migration certificate
Photo ID with current address (e.g., Aadhaar card)
Recent passport-size photograph and specimen signature
Integrated caste certificate with barcode if SC, ST or BC
UDID card and disability certificate if PwBD
Caste certificates issued by other states will not be accepted. Candidates migrated from Telangana need a digitally signed local status certificate.

Also Check: Tripura NEET PG 2026 Candidate List Released at trmcc.admissions.nic.in

AP NEET PG 2026 CQ Application Fees

The fees below apply during the regular window from October 14 to October 21. A Rs 20,000 surcharge is added for the extended window on October 22.

Candidate Category	OC and BC	SC and ST
Within Andhra Pradesh	Rs 7,000	Rs 6,000
Outside Andhra Pradesh	Rs 10,000	Rs 9,000
Outside India	Rs 14,000	Rs 13,000

How to Register for AP NEET PG 2026 CQ Counselling?

Follow these steps to complete the application on the NTRUHS portal.

Visit the official website at drntr.uhsap.in.
Click on the AP NEET PG 2026 CQ registration link.
Fill in personal, academic and contact details.
Upload all required scanned documents and photographs.
Pay the application fee online using any approved payment mode.
Submit the form and download the acknowledgement slip.

Also Check: MP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 Counselling Registration Begins at dme.mponline.gov.in

Why This Matters

The CQ pool fills state quota seats in AP colleges. It runs in parallel with the MCC All India Quota counselling. Choosing when to join a phase affects your upgrade chances significantly.