AP ECET 2026: Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test (AP ECET) 2026

Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test

Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test (AP ECET) 2026

AP ECET 2026
[Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test 2026]
conducted by JNTU Anantapur on behalf of APSCHE
Admission to UG Engineering Programmes, 2026

AP ECET, a Common Entrance Test designated in full as Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test for Diploma Holders and for B.Sc.(with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects)Degree Holders and in short as APECET 2026 will be conducted by JNTUniversity Anantapur on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education for the academic year 2026-2027.

For lateral admission into 2nd year regular B.E. and B.Tech. Courses in University Engineering colleges to the extent of 10% of over and above sanctioned intake and in All India Council for Technical Education approved Un-Aided Private Professional institutions (Minoritys non-Minority) to the extent of 10% of over and above sanctioned intake for Diploma holders and B.Sc. degree holders for the academic year2026-27.

For lateral admission into 2nd year regular B. Pharmacy Courses as approved by Pharmacy Council of India in university colleges to the extent of 10% of over and above sanctioned intake and in Un-Aided Private Professional institutions (Minoritys non-Minority) to the extent of 10% of over and above sanctioned in take for the seats specifically earmarked for Diploma holders for the academic year 2026-27.The candidates with B.Sc. degree are not eligible for admission into pharmacy course.

Important Dates

Sl. No.	Activity	Date & Day
1	Date of Notification in the News Papers	03/02/2026 (Tuesday)
2	Commencement of submission of online Applications	04/02/2026 (Wednesday)
3	Last date for submission of online Applications without late fee	02/03/2026 (Monday)
4	Last date for submission of online Applications with late fee (Rs. 1,000/-)	06/03/2026 (Friday)
5	Last date for submission of online Applications with late fee (Rs. 2,000/-)	10/03/2026 (Tuesday)
6	Last date for submission of online Applications with late fee (Rs. 4,000/-)	14/03/2026 (Saturday)
7	Last date for submission of online Applications with late fee (Rs. 10,000/-)	18/03/2026 (Wednesday)
8	Correction of online application data already submitted by the candidate	20/03/2026 (Friday)
9	Downloading Hall Tickets from website	09/04/2026 (Thursday)
10	Date of Examination	23/04/2026 (Thursday)
11	Release of Preliminary Key	27/04/2026 (Monday) at 05:00 P.M.
12	Last date for receiving Objections on Preliminary Key	29/04/2026 (Wednesday) at 05:00 P.M.
13	Result Release	07/05/2026 (Thursday)

(Fee to be paid for each objection raised on a question is Rs. 300/- and the same is refundable for valid objection only. The decision of the committee on validity of the objection is final and no further correspondence is entertained only.)

Eligibility

The Candidates satisfying the following requirements shall be eligible to appear for ECET:

They should be of Indian Nationality.
They should belong to the State of Andhra Pradesh. The candidates should satisfy local/non- local status requirements as per the Government of A.P orders for 2026-27.
They should have obtained Diploma in Engineering and Technology/Pharmacy from the State Board of Technical Education of Andhra Pradesh State or any other Diploma from an AICTE approved institution recognized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as equivalent there to for admission into the relevant B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Pharmacy courses into the Courses corresponding to the Diplomas as given in the following Annexure.
(OR)
They should have passed the3-year B.Sc. Degree examination with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the group combination from a recognized University in the state or its equivalent for entry into relevant courses as given in the following Annexure.
Candidates who are pursuing a Diploma course shall be eligible for entry into the relevant B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Pharmacy courses provided they have completed the prescribed course and passed all the subjects for the award of diploma course before admission in to the college.
Candidates should have passed Diploma in Engineering and Technology / Pharmacy / B.Sc. Degree with at least 45% marks (40% incase of candidates belonging to BC/SC/ST) for entry into relevant courses.

Candidates should have appeared and qualified at the APECET-2026. Mere appearance at the Entrance Test does not automatically entitle a candidate to be considered for entry into any course unless the candidate satisfies the requirement of eligibility and other criteria laid down in the rules of admission.

The lateral entry seats in case of Un-Aided Private Professional institutions (Minoritys nonMinority) are 10% over and above the sanctioned intake in to the course. In case of University Colleges the lateral entry seats are10% over and above the sanctioned intake into the course.

While filling up the lateral entry seats based on the APECET-2026 ranks, B.Sc. (with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects) stream students will be considered for admission only after exhausting all the qualified diploma holders.

Eligibility branches for various APECET Papers
ECET Engineering Subject Paper	Eligible Diploma Candidates
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING	AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
BIO-TECHNOLOGY	BIO-TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACY, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY	CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING	CERAMIC, LEATHER, TEXTILE, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL-PETROCHEMICAL, CHEMICAL-PLASTICS & POLYMERS, CHEMICAL-OIL TECHNOLOGY, CHEMICAL-SUGARTECHNOLOGY, PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY, PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
CIVIL ENGINEERING	CIVIL, CIVIL-CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	COMPUTER ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTERS, SPECIAL DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONICS WITH COMPUTERS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING, ANIMATION AND MULTIMEDIA, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 3D ANIMATION AND GRAPHIC ENGINEERING, CLOUD COMPUTING AND BIG DATA ENGINEERING, WEB DESIGNING, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NET WORKING, COMPUTER SCIENCE INTERNET OF THINGS, COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE)
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING	ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, SPECIAL DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONICS BIOMEDICAL, TV AND SOUND, INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, COMMUNICATION ENGG, EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, APPLIED ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION, ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION, ELECTRONICS AND TELEMATICS, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (INDUSTRY INTEGRATED)
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING	ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING	ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION, SPECIAL DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONICS-INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, APPLIED ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING, FOOTWEAR TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, JEWELLARY DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (SANDWICH), PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, PRINTING TECHNOLOGY, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, REFREGIRATION AND AIRCONDITIONING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING)
METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING	METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
MINING ENGINEERING	MINING ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
PHARMACY	PHARMACY
B.SC.	B.Sc. WITH MATHEMATICS AS ONE OF THE OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

Pattern of Examination

The examination will be for 200 Marks with 200 objective type questions and the distribution of marks for each stream will be as follows:
Engineering Stream:

Subject	Maximum Marks	Remarks
Mathematics	50	Common to all branches
Physics	25	Common to all branches
Chemistry	25	Common to all branches
Engineering (Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Electronics Communications / Computer Science / Chemical / Metallurgical / Mining / Electronics Instrumentation / Ceramic Technology / Biotechnology / Agricultural Engineering as the case may be)	100	Separate Question Paper for Each branch of engineering

Pharmacy Stream:

Subject	Maximum Marks
Section I: Pharmaceutics	50
Section II: Pharmaceutical Chemistry	50
Section III: Pharmacognosy	50
Section IV: Pharmacology	50

B.Sc. (with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects) Stream:

Subject	Maximum Marks
Mathematics	100
Analytical Ability	50
Communicative English	50

Submission of Onine Application

For registration and submission of online application the aspiring candidates must visit the website https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ECET.
All the details required such as qualifying examination(diploma or degree as the case may be),hall ticket number, SSC or 10th class hall ticket number, places of study from 6thclass onwards, caste category- Meeseva Certificate number, Income certificate-Meeseva certificate number, good quality passport size photograph in .jpg or .jpeg format of 50 Kb size, scanned image of Signature affixed with a black pen on a whitepaper in.jpg or .jpeg format of30Kb size, Ration card of the family, Aadhar card of self in the application form shall be entered in the specified fields.
The Aadhar Card number of the candidate is mandatory.
The payment of the registration fee can be done online through AP Online services or Payment Gateway (through Credit Card/Debit Card/Netbanking). The registration fee is Rs. 800/- for OC students, Rs. 750/- for BC students and Rs. 700/- for SC/ST students.

Syllabus

Diploma Holders in Engineering	Common Subjects	Diploma Holders in Pharmacy	B.Sc. (Mathematics) Graduates
Agricultural Engineering Bio-technology Ceramic Technology Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Electrinics and Instrumentation Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Mining Engineering	Chenistry Mathematics Physics	Section-I Pharmaceutics Section-II Pharmaceutical Chemistry Section-III Pharmacognosy Section-IV Pharmacology	Analytical Ability Communicative English Mathematics