AP ICET 2026: Exam Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Preparation

Candidates seeking admission to MBA course offered by universities in Andhra Pradesh must appear for Andhra Pradesh ICET exam. However, candidates must check the eligibility criteria for admission to MBA colleges in Andhra Pradesh. More than 290 colleges in Andhra Pradesh offers admission on the Andhra Pradesh ICET scores only.

The AP ICET 2026 exam date will be announced in first week of March 2026. The exam will be held tentatively in first week of May in two slots. The exam is held in offline mode across 25 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Candidates will have the option to enter maximum four exam center preferences while filling the AP ICET 2026 application form. Based on the options entered, candidates will be alloted the exam centre as per the availability. Candidates will be able to check the alloted APICET exam centre on release of the AP ICET admit card. The admit card will be released in first week of May 2026. Candidates will be able to download the hall ticket for AP ICET 2026 till the date of the examination.

Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education offers the below courses through AP ICET scores:

• Masters of Business Administration (MBA), and
• Masters of Computer Application (MCA)

Candidates who are assigned rank and meet the rank criteria as prescribed in AP ICET seat allotment result are eligible for admissions.

APSCHE will commence Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 registration in first week of March at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. The last date to fill the AP ICET 2026 application form without late fee will be notified. Candidates seeking admission to MBA/MCA programme of Colleges in Andhra Pradesh will be able to fill the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 application form online when released. Candidates must ensure to fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria before filling the application form.

Yes, candidates willing to appear for APICET will be able to apply for Andhra Pradesh ICET exam even when the registration deadline ends. However, in that case, the applicant will have to pay a late fee along with the AP ICET application fee amount (INR 650/- for OC & INR 600/- for BC and INR 550/- for SC/ST Candidates). The last day to apply for AP ICET 2026 without late fee will be notified. Candidates registering after the last date without late fee will have to pay the late application fee of INR 1000, INR 2000, INR 3000 and INR 5000 as per the schedule. However, once the application deadline with a late fee ends, they will not have any further chance to apply for APICET. AP ICET 2026 registration with late fee of INR 1000 is expected to commence in second week of April 2026.

Candidates filling the Andhra Pradesh ICET application form 2026 must keep the following documents/information ready to avoid any last minute hassle: 

1. Credit card/Debit card details
2. Qualifying examination appeared or passed hall ticket number
3. Marks memo of degree/ intermediate (10+2)
4. Date of birth Certificate (10th or equivalent certificate)
5. Hall ticket number of SSC or Equivalent examination certificate
6. Income of parents- Certificate issued by MRO/Competent authority
7. Study certificates from class 6th to 10+2 Diploma and degree
8. Category Certificate (SC, ST, BC) if any
9. Aadhar card details
10. Special category Certificate (NCC, PH, Sports, CAP, Bharat Scouts and Guides). .

Candidates cannot download the APICET question paper soon after appearing for the exam. The official question paper is released along with the release of the preliminary answer key and response sheet. Candidates can access the APICET question paper here. AP ICET 2026 answer key will be released online at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in along with the official question papers. Candidates are not required to enter their login credentials to download the answer key and question paper.

Some of the important topics of AP ICET Mathematical Ability section are:

1. Laws of Indices, ratio and proportion, surds, numbers and divisibility, LCM, GCD, rational numbers, ordering, percentages, profit and loss, partnership, pipes and cisterns, time, distance and work problems, areas and volumes, mensuration, modular arithmetic.
2. Statements, truth tables, implication converse and inverse, tautologies-sets, relations & functions, applications equation of a line in different forms.
3. Trigonometry - Trigonometric ratios, Trigonometric ratios of standard angles, Trigonometric identities: sample problems on heights and distances, polynomials, remainder theorem & consequences, linear equations & expressions, progressions, binomial theorem, matrices, notion of a limit and derivative, plane geometry - lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, coordinate geometry-distance between points.

AP ICET communication ability important topics are:

• Vocabulary
• Business and computer terminology
• Functional grammar
• Reading Comprehensions.
  • identify the vocabulary used in day-to-day communication.
  • use of English grammar in day-to-day communication and business contexts.
  • basic terminology and concepts in Computer and business contexts such as letters, reports, memoranda, agenda, minutes, etc.)
  • understand written reports, observations, etc. and draw inferences.

Andhra Pradesh ICET previous year question papers are available online. Candidates can visit the official website of Shiksha (https://shiksha.com/mba/apicet-exam-question-papers) to download the past years question papers. Candidates will be able to download the question paper for free. Andhra Pradesh ICET question paper will help candidates to acquaint with the difficulty level and actual exam environment. Candidates must assess their performance and preparation level with the help of previous year question papers. Candidates must ensure to solve AP ICET previous year question paper to reinforce learning and revision of important topics.

APICET mock test will be released online. Candidates preparing for Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 can appear for the mock test at cets. Apsche. Andhra Pradesh. Gov. In. Candidates require no pre-registrations to appear for the Andhra Pradesh ICET mock test online. Check the steps below to know how to appear for the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 mock test:

Step 1- Visit the website provided- https://www.shiksha.com/mba/apicet-exam-mocktest

Step 2- Click on the official link provided

Step 3- Enter any login credentials

Step 4- Page will now display 'General Guidelines' for the APICET 2026 mock test

Step 5- Ensure to read the instructions carefully.

Step 6- After reading the instructions click on the tab 'Next'

Step 7- Andhra Pradesh ICET exam pattern and marking scheme will now be displayed on the screen.

Step 8- Choose the default language to appear for Andhra Pradesh ICET mock test or main examination: English/Telugu

Step 9- Check the box after reading all the instructions and click on the tab 'I am ready to begin' Step 10- Begin your Andhra Pradesh ICET mock test and analyse your performance!

AP ICET exam is conducted once in a year. The Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 will be held in first week of May 2026. The exam will be held in offline mode. Only registered candidates will be able to appear for Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 exam online. The application forms for Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 will be released in first week of March 2026 at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. Candidates must ensure to complete the registration process to appear for the exam. No requests for rescheduling of the exam will be entertained if the candidate fails to appear for the exam on the prescribed date.

AP ICET 2026 exam question paper will have four answer options. For every question in AP ICET, four options will be provided, from which applicant must select any one option which they consider as correct option. The duration of AP ICET 2026 exam will be 150 minutes within which candidates must attempt 200 questions. AP ICET 2026 will be a computer based examination. Candidates must choose the correct option on screen with the help of mouse.

No, all the questions in the APICET question paper will be objective type questions and will be in MCQ format. Candidates will be given four options for each question. Candidates will have to select the correct option for each question. Andhra Pradesh ICET question paper will consist of 200 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question will be for one mark. There will be no negative marking for any wrong answers. Candidates will have to attempt the 200 questions in 150 minutes. There will be no sectional time limit to attempt the AP ICET exam sections. AP ICET 2026 exam will be held in first week of May in computer based mode across 25 districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh ICET exam pattern mentions the sections, marking scheme and number of questions in the question paper. As per the APICET exam pattern, the question paper will consist of total 200 multiple choice questions. Candidates will be given one mark for every correct answer and there will be no negative marking for any wrong answers. The duration of the exam is 150 minutes. Andhra Pradesh ICET exam will be a Computer Based Test to be conducted across 25 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh ICET exam is conducted in a two days window (each day two sessions).

The overall difficulty level of Andhra Pradesh ICET exam is moderate, as per the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 question paper analysis.

1. The Communication Ability section is usually easy to attempt with a 70-marks weightage. 

2. The Analytical Ability section is also Moderate in difficulty, with a total score weightage of 75 marks.

3. In comparison to other exams, the Mathematical Ability section includes formula based questions, hence the difficulty level of this section is easy to moderate if the candidate is prepared properly. The weightage of this section sis 55 marks.

Candidates can check detailed analysis of Andhra Pradesh ICET question papers at this link: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/apicet-exam-analysis.

APICET answer key 2026 will be released soon after the exam is conducted. Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 will be held in first week of May in Computer Based Test mode. Candidates who will appear for the exam can download the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 preliminary answer key when released. With the help of Andhra Pradesh ICET answer key candidates can calculate their probable score before the declaration of results. In case of any discrepancy in the answers provided, candidates will get the opportunity to raise objections till prescribed date. On the basis of the objections received the final answer key will be published online along with the declaration of results.

On release of APICET answer key candidates can calculate their probable score before the release of results. Once the answer key is released, candidates must download their response sheet and answer key and know the marking scheme. As per the APICET marking scheme candidates will get one mark for every correct answer. There will be no negative marking for any incorrect answer or unanswered question. Candidates must now mark their response as per the marking scheme and calculate their total score. Final scores will be released on the basis of the objections received.

Andhra Pradesh ICET qualifying score refers to minimum marks required to pass. Candidates meeting the AP ICET qualifying criteria will be able to appear for the counselling process. As per the Andhra Pradesh ICET qualifying criteria candidates must secure minimum of 25% that is 50 out of 200 hall to be eligible for assigning rank on the basis of merit. Whereas, candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories have no prescribed AP ICET qualifying criteria. Qualifying the Andhra Pradesh ICET exam does not guarantee admission to desired programme. Candidates must appear for the counselling process for applied institutes. On the basis of the rank obatined by the candidates, college will be alloted.

To appear for the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2025 exam, candidates must pay the exam fee. Candidates can pay the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2025 before filling the Andhra Pradesh ICET application form. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam will commence Andhra Pradesh ICET registration 2025 shortly. Check the table below to know the Andhra Pradesh ICET exam fee 2025:

Specifications	Details
Fee Amount	INR 650
Application Fee for BC	INR 600
Application Fee for SC/ST	INR 550

As per the Andhra Pradesh ICET marking scheme:

• for every correct answer, the candidate will get one mark.
• there will be no negative marking for any wrong answer or not attempted questions. 

As per the Andhra Pradesh ICET exam pattern, the question paper will consist of 200 MCQs, of one mark each. There will be no sectional time limit. Candidates can start answering from any section they are comfortable with. The Andhra Pradesh ICET exam is conducted for a duration of 150 minutes.

AP ICET 2026 hall ticket will be available for download at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. Candidates who will register for the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 exam can download the admit card when released. Candidates can download the APICET hall ticket 2026 from the official website- cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. Candidates will be required to enter the login credentials to download the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 admit card.

To download the AP ICET hall ticket, candidates must enter their registration number and date of birth. AP ICET admit card is an important documents to be carried on the day of examination.

To download the Andhra Pradesh ICET hall ticket, candidates must follow the below steps:

Step 1- Visit the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 official website: cets.ap.gov.in/ICET

Step 2- Navigate on tab 'AP ICET Hall Ticket'

Step 3- Enter the Andhra Pradesh ICET login details

• AP ICET application number
• Qualifying examination hall ticket number
• Date of birth

Step 4- Screen will display the Andhra Pradesh ICET admit card 2026

Step 5- Save and take the print of the hall ticket

No, request for change in the APICET exam centre 2026 will be enteratined once the centre is alloted. Once the APICET admit card 2026 is issued, no request for change of test centre will be accepted by the examination authority. The candidates will have to take the APICET exam at the given exam centre only. Therefore, candidates are advised to select test city preference in the APICET 2026 registration form carefully. Candidates must select the exam city with permanment address or are likely to be on the exam day, as the first preference.

APSCHE will release the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 answer key in second week of May 2026. Students who will appear for the exam will be able to download the Andhra Pradesh ICET key 2026 at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. The link to download the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 preliminary answer key will be actiavted by 5 PM on the given date. Authorities will release the final answer key Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 in third week of May along with the declaration of Andhra Pradesh ICET results 2026.

Candidates can check their Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 answer key by visiting the official link: cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ICET. Candidates must click on the tab displaying the shift-wise Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 question paper and answer key PDF. No login details are required to download the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 prelimnary answer key. To check the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 response sheet, candidates must enter their Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 login details at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in.

APSCHE will release the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 final answer key tentatively in third week of May 2026. Authorities will release the final answer key on the basis of the objections received. Candidates will be able to challenge the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 preliminary answer key till the prescribed date. Authorities will also announce the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 results along with the release of the Andhra Pradesh ICET answer key 2026 final.

Candidates will not be issued any physical copy of the APICET 2026 socrecard. On declaration of APICET results, candidates must login at the official website of Andhra Pradesh ICET- (cets. Apsche. Andhra Pradesh. Gov. In) to download and take the print of the Andhra Pradesh ICET scorecard immediately. Candidates must ensure to check the details mentioned on the scorecard. The following details that will be mentioned on the Andhra Pradesh ICET results:

1. Name of the candidate
2. Date of examination
3. Section-wise score
4. Overall score
5. Rank obtained
6. Instruction to candidate.

Candidates must note that Ranks obtained in AP ICET 2026 will be valid only for 2026-27 academic year admissions into the various universities, constituent and affiliated colleges in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh ICET results 2026 will be declared online in third week of May 2026.. Candidates can download their Andhra Pradesh ICET score in the form of a rank online. Soon after the release of the Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 results, authorities will commence the Andhra Pradesh ICET counselling registrations for qualified candidates. Candidates meeting the qualifying criteria will be able to fill the registration form for Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 counselling. Candidates must pay the counselling fee and exercise options. Based on the rank obtained, candidates will be allotted the college as per the preferences added.

Candidates can download their AP ICET results 2026 from cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. The AP ICET 2026 results will be declared online. To check the scores, candidates must enter their login credentials: Application number and ICET hall ticket number. The screen will display the scorecard mentioning the details of the candidate, exam, rank, section-wise, and overall scores. Candidates must check all the details that are mentioned in the AP ICET result. Candidates must then download and print the scorecard for the further admission process. Candidates ranking from first to last will be able to attend the APICET counselling process soon after.

Top colleges in Andhra Pradesh accepting Andhra Pradesh ICET scores are:

1. Acharya Nagarjuna University College
2. Andhra University Colleges Of Arts And Commerce
3. Dr B R Ambedkar University
4. Sri Krishnadevaraya University
5. Yogi Vemana University
6. Vikrama Simhapuri University
7. Dr.Abdul Haq Urdu University
8. Krishna University
9. Adikavi Nannaya University Campus
10. Adikavi Nannaya Univ College of Arts & Commerce
11. Adikavi Nannaya University Campus
12. S V U College Of Commerce Manegement and Computer Science

Check the complete list of top colleges here- https://www.shiksha.com/mba/colleges/mba-colleges-accepting-icet-andhra-pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh ICET qualifying score refers to minimum marks required to pass. Candidates meeting the AP ICET qualifying criteria will be able to appear for the counselling process. As per the Andhra Pradesh ICET qualifying criteria candidates must secure minimum of 25% that is 50 out of 200 hall to be eligible for assigning rank on the basis of merit. Whereas, candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories have no prescribed AP ICET qualifying criteria. Qualifying the Andhra Pradesh ICET exam does not guarantee admission to desired programme. Candidates must appear for the counselling process for applied institutes. On the basis of the rank obatined by the candidates, college will be alloted.

Andhra Pradesh ICET cutoff is released after the results are announced. AP ICET accepting colleges releases the list of score and ranks applicable for admissions to the MBA/MCA programme during the counselling process. On the basis of the preferences enetered by the candidates during the AP ICET counselling registration process and AP ICET rank, candidates are allotted the colleges. Candidates can choose to freeze or move to further counselling rounds. Andhra Pradesh ICET 2025 counselling dates will be announced after the declaration of results. Candidates must ensure to complete  the AP ICET 2025 counselling registration process to appear for counselling rounds.

Based on the scores and ranks obtained  by the candidates, they can know their probable chances on getting into desired institute by checking the expected ranks and cutoff for AP ICET 2025 here- AP ICET rank wise college list

AP ICET counselling registration 2026 will commence online after declaration of AP ICET exam results. Candidates ranking from first to last can register for AP ICET counselling. Prior to registration process, candidates must ensure to keep the following documents ready:

• Andhra Pradesh ICET Hall Ticket
• APICET Rank Card
• Transfer Certificate (T. C)
• Degree Marks Memos/consolidated marks memo
• Degree Provisional Certificate 6. Intermediate Marks Memo/Diploma Marks memo
• SSC Certificate or equivalent Marks memo
• Study Certificates from Class IX to Degree
• Residence Certificate (incase where candidate has no institutionalize education) in respect of Private candidates of Andhra Pradesh state.
• Residence Certificate of either of the parent in Andhra Pradesh for 10 years excluding the period of employment outside Andhra Pradesh from the competent authority in respect to f Non-Local Candidates.
• The latest valid Income Certificate or Ration Card issued by the competent authority containing the name of the candidate
• Caste Certificate issued by competent authority in respect to SC/ST/BC
• Economically weaker section (EWS)certificate if applicable 14. Local status Certificate if applicable I. e. , a candidate who migrates to any part of the state of Andhra Pradesh from the state of Telangana within a period of Seven years from the 2nd day of June, 2015 shall be regarded as the local candidate in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh ICET qualifying score refers to minimum marks required to pass. Candidates meeting the AP ICET qualifying criteria will be able to appear for the counselling process. As per the Andhra Pradesh ICET qualifying criteria candidates must secure minimum of 25% that is 50 out of 200 hall to be eligible for assigning rank on the basis of merit. Whereas, candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories have no prescribed AP ICET qualifying criteria. Qualifying the Andhra Pradesh ICET exam does not guarantee admission to desired programme. Candidates must appear for the counselling process for applied institutes. On the basis of the rank obatined by the candidates, college will be alloted.

Check the table below to know the number of candidates appeared and qualified the AP ICET exam:

AP ICET Exam Year	Appeared	Qualified
AP ICET 2025	34,131	32,719
AP ICET 2024	44,446	42,984
AP ICET 2023	44,343	37,326
AP ICET 2022	42,496	37,329

Adnra University, Visakhapatnam will conduct AP ICET 2026 exam. Andhra Pradesh ICET 2026 exam conducting body on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education has been announced. Andhra Pradesh ICET scores are accepted for admission to MBA/MCA programme of universities in Andhra Pradesh. The exam is usually conducted across 25 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The medium of the question paper is Telugu/English. The exam is conducted once in a year.

AP ICET counselling process is a series of stages which candidates must follow to seecure admission to desired programme and college. The Andhra Pradesh ICET counselling is conducted in following stages:

Stage 1- Release of Andhra Pradesh ICET counselling notification

Stage 2- Andhra Pradesh ICET 2025 counselling registration and fee payment

Stage 3- Verification of documents

Stage 4- Option entry

Stage 5- Seat allotment

Stage 6- Reporting at the alloted college

APSCHE will release the AP ICET seat allotment 2025 result for final phase on September 11. APSCHE releases the Andhra Pradesh ICET seat allotment 2025 online at icet-sche.aptonline.in. Registered candidates who exercised the web option entry can check the college allotment on release of the results. Candidates must report at the alloted college on given date and time.