Section 5 in Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering including Technology/Pharmacy/ Architecture and Planning Courses Common Entrance Test Rules, 2007
5. Preparation of the Merit List and assigning rank in PGECET.
- The Convener shall observe the following rules in preparing the merit list and assigning the rank.(i)The candidates who have secured qualifying marks in PGECET and candidates belonging to the category of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, to whom qualifying marks have not been prescribed, shall be assigned the rank in the order of the merit on the basis of marks obtained in the PGECET.(ii)For the preparation of merit list, in case of more than one student scoring the same marks at PGECET, the tie shall be resolved by bracketing the candidates together for the purpose of ranking and considering seniority in age at the time of admission.(iii)The following rank lists shall be prepared by the Convener.(a)Statewide Common Merit List: The list shall include the candidates, based on the marks obtained in the PGECET irrespective of whether one belongs to any category of reservation quota.(b)Region-wise Common Merit List: The list includes the candidates based on the marks obtained in the PGECET belonging to the particular local area irrespective of whether one belongs to any category of reservation quota.(c)Minority Community Merit Lists: This include merit lists, containing the candidates belonging to the different Minority Communities arranged in the Merit ranking assigned in the PGECET, both State wide and Local Area-wise.(d)Community-wise Merit Lists: There shall be separate* Community-wise merit lists for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Back-ward classes Communities, both as State-wide and Local Area-wise; and(e)Merit list for other categories of reservations: There shall be separate lists for other categories of reservations as per the orders in force for physically handicapped, NCC, Games and Sports, Children of ex-servicemen and for women both State-wide and Local Area-wise.(iv)Every candidate who has been assigned rank in the merit list shall be issued Rank Card by the Convener. The Rank Card, among other things, shall include the marks obtained in the PGECET and the rank assigned in the State wide merit, Local Area wise merit etc.
