Arrangements in place for AP ECET 2026 on April 23; more than 33,750 candidates to appear

The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has completed arrangements for the AP Engineering Common Entrance Test (AP-ECET) 2026, scheduled on Thursday (April 23, 2026), across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. A total of 33,751 candidates have registered online for the examination this year, APSCHE Secretary B. Tirupati Rao said.

The examination will be conducted in the computer-based test (CBT) mode in two sessions: 9 a.m. to 12 noon for the morning session and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for the afternoon session. Candidates will be allowed into the examination centres from 7.30 a.m. for the morning session and from 12.30 p.m. for the afternoon session. No candidate will be permitted to enter the examination centre even a minute after the reporting time, officials said.