# AP Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (AP POLYCET) (AP POLYCET) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: AP
- Questions: 120 · Total marks: 120 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN, TE

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Education: Passed SSC (10th) exam with minimum 35% marks and Mathematics as a compulsory subject
- Approximate annual vacancies: 82,870
- Note: SC/ST candidates have no minimum qualifying marks requirement; appearing 10th students can also apply
- Official portal: https://sbtet.ap.gov.in (State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh (SBTET AP))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-25 — Second round counselling begins
- 2026-07-27 — Phase 2 (Final) seat allotment result
- 2026-08-08 — Spot admission for remaining seats
- 2026-08-20 — Spot Admissions Round (expected)
- 2026-08-28 — Internal Sliding & Spot Admissions
- 2027-02-28 — AP POLYCET 2027 Notification (expected)

## Syllabus outline
### Mathematics (weight 1)
Applications of Trigonometry · Coordinate Geometry · Mathematical Modelling · Mensuration · Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables · Polynomials · Probability · Progressions · Quadratic Equations · Real Numbers · Sets · Similar Triangles · Statistics · Tangents and Secants to a Circle · Trigonometry

### Physics (weight 1)
Dynamics · Elasticity · Electric Current · Elements of Vectors · Gravitation · Heat · Human Eye and Colourful World · Kinematics · Electromagnetism · Reflection of Light by Different Surfaces · Refraction of Light at Curved Surfaces · Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces · Surface Tension · Thermodynamics · Units and Dimensions · Viscosity · Work, Energy and Power

### Chemistry (weight 1)
Acids, Bases and Salts · Structure of Atom · Carbon and its Compounds · Chemical Bonding · Chemical Equations and Reactions · Classification of Elements — Periodic Table · Electrochemistry — Basics · Environmental Chemistry · Principles of Metallurgy · Polymers · Solutions · Water Technology

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General (OC) | 60-72 marks (50-60%) |
| EWS | 54-66 marks (45-55%) |
| OBC | 48-60 marks (40-50%) |
| SC | 36-48 marks (30-40%) |
| ST | 30-42 marks (25-35%) |
| PwD | 24-36 marks (20-30%) |

**Guidance Notes:**

- **Category differential**: General cutoffs typically run 10-15 marks above OBC and 24-30 marks above SC/ST categories for government polytechnic admission eligibility.
- **Year-to-year variation**: Cutoffs shift by ±3-6 marks based on paper difficulty, total applications, and seat availability; easier papers push cutoffs up by 5-8%, tougher papers bring them down similarly.
- **Premium institutions**: For top-tier government polytechnics and popular branches (Computer/ECE), General category students need 75+ marks (62-65%), while reserved categories require proportionally lower scores maintaining similar gaps.

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