
The State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh (SBTET AP) — under the Department of Technical Education (DTE) — will declare the AP POLYCET 2026 first-phase seat allotment result on July 7, 2026. Every candidate who took part in Round 1 of AP POLYCET counselling can now check whether a polytechnic seat has been allotted by logging in to the official portal, polycet.ap.gov.in.
Only candidates who completed online certificate verification, paid the counselling processing fee, and exercised (and locked) their web options are considered for allotment. The seat you receive is decided by your AP POLYCET 2026 rank, reservation category, local area, the web options you filled, and seat availability in the participating polytechnic colleges.
Refresh this page for the latest on the AP POLYCET 2026 Round 1 seat allotment — release time, direct link and reporting details.
The Department of Technical Education (DTE)/SBTET AP has locked July 7 as the Round 1 seat allotment date but is yet to announce an official release time. Keep tracking this live page for the moment the link goes active.
The instant you download the allotment order, cross-check your name, hall ticket number, allotted college, allotted branch and reporting instructions before taking any further step. Flag mismatches immediately.
The AP POLYCET 2026 seat allotment will be published in online mode only. Candidates must log in at polycet.ap.gov.in/DefaultPage.aspx to view and download the Round 1 result.
The Round 1 AP POLYCET seat allotment is scheduled for today, July 7. As per current indications, the result is likely to go live by 6 PM (tentative) — the board has not fixed an exact time.
Only candidates who completed counselling registration, certificate verification and web option entry will be considered for a seat in the first phase of AP POLYCET counselling. Those who skipped any step are out of the Round 1 race.
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The Department of Technical Education prepares the AP POLYCET 2026 Round 1 seat allotment by weighing several factors together, not rank alone:
AP POLYCET 2026 merit rank
Reservation category — SC, ST, BC, EWS, PWD, NCC, CAP (Children of Armed Personnel), Sports & Games and other special categories
Web option choices (colleges and branches) locked during web option entry
Seat availability in the participating polytechnic colleges
Candidate eligibility, as confirmed during certificate verification
This is exactly why two candidates with nearly the same rank can land in different colleges or branches — reservation category, local area and the order of web options all shape the final allotment.
| Event | Detail |
| Conducting body | SBTET AP / Department of Technical Education, Andhra Pradesh |
| Counselling round | Round 1 / First Phase |
| Seat allotment result date | July 7, 2026 |
| Official website | polycet.ap.gov.in |
| Login credentials | Hall Ticket Number, ICR Form Number / Password, Date of Birth |
| Allotment-order download fee | ~₹800 (as per counselling norms) |
| Self-reporting + college reporting | July 8 – July 11, 2026 |
| Classes commence | July 8, 2026 |
| Seats / colleges (approx.) | ~82,870 seats across ~267 polytechnics |
Follow these steps to view your AP POLYCET Round 1 allotment result:
Go to the official AP POLYCET counselling website — polycet.ap.gov.in/DefaultPage.aspx.
Click the "AP POLYCET 2026 Seat Allotment" link on the homepage.
Log in using your Hall Ticket Number, ICR Form Number/Password and Date of Birth.
Submit the details and pay the applicable fee (around ₹800) to unlock the allotment order.
Your seat allotment result appears on screen — download and print the allotment order for reporting.
Before you head to the college, verify every detail on the allotment letter. It typically lists your allotted institute, allotted branch/course, reporting dates, and admission instructions, along with your candidate details. Any mismatch should be flagged immediately at the reporting stage.
Candidates who secure a seat must complete both steps within the deadline:
Online self-reporting on the counselling portal to accept the allotted seat.
Physical reporting at the allotted polytechnic college with original documents.
As per the revised AP POLYCET 2026 counselling calendar, self-reporting and college reporting run from July 8 to July 11, 2026, and classes for the new academic session begin on July 8, 2026. Candidates who fail to report within the deadline may forfeit their allotted seat. (Counselling dates can be revised at short notice, so keep checking polycet.ap.gov.in for the final schedule.)
Documents to carry (originals + photocopies): AP POLYCET 2026 Hall Ticket, AP POLYCET 2026 Rank Card, marks memos, transfer/study certificates, caste/income and special-category certificates (if applicable), and the printed allotment order.
If you don't get a seat in Round 1 — or you're not happy with the allotted college/branch — don't panic. SBTET AP will conduct an internal sliding round followed by a spot round for seats that remain vacant after Round 1 reporting, giving you further chances at admission.
