APICET examination is the yearly common entrance test held at state level by the Sri Venkateswara University, on behalf of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) for admission into MBA and MCA courses of different university and institutions all over Andhra Pradesh. It is a 4 hours MCQs based examination and is designed to analyse a candidate's power of reasoning, mathematical ability, communication skills, required for management programmes and computing aptitude, related to MCA.
This test will take up to 180 minutes to finish. There were APICET Examination in Andhra Pradesh from 26 May till 28 of May, 2023, through two shifts, at 18 different cities and it was announced on 6 June that the result. Near about 25 thousand students attempted for the admission test. Notifications for APICET 2024 are likely to disclose in February 2024. And the entrance test may be held during the last week of May 2024. Exam centers may also emerge in major cities of the country like Bangalore and Chennai, and in all districts of Andhra Pradesh. The APICET 2024 scores date of publication will be in the first week of June 2024.
AP ICET 2024 Exam Highlights
Highlights |
Details |
Exam Name |
AP ICET 2024 |
Exam Type |
Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
Exam Language |
English |
Exam Date |
May 28, 2024 (Tentative) |
Exam Duration |
3 hours 30 minutes (210 minutes) |
Exam Pattern |
3 sections: General Aptitude (GA) (120 questions), Mathematics (MT) (60 questions), and Chemistry (CH) (30 questions) |
Question Type |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
Marking Scheme |
+1 mark for each correct answer, -0.25 mark for each incorrect answer |
Exam Fee |
INR 1000 for General Category candidates and INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD candidates |
Application Process |
Online |
Admit Card |
Available online |
Result Declaration |
June 15, 2024 (Tentative) |
Merit List |
Prepared based on AP ICET 2024 score and other eligibility criteria |
AP ICET 2024 Exam Date
Event |
Date |
Registration Begins |
Third week of March 2024 |
Registration Ends (Without Late Fee) |
Third week of April 2024 |
Registration Ends (With Late Fee) |
First week of May 2024 |
Admit Card Release |
Last week of May 2024 |
Exam Date |
Last week of May 2024 |
Result Declaration |
Second week of June 2024 |
Educational Qualification for MBA
Category |
Qualifying Marks in Graduation |
General |
50% |
Reserved |
45% |
Educational Qualification for MCA
Category |
Qualifying Marks in Graduation |
Other Requirements |
General |
50% |
+ 2 Examination with Mathematics |
Reserved |
45% |
+ 2 Examination with mathematics |
AP ICET 2024 Application Fee
Category |
Application Fee |
SC/ST |
INR 550 |
General |
INR 550 |
AP ICET 2024 Exam Pattern
Section |
Number of Questions |
Marks according to Question |
Total Marks |
Analytical Ability |
75 |
1 |
75 |
Mathematical Ability |
75 |
1 |
75 |
Communication Ability |
50 |
1 |
50 |
Section |
Topics Covered |
Analytical Ability |
Data Sufficiency, Problem Solving, Sequences and Series, Data Analysis, Coding and Decoding Problems, Date, Time and Arrangement Problems, and so forth. |
Mathematical Ability |
Arithmetical Ability, Algebraical and Geometrical Ability, Statistical Ability, Mathematical Reasoning, Sets, Relations and Functions, and many others. |
Communication Ability |
Vocabulary, Business and Computer Terminology, Functional Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Business Letter Writing, and so forth. |
APICET Cut off Marks
Category |
General |
OC-NCL |
BC-NCL |
SC |
ST |
Open |
124 |
118 |
112 |
100 |
95 |
PH |
100 |
94 |
88 |
76 |
71 |
DEF |
91 |
85 |
79 |
67 |
62 |
List of AP ICET Exam Centers
District |
Exam Centers |
Adilabad |
Nirmal, Asifabad |
Anantapur |
Anantapur, Hindupur |
Bapatla |
Bapatla, Guntur |
Chittoor |
Chittoor, Madanapalle |
East Godavari |
Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram |
Guntur |
Guntur, Tenali |
Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
Kadapa |
Kadapa, Proddutur |
Krishna |
Vijayawada, Machilipatnam |
Kurnool |
Kurnool, Nandyal |
Nellore |
Nellore, Srikakulam |
Prakasam |
Ongole, Chirala |
Srikakulam |
Srikakulam, Vizianagaram |
Visakhapatnam |
Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
West Godavari |
Eluru, Bhimavaram |