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    AP ICET Passing Marks 2026: Qualifying Marks, Rank Eligibility & College-Wise Cutoff

    AP ICET Passing Marks 2026: Qualifying Marks, Rank Eligibility & College-Wise Cutoff

    Team Careers360Updated on 24 Dec 2025, 11:06 AM IST

    The AP ICET passing marks will be different for basic rank eligibility and the AP ICET cutoff merit list. The AP ICET passing marks will vary from college to college depending on factors like exam difficulty for individual shifts, number of applicants, seats made available by participating colleges, and normalisation of the raw scores. AP ICET answer key 2026 is expected to be out in May 2026, and applicants will be able to calculate the AP ICET marks 2026 based on that. Furthermore, AP ICET 2026 qualifying marks for OC are at least 50 out of 200. There are no minimum marks required as the AP ICET qualifying marks for SC/ST/OBC candidates. AP ICET passing marks are the prescribed criteria for shortlisting candidates for the selection process to various MBA/PGDM programs by different colleges. AP ICET 2026 result is likely to be announced in online mode in May 2026.

    AP ICET Passing Marks for Rank Eligibility

    AP ICET Passing Marks 2026: Qualifying Marks, Rank Eligibility & College-Wise Cutoff
    AP ICET Passing Marks 2025

    Candidates need to score a set minimum mark to become eligible for getting an AP ICET free seat rank and the further admission process through AP ICET. The AP ICET passing marks criteria for eligibility include a score of at least 50, i.e., 25% of the total marks (200). However, the criterion applies to the candidates from the general category only, and there are not any AP ICET passing marks for OBC or any other reserved categories.

    AP ICET Passing Marks for Different Ranks

    AP ICET passing marks will correspond to the AP ICET rank 2026. These will be based on the final AP ICET 2026 marks obtained after normalization. The expected AP ICET qualifying marks 2026 for different AP ICET ranks are given in the table below.

    AP ICET Marks 2026

    AP ICET Free seat rank (Expected)

    200-171

    1 to 30

    171-161

    31 to 70

    160-151

    71 to 100

    150-141

    101 to 200

    140-131

    201 to 350

    130-121

    350 to 500

    120-111

    501 to 1000

    110-101

    1001 to 1500

    100-91

    1501 to 3000

    90-81

    3001 to 10000

    80-71

    10001 to 25000

    70-61

    25001 to 40000

    60-51

    40001 to 60000

    50-41

    60001 and above

    AP ICET Passing Marks for the Previous year

    The previous year's passing marks for AP ICET are an important metric for understanding which colleges to aim for as per the estimated AP ICET score after the AP ICET answer key and response sheet are released. The AP ICET qualifying marks for the previous year for colleges accepting AP ICET scores are mentioned in the table below.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the qualifying marks for AP ICET 2025?
    A:

    The qualifying marks for the AP ICET 2025 exam for the General category are expected to be around 50 out of 200, which is 25% of the total marks. No qualifying marks are specified for SC and ST category candidates. 

    Q: Which college is better for MBA in AP?
    A:

    Top MBA colleges in Andhra Pradesh are listed below.

    • Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Visakhapatnam
    • Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)
    • GITAM School of Business, Visakhapatnam
    • Sun International Institute of Tourism and Management, Visakhapatnam
    Q: What is a good AP ICET score?
    A:

    A good AP ICET 2025 score can considered to be between 160 to 200. A candidate with this score (after normalization) can expect an AP ICET rank of below 100. It is a good enough score to seek admission into the best of the AP ICET accepting colleges.

    Q: Is 5000 rank good in AP ICET?
    A:

    An AP ICET  rank of around 5000 would be secured if a candidate scores around 80 to 85 after the normalization is done. As per the standards it cannot be regarded as a very good AP ICET rank considering the difficulty level is mostly easy to moderate. Still, a few colleges do accept candidates with these ranks.

    Q: What are the minimum qualifying marks for AP ICET?
    A:

    As per the prescribed criteria, candidates need to score a minimum of at least 25% of the total marks i.e. to qualify for counselling a candidate must obtain at least 50 marks out of 200. It only upholds for the General category candidates and is not applicable for reserved category candidates.

    Q: Who is eligible for the AP ICET exam?
    A:

    The eligibility criteria for the AP ICET exams require a candidate to have a Bachelor’s degree in any stream with 50% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA. For reserved category candidates it is 45%. Final-year students are also eligible to apply given they satisfy the criteria at the time of admission process.

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