AP ICET Counselling Dates 2026 OUT @cap.apcfss.in LIVE Updates; Registration Begins on Aug 24

• Indian national
• Three‑year bachelor’s degree with at least 50 % aggregate (45 % for SC/ST/BC)
• Final‑year students awaiting results are also eligible

• Dr B R Ambedkar University – top government institute receiving high‑rank candidates.
• Adikavi Nannaya University – government college listed in the rank‑wise counselling list.
• JNTU School of Management Studies (Self‑Finance) – appears in expected closing ranks for lower brackets.

• Hall ticket and rank card
• Transfer Certificate and degree marks memo
• Residence certificate (or parent’s residence proof for non‑locals)
• Income/Ration Card and caste/EWS certificate (if applicable)
• Study certificates from Class IX up to Degree

• Total number of candidates appeared for AP ICET 2026
• Total seats available across colleges and courses
• Difficulty level of the ICET question paper
• Reservation policy and category quotas
• Previous year’s cutoff trends

During AP ICET web options entry, candidates need to upload personal, special category, degree and ICET score documents as per size guidelines; verification will be done online except for special category candidates.

APICET 2026 option entry requires payment of the counselling fee; candidates can pay online via net banking, debit card or credit card after logging into the portal.

The official APICET 2026 web options can be exercised at the official counselling website. URL is cap.apcfss.in. Candidates can use it to register and select preferred colleges after uploading certificates and paying the counselling fee via net banking, debit or credit card.

The AP ICET counselling registration cannot be finalised until the category fee is cleared; document verification only proceeds for candidates with a confirmed fee payment.

Log in to cap.apcfss.in, click ‘Counselling Registration’, select ‘Pay Fee’, choose Net Banking, Debit or Credit Card, complete transaction and note the payment ID.

• Net Banking
• Debit Card
• Credit Card

Check AP ICET 2026 counselling fee below:

• Personal identification details (name, DOB, hall‑ticket).
• Educational certificates (degree or equivalent) and AP ICET score.
• Category certificate for SC/ST or other special categories, if applicable.
• Uploaded documents must meet the specified size and format.
• For special categories, offline verification at designated centres may be required.

• Visit cap.apcfss.in and click “counselling registration”.
• Enter ICET hall‑ticket number and date of birth.
• Fill personal, educational and score details as required.
• Upload required certificates and documents in specified size/format.
• Submit the form and pay the counselling fee via net banking, debit or credit card.

After completing registration, candidates enter the web‑options stage where they rank‑wise fill their MBA or MCA college choices, influencing the subsequent seat‑allotment outcome.

• Net Banking
• Debit Card
• Credit Card

• Personal details
• Special category information (if applicable)
• Degree or equivalent qualification
• AP ICET 2026 score
• All required certificates in prescribed format

After the option modification window closes on September 3, 2026, at 10:00 PM, choices are frozen and cannot be changed for Phase 1 allotment.

• Entering incorrect hall ticket numbers or birth dates
• Uploading low-resolution or unreadable document scans
• Submitting too few college choices in web options
• Missing the reporting deadline between September 8 and September 11, 2026

The counselling registration process will begin on August 24. Candidates will be able to complete the online registration until August 31.

The AP State Council of Higher Education has released the complete APICET 2026 counselling schedule on cap.apcfss.in. The phase 2 AP ICET counselling dates will be notified later.

AP ICET 20926 counselling includes the following processes:

1. Complete registration and fee payment by August 31, 2026.
2. Track certificate verification approval by August 31, 2026.
3. Fill web options from August 27 to September 2, 2026.
4. Make final option edits on September 3, 2026.
5. Check allotment on September 7 and report to the college between September 8 and September 11, 2026.

Candidates will be able to participate in the AP ICET counselling online. The counselling website for AP ICET 2026 is cap.apcfss.in.

APSCHE will start AP ICET counselling registration on August 24. Last date to complete the online registration is August 31.

Online verification of uploaded records at designated Help Line Centres (HLCs) runs from August 25 to August 31, 2026. General and reserved category candidates with clear data are verified digitally without needing to visit centres physically.

Candidates claiming reservation quotas or fee waivers must upload:

• Integrated Community/Caste Certificate for SC, ST, and BC categories
• Latest valid Income Certificate or active Rice/Ration Card containing the candidate's name
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate issued by the competent authority
• Local status certificate for candidates migrating from Telangana

The following certificates are required for verification and eligibility validation:

• Transfer Certificate (TC) from the last attended institution
• Study certificates from Class 9 through Degree graduation
• Residence certificate for private candidates without regular institutional schooling
• Parent's 10-year residence certificate in Andhra Pradesh for non-local candidates

Candidates must prepare scanned copies of the following academic records:

• AP ICET 2026 Hall Ticket
• AP ICET 2026 Rank Card
• SSC or equivalent marks memo (Date of Birth proof)
• Intermediate or Diploma marks memo
• Degree Provisional Certificate and semester-wise/consolidated marks memos

Check APICET counselling registration process below:

1. Open the counselling portal at cap.apcfss.in or cets.apsche.ap.gov.in.
2. Click on the AP ICET 2026 registration link.
3. Submit your AP ICET hall ticket number and date of birth.
4. Fill in personal, educational, and category details.
5. Pay the processing fee online and submit scanned certificates.

AP ICET 2026 counselling processing fee must be submitted through online payment options on the official website:

• Debit Card
• Credit Card
• Net Banking
• UPI

Candidates must pay the prescribed processing fee online prior to document verification:

• Open Competition (OC) & Backward Classes (BC): INR 1,200
• Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) & Physically Handicapped (PH): IN

Candidates seeking admission into the MCA programme must pass a recognised bachelor's degree (such as BCA, B.Sc, B.Com, B.A., or B.Tech) of at least 3 years duration with Mathematics at the 10+2 level or graduation level.

For admission to the MBA programme via APICET 2026, candidates must hold a recognised bachelor's degree of a minimum 3-year duration from a recognised university, meeting the aggregate percentage requirements.

General category candidates must score at least 25 per cent marks (50 out of 200) in AP ICET 2026 to qualify for rank generation and counselling registration. Candidates from SC and ST categories have no prescribed minimum qualifying score.

Candidates must satisfy the minimum academic marks criteria in their qualifying bachelor's degree:

• General/OC category: 50% aggregate marks
• Reserved categories (SC, ST, BC): 45% aggregate marks

All centralized admission procedures including registration, processing fee payment, certificate uploading, option entry, and allotment checking are hosted on the official single-window portals at cap.apcfss.in and cets.apsche.ap.gov.in.

The Department of Higher Education, Andhra Pradesh, conducts centralized web counselling for MBA and MCA admissions across state universities and affiliated institutions. Candidates can check key confirmed dates for Phase 1 below:

APSCHE has released AP ICET 2026 counselling notification on the new admission website, cap.apcfss.in

The AP ICET counselling registration start and end date is mentioned below: 

• Registration start: 24‑Aug‑2026 
• Registration end: 31‑Aug‑2026