AP PGECET 2026 counselling: The Commissionerate of Higher Education (Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education) will conduct AP PGECET counselling 2026. The dates will be announced anytime soon. The Andhra Pradesh PGECET is conducted in different rounds for MTech admission at Andhra Engineering Colleges. Candidates who have qualified AP PGECET 2026 are eligible for counselling. The authorities will declare details regarding the total colleges participating, seat matrix, and course programs offered.
Candidates who want to participate in AP PGECET counselling 2026 will have to pay a non-refundable fee of INR 1000 (for OBC/BC) and INR 500 (for SC/ST). GATE-exam qualified candidates are also eligible for counselling. Read below for more.
- AP PGECET Counselling 2026: Procedure
- AP PGECET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- Documents required for AP PGECET Counselling for GATE students
- AP PGECET Cutoff 2026
- AP PGECET 2026 Counselling: How to apply?
- AP PGECET 2026 Phase-Wise Counselling Dates
- AP PGECET Counselling: FAQs
AP PGECET Counselling 2026: Procedure
Andhra Pradesh MTech admission consists following stages-
- Choice filling and locking
- Verification of documents
- Payment of counselling fee
Documents to be Submitted for Online Document Verification
Candidates registering through GATE/GPAT must submit the following documents for verification. The certificates uploaded must be original -
- GATE/GPAT scorecard
- Provisional certificate/Degree certificate and Memorandum of marks of the qualifying examination
- Memo of SSC or its equivalent
- Study Certificate from Class 10th to graduation, OR Residence certificate preceding seven years from the qualifying examination
- Integrated community certificate issued by the competent authority (for BC/SC/ST candidates)
- Residence certificate of father or mother for 10 years in A.P,. excluding the period of their employment outside A.P. from M.R.O. in case of candidates who have studied outside the state of A.P
- Transfer certificate
- Candidates who have studied in Telangana but wish to claim AU/SVU regions have to submit a local status certificate.
AP PGECET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of AP PGECET 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 14 May ' 26 | AP PGECET 2026 Result |
| 06 May ' 26 | AP PGECET Preliminary Answer Key 2026 |
| 06 May ' 26 - 08 May ' 26 | AP PGECET 2026 Answer Key Objection Window |
Documents required for AP PGECET Counselling for GATE students
Below are the documents required for the counselling process:
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GATE Score / GPAT rank card
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Provisional certificate/ Degree certificate
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Memorandum of marks of the qualifying exam
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Memo of SSC or its equivalent
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Study certificates from Class 10 to graduation
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Integrated community certificate
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Transfer certificate
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Income certificate /Household card (white) or Ration card
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EWS certificate issued by Tahsildar if applicable.
Candidates are advised to carry original and photocopy of above documents. Also do carry recent passport-size photograph. It must be the same as that of one submitted in the application form.
AP PGECET Cutoff 2026
The APSCHE publishes the AP PGECET cutoff after the declaration of the results. The cutoff is different for each institute to institute depending on the course opted. Also, the cutoff marks will differ for GATE/GPAT-qualified candidates and PGECET-qualified candidates. Candidates who qualify for the AP PGECET cutoff are eligible for counselling.
AP PGECET 2026 Counselling: How to apply?
Candidates can follow process for AP PGECET counselling below
- Visit the official website - appgecet.nic.in
- Click on the counselling fee payment online link
- Enter GATE or GPAT or AP PGECET 2025 hall ticket number and rank
- Pay counselling fees using any payment mode
- After successful transaction, keep transaction ID
- Appear in certificate verification process.
AP PGECET 2026 Phase-Wise Counselling Dates
AP PGECET 2026 counselling dates will be updated soon for GATE and PGECET qualified candidates. The Commissionerate of Higher Education will start AP ECET counselling soon. As of now, there is no official update regarding the seat allotment and total seat intake. The official website to check the AP PGECET 2026 counselling schedule is cap.apfcss.in.
AP PGECET Counselling: FAQs
Check below some more FAQs related to the AP PGECET.
Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education will conduct AP PGECET 2026 phase 2 counselling in September 2026. The counselling process includes registration, choice filling and locking, seat allotment, etc.
Once a student is done with the first round's option entry, there is no chance for him or her to add any option for the second round unless a few seats have been added by a college after the first round of allotment. However, a student can change the order of the options that he or she has entered before the second round of allotment.
The counselling registration and uploading of the documents started after the result announcement. The dates for the AP PGECET counselling are available on the official website. Candidates who have qualified for the exam were eligible for the AP PGECET admission counselling.
The AP PGECET Phase II Seat Allotment result has been released. It was announced on Oct 21, 2025. The reporting started on Oct 22, 2025. Candidates can check dates below.
| Events | Dates |
| Registration and processing fee payment | August 17 to September 8 |
| Verification of uploaded certificates | September 9 to 12 |
| Web option entry | September 10 to 14 |
| Changing of web options entry | September 15 |
| Seat allotment release date | September 26 |
| Self-joining and reporting of colleges | September 26 to 29 |
| Academic session starts | September 29 |
The facility for correcting the submitted Andhra Pradesh PGECET application form will be available for candidates. Candidates can make changes in the application form online only. The AP PGECET correction facility is available after the completion of the registration process. The particulars that can be edited are photo, signature, qualifying exam details, etc.
302 Institutes accepting AP PGECET
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