1. Entrance Test
Telangana Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test-2026 (TG EAPCET-2026) will be conducted (as per G.O. Ms. No. 73 Higher Education EC.2 Dept., dtd. 28-07-2011, G.O. Ms.No.33 of Higher Education (TE/A2) Department dtd. 31-12-2014 and G.O. Rt. No. 11, Dated. 25-01-2024) by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) for entry into the first year of the following Under Graduate Professional courses offered for the academic year 2026-27 in the Universities & Private unaided and affiliated Professional colleges in the State of Telangana.
- B.E., B.Tech. / B.Tech. (Biotechnology) / B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) / B.Tech. (Ag. Engineering) / B.Pharmacy / B.Tech. (Food Technology (FT)) / B.Tech (Biomedical Engineering) / B.Tech. (Pharmaceutical Engineering) / B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture / B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture / B.V.Sc. & A.H. / B.F.Sc.
- Pharm-D.
- B.Sc. (Nursing) (G.O.Ms. No. 39, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (C1) Department, dtd. 18-04-2022).
2. Eligibility Criteria to appear for TG EAPCET-2026
Candidates satisfying the following requirements shall be eligible to appear for TG EAPCET-2026:
- Candidates should be of Indian Nationality or Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card Holders.
- Candidates should belong to the state of Telangana. The candidates should satisfy local / non-local status requirements as laid down in the Telangana Education Institutions (Regulations of Admission) order, 1974 as subsequently amended.
c) For B.E. / B.Tech. in Engineering, Biotechnology, B.Tech. (Dairy Technology), B.Tech. (Ag. Engineering) / and for 50% seats in B.Pharmacy, B.Tech. (Food Technology (FT)) / B.Tech (Biomedical Engineering) / B.Tech. (Pharmaceutical Engineering) Courses:
- Candidates should have passed or appeared for the final year of Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) with Mathematics, Physics along with Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology as optionals or related vocational courses in the fields of Engineering and Technology, conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana along with bridge course or courses conducted by it for candidates enrolled during 2000-2002 and subsequent batches, or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto by the Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana. Candidates who have passed or appeared with Biology, Physics and Chemistry along with the bridge course examination in Mathematics shall also be eligible for the Biotechnology course.
OR
Candidates should have passed or appeared at the final year of the Diploma examination in Engineering conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Telangana or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto. - The minimum eligibility criteria shall be at least 45% of marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the subjects specified (MPC / BiPC) taken together at 10+2 pattern.
- In the case of Engineering and Pharmacy courses, candidates should have completed 16 years of age, as on 31st December of the year of admission. There is no upper age limit.
- In the case of B.Tech. (Dairy Technology), B.Tech. (Ag. Engineering), B.Tech. (Food Technology), candidates should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission and an upper age limit of 22 years for all candidates, and 25 years in respect of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates.
d) For B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture / B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture / B.V.Sc. & A.H. / B.F.Sc. and for remaining 50% seats in B.Tech. (FT) / B.Tech (Biomedical Engineering) / B.Tech. (Pharmaceutical Engineering) Courses:
Candidates should have passed or appeared for the final year of Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) or any equivalent examination recognized by the Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana, with any two / three of the subjects indicated below:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture: Physical Sciences; Biological or Natural Sciences; Agriculture; Vocational Course in Agriculture
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture: Physical Sciences; Biological or Natural Sciences; Agriculture; Vocational Course in Agriculture
- B.V.Sc. & A.H.: Physical Sciences; Biological or Natural Sciences
- B.F.Sc.: Physical Sciences; Biological or Natural Sciences; Vocational Course in Fishery Sciences
- B.Tech. (Food Technology): (i) Mathematics & Physical Sciences, or (ii) Physical Sciences & Biological or Natural Sciences
- B.Sc. (Nursing) (G.O.Ms. No. 39, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (C1) Department, dtd. 18-04-2022)
Note: (1) Irrespective of the subjects taken at the qualifying examination, candidates seeking admission to the above courses under section 2(d) should appear for Biology, Physics and Chemistry in TG EAPCET-2026. (2) Candidates should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission, with an upper age limit of 22 years (25 years for SC/ST candidates).
e) For B.Pharmacy, B.Tech (Bio-Medical Engineering) & B.Tech (Pharmaceutical Engineering) Courses (Remaining 50% of the seats):
- Candidates should have passed or appeared for the final year of Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology optionals, conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana or any equivalent examination.
OR
Candidates should have passed or appeared at the final year of the Diploma examination in Pharmacy conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Telangana or any equivalent examination. - Candidates should have completed 16 years of age by the date of commencement of Admissions. There is no upper age limit.
f) For Pharm-D Course (50% seats for M.P.C and 50% seats for Bi.P.C candidates):
- Candidates should have passed or appeared for the final year of Intermediate examination (10+2 pattern) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology optionals, conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana or any equivalent examination; or should have passed or appeared at the final year of the Diploma examination in Pharmacy conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Telangana.
- Candidate should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission to the course.
3. Normalization of Question Paper
TG EAPCET-2026 is being conducted in multiple sessions based on the same syllabus and same pattern for candidates having the same eligibility criteria. A candidate will be eligible to appear only in one session. Since the question paper is different for each session, a normalization process has been adopted to eliminate any variation in difficulty levels across sessions.
The main aim of Normalization is to ensure that no student gets an advantage or disadvantage due to multiple sessions. The normalization process brings all candidates across all sessions onto a comparative scale. Marks of an easier session may be reduced marginally and marks of a harder session may increase marginally. Since care is taken to prepare papers of equal difficulty, these changes are expected to be very marginal.
Normalized marks of the candidate =
GASD + [(GTA − GASD) / (STA − SASD)] × (Marks obtained by the candidate in the subject in a session − SASD)
Where:
- SASD: Sum of Average (A) and Standard Deviation (SD) of the subject of a session in which the candidate appeared.
- GASD: Sum of Average (A) and Standard Deviation (SD) of all candidates across all sessions of the subject put together.
- STA: Average mark of the top 0.1% of candidates in the subject of a session in which the candidate appeared.
- GTA: Average mark of the top 0.1% of all candidates across all sessions of the subject put together.
Note: For candidates for whom there is no qualifying cut-off in TG EAPCET-2026, if the marks after normalization go below zero (negative), the mark is treated as zero. If the tie persists, TG EAPCET-2026 normalization marks (though negative) are considered for resolving the tie.
4. Criteria for Ranking
It is applicable for candidates who have secured qualifying marks (Normalized marks) in TG EAPCET-2026, and candidates belonging to the category of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe, for whom qualifying marks have not been prescribed. The TG EAPCET-2026 ranks will be allotted purely based on the performance (normalized marks) in the TG EAPCET-2026 examination.
5. Submission of the Online Application Form for Engineering (E) and Agriculture and Pharmacy (AP) Streams
Candidates with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry / Biotech. / Biology as optional subjects in their Intermediate or equivalent course should submit the “E” stream online application for Engineering B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Tech. (Ag. Engineering) / B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) / B.Tech. (FT) / B.Pharm. (MPC) / Pharm-D (MPC) courses.
Candidates with Biology, Physics and Chemistry as optional subjects should submit the “AP” stream online application for B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture / B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture / B.V.Sc. & AH / B.F.Sc. / B.Tech. (FT) / B.Pharm. / B.Tech. (Biotechnology) (Bi.P.C.) / B.Tech (Biomedical Engineering) / B.Tech. (Pharmaceutical Engineering) / Pharm-D (Bi.P.C) courses. For B.Tech. (Biotechnology) (Bi.P.C), candidates shall pass / appear for the Bridge Course exam in Mathematics conducted by B.I.E, Telangana as per G.O. 17, dtd. 02-02-2008.
6. Detailed Information
Detailed information regarding Syllabi, Procedure for Online Application, etc., is given in the “Instruction Booklet” displayed on the website: https://eapcet.tgche.ac.in
7. Criteria for Admissions into B.V.Sc & AH Course
- As per the Gazette of India (Extraordinary, Part-III, Rule No. 7(2)), a candidate under General Category must have obtained 50% marks in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology in their qualifying examination. For SC / ST or other special category candidates, the marks required shall be 10% less than that prescribed for the general category.
- As per G.O. Ms.No.33 of Higher Education (TE/A2) Department dtd. 31-12-2014, the candidate shall fulfill eligibility criteria for admission into Engineering, Pharmacy and Pharm-D courses.
- In all cases, candidates shall fulfill the eligibility criteria as laid down in the relevant G.O.s / Amendments / Notifications to be issued at the time of Admissions.
8. Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Course
Candidates interested in applying for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) course in Telangana are advised to take the “National Aptitude Test in Architecture” (NATA), an online exam conducted by the Council of Architecture, New Delhi. For details, refer to: www.nata.in. A separate notification will be issued for counselling for students seeking admission in the Bachelor of Architecture course.