AP ECET Eligibility Criteria 2026: Age Limit, Educational Qualification, Stream-wise Requirements

Aspirants of the Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test must check the AP ECET eligibility criteria to know if they can apply for the test. Check AP ECET eligibility and other details here.

AP ECET Eligibility Criteria 2026: The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) will announce the AP ECET 2026 eligibility criteria in its official notification. Applicants can check AP ECET eligibility criteria at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ECET or from this page directly. The eligibility criteria mention details on the age limit, educational qualification, domicile and other details. Candidates must check the AP ECET eligibility 2026 before filling the application form. Any candidate found ineligible at the time of admission will be disqualified, despite their merit in AP ECET. The exam authority is likely to release the AP ECET application form in March 2026. Applicants are advised to keep all the documents and details ready before filling the AP ECET 2026 application form.  For more details about AP ECET eligibility criteria, check below.  
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AP ECET 2026 Eligibility Criteria  

Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education will release the AP ECET eligibility criteria in the official notification. Candidates who fulfil all the eligibility conditions will be able to apply for the exam. Since the official notification is awaited, candidates can check the AP ECET eligibility criteria as per the previous year's notification below. 

General eligibility criteria to appear for AP ECET 

• The candidate should be an Indian. 

• The candidate should belong to the State of Andhra Pradesh. 

• Should satisfy local/non-local status requirements as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974 as subsequently amended. 

• The candidates should possess a Diploma in Engineering and Technology/ Pharmacy from the State Board of Technical Education of Andhra Pradesh State or any other Diploma recognized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as equivalent to that for admission into the relevant BE/ BTech/ B.Pharmacy courses into the Courses corresponding to the Diplomas. 

• They should have passed the 3-year BSc 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. 

• The candidates who are pursuing a Diploma course shall be eligible for entry into the relevant BE/BTech/B.Pharmacy courses provided they have completed the practical training prescribed for the award of diploma course before admission into the college. 

• The candidates should have passed a Diploma in Engineering and Technology/ Pharmacy/ BSc Degree with at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to the reserved category) for entry into relevant courses. 

Eligibility for Lateral Entry Admission into BE/BTech/BPharm 

• The candidates should have appeared and qualified in the AP ECET 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 requirements of eligibility and other criteria laid down in the rules of admission. 

• Admission offered against 85% of the seats in each course shall be reserved for the local candidates and the remaining 15% of the seats shall be unreserved seats as specified in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations and Admissions) Order, 1974 as subsequently amended. 

• The admissions offered under the lateral entry scheme in the case of Un-Aided Private Professional institutions (Minority & non-minority) are 20% over and above the sanctioned intake into the course. In the case of University Colleges, the lateral entry seats are 10% over and above the sanctioned intake into the course. 

• While filling up the lateral entry seats based on the AP ECET 2026 ranks, BSc (Mathematics) stream students will be considered for admission only after exhausting all the qualified diploma holders. 

AP ECET Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Eligible Branches 

Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education has released the list of eligible Diploma branches for admissions with respect to the engineering subject paper. Applicants are advised to check AP ECET eligibility criteria eligible Diploma combination before filling the form. For more details, candidates can refer to the table provided below. 

AP ECET Application Form 2026

JNTU Anantapur, on behalf of APSCHE, will release the AP ECET 2026 application form on the website. The AP ECET registration link will be activated on the cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ECET. The application process includes registration, filling form, uploading documents and payment of fee. The authority will announce the AP ECET 2026 registration date online. Only those who apply before the last date will be issued the AP ECET hall ticket 2026.