EAPCET counselling : EAPCET counselling gives admission based on rank and reservation. It is more transparent and usually has lower fees.

Direct admission : Direct admission is given without EAPCET rank, based on intermediate marks. It is faster but has higher fees and less transparency.

You can see EPACET counselling date on epacet_counselling (https://tgeapcetd.nic.in/files/TGEAPCET2025ADMSCHEDULE.pdf)