AP PECET 2025: Notification, Registration, Application Form, Exam Dates and more

The AP PECET or Andhra Pradesh Physical Education Common Entrance Test is a state-level entrance exam conducted by Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur every year on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE). The state-level examination is conducted for admission into Bachelor of Physical Education (2-year) and Diploma in Physical Education (2-year) courses.

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Given below in the table are some of the important highlights of AP PECET 2025 exam including mode of exam, frequency of exam, marking scheme, types of questions, medium of exam and so on. 

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There are set eligibility parameters for the Physical Education entrance exam for both programs. The highlights for the same are given below:

Nationality: Candidates should be Indian citizens.

Native: Candidates should be a domicile of Andhra Pradesh only.

Education: The qualification requirements for B.P.Ed and D.P.Ed are -

• B.P.Ed (2-year): Candidate should have completed or appeared in the final year of a 3-year degree program from any recognized university in Andhra Pradesh

• D.P.Ed (2-year): Candidate should have completed intermediate or equivalent course recognized institute by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

Age Limit: For BP.Ed, the candidate must have completed 19 years of age and for DP. Ed, he/ she must have completed 16 years of age.

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As per the official notification, the AP PECET exam is divided into two parts - Physical Test and Skill Test. From the following table, candidates can check the AP PECET exam pattern 2025.

AP PECET Physical Test (Male and Female)

AP PECET Skill Test

Candidates can check the below procedure to check the AP PECET 2025 result:

• Visit the official website of the exam
• Click on the download rank card link. You will be directed to the result page
• Candidates need to enter their Registration Number, PECET hall ticket number, and Date of Birth
•  Now, click on the 'View Rank Card' tab
• Candidates can now view their score card and download from the official website

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Registration for the AP PECET exam is done via online mode only. Given below are the major stages included in the state-level entrance exam:

Stage 1: Registration for AP PECET

To access the application form, candidates must make the payment for the exam by visiting the official website. This stage includes 4 major steps – Fee Payment, Know the Payment Status, Fill Application Form, and Print Application Form.

• Step 1: Fee Payment: The fee for AP PECET is stated as per the candidate’s category. The same has been tabulated below:

After filling in the details, click on the ‘Initiate Payment’ button, which will lead you to ‘AP Online Payment Gateway’. The application fee can be paid via Cash at APOnline Centers, Debit Card, Credit Card or Net Banking.

• Step 2: Know your Payment Status: Here, one can know their status of registration and also download their hall ticket.

• Step 3: Fill Application (only after Fee Payment): Start filling out the application here starting with ‘Candidate Details’, ‘Address’, ‘Details of Common Entrance Test’ and lastly, scan and upload the required documents as per the specifications.

• Step 4: Print Application Form: After properly filling and thoroughly checking all the entered details, candidates can take a printout of the form for further correspondence.

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Stage 2: Appearing for AP PECET Exam 2025

For the academic session 2025-22, the exam schedule is yet to be released. Until then, the candidate can go through the highlights of AP PECET Exam Pattern and Syllabus. Each year, the physical entrance exam is held in two parts i.e. (a) Physical Efficiency Test and (b) Skill Test in Game.

(a) Physical Efficiency Test

• Maximum Marks: 400

• Events under this, the marks will be awarded by using the conversion tables approved by the APPECET Committee

• The events are categorized as per the candidate’s gender

(b) Skill Test in Game

• Maximum Marks: 100

• Under this, the candidate's skills are tested via various games viz. Ball Badminton, Football, Kabaddi, Tennis, Basketball and more.

Note: Make sure to choose the desired game at the time of registration, failing to do so will result in losing 100 marks.

Check: Detailed AP PECET Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Stage 3: AP PECET Results, Merit List, and Rank

The qualifying marks to the candidates belonging to general and other categories will be assigned in the order of merit, based on aggregate marks obtained in the AP PECET Physical Efficiency Test and Skill Test.

• This score or merit will be grouped and will be inclusive of incentive marks if they have any

• For SC/ ST category candidates, no qualifying marks criteria is prescribed, so they will anyway be assigned the rank in the order of merit only

In case the merit list has a case, wherein more than one student scores the same aggregate marks, the tie will be resolved following the listed criteria:

• Scores secured in the Physical efficiency test will be taken into consideration

• In case of a further tie, marks scored in the Skill Test in games will be taken into consideration

• In case of a further tie, the candidate’s Date of Birth will be considered i.e. the older candidates will be given priority based on age

• In case of a further tie, a common rank will be given. At the time of admission, it is resolved based on qualifying exam marks (Intermediate or graduation as the case may be).

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Various colleges are accepting AP PECET Scores. Usually, the list of colleges is released on the website before the commencement of admissions. Candidates can then directly contact the colleges individually to enquire about the facilities offered by the college.

Note: It is always suggested to connect with the colleges a candidate is interested in before exercising the web counseling window becomes functional.

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