AP EAPCET Exam Pattern: Marks, Questions & Duration

AP EAPCET Exam Pattern

Understand the question paper before you start preparing – number of questions, marks, time, marking scheme and how your rank is made.

Online CBT • 160 MCQs • 3 Hours • No Negative Marking

📢 Please note: The pattern below is from the last official brochure for the Engineering stream. Pattern details for the next cycle are To be announced, so check the new notification once it is out.

160

Total Questions

160

Total Marks

3 Hours

Duration

1 Mark

Each Question

Engineering Stream – Pattern at a Glance

Feature	Details
Exam mode	Online – Computer Based Test (CBT)
Question type	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Total questions	160
Total marks	160 (1 mark for each correct answer)
Duration	3 hours
Negative marking	No
Syllabus	Andhra Pradesh Intermediate (Class 11 and 12) – Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry

Subject-wise Distribution

Subject	Questions	Marks	Share of Paper
Mathematics	80	80	50%
Physics	40	40	25%
Chemistry	40	40	25%
Total	160	160	100%

Where the marks come from

Mathematics 80 marks

Physics 40 marks

Chemistry 40 marks

💡 Easy tip: Maths alone is half of the paper. If you improve your Maths speed and accuracy, your rank can improve a lot.

Marking Scheme

✅ Correct answer

You get 1 mark for every correct answer.

⭕ Wrong or unanswered

You get zero. There is no negative marking, so attempt every question.

Time Management

You have 3 hours (180 minutes) for 160 questions. That is about 67 seconds per question on average. Plan your time like this:

Do easy and direct questions first, and mark the difficult ones for review.
Keep a quick pace in Mathematics, because it has 80 questions.
Keep the last 10 to 15 minutes to revisit marked questions.
Since there is no negative marking, do not leave any question blank.

How Your Rank Is Made

Rank weightage

AP EAPCET score 75%

Intermediate (Class 12) marks 25%

Category	Minimum Qualifying Marks in AP EAPCET
General	40 out of 160 (25%)
SC / ST	No minimum

Because the Engineering exam is held in several sessions over different days, scores of different sessions are normalised before the rank is made.

Agriculture & Pharmacy Stream

Students of the Agriculture & Pharmacy stream write the paper in the BiPC subjects – Botany, Zoology, Physics and Chemistry. The exam is also an online CBT. Read the dedicated page: Agriculture & Pharmacy Pattern.

About the Online (CBT) Exam

You answer on a computer at the exam centre.
The official website gives a mock test so you can see how the screen looks.
Carry your hall ticket and a valid photo ID on exam day.
Reach the centre early and follow the exam day instructions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How many questions are there in AP EAPCET Engineering?

There are 160 MCQs – 80 in Mathematics, 40 in Physics and 40 in Chemistry.

Q. What is the duration of the exam?

The exam is 3 hours long.

Q. Is there negative marking in AP EAPCET?

No. As per the last official brochure, there is no negative marking.

Q. How much weightage do Intermediate marks have?

25%. The remaining 75% is the AP EAPCET score.

Q. Is the exam online?

Yes, it is a computer-based test (CBT).

Keep Preparing

Syllabus → Complete unit-wise syllabus	Maths Syllabus → All 6 sections	Physics Syllabus → 30 chapters
Chemistry Syllabus → 26 units	Important Books → What to read	Question Papers → Practice papers

Compare with other exams: TS EAMCET and JEE Mains.

Source: Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) – official AP EAPCET portal cets.apsche.ap.gov.in/EAPCET. Details can change every year, so please confirm on the official website before applying.