Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education has released the AP ECET 2025 eligibility criteria at the official website. Applicants looking for admissions are advised to check ECET eligibility criteria before filling the application form. AP ECET application form is available at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ECET. The eligibility criteria of AP ECET 2025 comprise Nationality, Educational qualification and others. Check AP ECET eligibility and other details here.
AP ECET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education mentioned the AP ECET eligibility in the official notification. Applicants looking for admissions can check AP ECET 2025 eligibility criteria at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ECET. The eligibility criteria of AP ECET 2025 comprise Nationality, educational qualification and other details. Candidates are advised to must check the AP ECET eligibility 2025 before filling the application form. Any candidate found ineligible at the time of admissions will be disqualified. The exam authority has released the AP ECET 2025 application form. Applicants are advised to keep all the documents and details ready before filling the AP ECET 2025 application form. For more details about AP ECET eligibility criteria 2025, candidates can refer to the article provided below.
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AP ECET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education has released the AP ECET eligibility criteria at the official website. AP ECET 2025 eligibility is released separately for all the courses.
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 reserved category) for entry into relevant courses.
Eligibility for Lateral Entry Admission into BE/BTech/BPharm
- The candidates should have appeared and qualified at the AP ECET 2025.
- 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.
- 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 2025 ranks, BSc (Mathematics) stream students will be considered for admission only after exhausting all the qualified diploma holders.
AP ECET Eligibility Criteria 2025 – Eligible Branches
Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education has released the list of eligible Diploma branches for admissions respective to the engineering subject paper. Applicants are advised to check AP ECET eligibly criteria eligible Diploma combination before filling the form. For more details, candidates can refer to the table provided below.
| Engineering subject paper |
Eligible Diploma candidates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Engineering |
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| Biotechnology, Pharmacy and Chemical Engineering |
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| Ceramic Technology |
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| Ceramic, Leather, Textile, Chemical Engineering, Chemical-Petrochemical, Chemical-Plastics & Polymers, Chemical-oil Technology, Chemical-Sugar Technology, Petroleum Technology, Petrochemical Technology |
|
| Civil, Civil-Construction Technology |
|
| Computer Engineering, Electronics and Computer, Special Diploma in Electronics with Computer, 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 Networking |
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| Electronics and Communication Engineering, Special Diploma in Electronics-Biomedical, TV and Sound, Industrial Electronics, Communication Engineering, Embedded Systems, Applied Electronics and Instrumentation, Electronics and Instrumentation, Electronics and Telematics |
|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
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| Electronics and Instrumentation, Special Diploma in Electronics-Industrial Electronics, Applied Electronics and Instrumentation |
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| Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Footwear Technology, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Production Engineering, Jewellery Design and Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Sandwich), Packaging Technology, Printing Technology, Aeronautical Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning |
|
| Metallurgical Engineering |
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| Mining Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
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| Pharmacy |
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| BSc with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects |
AP ECET Application Form 2025
Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education has released the AP ECET 2025 application from at the official website. Applicants can complete AP ECET registration 2025 at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ECET. The application process of AP ECET 2025 comprises registration, filling form, uploading documents and payment of fee. AP ECET form 2025 is available online only. The last date to fill AP ECET form 2025 is April 7.

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