Archive · 21 Sep 2026
AP PGECET 2026 Phase 1 Counselling Registration Deadline Extended
The Andhra Pradesh government changed the schedule for AP PGECET 2026 counselling.
Students can now register and pay the counselling fee until September 27, 2026.
They must also have their uploaded certificates checked online at help-line centres.
Certificate verification will happen from September 19 to September 28.
After verification, students can choose colleges and programmes from September 23 to September 29.
They can change these choices on September 30.
The first seat-allotment results are expected on October 4.
Students who receive seats must join and report to their colleges between October 5 and October 8.
Phase 1 registration and fee payment for AP PGECET 2026 counselling are extended until September 27, 2026.
Online certificate verification at notified help-line centres will take place from September 19 to September 28, 2026.
Eligible candidates can submit web options from September 23 to September 29, 2026.
Candidates may modify their submitted preferences on September 30, 2026.
Round 1 seat allotment is scheduled for October 4, followed by self-joining and college reporting from October 5 to 8, 2026.
- Who
- The Higher Education Department, Andhra Pradesh, and eligible AP PGECET, GATE, and GPAT candidates.
- What
- The Phase 1 AP PGECET 2026 counselling registration deadline and schedule were revised.
- When
- Registration and fee payment are open until September 27, 2026; Round 1 allotment is scheduled for October 4, 2026.
- Where
- The counselling is for postgraduate engineering programmes at participating colleges and institutions in Andhra Pradesh, with certificate verification at notified help-line centres.
- Why
- The department extended the registration and fee-payment deadline; the articles do not state the reason.
- Registration deadline
- September 27, 2026
- Certificate verification
- September 19–28, 2026
- Web-options period
- September 23–29, 2026
- Change of web options
- September 30, 2026
- Round 1 seat allotment
- October 4, 2026
- Self-joining and reporting
- October 5–8, 2026
- Eligible candidates
- Qualified AP PGECET candidates and eligible candidates with GATE or GPAT scores