Exam

The DCECE exam is held in offline mode at the state level. DCECE is a state-level entrance test for admission to Polytechnic (Engg - PE) / Para Medical (Matric Level - PMM) / Para Medical (Intermediate level - PM) courses offered in the various state-run Polytechnic institutes. There are separate question papers for PE, PMM, and PM courses. It is held for 2 hours 15 mins and the total number of questions asked is 90. 

The authorities have released the AME CET eligibility criteria on the official website. A candidate can take AME CET 2026 a maximum of three times in one academic year. Applicants are advised to check the eligibility criteria before filling out the AME CET 2026 application form. The authorities will consider the best of three scores for admission to various courses offered by the universities.  

No, it is not mandatory, as individuals meeting the institute's specified criteria are excused from taking the exam. Additionally, the subsequent candidates are also exempted from participating in the IBSAT exam:

CAT with a percentile of 60 and above
GMAT with a score of 500 and above
NMAT by GMAC with a score of 150 and above
XAT with a score of 60 and above

IBS Dehradun considers scores in CAT, NMAT, XAT, etc. for admission to MBA/ PGPM programmes. Those who do not have a score in any of the accepted entrance exams can appear for IBSAT conducted by ICFAI Foundation For Higher Education. Besides, the selection for BBA and BCom courses is merit-based. For PhD, aspirants can apply with a valid score in GMAT, CAT, NMAT, XAT or IBSAT.

You can apply for admission through the State Common Entrance Test/ MRUCET conducted by the University/ Qualifying Exam on merit.

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For COMEDK Round 2 cutoff 2023, the opening rank was 67051, and closing rank was 70616 for the general category candidates under the All India quota. Cut off are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even the domicile of the home state. Admission to Electronics & Communication Engineering in APS College of Engineering is based on the scores obtained in the COMEDK entrance exam. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying for while checking for cut-offs.

COMEDK Round 2, has been released for admission to the BTech courses. As per APS College of Engineering COMEDK cutoff 2023, the Round 2 closing rank was 71797 for General category candidates in All India quota for Computer Science Engineering. BTech cut-off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.