Andhra University, on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education, declared the results of the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (AP ICET)-2026 on Saturday.
AP ICET is conducted for admission into MBA and MCA courses offered by universities and affiliated colleges in Andhra Pradesh. The examination recorded an overall pass percentage of 91.41%.
Of the 26,219 candidates who registered for the state-level entrance test, 23,198 appeared for the examination conducted on May 2 in two sessions across 91 test centres in 24 districts of Andhra Pradesh and one centre in Hyderabad. A total of 21,205 candidates qualified for admissions counselling.
According to the AP ICET-2026 results analysis, female candidates outperformed male candidates in terms of pass percentage. Of the 12,766 female candidates who appeared for the examination, 11,825 qualified, registering a success rate of 92.62%. In comparison, 9,380 of the 10,432 male candidates qualified, recording a pass percentage of 89.91%.
Vaishnavi Patnala secured the first rank, followed by Burru Venkata Siddartha Yadav in second place. Shaik Khajaliyakhath stood third, while Panyam Ramachandra Reddy secured the fourth rank. Jada Nani Mahesh Babu secured the fifth rank.
A district-wise analysis showed that Visakhapatnam district recorded the highest participation, with 3,250 candidates registering for the examination, including 1,340 males and 1,910 females. Of them, 2,679 candidates qualified. NTR district also witnessed significant participation, with 1,816 registrations and 1,507 candidates qualifying. West Godavari district registered 1,852 candidates, of whom 1,512 qualified.
In districts such as East Godavari district, Kakinada district, Vizianagaram district and Srikakulam district, female candidates recorded higher participation and qualification numbers than male candidates.
The local area-wise analysis revealed that candidates from the Andhra University region performed better than those from the Sri Venkateswara University region. Of the 13,895 candidates who appeared from the AU region, 12,994 qualified, registering a pass percentage of 93.50%. In the SVU region, 7,483 of the 8,537 candidates qualified, recording a pass percentage of 87.65. Non-local candidates registered the highest pass percentage at 95.03%, with 728 of the 766 candidates qualifying.
Addressing the media, Andhra University Vice-Chancellor and AP ICET-2026 Chairman G. P. Raja Sekhar, along with Convener M. Shashi, said the multi-session examination adopted a normalisation process on the lines of national-level tests such as JEE Main and GATE to offset variations in difficulty levels across sessions. They said tie-breaking for identical scores would be based on marks secured in Section-A, followed by Section-B and the age of the candidate. The officials also announced that this year’s rank cards would display category-wise state and regional ranks to enhance transparency during the counselling process.
Published – May 16, 2026 05:54 pm IST
