TS POLYCET 2026: Notification, Registration, Syllabus, Pattern, Important Dates

TS POLYCET is conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Telangana, Hyderabad, for the candidates seeking admission into all Diploma Courses in Engineering /Non-Engineering/Technology offered at Polytechnics institutions.

No, the TS POLYCET application form will be available in online mode only. Candidates have to visit the official website at polycet.sbtet.telangana.gov.in to fill out the form. 

No there is no negative marking in TS POLYCET exam. In TS POLYCET, there will be one mark for each correct answer and no negative marking for incorrect answers. Candidates have to appear in three subjects. Mathematics will carry 60 questions while Physics and Chemistry will carry 30 questions each. Candidates appearing for Agricultural Polytechnics courses will have to appear for an additional paper (Biology) carrying 30 marks. The total duration of TS POLYCET is 2 hours (120 minutes) for Polytechnic and 2 hours 30 minutes for Agricultural Polytechnic. The total questions in the exam will be 120 (Polytechnic) and 150 (Agricultural Polytechnic). In TS POLYCET, there will be one mark for each correct answer and no negative marking for incorrect answers.

The minimum qualification to apply for the TS POLYCET exam is mentioned below.

• Candidates should have passed SSC Examination conducted by State Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana or another examinationrecognisedas equivalent thereto by the Board of Secondary Education, AP/TS, such as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Council for Secondary Education (ICSE), National Institute of Open School (NIOS), Telangana Open School Society (TOSS), Andhra PradeshOpen School Society (APOSS), X class examination conducted by various State Boards of Secondary Education in India.
• Candidates must have studied Mathematics as one of the subjects and obtained at least 35% marks in the qualifying examination.

To be eligible to apply for TS POLYCET, Candidates should be Indian nationals. Candidates should have passed the S.S.C. examination conducted by the State Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana, or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto by the Board of Secondary Education, A.P/TS. such as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Council for Secondary Education (ICSE), National Institute of Open School (NIOS), Telangana Open School Society (TOSS), A.P. Open School Society (APOSS), X class examination conducted by various State Boards of 11 Secondary Education in India with Mathematics as one of the subjects, and obtained at least 35% marks in the qualifying examination. There is no age restriction to apply for the TS POLYCET admission test.

The application fee of TS POLYCET is as follows:

• For General category - INR 500
• For SC/ST candidates - INR 250

The candidates who submit the application form during the late fee period have to pay extra INR 100. Candidates who apply online can make the payment using the online payment option. Candidates who are applying at the helpline centres have to pay at TS online in cash.

There is no correction facility to modify the details in the TS POLYCET application form. Once the applicant submits the application, the details cannot be edited. So candidates cannot change any detail once they have submitted the application form.

After submitting the TS POLYCET application form, students have to confirm the application status by logging in to the candidate portal. If the fee payment is successful, then that means the application form has been accepted. The authorities will then issue the TS POLYCET admit card to all the registered candidates.

The reasons that can lead to the rejection of the TS POLYCET application form are:

• The application forms are incomplete including the signature of candidate and parent/guardian and photograph of the candidate.
• The candidate furnishes false or incorrect information.
• The Candidate fails to satisfy the conditions of eligibility.

In case the application is rejected, no correspondence will be entertained with the candidate nor fee paid will be refunded.

TS POLYCET exam will have questions from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. However, for engineering admission, the ranks will be calculated by considering PCM only.

The State Board of Technical Education and Training, Hyderabad releases the TS POLYCET question papers at the official website. Applicants can download the POLYCET question papers PDF at polycet.sbtet.telangana.gov.in. Candidates can use TS POLYCET question papers for their preparations. Referring to POLYCET question papers help candidates to check important topics and chapters asked in the exam.  

Candidates have to appear in three subjects. Mathematics will carry 60 questions while Physics and Chemistry will carry 30 questions each. Candidates appearing for Agricultural Polytechnics courses will have to appear for an additional paper (Biology) carrying 30 marks. The total questions in the TS POLYCET exam will be 120 (Polytechnic) and 150 (Agricultural Polytechnic). The total duration is 2 hours (120 minutes) for Polytechnic and 2 hours 30 minutes for Agricultural Polytechnic. There will be one mark for each correct answer and no negative marking for incorrect answers.

The best way to prepare for the TS POLYCET exam starts with the basics, covering the syllabus, understanding the pattern and solving practice papers.

Yes. The exam pattern is a bit different for TS POLYCET Polytechnic and Agricultural Polytechnic. The difference in the patterns are as follows:

• The total duration of TS POLYCET is 2 hours (120 minutes) for Polytechnic and 2 hours 30 minutes for Agricultural Polytechnic.
• The total questions in the exam will be 120 (Polytechnic) and 150 (Agricultural Polytechnic).
• Candidates have to appear in three subjects. Mathematics will carry 60 questions while Physics and Chemistry will carry 30 questions each. Candidates appearing for Agricultural Polytechnics courses will have to appear for an additional paper (Biology) carrying 30 marks.

Yes, applicants preparing for the exam are advised to refer to the TS POLYCET previous year question papers for their preparations. It helps candidates to understand the scheme of the exam. Candidates can also figure out high and low weightage topics through TS POLYCET question papers. Applicants can also check important topics and chapters asked in the exam previously using POLYCET papers.  

In case of error in the TS POLYCET admit card, candidates have to get it  corrected through the coordinating center immediately and get a revised admit card. No candidate will be allowed with incorrect data and photo on the TS POLYCET hall ticket to appear for the exam. Any tampering of Hall Ticket will automatically lead to the disqualification of the candidate.

Candidates have to download the TS POLYCET admit card from their candidate login portal. The authorities will not send the TS POLYCET hall ticket by mail/post.

The TS POLYCET admit card contains the candidate's name, roll number, photo, exam date and time, exam centre address and guidelines.

No State Board of Technical Education and Training does not allow candidates to challenge the final TS POLYCET answer key. The challenge facility is only available for the TS POLYCET provisional answer key. The answers in the TS POLYCET final keys are the answers based on which the result is calculated and used for ranking and admissions.

State Board of Technical Education and Training will release the TS POLYCET 2026 answer key at the official website. TS POLYCET answer keys are released in PDF format. Candidates can check and download the TS POLYCET answer key PDF from the official website. The answer keys are released set wise that is for sets A, B, C and D. Applicants appearing in the exam can use TS POLYCET answer key to check their expected score before the declaration of the results.

The TS POLYCET answer key will comprise the correct answers to the questions asked in the exam. Using the TS POLYCET answer key, candidates can estimate their expected scores.

The authority will release the TS POLYCET result as a rank card. Candidates can download the TS POLYCET rank card by logging into the candidate portal at polycet.sbtet.telangana.gov.in. Students have to use their TS POLYCET hall ticket number to check their results.

In case of a tie in marks secured by candidates, rank may be resolved as follows:

• For Admission into Polytechnics Ranks will be given in preferential order of marks secured in Maths, Physics. If still tie persists, the rank may be resolved by seniority based on the Date of Birth of the candidates.
• Agricultural Polytechnics of Prof. Jayashankar Agricultural University, Hyderabad and Veterinary Polytechnics of PVNR TVU, Hyderabad the ranks will be given in preferential order of marks secured in Biology, Physics, Chemistry If still, the tie persists, the rank may be resolved by seniority based on the Date of Birth of the candidates. While resolving the tie based on the Date of birth as entered in the S.S.C. Certificate of the Candidate, a candidate born earlier will be deemed to have obtained better rank. In case the tie is still not resolved, the candidate who has secured a higher percentage of marks in the qualifying examination will be considered to have obtained a better rank, to resolve the tie.

No. TS POLYCET result once released cannot be challenged for re-evaluation. Candidates are given a chance to challenge the provisional keys. Based on the challenges the final answer ey is released and the result is based on the final keys only. Therefore, the scores in the result of TS POLYCET is the final ones.

The counseling fees for TS POLYCET is INR 600 for the OC/BC candidates and INR 300 or the SC/ST candidates. The TS POLYCET counseling procedure for admission is held for all qualified candidates. Admissions through TS POLYCET are strictly based on merit. The TS POLYCET counseling procedure is regulated by the Department of Technical Education, Telangana. Only qualified candidates in TS POLYCET can appear in the counseling process. TS POLYCET is conducted for candidates, seeking admission into various polytechnic courses in the Telangana state. These courses are offered in the field of engineering & non-engineering.

State Board Of Technical Education & Training will release the TS POLYCET counselling schedule on its official website. The counselling will be held in 3 rounds that will have the first phase, final phase and the internal sliding round. The TS POLYCET counselling procedure for admission is held for all qualified candidates. Admissions through TS POLYCET are strictly based on merit. Only qualified candidates in TS POLYCET can appear in the counselling process. TS POLYCET is conducted for candidates seeking admission into various Polytechnic courses in the Telangana state.

The TS POLYCET counselling documents include the TS POLYCET rank card, Aadhar card, S.S.C or its equivalent Marks memo, classes IV to X study certificates, Transfer Certificate, income certificate and caste certificate if applicable and residence certificate or employers certificate.

TS POLYCET hall ticket is an important document and shall be preserved carefully after the examination till the admission into the Polytechnic is completed. The TS POLYCET admit card is the proof that the candidates have attended the exam. Candidates must not mutilate the admit card until the TS POLYCET counselling and admission process is complete.

The State Board of Technical Education and Training will release the TS POLYCET cutoff at the official website. TS POLYCET cutoff mark means the minimum marks needed to pass the exam and get place in the TS POLYCET rank list. 

• TS POLYCET cutoff for Polytechnics Courses: 30% of 120 marks i.e., 36 Marks in Maths, Physics, Chemistry put together.
• TS POLYCET cutoff for Agricultural Polytechnics of Prof. Jayashankar Agricultural University, Hyderabad and Veterinary Polytechnics of P.V. Narsimha Rao Veterinary University, Hyderabad and Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University: 30% of 120 marks i.e., 36 Marks in Maths (60/2), Biology, Physics, Chemistry put together.

In case the candidate did not receive the admit card, they may obtain the same from the website polycet.sbtet.telangana.gov.in. A candidate with incmomplete or rejected application form will not be issued the admit card. In case of error in the TS POLYCET admit card, candidates have to get it  corrected through the coordinating center immediately and get a revised admit card. No candidate will be allowed with incorrect data and photo on the Hall ticket to appear for the Examination. Hall ticket is not transferable. Any tampering of Hall Ticket will automatically lead to the disqualification of the Candidate.

Candidates can check the TS POLYCET result on the official website using their TS POLYCET hall ticket number.

Candidates of all categories (OC/EWS/BC/SC/ST/MINORITY), have to book their slots (Selection of Help Line Centre, Date & Time) to attend certificate verification at the nearest or convenient Help Line Centre (HLC) within the scheduled date. To book the slots candidates have to login into the portals and select the lik for slots booking for the certificate verification process. Without payment of the Processing Fee and Slots Booking, the candidate is not permitted to attend for Certificate Verification. The candidate shall be permitted to attend for Certificate Verification only at the Help Line Centre (HLC) on the date and time of slots booked only, as per the schedule.

The TS POLYCET exam centre 2025 is allotted to the candidates via the admit card. Candidates can check the exam centre allotted to then printed on the issued admit card. The detailed exam centre name and address will be mentioned on the TS POLYCET hall ticket. TS POLYCET hall ticket 2025 is an important document and shall be preserved carefully after the examination till the admission into the Polytechnic is completed. The TS POLYCET admit card is the proof that the candidates have attended the exam. Candidates must not mutilate the admit card until the TS POLYCET counselling and admission process is complete.

No, candidates have to carry a physical copy of the TS POLYCET admit card. A soft copy is not accepted.

No, applicants can appear in TS POLYCET exam once a year only. However, to improve the score in the exam candidates can re-appear in the exam next year. Candidates need to re-apply and complete the application process separately for both years to re-appear in the exam.  

TS POLYCET application form will be available in online mode only at polycet.sbtet.telangana.gov.in. Candidates have to complete the registration to fill the application form.