AP ICET 2026: Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (AP ICET) 2026

Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test

Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (AP ICET) 2026

AP ICET 2026
[Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test 2026]
conducted by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam on behalf of APSCHE
Admission to MBA and MCA Programs in Andhra Pradesh colleges, 2026

Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (AP ICET-2026) is conducted by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam on behalf of A.P. State Council of Higher Education for admission into First year of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Computer Applications (MCA) offered by various university constituent and affiliated colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the academic year 2026-27.

Important Dates

Sl. No.	Activity	From	To
1	Date of Notification in the News Papers	Published in newspapers dt. 04/02/2026
2	Commencement of submission of Online applications	05/02/2026
3	Registration & submission of online application without late fee	05/02/2026	02/03/2026
4	Submission of online applications with late fee of Rs. 1000/- + Registration fee	03/03/2026	07/03/2026
5	Submission of online applications with late fee of Rs. 2000/- + Registration fee	08/03/2026	12/03/2026
6	Submission of online applications with late fee of Rs. 4000/- + Registration fee	13/03/2026	17/03/2026
7	Submission of online applications with late fee of Rs. 10000/- + Registration fee	18/03/2026	21/03/2026
8	Corrections to be made, if any, to submitted applications	23/03/2026
9	Downloading of Hall-tickets from the website	15/04/2026 onwards
10	Examination date	02/05/2026
11	Examination timings	09:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. & 02:00 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.
12	Release of Preliminary Key	05/05/2026 (05:00 P.M.)
13	Last Date for receiving of objections on Preliminary Key	07/05/2026 (05:00 P.M.)
14	Declaration of Results & Ranks	16/05/2026

Note: 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.

Eligibility to appear for AP ICET-2026

The candidates should be Indian National and should satisfy local/non-local status requirements laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations of Admission) Order, 1974 as amended.
The candidates shall satisfy the rules of the concerned universities where they take admission.
The candidates seeking admission-
- Should have studied and passed 3/4 year UG course in any faculty of the recognised universities or its equivalent Degree Examination in 10 + 2 + 3/4 pattern as recognized by U.G.C. (University Grants Commission). For information about recognized universities visit https://www.ugc.gov.in/universitydetails/university?type=LZ1FUMk6U2JWGNLvhWfVSA==, for degrees/Universities permitted by distance education bureau, please visit https://www.ugc.ac.in/deb and for information regarding the fake universities visit https://www.ugc.gov.in/universitydetails/Fakeuniversity.
- For admission in MBA – Degree of 3/4 years duration from any recognized University or its equivalent.
- For admission in MCA – Degree of 3/4 years duration with "Mathematics" as one of the subject at Intermediate or Degree level.
Note: Candidate who passed all the subjects of the three years of any Degree course in one sitting is not eligible for admission into MBA or MCA Course.
- Candidate with aggregate marks of 50% (45% in case of reserved categories – SC, ST and BC) are alone eligible to take admission through AP ICET.
- Candidates shall fulfil the eligibility criteria laid down in relevant Government Orders in vogue at the time of admissions.
- The qualifying Degree obtained by Distance Mode Program should have recognition by Joint Committee of UGC, AICTE and DEC/DEB.
- The candidates who are appearing for the final year degree examination shall also be eligible to appear for AP ICET-2026. However, the candidates have to submit their provisional certificate at the time of admission. Otherwise his/her candidature will not be considered for admission.

Applying for AP ICET-2026

The candidates who satisfy eligibility criteria stated above can apply for AP ICET-2026 by filling an application online only through web site https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. Detailed information for filling the online application is given in user guide / manual available in the portal.
The schedule of receiving application is given on the first page under “Important Dates”.

Pattern of the test

The test consists of 200 questions of one mark each on the following topics.

Details	No. of Questions	Total Question	Remarks
Section-A: Analytical Ability			Duration of the test is 150 minutes
1. Data Sufficiency	20	75
2. Problem Solving	55	75
Section-B: Communication Ability
1. Vocabulary	15	70
2. Functional Grammar	20
3. Business and Computer Terminology	15
4. Reading Comprehension	20
Section-C: Mathematical Ability
1. Arithmetical Ability	35	55
2. Algebraical and Geometrical Ability	10
3. Statistical Ability	10
Total	200 Marks	200 Questions