AP EAMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria - Check Age Limit, Marks Required, No of Attempts, Important Factor

Nationality

• The applicant must be a residing citizen of India 

• Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders are also eligible to apply

Domicile 

The candidates must be a resident of the state of Andhra Pradesh/Telangana with a valid local/non-local status 

Age Limit

• For Engineering/Pharmacy courses, the minimum age of the candidate must be 16 years (as of December 31, 2025)

• There is no age limit for candidates belonging to the Reserved categories

• For B. Tech (Agricultural Engineering/Dairy Technology/Food Science & Technology), the minimum age of the candidate must be 17 years (as of December 31, 2025)

• The upper age limit for the General category is 22 years while that for SC/ST candidates is 25 years (as of December 31, 2025)

Educational Qualifications

• Applicants must have passed or at least be appearing for their class 12 from the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana

• Candidates must have studied Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with Chemistry or other vocational courses in the field of Engineering as an optional subject.

• Candidates qualifying for any other equivalent examination recognized by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana can apply OR

• Candidates who have passed or are in their final year of the Diploma exam in Engineering conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana are also eligible to apply

Minimum Marks 

• Candidates must have scored at least 45% aggregate marks in all subjects combined

• Candidates belonging to the Reserved category must have obtained at least 40% aggregate marks 

Weightage

• Candidates ranked on the basis of the AP EAMCET normalised marks (75% weightage) and 10+2 (25% weightage) in the order of merit shall be eligible for admission 

Criteria 1 (Engineering)

Candidates must have passed the Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as options, or related vocational courses in the fields of Engineering and Technology, conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh / Telangana, along with a bridge course or courses conducted by it for candidates enrolled from the academic year 2000 onwards, or any other examination recognised as equivalent by the Board of Intermediate Education. Candidates who have taken the Final Year Intermediate Examination (10+2 Pattern) and are awaiting their results may apply for AP EAPCET 2025, however, their AP EAMCET 2025 ranks will be valid only if they pass the Intermediate Examination.

Criteria 2 (Engineering)

Applicants must have completed the Diploma in Engineering examination administered by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh / Telangana, or any other examination recognised as equivalent by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh / Telangana. Candidates who have taken the Diploma test in Engineering and are awaiting their results can register for AP EAMCET 2025, however, their rankings will be valid only if they pass the Diploma examination in Engineering.

Criteria 3 (Pharm D)

Candidates for the Pharm. D programme must have passed the Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as choices, or any other examination recognised by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh / Telangana, or equivalent. Candidates who have taken the Final Year Intermediate Examination (10+2 Pattern) and are awaiting their results may apply for AP EAPCET 2025, however, their ranks will be valid only if they pass the Intermediate Examination

Aggregate Marks

The candidate must have scored at least 45% in the specified subjects considered together in the qualifying examination (40% in the case of a candidate from a reserved category)