APRCET-2018 Notification | Important Dates | Exam Pattern

APRCET-2018: Andhra University is going to conduct AP RCET 2018 which is an entrance for Admissions to the Ph.D. and MPhil programs in all the universities of the State, through Andhra Pradesh university-level AP RCET (Andhra Pradesh Research Common Entrance Test) on behalf of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE). This year, APSCHE decided to conduct ‘a common research entrance test’ for all the state varsities instead of separate Entrances like AURCET, ANURCET etc.

APRCET-2018 | AP Universities Ph.D, M.Phil Admission Notification

Eligibility for AP RCET 2018

To get eligible in AP RCET candidates are required to meet the following criteria:
• Applicants for all the M.Phill and P.hD courses are required to pass graduation equivalent examination from any recognized educational boards.
• Candidates of the Foreign nation are also eligible but are required to satisfy the terms recognition and equivalence standards notified by Association of Indian Universities.

Age Limit in AP RCET 2018

Candidates who are applying for this entrance examination should be more than 21 years of age but should not exceed 35 years.

AP RCET-2018 Exams Pattern

1.  Common Entrance test (APRCET-2018) for admission into M. Phil & Ph.D programmes in various Science, Arts, Law, Pharmacy and Engineering Basic Sciences and humanities in Engineering will be conducted by the Directorate of Admissions in VISAKHAPATNAM only.
2. Test codes, names of the departments, M.Phil / Ph.D programmes offered and the respective eligibility criteria are given in Annexure of the AURCET-2018 Information Brochure.
3. APRCET-2018 for each subject / department consists of one paper with multiple choice objective type questions including oral examination.
4.  This Paper contains 180 questions: 90 Questions for Teaching and Research Aptitude and 90 Questions for concerned subject.There would be 1/6 negative mark for each wrong answer.
5. After the written examination there is an oral examination for 10 marks will be conducted in Departments by the concerned DRC.
6. The minimum qualifying marks in APRCET-2018 is 45% for /PHC category students and 50 % for others
7. Based on the number of seats available and the number of applications received, the
   University reserves the right to conduct or not to conduct the test.

AP RCET Important dates 

1. Issue of Notification:30-06-2018 (Saturday)
2. Commencement of online application:07-07-2018 (Saturday)
3. Last date for online submission without late fee:06-08-2018
4. Last date for online submission with late fee of Rs. 2000/-:03-08-2018 (Friday)
5. Last date for online submission with late fee of Rs. 5000/-:10-08-2018 (Friday)
6. Correction of online application data already submitted:11-08-2018 to 13-08-2018 
7. Downloading of Hall tickets:16-08-2018 (Thursday
8. Examination Dates:22-08-2018 to 24-08-2018

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