APICET 2016 Exam - Complete Details

APICET (Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test) 2016 will be conducted by Andhra Pradesh State Board, on the behalf of APSCHE, in May 2016. It is the state level examination to offer admission to interested and eligible candidates in MBA postgraduate program for session 2016-18. Mode of the exam will be offline i.e. pen and paper. Candidates will be selected for allotment on the basis of merit in the examination. There are many participating government/private business schools that will accept score of the examination. Go through the following article for more information on the examination and its related features such as application form, exam pattern, and eligibility.

APICET 2016 Exam Pattern

Exam will be held in offline mode i.e. candidates have to mark their answers on an OMR sheet using black or blue ball point pen. The date of the exam is expected to fall in March 2016. Candidates will have to solve 200 questions of objective type nature in 2.5 hours. They will not be allowed to leave the exam hall before the duration ends, even if they have completed the exam. Questions will be split in the following format: Section A: Analytical Ability – 75 questions, Section B: Mathematical Ability – 75 questions, and Section C: Communication Ability – 50 questions. Each question will have 1 correct and 4 incorrect answers. For every correct answer, 1 mark will be given whereas for every incorrect answer, 1/5 marks will be deducted.

APICET 2016 Eligibility Criteria

Candidate must be at least 21 years of age to apply. He must have completed his bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum three years from a recognized university/board. It is necessary to score at least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying examination (45% for SC/ST/PWD). Those who are appearing in the final year exam can apply as well.

APICET 2016 Application Form

Candidates can fill the online APICET 2016 application form from March 2016 onwards on the websites of the examination and APSCHE. They have to supply correct, complete, and functional details about personal (name, category, date of birth, and father’s name etc.), educational qualification (qualifying exam board, year of passing, and percentage etc.), work experience (if applicable), and correspondence details (email ID, mobile number, and address etc.). Also, images of signature and photograph must be uploaded in correct format to complete the process. The last step is to pay application fee of Rs.250. Candidate can pay the fee in online or offline mode.

APICET 2016 Admit Card

To download the admit card, candidates can visit the official website of the exam. No candidate will be sent admit card in post or courier to his residential address. Registration number and date of birth must be provided to download the admit card. It is necessary to bring the original admit card to the exam hall else no permission to take the exam will be given.