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

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: TS
- Questions: 150 · Total marks: 150 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN, TE

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Education: Passed SSC/10th class or equivalent examination with Mathematics and minimum 35% marks
- Approximate annual vacancies: 60,000
- Note: SC/ST candidates have no minimum marks requirement; 85% seats reserved for Telangana local candidates, 15% unreserved
- Official portal: https://sbtet.telangana.gov.in (State Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTET), Telangana)

## Key dates
- 2026-07-30 — Expected: 2nd Phase counselling completion
- 2026-08-04 — First phase seat allotment
- 2026-08-15 — Spot admissions for vacant seats (expected)

## Declared results
- 2026-06-30 — Internal Sliding Round Allotment: TS POLYCET 2026 internal sliding round results announced by SBTET → https://shishya.in/exams/TS_POLYCET/results/91a475c8-1f5f-4313-a752-83d59d9a89c0

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

### Physics (weight 1)
Electric Current · Electromagnetism · Heat · Human Eye and Colourful World · Reflection of Light by Different Surfaces · Refraction of Light at Curved Surfaces · Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces

### 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 · Principles of Metallurgy

### Biology (weight 1)
Cell — Structural and Functional Unit of Life · Diversity of Living Organisms · Coordination — Life Process · Excretion — Waste Disposal · Heredity — From Parents to Progeny · Our Environment — Our Concern · Nutrition — Food Supplying System · Reproduction — Continuation of Species · Respiration — Gas Exchange · Transportation — Circulation in Living Beings

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (Indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General (OC) | 75-85 marks (50-57%) |
| EWS | 70-80 marks (47-53%) |
| OBC | 65-75 marks (43-50%) |
| SC | 50-60 marks (33-40%) |
| ST | 45-55 marks (30-37%) |
| PwD | 40-50 marks (27-33%) |

**Guidance Notes:**

- **Category differential**: General cutoffs typically run 15-25 marks higher than SC/ST; OBC cutoffs fall 8-12 marks below General, while EWS remains 3-5 marks below General category.

- **Year-on-year variations**: Cutoffs fluctuate by ±5-8 marks depending on paper difficulty, total applicants (1.5-2 lakh annually), and seat availability across 300+ polytechnics; competitive branches in premier institutions demand scores in the 85-92% band even for reserved categories.

- **Practical threshold**: Scoring above 50% (75/150) ensures reasonable government polytechnic admission for General category; reserved categories secure admission with 35-45% scores in most cycles, though branch choice becomes limited below 50 marks.

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