The most striking case: a candidate with an All India Rank of 2,29,981, who scored just one mark, was allotted an MS Orthopaedics seat at Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad under the ST category. According to TSF, Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad alone accounted for six such admissions. Gandhi Medical College in Secunderabad admitted three candidates from this group: 59 marks for MD Radiodiagnosis, 74 marks for MD Pharmacology, and 91 marks for MS Orthopaedics. At Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal, a candidate with 32 marks secured MD Pathology under the ST category. Despite criticism over the eroding standards of postgraduate medical education, authorities have stood by the lowered cut-off, arguing it was the only way to stop postgraduate seats from lying vacant.