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Admission criteria: Merit-list based on marks in EAM-CET (Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test) conducted on May 30, 2010.
Number of Engineering Colleges: 664
Total sanctioned intake: 228,292
Major disciplines: Computer Science; Electronics & Communications; Electronics & Electrical; Information Technology; Mechanical

Noteworthy institutes: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad; National Institute of Technology, Warangal; International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad; Osmania University, Hyderabad; School of Planning and Architecture, Vijaywada

ALL the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh boast of at least one engineering college, and of the 664 institutes in the state, 634 i.e., nearly 96% comprise private unaided institutes. The National Institute of Technology in the state is situated in Warangal, while the IIT is located in Hyderabad, established recently in 2008.

Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology & Research in Vadiamudi, district Guntur, has a large intake of 1,380 seats and admits students through AIEEE.

Among the districts, Ranga Reddy accounts for 20% of the total BE seats in the state.89% of the student intake is mostly spread across five disciplines: Computer Science (24%); Electronics & Communications (27%); Electronics & Electrical (17%); IT (13%) and Mechanical Engineering (8%).

Civil Engineering too has an intake of 15175 in the state. Other disciplines worthy of mention include Chemical Engineering with 865 seats, Electronics & Instrumentation with 1660 seats, Aeronautical with 1380 seats and Biotechnology with 1580.

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Admission procedure
Engineering aspirants must appear for the Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAM-CET) conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (JNTU), Hyderabad on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education. One must have completed (10+2) through Andhra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent exam, and scored 25% in subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, added together in EAM-CET.