AP EAPCET has 160 questions — 40 Physics, 40 Chemistry, and 80 Mathematics. Each correct answer gives 1 mark with no negative marking. Duration is 3 hours.

AP EAPCET scores are used for admission to government and private engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh including JNTUA, AU College, SVCE, and 500+ affiliated colleges.

Under the AP local-reservation G.O. (Ms. No. 20, May 2025), 85% of seats in each course are reserved for AP local candidates (locals of either university area — AU or SVU region) and 15% are unreserved, open to all eligible candidates. Separately, NITs and IIITs fill their AP-quota seats through JEE Main, not through AP EAPCET.

AP EAPCET follows the AP State Intermediate (Class 11+12) syllabus. Mathematics has higher weightage with 80 questions. The difficulty level is intermediate — easier than JEE Main.

AP EAPCET ranks combine 75% weightage on your normalised EAPCET marks with 25% weightage on your Intermediate (10+2) group-subject marks (MPC or BiPC), per the official booklet. The exam runs in multiple sessions, so raw marks are first normalised across shifts before the combined merit list is prepared.

As per the 2026 booklet: ₹800 for Open category, ₹750 for BC and ₹700 for SC/ST candidates, per stream. Late fees escalate in tiers from ₹1,000 up to ₹10,000. 2027 fees will be announced with the notification.

Per AP EAPCET 2026 counselling (OC, CSE closing ranks by phase): AU College of Engineering Visakhapatnam closed at 1,592 in Phase 1 widening to 5,567 in the final phase, JNTU Kakinada at 1,248 to 4,973, JNTU Anantapur at 5,225 to 8,341, and SVU College of Engineering Tirupati at 5,270 to 10,960. Earlier phases always close tighter — judge cutoffs by phase, not by a single number.

No. AP EAPCET awards +1 mark for every correct answer and 0 for wrong or unattempted questions. You should therefore attempt all 160 questions — there is no penalty for guessing.

Yes, but you must register separately for each stream. MPC candidates answer Mathematics (80) + Physics (40) + Chemistry (40); BiPC candidates answer Biology (80) + Physics (40) + Chemistry (40). Agriculture and Pharmacy seats are filled through the BiPC stream.

You must have passed (or be appearing in) the AP Intermediate or equivalent 10+2 exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology. General category candidates typically need 45% aggregate in the group subjects (40% for SC/ST/BC) for engineering courses. There is no upper age limit, but you must satisfy the local area (AU/SVU region) and domicile rules for the 85% state quota.

Most successful candidates prepare seriously for 6-9 months. Since ~70% of questions come from the Intermediate second-year syllabus, begin with Class 12 topics, then revise Class 11. Solving the last 10 years of AP EAMCET/EAPCET papers is the single most effective preparation activity.

Keep ready: AP EAPCET rank card and hall ticket, Intermediate marks memo, SSC memo, transfer and study certificates (Classes 6-12), income certificate (for fee reimbursement), caste certificate if applicable, and Aadhaar. Web counselling is conducted online by AP EAPCET officials.

Both are similar in difficulty — intermediate (State Board) level with no negative marking. Past papers show AP EAPCET Maths is slightly more calculation-heavy while TS EAPCET Physics leans more conceptual. Preparing with both states' previous papers covers the full difficulty range.

No. Calculators, mobile phones, smart watches and log tables are banned in the CBT exam hall. Questions are designed to be solvable without a calculator, so practise mental arithmetic and speed calculations.

Yes — OC/BC candidates need at least 25% of maximum marks (40 out of 160) to be ranked. There is no minimum qualifying mark for SC/ST candidates; their consideration is limited to reserved-category seats. Ranks also require meeting the 45% (40% reserved) Intermediate group-subject eligibility.