VISAKHAPATNAM: As many as 34,789 applicants (91.27%) qualified in the APICET-2021 (Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test).
About 29,900 students (92.53%) qualified for the APECET-2021 (Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test).
State education minister Audimulapu Suresh released the results of APICET-2021 and APECET-2021 (Andhra Pradesh engineering common entrance test) on Friday.
Speaking on this occasion, Suresh said the process to give admissions into MBA and MCA courses, based on the merit in the APICET-2021, will commence soon. “For the first time, the state government is conducting a common entrance test to fill the post-graduation seats in all the conventional universities in the state. The results of APICET and APECET were released in record time,” said Suresh.
ICET is held for giving admissions into MBA and MCA courses. Likewise, merit in the ECET serves as a basis for the diploma holders to get lateral entry admission into engineering courses. ECET-2021 was conducted in 13 streams out of which 11 are engineering streams.
Speaking to TOI, M Ramakrishna, a BTech graduate who secured the first rank in APICET, said he wants to do an MBA. Ramakrishna said he was earlier selected for a government job, but his probation was allegedly terminated in 2020 due to a fracture in his right leg. “I was preparing for competitive examinations and attempted the ICET. I will do an MBA,” said Ramakrishna.
Bandi Lokesh, who got the second rank in APICET, belongs to a weavers’ family in Anantapur district. A fresh graduate, Lokesh said that he wants to crack the staff selection examination and become an income tax officer. “I will pursue MCA and simultaneously prepare for the competitive exams,” said Lokesh.
