AP ICTE Exam 2025 Result – Rank Card, Cutoff Marks & Counselling Details

The Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (AP ICET) 2025 is an organized state-level examination that is conducted by Andhra University on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE). The rank card or AP ICET result consists of all the possible details such as personal information, total marks, marks according to the division, cut-offs, and many others.

The AP ICET is held for admissions to MBA and MCA courses offered at the best government and private institutes of Andhra Pradesh.

The AP ICET took place on May 7, 2025, and students have now been waiting for the results. To pass the AP ICET, students need to secure a minimum of 25% of the total marks.

AP ICET 2025 Result Highlights

Here is the list of the basic Highlights of the AP ICET exam and result for a better understanding:

Topics	Details
Exam Name	Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (AP ICET)
Conducting Body	Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, on behalf of APSCHE
Exam Date	May 7, 2025
Result Declaration Date	May 21, 2025 (Expected)
Official Website	ad
Mode of Exam	Online Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Total Marks	200 Marks
Marking Scheme	+1 mark per correct answer; No negative marking
Language of Exam	English and Telugu
Sections	Analytical Ability, Mathematical Ability, Communication Ability
Total Registered students	Approx. 37,500+

What are the Steps To Download AP ICET 2025 Result?

In the last year, more than 49,000 students had registered for the AP ICET, and of those students, 44,447 reportedly appeared for the AP ICET Exam. Following the AP ICET result of the last year, a total of 42,984 students cleared the examination.

The following are the steps for accessing the result and downloading the rank card nd Result:

1. Go to the official portal for AP ICET 2025 at https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/ICET.
2. Click the "AP ICET 2025 Result" option from the homepage.
3. Then provide your details, such as:

• Registration Number
• Hall Ticket Number
  • Then, click on the "Submit" button or "View Result".
  • Your AP ICET Rank Card 2025 will be displayed on the screen.
  • Confirm that it is downloaded, and the printout is taken for future counseling and admission purposes.

What Details are Mentioned on the AP ICET Result 2025?

The AP ICET rank card contains some very important particulars; the candidate should ensure the correctness of all details:

• Candidate’s Full Name
• Hall Ticket Number
• Registration Number
• Father's Name
• Date of Birth
• Category & Gender

Sectional Marks:

• Analytical Ability
• Mathematical Ability
• Communication Ability
• Total Marks
• Rank Secured
• Qualifying Status (Qualified/Not Qualified)

If you find any mistakes or errors, please get in touch with the APSCHE support right away.

AP ICET 2025 Cut-Off Criteria

The meaning of the AP ICET 2025 cut-off will be the lowest score that students must acquire to be eligible for the admission process. Each college participating in the AP ICET sets its cut-off according to a variety of factors.

Important Notes are mentioned below:

• The students who belong to the general category must score above the qualifying marks to be eligible for counseling.
• However, even qualifying in the exam does not guarantee admission; the ranks and cut-offs of the colleges will finally decide your seat.
• The rank card is valid for one academic year only.

Re-Evaluation of AP ICET 2025 Result

In case of any mistake or error in the AP ICET Results/Rank Card, students may apply for a re-evaluation by paying INR 1000. In case of any such situation, it is advisable that the students immediately move to the officials in this regard. The application, along with the fee, must be submitted within 15 days after the announcement of AP ICET results in 2025. The fee should be paid using a Demand Draft favoring the Convener, APICET — 2025, which shall be issued by any nationalized bank and should be payable at Sri Krishnadevaraya University.

What is the Tie-Breaking Policy at AP ICET 2025?

When preparing the AP ICET 2025 merit list, in the case of two or more students scoring the same marks in the entrance tests, the tie-breaking policy will be applied. Be sure to know the tie-breaking rules for AP ICET 2025.

The APSCHE shall enforce the following tie-breaking rules:

• Those scoring higher in Section A (Analytical Ability) shall be preferred.
• If the tie remains, marks secured in Section B (Mathematical Ability) will be taken into consideration.
• If the scores are still tied between the students, then the older age students will be ranked higher in the exam.

Note: This Tie-Breaking policy is created to maintain fairness and a structured way to solve this problem.

What is the Difference Between Rank and Marks?

The difference between a rank and marks in the AP ICET 2025 Exam is huge for the students. Marks are the total points scored by the candidate depending on his or her performance in correct answers. On the other hand, the rank represents the position of an aspirant amongst others, found by comparing the marks of all the students who have appeared in the exam. Candidate in estimating their relative performance and thereby in setting expectations. Here is the list of the Ranks vs Marks mentioned below for better understanding:

Marks Range	Rank Range
200 to 171	1 to 10
170 to 161	31 to 70
150 to 141	101 to 200
130 to 121	350 to 500
110 to 101	1001 to 1500
100 to 91	1500 to 3000
90 to 81	3000 to 10000

Key Points of AP ICET 2025 Result

Here are the main points concerning the AP ICET 2025 result:

• General category candidates have to secure a minimum of a 25% score to pass the AP ICET examination, i.e., 50 out of 200 marks.
• No minimum score criteria are applied to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
• The rank is given as per the overall merit by APSCHE.
• The AP ICET 2025 ranks for admission to colleges in Andhra Pradesh will be for the academic year 2025-26.
• Any legal issues about AP ICET 2025 will be under the jurisdiction of the Andhra Pradesh High Court alone, and only the Convener of AP ICET 2025 and the Secretary APSCHE shall be made respondents.

Next Steps After AP ICET 2025

After the declaration of the result and cutoff release by participating institutes, qualified students will have to sit for AP ICET counselling. The counselling of AP ICET 2025 will begin online once the participating institutes release the provisional allotment list. Counselling fees for general category students will be Rs 1200, while for students of the Reserved categories, the fees will be Rs 600. 

These are things students should do after declaring the results:

• Download Rank Card

This will be used during counseling and admission. 

• Keep a watch for Counseling Notification.

APSCHE generally releases the detailed counseling schedule and procedures by June 2025.

• Take part in Web-Based Counseling.

This includes: 

• Registration
• Certificate Verification
• Web Options Entry
• Seat Allotment
• Report to Allotted College

On receiving the allotment letter, you will have to report to your allotted college within the deadlines.

List of Colleges Rank Wise

Here is the list of the colleges along with the rankings they require for the admission process:

Marks Range	Expected ICET Rank	Colleges Available
160 – 141	1 – 30	Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), Tirupati   JNTU, Kakinada   Sagi Ramakrishnamraju Engineering College (SRKREC), Bhimavaram
141 – 131	31 – 70	Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVEC), Tirupati   Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College (SVEC), Tirupati
130 – 121	71 – 100	(No specific colleges listed)
120 – 111	101 – 200	Andhra University (AU), Visakhapatnam
110 – 101	201 – 350	Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College, Visakhapatnam   Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering (LBRCE),  Krishna  AITS, Kadapa
100 – 91	350 – 500	VR Siddhartha Engineering College (VRSEC), Vijayawada
90 – 86	501 – 1000	Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering & Technology (RGMCET), Nandyal
85 – 81	1001 – 1500	RGMCET, Kurnool, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science (MITS), Anantapur
80 – 76	1501 – 3000	PVPSIT, Vijayawada  SRK Institute of Technology, Vijayawada
75 – 71	3001 – 10000	Pydah College of Engineering & Technology (PCET), Visakhapatnam
70 – 66	10001 – 25000	Vignan’s Lara Institute of Technology & Science (VLITS), Guntur
65 – 61	25001 – 40000	Sir C R Reddy College of Engineering (SCRRCE),  Visakhapatnam  VVIT, Guntur  VIIT, Visakhapatnam
60 – 56	40001 – 60000	Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women (SVECW), Bhimavaram
55 – 50	60000 and above	(No specific colleges listed)

Normalisation Process of AP ICET Exam 2025

The normalisation process is one of the key steps in AP ICET, whereby a candidate is ensured neither unduly benefited nor harmed in the reward process due to easier or tougher question papers.

Check the AP ICET 2025 normalisation process, which will be used to compute the final AP ICET 2025 scores: 

• GMS:  (Average + Standard Deviation) taken across all sessions together for all students.
• SMS:  (Average + Standard Deviation) of the session to which the candidate belongs.
• Top Average Global: Average marks of the top 0.1 percent of all the students across all sessions.
• Top Average Session:  Average marks of the top 0.1 percent of the students belonging to the session in question.

AP ICET Previous Year's Statistics 

It has been reported that almost 90.20% of students passed the AP ICET entrance test last year.

• Then was the total number of students who applied for AP ICET. 49,162
• The total number of students who appeared for the AP ICET entrance test was 44,447.

List of the Last Year Toppers

Here is the list of the toppers of last year, 2024, with the ranks and scores for a better understanding:

Name of the Topper	AP ICET Rank	AP ICET Marks
Reddeppagari Khetan	1	180.55
Dantala Poojith Vardhan	2	175.33
Namballa Vamsi Bharadwaj	3	166.94
Nalam Bhanu Supraja	4	165.51
Kanchumoju Rajesh	5	160.89
Arava Lakshmi Jahnavi	6	160.63
Lokkaju Hemanth Kumar	7	156.53
Lakamsani Naga Durga Vinay Kumar	8	155.23
Thapala Padmavathi	9	153.65
Kasukurthi Nava Tej	10	153.05

Alternative Options:

As per the AP ICET report, the total number of students for the last year enrolled for the AP ICET Exam is 48,828, and 42,984 of them passed. Hence, the dropping range for the students is approximately 6,000 candidates, and it’s increasing per year. So, rather than wasting a year or waiting for the next entrance exam, students can explore options such as Online education 

Those students who didn’t qualify for the exam or have a lower score can easily enroll in the Online MBA & MCA course & Specialization at various reputed Universities. Those universities have government recognitions that make their degree valid and equivalent to a regular degree. Here is the list of Universities that offer an Online MBA & Online MCA course with specialization are mentioned below:

Online MBA Course

Here is the list of the Online universities that offer an Online MBA course along with their Specialization:

Top Online MBA Universities	Online MBA (Specialization)
SRM University Online MBA	HR Management Marketing Management Finance Management
MAHE Manipal Online MBA	Finance Management Marketing Management HR Management Business Analytics Data Science Operations Management Healthcare Management Pharmaceutical Management Information Systems Fashion Management
UPES Online MBA	HR Management Finance Management Marketing Management Operations Management Oil & Gas Management International Business Power Management Business Analytics Logistic & Supply Chain Management Infrastructure Management Digital Business Supply Chain Management
Parul University Online MBA	Marketing Management Finance Management HR Management IT Management Business Analytics Operation Management Retail Management Project Management Banking and Financial Services Healthcare Management & Supply Chain Management Agricultural Management Digital Marketing & Sales Management Digital Marketing
LPU Online MBA	Finance Management Human Resource Management Marketing Management Data Science Operations Management International Business Management Information Technology Digital Marketing Business Analytics Data Science and Analytics Banking & Financial Services Supply Chain Management Healthcare Management
Jain University Online MBA	HR Management Finance Management Marketing Management General Management System and Operations Management Marketing and Finance Management Marketing and HR Management Information Logistics and Supply Chain Management International Finance Management

Online MCA Course

Here is the list of the Online universities that offer an Online MCA course along with its Specialization:

Top Online MCA Universities	Online MCA (Specialization)
SRM University Online MCA	General
MAHE Manipal Online MCA	AI & ML Cloud Computing Cyber Security Full Stack Development Artificial Intelligence
UPES Online MCA	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Cyber Security and Forensics Data Science
Parul University Online MCA	Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning General
LPU Online MCA	Machine Learning & A1 Data Science Cyber Security Full Stack Web Development AR/ VR (Game Development) Game Development
Jain University Online MCA	Computer Science & IT Data Analytics Cyber Security Data Science Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Full Stack Development