AP ECET 2020 Exam - Rank Card, Counselling (Started), Seat Allotment

Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Anantapur conducts AP ECET for diploma admissions in the state. APSCHE has released the seat allotment results for round 2 on November 30. The registrations for second round of AP ECET 2020 counselling commenced on November 26. Option freezing could be done on November 28. The document verification of AP ECET Counselling process was held for round 1 from November 5 to 11. Candidates whose documents were not verified in the online mode needed to visit the centres for verification.  The candidates are required to meet 25% of the aggregate marks in the four subjects to participate in the AP ECET 2020 Counselling process i.e., 50 marks out of a total of 200 to secure a rank.  There will be no minimum qualifying marks for SC/ST candidates, Allotment of candidates will be done as per their merit, preference and availability of seats. 

The authorities have released the AP ECET 2020 rank card on October 8. AP ECET result 2020 was announced on October 6. They have also announced course wise top rank holders for AP ECET 2020. As per statistics released, 37167 candidates had registered out of which, 31891 candidates (86%) appeared in AP ECET 2020 exam and 31654 (96.12%) candidates qualified. The authorities are going to conduct re-examination for those students who were unable to appear in the exam as affected by COVID-19. The preliminary answer key of AP ECET 2020 was released on September 16 and candidates could raise objections to it till September 17 (5 PM).

AP ECET 2020 Latest Updates and News

• November 26, 2020: AP ECET 2020 phase 2 counselling registration started at apecet.nic.in 
• November 4: AP ECET 2020 counselling to commence from November 4 at apecet.nic.in
  
• October 9: AP ECET 2020 rank card released at sche.ap.gov.in; know steps to download
• October 6: AP ECET 2020 result released at sche.ap.gov.in

The application form of AP ECET 2020 was available till September 5 (with late fee). It was released on March 5. The hall ticket was made available on the official website for registered candidates on September 7. The authorities opened the AP ECET 2020 exam centre change facility till June 25. AP ECET application form correction facility was available from July 7 till July 10, 2020.  The result and the final answer key of AP ECET 2020 have also been released. The preliminary answer key of AP ECET 2020 was released on September 16 and candidates could raise objections to it till September 17 (5 PM).  

To be eligible for AP ECET 2020, the candidates will be required to meet some conditions and requirements set by the authorities. Ineligible and invalid applications will be automatically rejected. The following eligibility criteria of AP ECET 2020 has to be satisfied by the candidates: 

Nationality

• Candidates should be of Indian nationality

Domicile

• Should belong to the state of Andhra Pradesh. and satisfy the local/non-local status requirements as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions. 

Academic Specifications

• The candidates should have qualified Diploma in Engineering and Technology from the State Board of Technical Education of Andhra Pradesh State or any other Diploma from an AICTE approved institution recognized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

OR

• Should have qualified the 3-year B.Sc Degree exam with Mathematics as one of the subjects from a recognized University. 

• Those candidates who have not completed but will complete their Diploma before admission will also be able to apply for AP ECET 2020.

Marks Required 

• To be eligible for admissions, the candidates should have passed Diploma in Engineering and Technology with minimum 45% marks (for reserved category it is 40% marks). 

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

The application form of AP ECET 2020 was released in online mode on March 5. Candidates had to fill and submit the application form before the final date to be registered for the entrance examination.  The last date of application without late fee was June 15. However, candidates could submit AP ECET 2020 application form with a late fee of Rs 1000 (+550) till September 5. All submitted information had to be valid in nature. Incomplete and incorrect applications were not accepted by the authorities. The given steps had to be followed by the authorities to fill the AP ECET 2020 application form.

Step 1 - Payment of Fee: Firstly, the candidates had to fill the mandatory details such as name, date of birth, mobile number and more and then pay the application fee. The payment of the application fee had to be done through online mode i.e., credit card/debit card/net banking. Candidates were also able to pay by cash at any one of the AP Online/ TS Online centres. 

Step 2 - Know Payment Status: Next, the candidates were able to check their payment status through the tab which were provided by the authorities. Hall ticket number and mobile number had to be submitted to check the payment status. 

Step 3 - Filling of Application Form: After the payment was done, the candidates had to fill the online application form of AP ECET 2020. Personal, category, qualifying examination, academic information and more had to be provided by the candidates. Preferences for exam centres also had to be submitted by the candidates had to be selected. The photograph and signature of the candidates also had to be scanned and uploaded. Submission of the application form had to be done after entering all of the information. 

Step 4 - Print Application Form:  Finally, the candidates had to print out the filled AP ECET 2020 application form. The printed application form had in the test centre. 

AP ECET Application Form Correction- The authorities provided AP ECET 2020 application form correction facility from July 7. The last date to make corrections was July 10.

Application Fees

Before starting off the preparation process, the candidates are advised to check the exam pattern of AP ECET 2020. Details about the entrance examination will be present in the exam pattern so that the candidates will be able to refer and adapt to the features and process of the entrance examination. 

AP ECET 2020 Exam Pattern 

The authorities have released the mock test of AP ECET 2020 for all candidates. Since the mock test will positively help in the preparation, the candidates are advised to attempt it on a regular basis. The structure of the mock test will be similar to the examination. After reading all of the general instructions, the candidates will have to attempt the mock test. While attempting the mock test, the candidates will have to select the correct answer out of four options provided. 

The hall ticket of AP ECET 2020 has been released in online mode on September 7. Only the registered candidates were able to download the hall ticket. Details about the exam centre and date will be available in the hall ticket. Without the AP ECET 2020 hall ticket, the candidates will not be able to enter the examination hall to attempt the exam, 

How to download AP ECET 2020 Hall Ticket

• Candidates will have to provide AP ECET 2020 registration number and date of birth.

• Click on “Download Hall Ticket”

• The hall ticket will be reflected on the screen. Check for any discrepancy in information and download. 

JNTU Ananthapur has released the final answer key of AP ECET 2020 in online mode. Preliminary AP ECET answer keys were released on September 16. Candidates can check the answer key to compare the correct responses to their recorded answers. Using the answer key, the candidates will also be able to calculate their scores before the results are announced. Objections against the answer key could be raised by the candidates from September 16 to 17.

The authorities have released the AP ECET 2020 rank card on the official website. Candidates can now download the AP ECET rank cards using their registration number, hall ticket number and date of birth. The result of AP ECET 2020 was announced in online mode on October 6. The secured scores is available in the released result. To check the result, the candidates have to submit their registration number and AP ECET hall ticket number. The qualifying percentage marks for obtaining a rank in AP ECET is 25% of the aggregate marks in the four subjects i.e., 50 marks out of a total of 200. However, in the case of SC/ST candidates, there will be no minimum qualifying marks.

The following steps can be followed to download the result of AP ECET 2020:

• Candidates have to provide their registration number and AP ECET hall ticket number.

• Click on “View Result” button

• The result of AP ECET 2020 has to be downloaded and printed out for future reference.

Tie-Breaking Criteria of AP ECET 2020 Result for Engineering Stream

If there arises a tie among candidates in aggregate marks, then the following steps will be taken into action as per the order:

• The candidate who has scored higher in Engineering section will be given a higher rank.

• If the tie is not broken, then the candidate who has scored more in Mathematics will be given a higher rank.

• If the tie still persists, the candidate who has secure more scores in Physics will be allotted a higher rank.

• After the above steps, the candidate with more score in Chemistry will be given a higher rank.

• If the tie is still not broken from the above points, then the older candidate will be given preference. 

Tie-Breaking Criteria of AP ECET 2020 Result for B.Sc Mathematics Stream

• Candidates who secure higher marks in Mathematics will be allotted a higher rank.

• If the tie still remains, the aggregate marks obtained in the qualifying exam will be taken into consideration. 

AP ECET 2020 Rank Card Download Steps

• Visit the official website.
• Click on the “Rank Card” link.
• Enter the registration number, AP ECET hall ticket number, and date of birth.
• Upon successful login, AP ECET rank card 2020 will be displayed on the screen.
• Download and take a print out of it.

AP ECET rank cards contain the integrated ranks obtained by the candidates.

Mode of Counselling: Online

APSCHE started the counselling registration of AP ECET 2020 in online mode for round 2 from November 26. Candidates can find the seat allotment for round 2 on November 30 by logging into the candidate portal. During the counselling session, candidates need to pay the processing fee. Those candidates who qualified the examination with the required marks can apply for the AP ECET 2020 counselling process. The allotment of eligible candidates into the participating institutes will be done later. The given steps will have to be followed for counselling:

• Registration is open and the candidates will have to pay the processing fee and verify their documents. The candidates will have to enter a few details. OC/BC candidates have to pay a processing fee of Rs. 1200 while SC/ST candidates will have to pay Rs. 600. 

• Verification of certificates will have to be done at the Help Line Centres

• After verification, the candidates will have to log in and select their choices of colleges and courses as per preference. 

• Allotment of seats will be released in online mode. Candidates will be allotted seats as per their merit, category, preferences and availability of seats. The allotment order will be available through “Candidate Login”. 

• The allotted candidates will have to pay the remaining fees at the allotted institute.