Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test is the Integrated Common Entrance Test for admission in to MBA and MCA regular Courses offered by State Universities and Professional Colleges under the Jurisdiction of A.P State Council of Higher Education

Courses Offered
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Eligibility Criteria

For MBA:
Candidate Should have passed recognized Bachelors Degree Examination of minimum three years duration with at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of SC,ST reserved categories) in the qualifying examination

For MCA:
Candidate Should have passed recognized Bachelors Degree examination of minimum three years duration with at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of SC,ST reserved categories) in the qualifying examination with Mathematics at 10+2 level


Exam Pattern

The ICET question paper contains multiple choice objective types test with 200 questions.

It is divided into three sections and the exam must be completed within 150 minutes

The three sections are Analytical Ability: 75 questions, Mathematical Ability: 75 questions,

Communication Ability: 50 questions


Test Centres

(01) Adilabad
(02) Amalapuram
(03) Bhimavaram
(04) Chittor
(05) Guntur
(06) Kadapa
(07) Kakinada
(08) Kuppam
(09) Kurnool
(10) Nellore
(11) Ongole
(12) Rajahmundry
(13) Srikakulam
(14) Tirupati
(15) Vijayawada
(16) Visakhapatnam
(17) Vizianagaram

Important Dates:
Date of Commencement of Submission of Online Applications: 06th February 2016
Last Date of Submission of Application Form: 05th March 2016
Last Date for Submission of Online Applications:
a) Without Late Fee: 05th March 2016 (only Reg. Fee Rs.350/-)
b) With Late Fee Rs.500/- (+ Reg. Fee Rs.350/-): 15th March 2016
c) Correction of online application data already submitted by the candidate: 19th March 2016
d) With a Late Fee of Rs.2000/- (+ Reg. Fee Rs.350/-): 24th March 2016
e) With a Late Fee of Rs.5000/- (+ Reg. Fee Rs.350/-): 31st March 2016
f) With a Late Fee of Rs.10,000/- (+ Reg. Fee Rs.350/-): 09th May 2016
Downloading of Hall Tickets from the Website: 20th April 2016
Date of APICET 2016 Exam: 16th May 2016 (10.00 am to 12.30 pm)
Announcement of Preliminary Key: 19th May 2016
Last Date for submission of objections on Preliminary Key: 23rd May 2016
Declaration of APICET 2016 Results: 27th May 2016