AP EAMCET 2023 or AP EAPCET 2023 Eligibility, Exam pattern: The application process for the Engineering Agricultural and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET) for admission to Andhra Pradesh based colleges will begin at https://sche.ap.gov.in.
Interested candidates can apply at the official website: sche.ap.gov.in. According to the official notification, the exam is expected to be conducted in the month of May. Interested candidates can apply at the official website. The exam is being conducted by the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education.
Relaxation In Intermediate Exam Minimum Marks: The AP Department of Higher Education has relaxed the minimum qualifying marks in the intermediate examinations for the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture, and Medicine Common Entrance Test (AP EAPCET) for admission to the engineering and pharmacy programmes.
The decision has been taken by the Department of Higher Education as a one-time measure for the academic year 2023-23. The General category candidates with 45 per cent marks and the reserved category candidates with 40 per cent marks in either physics, chemistry, mathematics (PCM) or all subjects in intermediate first and second-year examinations will now be considered eligible for admission.
The total marks of all subjects in the intermediate first and second years were not taken into account when calculating the percentage of marks. But the criteria used by the higher education department to determine the percentage based on the total marks of all the subjects in intermediate examinations have been relaxed.
The students who have obtained 45 per cent marks (40 per cent in case of candidates belonging to reserved categories) in group subjects (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) subjects or the total marks of all the subjects in the intermediate (both 1st year and 2nd year) in the intermediate (both 1st year and 2nd year) or equivalent and obtained rank EAPCET 2023 are eligible for EAMCET or EAPCET admissions. According to the AP EAPCET Web Note.
The percentage of marks will be calculated using only the second-year intermediate marks in MPC courses or the total marks from all subjects. The first-year intermediate or equivalent marks will not be taken into account.
Therefore, students who have received less than 45 per cent from the General category and 40 per cent for candidates from the reserved categories in prescribed group subjects, whose certificates are automatically verified or verified at HLCs in online mode, whose candidature has already been rejected, and who have secured marks in accordance with the aforementioned government orders, are directed to approach the nearest helpline centre for certificate verification to obtain eligibility
AP EAPCET Eligibility: (a) Age: Candidates must be at least 17 years of age at the time of admission. AND (b) Education: Candidates need to have cleared the class 12 exam with relevant subjects
How to apply for AP EAPCET?
- Visit the official website, sche.ap.gov.in
- On the homepage, click ‘AP EAPCET 2023’
- You will be redirected to a new page
- Click on ‘online application’ in the main tab
- Make a payment, check payment status
- Register
AP EAPCET Application fee: Candidates will have to pay a fee of Rs.500. Candidates will be able to apply for the exam only after making the payment.
AP EAPCET Exam pattern
The exam will be computer-based multiple choice question. It will be conducted for three hours duration and candidates will have to answer 160 questions. Based on the score they secure in the exam, the candidates will get admissions in different colleges. According to the official notification, the result will be declared on May 5.
What is the AP EAPCET Exam Pattern?
Andhra Pradesh EAPCET exam will be in a multiple-choice question (MCQs) pattern with questions from Mathematics, physics, and chemistry. While Math will carry 80 questions, physics and chemistry will carry 40 questions each.
What is the minimum qualifying mark for EAPCET Admission?
EAPCET Examinees will have to score a minimum of 25 per cent of total 160 marks to be eligible for admission. However, there is no minimum qualifying mark for candidates belonging to SC/ST category.