APICET Exam 2025: Key Highlights, Eligibility, Exam Pattern and Admission Process
The key information such as eligibility criteria, date of examination, registration process, admit card, exam pattern, syllabus etc were all disclosed in the official notice released by APICET. The APICET examination for the year 2025 will be conducted in two sessions from 09:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 02:00 PM to 04:30 PM. Test takers can be allocated any session of the two.
What is APICET Exam?
Aspirants seeking admission into Andhra Pradesh colleges have to appear for the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (APICET) which is a state-level MBA entrance examination. Andhra University is authorised by the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) to conduct the APICET examination.
APICET 2025 will be held on May 7, 2025 in two shifts. APSCHE says about 65,000 candidates appeared for the exam last year. The computer-based test (CBT) is conducted in 43 cities across Andhra Pradesh. Over 290 colleges in Andhra Pradesh accept APICET exam marks for admission into their management programs. Section A and Section C of the APICET exam will consist of both English and Telugu mediums while Section B will consist only of English medium for the examination.
Important Dates of the APICET Exam 2025
As the registration for the APICET exam 2025 is over, the other important dates of the exam are given below for the candidate:
Eligibility Criteria for APICET Exam 2025
To take the APICET 2025 examination candidates must be Indian citizens and fulfil local/non-local rules defined by the Andhra Pradesh government. They should have cleared a 3 or 4-year degree (in a 10+2+3/4 pattern) from a recognised institution. For an MBA, any degree of 3 or 4 years will do. One-sitting degree holders are not eligible. They need to score at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/BC). Final-year students are eligible to apply but should provide evidence of qualification at the time of admission. Degrees obtained through distance mode should be UGC-AICTE-DEC recognised.
Pattern of the APICET Exam 2025
The exam pattern of the APICET 2025 will have a total of 200 questions of one mark each which means that the exam will be of total 200 marks. Total of 150 minutes will be given to complete the exam. The details of the exam pattern are given below:
APICET Exam 2025 Syllabus
APICET Exam 2025 Admit Card
The following steps must be followed by the candidates to download APICET admission cards 2025:
The official website is available.
Click on admit card link on the home page.
Provide your date of birth and APICET registration number.
Choose your option 'Download Admit Card’.
Receive the admission card in PDF here.
Print the admission card.
Important Details Given on the APICET 2025 Admit Card
Applicants need to ensure that all the details on the admit card are correct. The following needs to be confirmed:
Note: Any discrepancy in the details offered in the admit card must be brought to the notice of the authorities immediately. The authorities must be informed immediately about the following details if a candidate is not able to download his/her hall pass: Telephone: 0891-2579797, 0891-2549595 by fax.
Things Permitted Inside the APICET 2025 Exam Hall
The admit card is the most important document for the exam. Apart from that the candidates are allowed to carry the following items inside the exam hall:
Things Prohibited Inside the APICET 2025 Exam Hall
APICET 2025 Exam Day Instructions
The following important APICET 2025 exam day instructions should be adhered to by the candidates:
Thirty minutes prior to the examination time candidates should report to the testing center.
Mobile phones, smart watches and other electronic gadgets are not allowed inside the examination hall.
Any candidate found indulging in unfair practices will have their candidature cancelled.
No candidate will be allowed to leave the testing centre before the APICET 2025 is completed.
Candidates are requested to retain their APICET hall pass after the entrance test is completed.
Candidates need to produce their APICET admit card while enrolling in the course.
APICET 2025 Exam Centres
The candidates can choose five places from the given list of options and the test is scheduled to be conducted at the following places.
Steps to Download the APICET 2025 Answer Key
Only the official APSCHE website will offer the APICET 2025 answer key and response sheets for download. The following is the download procedure:
Go to the official site by clicking on this link
On the home page, click the 'Master Question Papers with Preliminary Keys' tab.
The answer key of each shift will be given in PDF format.
Download and save the APICET 2025 answer key.
Ways to Raise Objection in the APICET 2025 Answer Key
If the test takers notice any mistakes in the APICET 2025 answer key they can raise an objection through the official website. Follow these steps:
Visit cets.apsche.ap.gov.in.
Use these details to login - registration number, admit card number and mobile number.
Click on "Get Details" and proceed with the on-screen instructions to raise your objection.
Information required while raising objections: Question ID, Hall Ticket Number, Exam Date and Session (FN-Shift 1, AN-Shift 2).
Type of Objection: Incorrect answer given, More than one correct answer, No correct answer among the given options, Incomplete question and Other errors.
Important: You need to give a reason for your objection, i.e. reference book name, edition (Telugu/English) and page number.
Steps to Download the APICET Exam 2025 Answer Key
To see their APICET 2024 results candidates need to take the following steps:
Visit the APICET 2024 official website.
To download the APICET 2024 results click on the given link.
Put in your admit card number and number of registration.
Click on the "View Result" tab.
The AP ICET 2024 Result will be displayed on the screen.
Print out the result for later use after saving it.
APICET 2024: Eligibility Criteria for Admission
General category candidates should be given a score of 25% which is 50 out of 200.
Applicants belonging to the reserved category need not have a minimum score.
The APICET scorecard will be valid for one year only.
APICET 2025: Merit List & Rank Award
Candidates who score 25% or more (i.e. 50 out of 200) will be ranked on the basis of their marks. No minimum passing score is for the ST/SC candidates.
Ranks are calculated on total marks rounded to two decimal places.
Rules for resolving ties (if two candidates obtain the same score):
Marks in Section A will get preference.
Then marks in Section B
Then candidate's age (elder gets preference)
Ranks are applicable only for 2025–26 admissions to Andhra Pradesh colleges.
AP ICET 2025: Marks Normalisation Process
Why Normalisation?
AP ICET is held in several sessions and each session will have a variable level of difficulty. Normalisation guarantees equity by scaling marks so that no candidate is disadvantaged or advantaged by the difficulty of the session.
Who else employs this?
National exams like CAT, JEE (Main), GATE etc. also use the same normalisation techniques.
How Normalisation Works:
The normalised score that is obtained with the help of the formula provided below is determined by:
Normalised Marks =
GMS +
((Top Avg Global – GMS) / (Top Avg Session – SMS)) × (Your Score – SMS)
Where: Term Meaning
SMS Average + Standard Deviation of your session.
All sessions' GMS Average + Standard Deviation.
The average score of the top 0.1% of candidates in your session.
The top 0.1% of candidates in each session received the highest average global scores.
