AP POLYCET Counselling 2026: Round 2 Option Entry (Starts), Admission Procedure

Candidates can check the process of AP POLYCET counselling 2026 below. Students have to follow the below given order of events and complete the process within the due dates to become eligible for admission.

Pay Processing Fee for AP POLYCET Counselling

• Candidates have to go to polycet.ap.gov.in
• Click on 'Pay Fee Online'.
• The candidates had to enter their AP POLYCET 2026 hall ticket number and rank.
• Click on the 'Pay Fee Online'.
• Candidates have to pay the processing fee online, i.e., through net banking/credit card/debit card.

AP POLYCET 2026 Processing Fee

Categories	Fee
OC/BC	INR 700
SC/ST	INR 250

Certificate Verification at Help Centres

Candidates who belong to the SC/ST/BC/OC categories or are applying through PH/CAP/NCC/Sports & Games/Anglo-Indian Categories will have to visit the help centres at their designated time for certificate verification. The following documents are required during the time of certification verification:

• AP POLYCET Hall Ticket
• AP POLYCET Rank Card
• SSC or Equivalent marks memo
• Study/Bonafide Certificate from Class 5 to 10
• Aadhaar Card
• Caste Certificate of SC/ST/BC/Minorities (if applicable)
• Income certificate Issue on or after 01.01.2022 (or) White Ration card for claiming tuition fee reimbursement
• PH/NCC/CAP/Sports and Games Certificates (if applicable)
• Economically Weaker Section(EWS) Certificate (if applicable)
• 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)
• Transfer Certificate

Filling of Options

Registered and verified candidates can fill out their preferred courses and colleges online through the AP POLYCET web options entry. Candidates have to make sure that their options are filled in the order of preference. The last date to fill in the choices for final round is July 20. Candidates have time until July 21 to make edits to their preference forms. A printout of the option entry form must be taken out for reference. 

AP POLYCET 2026 Seat Allotment

The authorities will announce the AP POLYCET seat allotment 2026 for final phase on July 24. Candidates can check their allotment status by logging into the candidate portal. Selected candidates have to download their seat allotment letter, which consists of the details regarding the process to confirm their admissions. 

Reporting at Allotted Centres

Candidates will have to report to their allotted centres as per the schedule allotted by the authorities. Firstly, the candidates will have to report online and then physically. The required documents have to be submitted, and the admission fee has to be paid by the candidates within the given time. Failure to do so will result in the disqualification of the candidates. 

The AP POLYCET counselling is conducted in two rounds. Candidates who participate in the first round of AP POLYCET counselling 2026 are eligible for the second round. If the candidates have not paid the processing fee or verified their documents before, then they have to complete this before the final date. The filling of choices in the order of preference has to be done by logging in using the required credentials. All of the selected candidates have to self-report and confirm their admission before the final date.

AP POLYCET 2026 Counselling Eligibility

• Candidates who have secured seats but are not interested in joining.
• Who have not secured seats so far but got their certificates verified.
• Who have not exercised the options so far but got their certificates verified.
• Who have secured a seat, reported and are aspiring for a better option.
• Who have reported/not reported but cancelled their first phase allotment.
• Candidates who have attended for certificate verification as per the final phase schedule.

DTE, AP will release the AP POLYCET 2026 cutoff round-wise. Candidates can check the AP POLYCET cutoff for each institute and branch on this page as and when available. The cutoffs will be available as closing ranks for admission to a particular branch of a college. Students with ranks above the cutoff will be eligible for admission to the institute.

Apart from meeting the institute cutoff, candidates have to fulfil the AP POLYCET 2026 cutoff. The minimum marks to be declared qualified in the test is 30 marks out of 120, i.e., 25%. There are no minimum marks for SC and ST category candidates.

Candidates can check how to surrender or cancel the allocated seats below.

• Check for dates of surrender on the AP POLYCET website.
• Log in to the application form and click on the “Surrender Tab”.
• Submit the surrender form online and take a printout of the same.

Please Note: Counselling fees are non-refundable