Hello Aspirant,

First of all let me tell you that there are three local areas in Telangana namely OU, AU and SVU. Now if you have completed your last 4 years of study from any of the above mentioned areas then you will be considered as Local candidate and you will get reservation benefits accordingly but in the case if you have not passed from any of the above Local areas but passed from Telangana state then you should have studied for minimum of 7 years in Telangana then only you can be considered as Local. So now you can check that which case is applicable for you or you can also check out the official notification from the link given below, defining Local and Non-Local status :-

https://dtets.cgg.gov.in/Documents/Related%20Links/Definition%20of%20Local%20&%20Non%20local%20status%20(Annexure-II).pdf

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!