AP PECET 2026: Registration, Exam Dates, Syllabus, Results, Counselling, & Notification

The AP PECET or Andhra Pradesh Physical Education Common Entrance Test is a state-level entrance exam conducted by Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur every year on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE). The state-level examination is conducted for admission into Bachelor of Physical Education (2-year) and Diploma in Physical Education (2-year) courses.

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Given below in the table are some of the important highlights of AP PECET 2026 exam including mode of exam, frequency of exam, marking scheme, types of questions, medium of exam and so on. 

Exam Particulars	Exam Details
Exam Name	Andhra Pradesh Physical Education Common Entrance Test (AP PECET)
Conducting Body	Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Mode of Application	Online
AP PECET Exam Date	June 2026
Exam Pattern	Physical Efficiency Test Skill Test
Exam Mode	Offline
Programs Offered	BPEd DPEd
Application Fee	INR 900 for OBC, INR 800 for BC, and INR 700 for SC/ST
Counselling Fee	INR 1000 (OBC/BC) and INR 500 (SC/ST)
Official Website	https://pecet-sche.aptonline.in/PECET

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There are set eligibility parameters for the Physical Education entrance exam for both programs. The highlights for the same are given below:

Nationality: Candidates should be Indian citizens.

Native: Candidates should be a domicile of Andhra Pradesh only.

Education: The qualification requirements for BPEd and DPEd are -

• BPEd (2-year): Candidate should have completed or appeared in the final year of a 3-year degree program from any recognized university in Andhra Pradesh

• DPEd (2-year): Candidate should have completed intermediate or equivalent course recognized institute by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

Age Limit: For BPEd, the candidate must have completed 19 years of age and for DPEd, he/ she must have completed 16 years of age.

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AP PECET Syllabus mainly comprises two sections- Physical Efficiency Test and Skill Test. For the Physical Efficiency Test, the maximum marks are 400 marks

For Men Candidates		For Women Candidates
a. Compulsory Events (No option)		a. Compulsory Events (No option)
i. 100 Meters run	100 Marks	i. 100 Meters run	100 Marks
ii. Putting the shot (6 Kgs.)	100 Marks	ii. Putting the shot (4 Kgs.)	100 Marks
iIi. 800 Meters run	100 Marks	iIi. 400 Meters run	100 Marks
b. Optional Event		b. Optional Event
iv. Long Jump / High Jump	100 Marks	iv. Long Jump / High Jump	100 Marks

The Candidate has to choose either High Jump or Long Jump. Candidate has to mention option in the application. Changing of option at the time of test is not permitted.

PET (Physical Efficiency Test) is followed by the Skill Test. 

The test marks (100 marks) is decided by candidate's skills in the listed games.

Games
1. Ball Badminton	7. Kabaddi
2. Basketball	8. Kho-Kho
3. Cricket	9. Shuttle Badminton
4. Football	10. Tennis
5. Handball	11. Volleyball
6. Hockey

Note: If any Candidate fails to choose any one of these games in the application, the candidate will not be allowed to attend the examination in the skill test and he/she looses the chance to appear for 100 marks skill test. If any candidate chooses more than one game, then also, the candidate will not be allowed to the skill test. So, the candidate should fill the application properly by choosing only one game. Changing of option at the time of test is not permitted

As per the official notification, the AP PECET exam is divided into two parts - Physical Test and Skill Test. From the following table, candidates can check the AP PECET exam pattern 2026.

AP PECET Physical Test (Male and Female)

For Male Candidates		For Female candidates
Compulsory events (No Option)		Compulsory Events (No Options)
100 mts Run	100 marks	100 metres Run	100 marks
Putting the shot (6kgs)	100 marks	Putting the Shot (4 Kgs)	100 marks
800 mts Run	100 marks	400 Metres Run	100 marks
Long Jump/High Jump	100 marks	Long Jump / High Jump	100 marks

AP PECET Skill Test

Ball Badminton	Kabaddi
Basketball	Kho-Kho
Cricket	Shuttle Badminton
Football	Tennis
Hand Ball	Volleyball
Hockey

Registration for the AP PECET exam is done via online mode only. Given below are the major stages included in the state-level entrance exam:

Stage 1: Registration for AP PECET

To access the application form, candidates must make the payment for the exam by visiting the official website. Well, before the actual form filling the candidate is supposed to pay the money for the AP PECET exam. The entire process includes fee payment then form filling, and lastly printing the form with details you have filled.

• Step 1: Fee Payment: Candidates can't fill the AP PECET application form without paying the amount. The exam conducting body has finalised the fee based on the candidate's caste and category. The table below will give you an insight about the amount you have to pay for the successful registration.

Category	Fee w/o late fee (INR)	Fee with late fee of INR 500
General and others	850	1350
SC/ST	650	1150

After filling in the details, click on the ‘Initiate Payment’ button, which will lead you to ‘AP Online Payment Gateway’. The application fee can be paid via Cash at APOnline Centers, Debit Card, Credit Card or Net Banking.

• Step 2: Check if the payment you nade is successful or not.

• Step 3: Start filling the Application Form: Now you can start entering your details after paying the fees. You have to enter the basic details like your name, where you live, the exam centre you want, how can they contact you, and upload the documents in the said size.
• Step 4: Final Step is where you print the details in the form. It will help in counselling maybe.

Stage 2: AP PECET Exam 2026: Appearing

The candidate can go through the highlights of AP PECET Exam Pattern and Syllabus. Each year, the physical entrance exam is held in two parts i.e. (a) Physical Efficiency Test and (b) Skill Test in Game.

(a) Physical Efficiency Test

• Maximum Marks: 400

• Events under this, the marks will be awarded by using the conversion tables approved by the APPECET Committee

• The events are categorized as per the candidate’s gender

(b) Skill Test in Game

• Maximum Marks: 100

• Under this, the candidate's skills are tested via various games viz. Ball Badminton, Football, Kabaddi, Tennis, Basketball and more.

Note: Make sure to choose the desired game at the time of registration, failing to do so will result in losing 100 marks.

Check: Detailed AP PECET Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Stage 3: AP PECET Results, Merit List, and Rank

The qualifying marks to the candidates belonging to general and other categories will be assigned in the order of merit, based on aggregate marks obtained in the AP PECET Physical Efficiency Test and Skill Test.

• This score or merit will be grouped and will be inclusive of incentive marks if they have any

• For SC/ ST category candidates, no qualifying marks criteria is prescribed, so they will anyway be assigned the rank in the order of merit only

In case the merit list has a case, wherein more than one student scores the same aggregate marks, the tie will be resolved following the listed criteria:

• Scores secured in the Physical efficiency test will be taken into consideration

• In case of a further tie, marks scored in the Skill Test in games will be taken into consideration

• In case of a further tie, the candidate’s Date of Birth will be considered i.e. the older candidates will be given priority based on age

• In case of a further tie, a common rank will be given. At the time of admission, it is resolved based on qualifying exam marks (Intermediate or graduation as the case may be).

Stage 4: AP PECET Counselling

The qualified candidate gets admission after registring for the counselling. 

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The conducting body is expected to release the AP PECET application form from April 1. Candidates who wish to appear for the exam and meet the eligibility requirements can register.

How to fill the AP PECET application form?

Eligible candidates who wish to apply for APPECET 2026 may submit their application through ONLINE mode only. The registration for AP PECET involves 4 major steps. The same has been mentioned below:

1. Candidates clearing AP PECET eligibility criteria, have to visit the official website of AP PECET and click on ‘Application Form’. After that, they have to click on ‘Fee Payment’ tab and the screen will appear with this mandatory details (marked with *) given on the web page.

2. After filling in the mandatory details, click on the ‘Initiate Payment’ button. You will be redirected to the AP Online Payment Gateway. Now, you need to select a suitable mode of payment.

3. Thoroughly go through the application and Save & Preview/ Submit it. Now, read the declaration at the end of the page and select the check box if you are done with Online Application Form filling. Then, click on save to save the data. Once the online application is Submitted, two more buttons will pop up viz. MODIFY and CONFIRM/FREEZE.

4. Take a print out of the application by clicking on the Print Application button, for further correspondence.

AP PECET Application Fee

The payment can be made by APOnline via Cash or Debit Card/ Credit Card/Net Banking.

Category	Fee w/o late fee (in INR)	Fee with late fee of INR 1000	Fee with late fee of INR 2000
General and others	900	1900	2900
BC	800	1800	2800
SC/ST	700	1700	2700

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