Updated By Prateek Lakhera on 12 Sep, 2025 18:24
To be eligible for APRJC 2026, candidates must be Indian residents who have passed the 10th class (SSC), aged between 15 and 19 years. A minimum of 60% marks (or 6.0 GPA) is required, with relaxation for reserved categories.
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APRJC CET 2026 eligibility criteria will be released along with the notification. The Andhra Pradesh Residential Educational Institutions Society has published APRJC CET eligibility criteria 2026. The students must go through APRJC CET 2026 eligibility criteria before applying for APRJC CET 2026. If students apply for the entrance exam and are discovered to be ineligible at a later stage of the admission process, their candidature will be cancelled.
This page will go into detail about APRJC CET eligibility criteria 2026, which are governed by the Andhra Pradesh Residential Educational Institution Society (APREI), Amravati.
Go through the complete APRJC CET eligibility criteria 2026 before applying for APRJC CET 2026 Exam. The following pointers will discuss the detailed APRJC CET 2026 eligibility criteria:
Must be a resident of India.
Must have studied and cleared the qualifying exam from an Andhra Pradesh school only.
Students who studied and passed the SSC or equivalent qualifying examination during the academic year 2024-25 are eligible.
Students who have passed the SSC or an equivalent qualifying examination in compartmental cannot apply for APRJC CET Exam 2026.
One who studied Urdu as one of the languages in SSC or an equivalent qualifying examination can enrol in Minority Junior Colleges in Urdu Medium.
After meeting the eligibility criteria for APRJC CET, one can only apply online through the official website. The registration process will be divided into two phases, the first phase will require the aspirant to pay the application fee, and the second phase will allow the candidate to fill out and submit the APRJC CET 2026 online application. The candidate must print and store the application for future reference.
Note: Minority candidates have different application and admission requirements than general candidates. They are not required to take the APRJC CET exam in order to gain admission. Minority candidates should therefore read the APRJC (Minority) CET Prospectus, which includes application and admission guidelines and procedures.
The seat reservation policy of APRJC CET eligibility criteria 2026 has been discussed in the table provided below:
Category of Applicants | Percentage of Seats Reserved |
|---|---|
| OC | 38% |
SC | 15% |
ST | 6% |
| BC-A | 7% |
BC-B | 10% |
BC-C | 1% |
BC-D | 7% |
BC-E | 4% |
CAP | 3% |
SPORTS | 3% |
PHC | 3% |
Orphan | 3% |
Note:
PHC Category Seats: Candidates with a minimum disability of 40% will fall under this category and seats will be allocated as per the merit in the CET among the PHC category candidates.
Seats reserved for the Sports category will be allocated as per the merit in the CET among the Sports category candidates.
Seats reserved for Armed Personnel Wards will be allocated as per the merit in the CET among the Armed Personnel Wards category candidates.
NCC certificate holders (preferably C) cannot apply for seats reserved for the Armed Personnel Wards.
Under the CAP (Children of Armed Personnel) category, seats will be allotted based on the merit in the APRJC CET among the candidates applied under the CAP category.
The parent of the candidate must be an ex-service or presently in defence service as certified by the District Sainik Board will only be considered for admission in CAP category.
NCC candidates are not eligible under CAP category.
Under the Orphan category, seats will be allotted based on merit in APRJC CET among the candidates who have applied under the Orphan category.
Certificate issued by the concerned MRO that the candidate has no parents will only be considered for admission in the Orphan category.
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OC For all candidates, a GPA of 4 in English is required, while BC, SC, ST, and minority candidates must have at least a GPA of 5 in SSC or equivalent qualifying examination.
To be eligible for the APRJC CET, a student must have passed the 10th standard or equivalent examination on the first attempt and have a qualifying examination GPA of at least 6 out of 10.
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