The Government of Andhra Pradesh on October 12, 2022, issued a notification to amend the Andhra Pradesh Un-Aided Non-Minority Professional Institutions (Regulation of Admissions Into Under Graduate Medical and Dental Professional Courses) Rules, 2007, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 3 and 15 of the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983.
The following amendment has been stated:
In rule 3 which specifies ‘Eligibility Criteria for Admission’, for clause (a), the following has been substituted, namely,
"(a) Nationality and Domicile: The candidates should be Indian Nationals and should satisfy Local, Non-Local status requirements as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974 as amended in G.O (P) No. 646 Education (W) Department, dated 10.07.1979.
Provided that, Persons of Indian origin (PIO)/ Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholders are eligible for admission only against any Non-Resident Indian seat or any supernumerary seat;
Provided further that, the OCI Cardholder shall not be eligible for admission against any seat reserved exclusively for Indian Citizens."
[Notification No. G.O.Ms.No.255]
