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AP EAPCET 2026: APSCHE announces exam dates of ECTE, ICET and other exams

AP EAMCET 2026: The examinations are set to take place on May 12, 13, 14, 15, and 18, 2026, and the registration process will also be available through the same portal.

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Dec 24, 2025 11:18 AM IST

AP EAMCET 2026: Application begins at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in; know important dates & eligibility

The deadline for submitting applications without a late fee is March 7, 2026. A correction window will be available from March 26 to March 28, 2026. (Image by AI Generated)

AP EAMCET 2026: The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has announced the exam dates for the AP Engineering, Agriculture, and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (AP EAPCET) 2026. Candidates can download the detailed schedule on the official website cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. The examinations are set to take place on May 12, 13, 14, 15, and 18, 2026, and the registration process will also be available through the same portal.

AP EAMCET is for students who want to take admission into undergraduate courses in engineering, agriculture, and pharmacy. The entrance exam will be conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK) for professional colleges throughout Andhra Pradesh.

The AP EAMCET 2026 examinations for Agriculture and Pharmacy will be, across four sessions. Candidates seeking admission into Engineering courses in Andhra Pradesh will be able to register for the exam once the application procedure opens. The Engineering stream of AP EAMCET 2026 is scheduled to be conducted in 10 sessions.

S.No.	Exams	Examination Dates	Sessions
1	AP ECET 2026	23-04-2026	2
2	AP ICET 2026	28-04-2026	2
3	AP PGECET 2026	29-04-2026, 30-04-2026 and 02-05-2026	6
4	AP LAWCET 2026	04-05-2026	1
5	AP EDCET 2026	04-05-2026	1
6	AP PGCET 2026	05-05-2026, 08-05-2026, 09-05-2026, 10-05-2026 and 11-05-2026	10
7	AP EAPCET 2026 (Engineering)	12-05-2026, 13-05-2026, 14-05-2026, 15-05-2026 and 18-05-2026	10
8	AP EAPCET 2026 (Agric. & Pharmacy)	19-05-2026 and 20-05-2026	4

The eligibility criteria for AP EAMCET 2026 vary by course. For Engineering (BTech, BE), candidates must have passed or be appearing in 10+2 or a diploma in engineering with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as subjects.

For Agriculture and Allied Courses, applicants should have passed or be appearing in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Agriculture. For BPharmacy, candidates must have passed or be appearing in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.

For PharmD, eligibility requires passing or appearing in 10+2 or holding a Diploma in Pharmacy (DPharm), with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

In the AP EAMCET 2025, a total of 3,62,429 students registered for AP EAPCET 2025. Of these, 2,64,840 candidates appeared for the Engineering stream, while 75,460 students took the test for Agriculture and Pharmacy. In the Engineering stream, 1,89,748 candidates qualified, resulting in a pass percentage of 71.65%. In the Agriculture and Pharmacy streams, 67,761 out of 75,460 candidates cleared the exam, achieving a pass rate of 89.8%.

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In 2025, the AP EAPCET was conducted from May 19 to May 27, 2025, in two sessions per day across 145 centres in 24 districts of Andhra Pradesh and two centres in Hyderabad.