AP-EAPCET-Engg

Exam Announced? NO

Courses offered : Courses are classified in 2 categories namely (a) Engineering Stream and (b) Agriculture & Pharmacy Stream

Engineering Stream courses are

(i) Engineering, Bio-Technology, B.Tech. (Dairy Technology), B.Tech.(Agr.Engg.), B.Tech. (Food Science and Technology)

(ii) B.Sc. (Ag) / B.Sc. (Hort) / B.V.Sc. & A.H / B.F.Sc

(iii) B. Pharmacy, Pharma. D.

Agriculture & Pharmacy Stream courses are

(i) B.Sc.(Ag.) / B.Sc.(Hort.) / B.V.Sc. & AH / B.F.Sc. / B.Tech. (FST) / B.Sc. (CA&BM)

(ii) B.Pharm / B.Tech. (Bio-Technology) (Bi.P.C.) &

(iii) Pharm-D (Bi.P.C)

(iv) BSc (Nursing (BiPC)

APEAPCET (Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test) is conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (Kakinada, AP) on behalf of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE). This Examination is the prerequisite for admission into various professional courses offered in the University/Private Colleges in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Domicile : Candidates should belong to the state of Andhra Pradesh / Telangana. The candidates should satisfy Local / Non Local status requirements as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh / Telangana. Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) order, 1974 as subsequently amended.

Criteria for ranking : candidates who have secured qualifying marks in AP EAPCET and candidates belonging to the category of Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe, for whom qualifying marks have not been prescribed, shall be assigned ranking in the order of merit based on combined score obtained by giving 75% weightage to the marks secured in AP EAPCET and 25% weightage to the marks secured in the relevant group subjects namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry of the qualifying examination.

For the preparation of merit list, in case of more than one student securing the same combined score, the tie shall be resolved to decide the relative ranking by successively considering the following

i) The total marks secured in entrance exam

ii) The marks secured in Mathematics (or Biology) in entrance exam

iii) The marks secured in Physics in entrance exam

iv) If the tie still persists, the older (based on date of birth) being given preference over the younger.

The weightage of marks, in case of candidates belonging to the category of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card Holders, will be decided by a committee constituted by the competent authority.

Medium of exam : The question paper contains questions in English and Telugu medium. Candidates, who have studied the qualifying examination in Urdu medium and wish to avail assistance for translating the questions into Urdu, will be allotted a Test Centre at Kurnool only.

Counselling & Seat Allotment : The list of institutions for allotment of candidates with intake in each discipline and category, as per reservations through AP EAPCET would be released in the Information Booklet for Counseling in due course and the same information would also be released on EAPCET website.

Mock test : Sample/mock test available on EAPCET website  can be used for practice purpose and to give the candidate look and feel of the On- Line (Computer Based) Examination.

Conducted by: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh on behalf of APSCHE

Conducting organization type: State Univ

Additional info: The exam is popular across South