AP POLYCET 2026 – Exam Date, Application Form Started, Syllabus

The AP POLYCET 2026 exam, conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh (SBTET AP), will be held on the officially scheduled examination date. AP POLYCET is a Polytechnic common entrance test conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Mangalagiri for admission into Diploma level programs conducted in Government, Aided, Private, Un-aided Polytechnics and Second Shift polytechnics run in existing Private un-aided Engineering Colleges.

AP POLYCET 2026 latest details will be soon updated on this page.

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Official Website of AP POLYCET

Admission into new Diploma Courses sanctioned if any during the academic year will be done on the basis of POLYCET rank. Similarly courses and intakes indicated in this book are subject to change by All India Council of Technical Education and approval from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the actual intakes of courses will be notified at the time of making admissions.

AP POLYCET Important Dates

AP POLYCET Courses

Diploma Courses offered in Polytechnics:

The various diploma courses in Engineering offered through POLYCET in the Polytechnics, Course duration and the area of employment as envisaged for placements as Technicians and Technical Supervisors as well as possible areas for continuing education are given below.

AP POLYCET Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate shall be an Indian National
• Candidates should have passed S.S.C. Examination conducted by State Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto by the Board of Secondary Education, A.P / TS, such as Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE), Indian Council for Secondary Education(ICSE), National Institute of Open School (NIOS), A.P. Open School Society (APOSS), X class examination conducted by various State Boards of Secondary Education in India with Mathematics as one of the subjects.
• Candidates belonging to NIOS / APOSS / OTHER Examinations recognized as equivalent to SSC by A.P. Govt. SHOULD HAVE PASSED ALL THE SUBJECTS including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, with minimum of 35% Marks in each subject.
• Candidates who appeared or are appearing for SSC or equivalent examination being held in April / May-2026, and whose results are yet to be declared can also appear for POLYCET- 2026.
• There is no age restriction for appearing for POLYCET-2026. However for maximum eligible age for obtaining a scholarship, the guidelines prescribed in Memo No.10537/SW(Edn.2)/2011, and issued from time to time by Social Welfare (Edn.) Department shall apply.

AP POLYCET Examination Centers

POLYCET-2026 will be conducted in nearly 400 Examination centres in 54 Towns / Cities in all 26 districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Urdu Medium Candidates are allotted separate centre in each region where assistance will be provided for translation at the time of Examination.

Centers for Assistance to Urdu Medium Candidates:

AP POLYCET Application Fee

AP POLYCET Counseling Process

Soon after the declaration of results of SSC and POLYCET-2026, detailed notification will be published in daily newspapers inviting the students to attend for certificate verification and option entry.

The details of web based counselling and venues for certificate verification and option
entry will be made available in web site https://appolycet.nic.in

Candidates called on each day for counselling shall attend with all original certificates
and documents for verification at any one of the designated venues.

Contact Details

4th Floor, Garudadri K.K Towers, · Near Arogyasree Bhavan,
Mangalagiri ,Guntur District,
ANDHRA PRADESH

https://polycetap.nic.in/Default.aspx

AP POLYCET – An Overview