Dear Aspirant,

During the phase of seat allotment local area students will have more preference when compared to non local category students when both are competing with nearer rank . A candidate will be considered as a local student if he or she studies in that area for a period of more than 7 years.

refer the below link for more details:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/ap-eamcet

refer the below link to predict your college based on your preferences in EAMCET:

Hope you find the answer.

All the best !