On May 31, 2025, during a high-level meeting in Hyderabad, Telangana Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha addressed issues of stipend delays and infrastructure constraints in private medical colleges with NMC Chairman Dr. B.N. Gangadhar. The meeting, which included KNRUHS Vice-Chancellor Dr. P.V. Nanda Kumar Reddy, focused on challenges such as non-payment of stipends, strained infrastructure, and faculty recruitment shortages. KNRUHS's participation highlights its involvement in addressing systemic challenges in the medical education sector.

KNRUHS issued a circular highlighting widespread irregularities in the awarding of exam marks by private medical colleges, warning institutions and faculty against malpractice. This action, which comes amid mounting concerns by the Telangana Junior Doctors Association regarding exploitation, harassment, and unjust fee practices affecting government quota post-graduate medicos, aims to protect student rights and promote transparency.

Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences circulated a circular warning against the awarding of disproportionately high marks during practical examinations in affiliated private medical colleges, prompting the Telangana Junior Doctors Association to highlight broader concerns over exploitation, irregular assessment practices, and the safety of PG medicos under government quota.

On February 10, 2025, the Telangana High Court upheld the decision by the state government and Kaloji Narayana Rao University for Health Sciences to require candidates claiming Scheduled Castes status to present a Telangana-issued certificate to avail reservation benefits for PG medical admissions, thereby restraining AP SC certificate holders from accessing these reservations.

Telangana High Court is probing allegations that Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences manipulated student classification by reassigning non-local students to the local category under the management quota, raising concerns over fairness in admissions and potential financial motives benefiting private colleges.

An investigation by the Enforcement Directorate revealed extensive fraudulent practices in the admissions process at Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, including seat blocking, collusion with private medical colleges, and manipulation of payment processes. The investigation, which followed a complaint lodged in April 2022 and raids conducted in June 2023, uncovered unethical actions that disproportionately impact marginalized and rural candidates.

In April 2022, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences lodged a complaint alleging fraudulent practices in postgraduate medical admissions. The complaint, which triggered an Enforcement Directorate investigation, detailed unethical activities including seat blocking, manipulated fee transactions, and collusion between private medical colleges and middlemen, potentially exploiting disadvantaged candidates.

The Governor ordered a detailed report after receiving multiple complaints regarding a faulty MBBS admissions process at Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences. Allegations suggest that the admission process, which involved a private agency for technical support, disadvantaged local Telangana students, prompting intervention to safeguard merit and fairness in admissions.

Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan intervened in the ongoing controversy at Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences over a flawed MBBS admissions process that disadvantaged Telangana state students. Political pressure mounted as details emerged of the university’s reliance on a private agency for counselling, resulting in injustice for local, meritorious students.

Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan ordered a detailed report from Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences following complaints that the MBBS admissions process unfairly disadvantaged Telangana state students. The move aims to safeguard local merit and ensure fair admissions.