AP PGECET 2017 Admission Test for M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Pharmacy courses Notification/Online Application.

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AP Post Graduate Engineering Common Admission Entrance Test (AP PGECET-2017) Conducted by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam Aplications are invited from eligible candidates for appearing Post- graduate Engineering Common Entance Test (AP PGECET-2017) for a Admission for M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Pharmacy courses  Notification/Online Application/ Important Scheduled Dates and Eligible Cretaria for Writtent Test for M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Pharmacy courses/Mock Test 2017 and AP PGECET 2017 Syllabus and Affiliated Egineering Pharmacy Colleges in Andhra Pradesh State for the Acadenic year 2017-2018. Candidates may submit their applications online the website www.sche.ap.gov.in/pgecet.from 03-03-2017 to 28-04-2017.

A Common Entrance Test designated in full as Andhra Pradesh Postgraduate Engineering Common Entrance Test and in short as APPGECET 2017 will be conducted by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) for the academic year 2017-2018 in accordance with G.O.Ms.No:54 Education (EC 2) Department dated: 21.06.2007 and its amendments for admission into M.E./M.Tech./M.Pharm. courses in University Engineering / Pharmacy colleges and their affiliated colleges approved by All India Council for Technical Education for the academic year 2017-18.

ELIGIBILITY FOR WRITING THE TEST

1. The Candidates satisfying the following requirements shall be eligible to appear for APPGECET:
2. They should be of Indian Nationality.
3. They should belong to the State of Andhra Pradesh. The candidates should satisfy local/non-local status requirements as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974 as subsequently amended.
4. They should have obtained a relevant Bachelors qualifying degree or its equivalent in the relevant field with at least 50% marks ( 45% in case of reserved category candidates) from an AICTE/UGC approved institution recognised by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as equivalent thereto for admission into the relevant M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Pharmacy courses into the Courses corresponding to the Degrees as given in the following Annexure.
5. Candidates who are pursuing a B.Tech or its equivalent / B.pharm. course shall be eligible for entry into the relevant M.E./M.Tech./ M.Pharmacy courses provided they have completed the prescribed course and passed all the subjects for the award of degree by the concerned university on the date of counselling for admission into the colleges.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION INTO M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Pharm. :

• Candidates should have appeared and qualified at the APPGECET-2017 in the test paper relevant to the course in which the admission is sought. A list of courses offered by the Universities and the relevant qualifications and test paper to appear at APPGECET-2017 are shown in the Annexure. Candidates are advised to refer the table before applying for a test paper. Mere appearance at the Entrance Test does not automatically entitle a candidate to be considered for entry into any course unless the candidate satisfies the requirement of eligibility and other criteria laid down in the rules of admission.
• Admission to 85% of the seats in each course shall be reserved for the local candidates and the remaining 15% of the seats shall be un-reserved seats as specified in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations and Admissions) Order, 1974 as subsequently amended.
• While filling up the seats in colleges, first preference will be given to candidates qualified in GATE / GPAT in the relevant based on their test scores and the remaining seats with the candidates qualified in APPGECET-2017 as per their merit ranks.

Important Scheduled For AP PGECET-2017 :

S.No		Event		Date of Event
1		Announcement of Notification :		01-03-2017
2		Starting date for Fee payment in online:		03-03-2017
3		Last date for Fee payment in online:		06-04-2017
4		Last date for Submission of Application with late fee of Rs.500:		13-04-2017
5		Last date for Submission of Application with late fee of Rs.2000		18-04-2017
6		Last date for Submission of Application with late fee of Rs.5000		from 27/04/2017 to 03/05/2017
7		Last date for Submission of Application with late fee of Rs.10000		28-04-2017
8		Download of Hall Tickets		29-04-2017 onwards

EXPLANATION OF LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL CANDIDATES:

The Local Candidate means:

A candidate for admission shall be regarded as a local candidate in relation to a Local Area:

• (a) If he/she has studied in educational Institution or educational Institutions in such local area for a  period of not less than four consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he/she appeared or as the case may be, first appeared in the relevant qualifying examination, (or)
•  (b) Where, during the whole or any part of the four consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he/she appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination, he/she has not studied in any educational Institutions, if he/she has resided in that local area for a period of not less than four years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the relevant qualifying examination in which he/she appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared.

A Candidate for admission to the Course who is not regarded as local candidate under clause (A) in relation to any local area shall be declared local to an area based on following criteria:

• (a) If he has studied in educational Institutions in the State for a period of not less than seven consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he/she appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination be regarded as a local candidate in relation to:

• Such local area where he/she has studied for the maximum period out of said period  of seven years, (Or)
• Where the period of his/her study in two or more local areas are equal, such local area, where he/she has studied last in such equal period, or If, during the whole or any part of seven consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he/she appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination, if he/she has not studied in the educational Institutions in any local area, but has resided in the State during the whole of the said period of seven years, be regarded as a local candidate in relation to,-
• Such local area where he/she has resided for the maximum period out of the said period of seven years, or
• Where the periods of his/her residence in two or more local areas are equal, such local area where he/she has resided last in such equal periods.

The following categories of candidates are eligible to apply for admission to the remaining 15% of unreserved seats:

• (a) All the candidates eligible to be declared as local candidates.
• (b) Candidates who have resided in the State for a total period of 10 years excluding periods of study outside the State or either of whose parents have resided in the State for a total period of ten years excluding period of employment outside the State.
• (c) Candidates who are children of parents who are in the employment of this State or Central Government, Public Sector Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and other similar quasi-public Institutions, within the State.
• (d) Candidates who are spouses of those in the employment of the State or Central Government, Public Sector Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and Educational Institutions recognized by the Government or University OR other competent authority and similar quasi Government Institutions within the State.

PATTERN OF TEST

The test will be a Computer based test wherein the candidate has to answer them on line. The test will be in English medium and consists of 120 Marks with 120 Multiple choice Objective type questions and the time allotted is 2 hours. There is no negative marking for the wrong answers.

Qualifying marks in APPGECET -2017.

•     The qualifying percentage marks for obtaining a rank in APPGECET -2017 is 25% i.e., 30 marks out of a total of 120. However, in the case of SC/ST candidates, there shall be no minimum qualifying marks for ranking the candidates.
•     The rank obtained with the benefit of relaxation of the minimum qualifying marks at the APPGECET-2017 by any candidate claiming to belong to SC/ST category will be cancelled in case the claim is found to be invalid at the time of admission.

SUBMISSION OF ONILE APPLICATION

1. For registration and submission of online application the aspiring candidates have to visit the web site
2. www.sche.ap.gov.in/pgecet
3. All the details required such as qualifying examination (degree as the case may be ) hall ticket number, SSC or 10th class hall ticket number, places of study from 9^th class onwards, caste category-Mee seva Cerificate number, Income certificateMee seva certificate number, good quality passport size photograph in .jpg or .jpeg format of 50Kb size, scanned image of Signature affixed with a black pen on a white paper in .jpg or .jpeg format of 30Kb size, Ration card of the family, Aadhar card of self in the application form shall be entered in the specified fields.
4. The Aadhar Card number of the candidate is mandatory.
5. The payment of the registration fee can be done online through AP Online services or Payment Gateway provided ( through Credit Card/Debit Card/ Net banking).
6. CANDIDATES DESIROUS OF APPEARING FOR MORE THAN ONE TEST PAPER AT APPGECET-2017 SHALL REGISTER FOR ALL THE PAPERS HE/SHE WISHES TO APPEAR AT APPGECET-2017 IN THE SAME APPLICATION ONLY AND SHALL PAY THE AMOUNT DISPLAYED.

ORDER OF PREFERENCE WHILE GIVING ADMISSIONS

While filling up the seats in colleges, first preference will be given to candidates qualified in GATE / GPAT in the relevant based on their test scores and the remaining seats with the candidates qualified in APPGECET-2017 as per their merit ranks.

 TEST CENTRES FOR APPGECET-2017

• APPGECET 2017 will be conducted at the following Centres:

LOCATION

1. ANANTAPUR
2. BHIMAVARAM
3. TIRUPATI
4. KADAPA
5. KAKINADA
6. GUNTUR
7. HYDERABAD
8. VIJAYAWADA
9. KURNOOL
10. NELLORE
11. VISAKHAPATNAM
12. VIZIANAGARAM

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE STUDENTS

• All the candidates shall take utmost care while submitting the online application with regard to the subject paper chosen for the test. Request for change of test paper will not be entertained.
• The APPGECET 2017 will be conducted online only and the candidates willing to appear are requested to get acquainted with the online Examination Process through practicing mock tests.
• All the photographs submitted with the application must be exactly identical. Otherwise, candidates will not be permitted into the examination hall.
• Candidates are not permitted to enter or leave the examination hall in the scheduled time of the examination.
• It is the responsibility of the candidates to ensure that they are answering the correct Question Paper of the branch for which they are eligible for admission.
• Question paper will be in English only.
• Any malpractice case will be dealt with as per rules of CETs in force.
• The Online Answer Script images of APPGECET -2017 will be preserved for six months from the date of publication of results after which time they shall be disposed.
• In any litigation concerning APPGECET-2017 ,the parties to be impleaded are Secretary, A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad and Convener, APPGECET-2017.

Any litigation concerning APPGECET -2017 shall be within the jurisdiction of the High Court A.P., at Hyderabad only.

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