POLYTECHNIC COMMON ENTRANCE TEST (POLYCET)

POLYTECHNIC COMMON ENTRANCE TEST (POLYCET)  1.0 What is POLYCET ?  POLYCET is a Polytechnic common entrance test conducted by State...

POLYTECHNIC COMMON ENTRANCE TEST (POLYCET) 

1.0 What is POLYCET ? 

POLYCET is a Polytechnic common entrance test conducted by State Board of Technical Education and Training, Hyderabad for admission into Diploma level programmes conducted in Government, Aided, Private, Un-aided polytechnics and Second Shift polytechnics run in existing Private unaided Engineering Colleges.
1.1 Every candidate desirous of seeking admission into Engineering/Non - Engineering Diploma courses can apply through online for POLYCET-2015.No separate application form for admission is prescribed. The filled in application for POLYCET-2015 itself is an application for admission.
 1.2 For admission into the Diploma Courses like Hotel Management and Catering Technology, D. Pharmacy, the entry qualification is 10 + 2 or 12th Standard. Candidates need not appear POLYCET - 2015 for admission into these courses. A separate notification will be issued for admission to these Diploma Courses. 

2.0 Diploma Courses offered in Polytechnics: 

The various diploma courses in Engineering offered through POLYCET in the Polytechnics, Course duration and the area of employment as envisaged for placements as Technicians and Technical Supervisors as well as possible areas for continuing education are given below.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO APPEAR FOR COMMON ENTRANCE TEST

 • Candidate shall be an Indian National

• Candidate should belong to the State of Andhra Pradesh as defined in G.O.(P).No. 646, Education (w) Dept., dated 10-07-1979 and its subsequent amendments.

• Candidates should have passed S.S.C. Examination conducted by State Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto by the Board of Secondary Education, A.P/TS. such as Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE), Indian Council for Secondary Education(ICSE), National Institute of Open School (NIOS), A.P. Open School Society (APOSS), X class examination conducted by various State Boards of Secondary Education in India with Mathematics as one of the subjects, and obtained atleast 35% marks in the qualifying examination.

• Candidates belonging to NIOS/APOSS/CBSE/ICSE/OTHER Examinations recognized as equivalent to SSC by A.P. Govt. SHOULD HAVE PASSED ALL THE SUBJECTS including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, with minimum of 35% Marks in each subject.

• Candidates who appeared or are appearing for SSC or equivalent examination being held in March/April-2015, and whose results are yet to be declared can also appear for POLYCET-2015.

• There is no age restriction for appearing for POLYCET-2015. However maximum eligible age for obtaining a scholarship, the guidelines prescribed in Memo No. 10537/SW(Edn.2)/2011, and issued from time to time by Social Welfare (Edn.) Department shall apply.

• Mere appearing for POLYCET-2015 and obtaining a merit rank does not entitle a candidate to be considered for admission automatically unless the candidate fulfils the requirements laid down for admission. Courses of 3½ Years Duration (Only for Telangana State)

 4.0 HOW TO APPLY for POLYCET-2015?

 • For convenience of the candidate ONLINE filling of application for POLYCET-2015 is facilitated by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, A.P. Hyderabad.

• Student can approach any of the nearest aponline/meeseva/payment gateway/net banking/Help line centers (Polytechnics).


* For any query the candidate may contact the Principal of the respective HLC

* List of APOnline centres can be seen from https://www.polycetap.nic.in or http://sbtetap.gov.in or http://aponline.gov.in 

* All the Helpline centres will work under the guidance of respective Coordinators.

* Purchase a POLYCET 2015 application booklet with Application form by paying Rs 20/ -only.

4.1 Fill in the Application form as per the guidelines:

 • First fill the 10th Class Hall ticket No., Year of pass and Date of Birth.

 • Fill your name as per school records with one letter for each box. Leave a gap between parts of your name.

• Fill your father’s name

 • Fill in your date of birth in DD MM YYYY [Date /Month/Year] format.

• Fill in your address details (House number, Village/street, Mandal /town/city, District, PIN code, Mobile number) for correspondence.

 • Fill in the place where you would like to appear for Examination.Refer the table of Examination/ help line centers.

• Enter the area code to which you are local to Andhra Pradesh(Refer Annexure-II).

• Enter your reservation catergory (BC/SC/ST) [Refer Annexure-IV]

 • Enter your specical catergory, if any (CAP/SP/PH/NCC).

 • Fill in minority community deatils (Other than Hindu) as entered in your school records.

• Fill in your willingness to appear the examination in Urdu medium. Examintion in Urdu medium will be conducted only at Hyderabad, Guntur and Nandyal centers.

• Sign the declaration with regard to your physical fitness to pursue the polytechnic courses.

 • The filled in applicaiton from with photograph affixed (Do not stappled and Do not sign on the photo) and duly signed by Parent/Guardian should be submitted to the computer operator at the nearest Aponline/Meeseva/Payment gateway/Net Banking/Help Line center with a cash payment of Rs 330/-. 5.0 HALL TICKET TO APPEAR FOR EXAMIANTION

• The operator at the help line center enters the data given in the APPLICAITION form and uploads the photo and signatures after scanning and gives a print out to the student for verification. If the student is satisfied with the data entered, operator presses the Confirm button, and generates the hall ticket and issues the same to the student. Note: The candidates have to note that printing of Hall tickets immediately may not be possible on th last few days, as heavy rush is usual. Hence they are adivses to file the applicaiton early or they may have to visit the Helpline centre for collecting the Hall Tickets after to or three days.

• Hall ticket issued to you should be checked thoroughly. If mistake is found, it should be corrected through helpline centre IMMEDIATELY and get a revised Hall Ticket.

 • No candidate will be allowed with incorrect data and photo on the Hall ticket to appear for the Examination.

• In case the candidate did not receive the Hall ticket, he/she may obtain the same through internet from the Web sites http://apceep.nic.in or contact personally in any help line center.

 • Hall ticket is not transferable. Any tampering of Hall Ticket will automatically lead to the disqualification of the Candidate.

• Hall ticket is an important document and shall be preserved carefully after the examiantion till the admission into polytechnics is completed.

• Candidate will be allowed at the designated examination center on production of printed Hall ticket. Familiarize yourself with the locaiton of the examination center. Take the help of HLC personnel to know the route map to the examiantion center.

• First fill the 10th Class Hall ticket No., Year of pass and Date of Birth.

 5.1 Urdu Medium 

Candidates are allotted separate center in each region where assistance will be provided for translation at the time of Examination. This shall be done only if the candidate expresses his / her willingness in the Application Form to appear in Urdu medium. These candidates have to write the examination in the Centre specified below in their respective region. However they can submit the filled in APPLICATION form at the nearest Help Line Centre. 

5.2 Centres for assistance to Urdu Medium Candidates: Region Places 

1. A.U. Area Govt. Polytechnic for women, Guntur - 522 005.(AP)

2. S.V.U. Area E.S.C. Govt. Polytechnic, Nandyal - 518 501.(AP)

 5.3 Rejection of candidature The applicant’s candidature is liable for rejection on the following grounds:

 i) The application forms are incomplete including the signature of candidate and parent / guardian and photograph of the candidate.

 ii) The candidate furnishes false or incorrect information.

iii The Candidate fails to satisfy the conditions of eligibility.

 iv) In case the application is rejected, no correspondence will be entertained with the candidate nor fee paid will be refunded.

v) The Application is received without Demand Draft or required fees.

 7. 0 PATTERN AND SYLLABUS FOR THE EXAMINATION

 • The examination (POLYCET) will be of 2 hours duration consisting of only one paper as per the syllabus in the subjects of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry of X Class (S.S.C.) Examination. March / April, 2015 as prescribed by State Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh./Telangana

• The Question paper consists of 120 questions with a choice of four responses for each question with only one correct response among them.

i) 60 Questions in Mathematics for 60 Marks.

ii) 30 Questions in Physics for 30 Marks.

iii) 30 Questions in Chemistry for 30 Marks. Besides the items listed at Serial No. 5 above, the candidates should not bring any other material. This instruction sheet also should not be brought into the examination Hall. Instruction sheet would be available in the Examination hall for ready reference. Candidates should not bring Logarithmic Tables, Calculators, pagers, Cell phone or any other supporting electronic gadgets into the Examination Hall. Any candidate found in possession of any forbidden material will be sent out of the Examination Hall and may also lead to the cancellation of performance of the candidate. · Candidates must remain seated in their allotted places till the completion of the Examination. In no case will they be allowed to leave the examination Hall till 12-00 Noon, i.e. one hour after the commencement of the Examination. Before leaving, the candidates must return the response sheet/answer sheet and can take away the question paper booklet. · Every Candidate appearing for POLYCET-2015 shall be provided with a specially designed Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Response Sheet (Answer Sheet), on which the candidate shall have to mark his or her answers and other relevant data. The method of marking the answers is illustrated in this section. Candidates are advised to go through the instructions sheet thoroughly and practice the same at their residence, which would make it easy for them to answer in the Examination Hall.

 • The candidates should handle the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet carefully. They are advised not to fold or wrinkle or tear the response sheet under any circumstances. Further the Candidates are advised not to scribble or make any marks on the response sheet except marking the answers and other relevant data at the appropriate place on the Response Sheet. Any violation of these instructions will automatically lead to the disqualification of the Candidate. · Candidates shall note that they will not be given a second blank Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet under any circumstances. Hence they are advised to be very careful while handling the OMR response sheet. Candidates shall read the instruction sheet carefully before starting to answer the questions. · The question paper booklet given to the Candidates shall consist of 120 multiple choice type questions in three different sections with four responses given to each question out of which only one response is correct for the given question. Candidates shall mark the correct answer in the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet by shading in Dark the appropriate circle with HB/2Bpencil only.They should not use under any circumstance Ballpen for this purpose. · Candidates shall be required to indicate their Hall ticket number on the Optical mark reader (OMR) response sheet. It shall be done as demonstrated by shading the appropriate circle. · Candidates are requested to answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers. 8.0 How to answer and fill up the details on OMR Response Sheet? · Follow the instructions given on the OMR Response Sheet. Fill up or darken all the Relevant Circles/Boxes on the OMR Sheet carefully otherwise your Answer Sheet will be invalidated.

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