AP EAMCET Qualifying Marks 2026: The JNTU Kakinada has released the AP EAMCET qualifying marks 2026 on the official website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. The authority has decided the AP EAMCET 2026 qualifying mark is 40 out of 160 in the AP EAMCET exam. However, there is no minimum qualifying mark for sc and st category aspirants. Candidates who don’t qualify will not be allowed for further AP EAMCET 2026 counselling processes for engineering, agriculture, and pharmacy admissions in various colleges of Andhra Pradesh. Read the article carefully to know more about AP EAMCET 2026 Qualifying Marks.
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Below are the AP EAMCET qualifying marks for 2026, given in table format. Students have to get at least these minimum qualifying marks in the AP EAMCET 2026 exam.
Events | Details |
General Candidates Minimum Qualifying Marks | 40 out of 160 |
OBC / BC Students Minimum Qualifying Marks | 40 out of 160 |
SC aspirants' minimum qualifying marks | No Minimum Qualifying Marks |
ST candidates' minimum qualifying marks | No Minimum Qualifying Marks |
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Candidates must also be aware of the AP EAMCET 2026 exam pattern. Below is how the exam pattern of AP EAMCET 2026 is set officially by the authority.
Particulars | Details |
Exam Name | AP EAMCET 2026 (Engineering Stream) |
Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
Type of Questions | Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions) |
Total Questions | 160 |
Total Marks | 160 Marks |
Marks per Question | 1 Mark |
Negative Marking | No Negative Marking |
Subjects | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
Mathematics Questions | 80 |
Physics Questions | 40 |
Chemistry Questions | 40 |
Mathematics Marks | 80 Marks |
Physics Marks | 40 Marks |
Chemistry Marks | 40 Marks |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours (180 Minutes) |
Candidates can check here the previous year’s qualifying marks here below in table format.
Year | General / BC / OBC / EWS | SC / ST |
2026 | 40 out of 160 (25%) | No minimum marks |
2025 | 40 out of 160 (25%) | No minimum marks |
2024 | 40 out of 160 (25%) | No minimum marks |
2023 | 40 out of 160 (25%) | No minimum marks |
2022 | 40 out of 160 (25%) | No minimum marks |
Students who do not qualify for the AP EAMCET exam 2026 can still secure engineering seats through the management quota. Candidates can also get admission through a private university. In addition to these, students can take alternative national entrance exams.
The authority will publish the AP EAMCET 2026 cutoff on the official website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. We will update here after it gets officially published on the portal. The AP EAMCET cutoff will be released after each round of AP EAMCET counselling 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
BC and OBC candidates are required to score a minimum of 40 marks out of 160 to qualify for AP EAMCET 2026.
No. There is no prescribed minimum qualifying mark for SC category candidates in AP EAMCET 2026.
No. AP EAMCET 2026 does not have negative marking, allowing candidates to attempt all questions without losing marks for incorrect answers.
On Question asked by student community
Hello, to suggest colleges for CSE admission, please mention your AP EAMCET rank and category. College allotment is based on factors such as your rank, category, seat availability, and counselling cutoff.
You can also check your possible college options with this link: AP EAMCET College Predictor 2026
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With an 80,000 rank in AP EAPCET, securing a seat in the AIML branch at SRKR Engineering College or Vishnu Institute of Technology is highly unlikely, as cutoffs for these top-tier institutions typically close well under 10,000
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Hello Dear Student,
The estimate of 40,000–60,000 rank is possible, but it is not very reliable if it's based on the assumption that IPE marks carry significant weight.
For recent AP EAPCET/AP EAMCET admissions, rank prediction is driven primarily by the entrance exam score, and several rank predictors indicate that
Hello Dear Student,
With 43 marks in AP EAMCET and 545 out of 600 in Intermediate (approximately 90.8%), your expected AP EAMCET rank is likely to be in the range of 40,000 to 60,000. However, the exact rank can vary depending on factors such as normalization, the difficulty level of
Hi,
You can use the following link to predict your AP EAMCET rank based on your scores. https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/ap-eamcet-rank-predictor-2026-ipe-weightage-estimate-your-rank
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