AP PGECET Pattern 2025: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

The authorities conduct the AP PGECET 2025 exam online only. The exam dates will be announced by the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education on the official website. 

In one year, a candidate can appear for the Andhra Pradesh PGECET only once. Overall, they can take the Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam twice or thice. Questions in the exam will be based on the official syllabus of the Andhra Pradesh PGECET. The question paper will have multiple-choice questions, and each question will have four options. Candidates need to select one option out of the four as their right answer.

The Andhra Pradesh PGECET 2025 exam pattern will be released along with the official brochure and notification. The official notification is expected to be released in the second week of May 2025. Candidates can check the exam pattern to understand the difficulty level of the exam, marking scheme, mode, and timing of the exam. 

Candidates have to answer 120 questions in two hours in the Andhra Pradesh PGECET 2025. The total marks are 120. The candidate will be awarded one mark for each correct answer, and there is no negative marking for incorrect answers. Every question on the exam paper is compulsory and carries one mark. The questions asked are objective and conducted online.

The Andhra Pradesh PGECET Exam can only be given in English. Candidates don’t have a choice of Hindi or any regional language to appear in the Andhra Pradesh PGECET. Candidates have to attempt a paper of 120 questions in 2 hours. There are no minimum qualifying marks prescribed for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

As it is an entrance examination conducted for a M.Tech course, subjects or sections covered in the Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam are mentioned here. Questions were designed in the paper to evaluate the ability and competence of all the candidates. Mock tests are also released by the authorities to acquaint candidates with the CBT mode exam and pattern. Subjects covered in the Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam are Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Food Technology, Geo Engineering & Geo Informatics, Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, and Nanotechnology. 

No, there is no negative marking for the incorrect answer in the Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam. The Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam pattern helps in making a correct strategy to ace it. The university also releases mock tests based on the Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam pattern and with the help of Mock tests candidate will be able to evaluate their exam preparation and also get an overview of the actual exam.

No, calculator, or any other electronic equipment such as mobile phones, pagers, etc. will not be allowed to be carried to the Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam centre. Besides calculator candidate must not carry any of the below mentioned items to the examination centre:

• Mobile phones
• Pagers
• Smartwatches
• Pen-drive
• or any other electronic gadgets

Candidates found in possession of any of the above mentioned item will get their candidature disqualified from participating in the admission process. Candidates must only carry a hard copy of the Andhra Pradesh PGECET admit card on the exam day along with a valid photo ID proof.

No, it is not mandatory to attempt all the questions in the Andhra Pradesh PGECET. The Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam pattern describes the structure of the question paper. Candidates will come to know about the types of questions asked, the difficulty level, the marking scheme, etc. The Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam consists of 120 marks with 120 multiple-choice objective-type questions.

No, there is no negative marking for unanswered or unattempted questions. In total, the exam will have 120 marks. Every question on the paper is compulsory and carries one mark each. Objective-type questions will be asked. The duration of the exam will be two hours.

No, there is no step marking. Candidates can check below the Andhra Pradesh PGECET 2025 marking scheme. With the help of the answer key, candidates can evaluate probable scores secured in the exam. Candidates must follow the marking scheme mentioned below -

• For each correct answer will be awarded one mark. No marks will be deducted for any wrong answer or an answer that is left unattempted.
• Candidates need to score above the minimum Andhra Pradesh PGECET cutoff 2025 marks to be able to qualify for the Andhra Pradesh PGECET exam.

Yes, papers will be provided to the Andhra Pradesh PGECET candidates for doing rough work or calculations. Candidates have to submit the same at the end of the exam to the invigilators.