Andhra Pradesh

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Yes. The authority released the Andhra Pradesh PGECET 2024 admit card on the official website. Candidates can download it by visiting the official website or via direct link provided on this page. 

The instructions for the exam typically specify that answers should be marked with a pen to ensure that the bubbles are clearly visible and cannot be easily erased. The rule for any OMR asnwer sheet in any state entrance exam is same. You have to you BLUE/BLACK BALL pen only; ensure the pen has good ink flow as well. Use of pencil and correction pen is not permitted.

In general, the institute reporting process for Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling is conducted for three to four days for each round. Candidates will have to check the important dates carefully and report to the institutes within the deadline. In certain cases, the last date of reporting to the institutes is extended. 

Yes, after the declaration of the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling seat allotment result, candidates will be given the option to upgrade the seat choice. Based on that, the counselling authorities will upgrade the seats depending on the choices entered by candidates, in case the desired seat is vacant after the institute reporting process is concluded. However, candidates must note that in case they accept a seat by reporting to the allotted institute, they will not be eligible to participate in the next round of Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling. 

Yes, it is mandatory to carry the original documents at the institute reporting process of the Andhra Pradesh NEET UG counselling process. Although candidates can carry the photocopies as a backup, but during document verification, they will have to present the original documents.

Documents required for the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling are shared below-

• Seat allotment letter
• NEET admit card
• NEET scorecard
• Class 10 mark sheet/ Birth Certificate
• Class 12 Marksheet
• Transfer certificate
• Aadhaar card
• Study certificate (s) from Class 6 to 12
• Residence certificate of the candidate or either of the parents issued by MRO/Tehsildar
• Special Category certificate, if applicable
• Caste/Community certificate, if applicable
• Income certificate (for EWS categories)
• Minority certificate, issued by Minorities Welfare Department , if applicable

NTA released the NEET 2025 cutoff along with the result on June 14, 2025. This year, the NEET cutoff has substantially reduced compared to last year. The table below brings the category-wise NEET 2025 cutoff percentile and scores. 

Qualifying for NEET is the primary eligibility criterion for participating in the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling. In case a candidate does not secure the qualifying marks for NEET, as stated by NTA, then he or she will not be eligible to participate in the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling process. NTA will send the list of qualifying candidates to the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling authorities, based on which the merit list will be released. Candidates should also note that apart from NEET, no other entrance exam scores will be accepted for the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling process.  

As per the Andhra Pradesh NEET 2025 counselling reservation criteria, the reservation percentage is 15 per cent and six per cent for the SC and ST categories respectively. The Backward Classes are segragated into five sub-categories and the reservation percentage ranges from one per cent to seven per cent. Apart from these categories, there are reservations for Army, NCC, PWD, Police Martyr's Children, female candidates and EWS. The category-wise reservation structure is given in the table below.

*33% horizontal reservation for women candidates across all categories.