AP POLYCET 2026 Counselling Schedule Released; Phase 1 Registration to Start on June 24

AP POLYCET 2026 Counselling: The Department of Technical Education and the State Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTET), Andhra Pradesh, have officially announced the schedule for the first phase of AP POLYCET 2026 web-based counselling. Qualified candidates who want to secure admission into diploma programs in government and private polytechnic colleges across the state can begin tracking the vital timeline details online at polycet.ap.gov.in. The official registration window, which includes online document verification and processing fee payment, is scheduled to open from June 24 to June 30, 2026. 

General and BC category applicants must pay a processing fee of ₹700, while SC and ST candidates are required to pay ₹250. Following registration, the certificate verification at designated Help Line Centres will run from June 25 to July 1, primarily for candidates needing data corrections or applying under special reservation categories. Registered students can then exercise their web choices for college and branch preferences from June 29 to July 3, with a final edit window available on July 4. The first phase seat allotment results will be officially released on July 6, after which students must complete self-reporting and physical college reporting between July 7 and July 10, 2026, coinciding with the commencement of regular diploma classes. 

AP POLYCET 2026 Counselling Schedule: Important Dates 

The online gate for processing fee payment and candidate registration opens on June 24, 2026. 

AP POLYCET 2026 Counselling Schedule: Registration Fees

While completing the online layout on the official portal at polycet.ap.gov.in, you will need to pay the processing fee online via Net Banking, Debit/Credit Card, or UPI:

• OC and BC Candidates: ₹700  

• SC and ST Candidates: ₹250