AP PGECET 2023 Counselling: Check Dates, Registration, Web Option, Seat Allotment

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling is expected to start by the 2ns week of July 2023, a after the declaration of result. The seat allotment list for AP PGECET 2023 Counselling is likely to be released by the 1^st week of August 2023. Interested candidates could register for the counselling process at the official website - pgecet-sche.aptonline.in. The last date to register for AP PGECET 2023 Counselling is expected to be the 3^rd week of July 2023. Candidates can exercise the web option at that preiod too.. 

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling Dates

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling tentative dates are mentioned below

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling Procedure 

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling starts with certificate verification at the designated Help Center. The centres are assigned by Andhra University. Mentioned below are the steps to be followed in completing counselling of AP PGECET.

Stage 1: Certificate Verification and Registration

The initial step before proceeding to the counselling process is to get all the certificates verified. For this, a proper session will be conducted. It starts with the registration, then they will be assigned a session with the timings and venue. Mentioned below is the certificate verification schedule as per their AP PGECET ranks.

• Registration will be carried out at the respective help centre only.
• Reach the venue and wait for the announcement from authorities
• Submit AP PGECET rank card to the personnel at the entrance.
• When a candidate’s rank is called, he/she has to pay the counselling fee.
• Post that AP PGECET registration form will be given to them.
• Fill in details like AP PGECET 2023 Hall ticket number and rank in the form
•  In the next announcement, get all the documents verified.

Documents required by the Special Category (NCC/CAP/PH/Sports) candidates

• PH Category: submit certificate issued by the District Medical Board and should have a disability of 40% and above.
• CAP Category: submit the following documents:-
  • Service certificate issued by Zilla Sainik Welfare Officer.
  • Identity Card
  • Serving persons have to submit Service Certificates from their workplace showing the relationship with candidate.
  • Candidate whose parents are domicile of AP/Telangana are considered to be eligible to come under CAP category.
  • Discharge Book for verification.
• NCC Category: submit their A, B, C certificates.

List of Helpline Centres:

Special Category candidates have to report at the following Helpline Centres for document verification:

• University College of Engineering, JNTUK, Kakinada
• Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur

Stage 2: Web Counselling

• After getting all the certificates verified, candidates will then have to appear for web counselling.
• Candidate can participate in AP PGECET 2023 counselling from their home/cyber café/helpline center.
• Before that, one has to pay a required fee as per their category.
• Tabulated below is the fee as per candidate’s category.

Mentioned below is a detailed procedure for to complete AP PGECET 2023 Counselling:

Step 1: Choice Filling

Before selecting a preferred college and course, one needs to register and generate a new password. For generating a password, steps mentioned below are to be followed:

• First, visit the official website of AP PGECET 2023
• Next, click on the ‘Candidates Registration’
• Fill in the details as per required for registration such as Registration Number, Hall Ticket Number, Rank, Date of Birth as mentioned in the Certificate Verification.
• After filling the details, click on ‘Generate Password’. A new screen will then appear. 
• Now, enter a password (having minimum 8 characters and maximum 10 with at least one Numeric/Character)
• Re-enter the Password. Also, enter the Mobile Number that will be provided at the time of verification.
• Click on ‘Save Password’ to save it
• Click on ‘Logout’ and go back to the Home page

Now, one can easily fill the choices with a Login ID and newly generated Password. Mentioned below are the steps to be followed in order to fill in the choices.

• Candidates need to select the Web Option given on the page
• It will open a new Instruction window with all the relevant instructions, candidates must read the instructions carefully and click on “I Understood” button to proceed.
• It will then open a new window “Option Form” where candidates have to fill the credentials namely AP PGECET Hall Ticket Number, Rank, Mobile No. and then Submit.
•  Option Form will then display the complete list of the colleges based on gender and specialization on the left side, while the right side of the form will be provided for sorting the list of colleges as per the priority of candidates.
• Filters are provided to minimize the selection list:

1. Alphabetical filter- This filter helps in sorting the list in the alphabetical order, for example- If candidate selects “a”, then all the colleges starting with “a” will appear and it will be easy to do the selection.
2. District filter- This filter give the option to select any district from the list and the colleges in that district will appear.

Note: Candidates can select the college on left side window and it will appear in the selected order in the right window. An option to modify the priority list is also available.

Step 2: Freezing Option

On completing the priority list, click on the “Save” button and enter the password sent through the SMS and click “Confirm”. The entire data will be sent to the server for processing and the final list willl be displayed in a printed format. The registered option will be frozen automatically on the specified last date and shall be used for seat allotment. One should make sure to take out a print and re-check the list.

Step 3: Seat Allotment Process

AP PGECET 2023 Seat Allotment will be announced after completion of each round of AP PGECET counseling procedure. Listed below is the procedure of Seat Allotment and other details:

• Seats will be allotted to candidates as per their order of preference.
• AP PEGCET 2023 Seat allotment is done in the order of rank.
• The options selected by candidates will be processed and then the final AP PEGCET 2023 Seat allotment result will be announced.
• Once the web counseling will be completed and the AP PEGCET 2023 Seat allotment results will be released. They can not be altered under any circumstances.
• The final information regarding the allotment will be communicated to the candidate through SMS.
• Candidates then must take out the print of the Provisional Allotment Order from the official website of AP PGECET and should report at the allotted college for performing the other admission related formalities.
• Candidates who fail to report at the college on the specified date will be forfeit their allotment.
• Candidates who are willing to participate in the second round of counseling must cancel their admission and should pay the counseling fee as a fresh candidate.
• Candidates who want to withdraw from the process must submit an application form to Helpline Centre coordinator along with receipt of certificates.

Candidates can check their seat allotment on the AP PGECET official website in two ways:

• To check the details candidates have to enter the following information:

1. AP PGECET 2023 Hall Ticket Number
2. AP PGECET 2023 Rank
3. Registered Mobile Number

College-wise: To check the details candidates have to enter the following information:

1. District
2. College
3. Courses

Check AP PGECET Colleges with Fees

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling for GATE/ GPAT Qualifiers

All GATE or GPAT qualified candidates have to apply online to participate in AP PGECET 2023 Counselling. They have to remit an amount of Rs 659 (inclusive of all taxes) as counselling fee. They can follow the below-mentioned steps for counseling registration.

• Visit the official website, click on counselling registration
• Choose the stream you are applying for (GATE/GPAT)
• Fill in the asked details as shown in the image below

• Next step is fee payment.
• After successfully initiating fee payment, candidates can check their payment status by entering their GATE/GPAT 2023 Hall Ticket Number and contact number

For seat allotment, priority will be given to GATE/GPAT holders. If seats still remains vacant then it will be filled on the basis of AP PGECET ranks.

Documents required for AP PGECET 2023 Counselling 

Students are required to carry the original copy of each of the dicuments mentioned below along with a xerox copy at time of verification. 

• GATE/ GPAT scores
• Provisional cetitificate or degree certificate
• Marksheet of the qualifying exam
• SSC marksheet or equivalent
• Certificates of Class 10 to graduation
• Transfer certificate
• Income certificate or Household card or Ration Card
• EWS Certificate issued by Tahsildar if applicable. 
• Candidates who have studied in Telangana but wish to claim AU/SVU regions have to submit Local Status Certificate

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling Centers

AP PGECET 2023 Counselling centers in Andhra Pradesh have been mentioned below:-

• A.U. Helpline Centre, Near School of Distance Education, Opp. Platinum jubilee Guest house, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• S.V.U. Helpline centre, Old MBA Building, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
• JNTUA Helpline centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapuramu
• JNTUK Helpline centre, Jawaharalal Nehru Technological University Kakinada
• A N U Helpline centre, Near Canteen, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur