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ICET-Integrated Common Entrance Test is a competitive entrance exam for all the graduates applying for admissions into M.B.A. and M.C.A. courses (full time/part-time/evening/distance mode) at Universities in the State of Andhra Pradesh including their 21 affiliated colleges.

Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education is responsible for conducting ICET.

Usually ICET is conducted in the month of May. ICET 2009 was conducted on 9^th May.

Prescribed application form for the Entrance Test together with instructions booklet can be obtained in person on payment of Rs.250/- in cash at - All the Head Post Offices in A.P, All the Post Offices located on the University Campuses and The e-seva centres in Andhra Pradesh.

Duly filled-in Application Forms (placed in the envelope supplied) may be submitted along with relevant documents by paying postal charges through the Head Post Offices to The Convener, ICET, Andhra University College of Engineering, Vishakhapattanam - 530 003 (A.P.) India. Incomplete application forms and application forms received after the specified date and time will summarily be rejected.

Applications can also be submitted online. However, copies of the application download along with passport size photograph and DD for Rs.250/- drawn in favor of ‘The Secretary, APSCHE’, is to be sent to the Convener, ICET.

The test consists of 200 questions of 1 mark each, divided into 3 sections Mathematical Ability, Communication Ability and Analytical Ability.

Duration of the Test: 2 ½ Hours (150 minutes)

Section - A : Analytical Ability
1) Problem Solving - (55 Marks)
2) Data Sufficiency - (20 Marks)

Section - B : Mathematical Ability
1) Arithmetical Ability (35 Marks)
2) Algebrical and Geometrical Ability (30 Marks)
3) Statistical Ability (10 Marks)

Section - C : Communication Ability
1) Vocabulary - (10 Marks)
2) Business and Computer Technology - (10 Marks)
3) Functional Grammar - (15 Marks)
4) Reading Comprehension - (15 Marks)

The candidates should be Indian Nationals and should satisfy local/non-local status requirements laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations of Admission) Order, 1974 and amended up-to-date (As per GO.Ms No. 108, Higher Education Dept. dated 30-07-2005).

The candidates other than Indian Nationals should satisfy the rules of the concerned universities.

A pass (or) appearance at the final year examination of Bachelor's Degree (except BOL and BFA) of any University in Andhra Pradesh or any other university recognized as equivalent thereto.

The candidates seeking admission into MBA course should have passed a Bachelor's Degree Examination of not less than three years duration from any recognized university or equivalent thereof besides passing SSC or equivalent examination with Mathematics as one of the subjects.

The candidates seeking admission into MCA course should have passed Bachelor's Degree Examination of not less than 3 years duration in any discipline with Mathematics at 10+2 level (OR) should have passed Bachelor's Degree Examination of not less than 3 years duration in any discipline with Mathematics as one of the subjects.

The candidates who are appearing for the final year degree examination shall also be eligible to appear for ICET.

Admission into any college depends on its Recognition Affiliation by the respective statutory bodies.

Note: The Convener ICET reserves the right to reject the application of the candidate any stage if

(a) The application is incomplete or filled by others,
(b) The application is not signed,
(c) The candidate fails to satisfy the eligibility conditions,
(d) Any false or incorrect information is furnished,
(e) The entries in the application form are illegible, or
(f) The application is received after the last date and time notified.

No. It is not necessary that students need to be from premier colleges. You get into a B-school on the basis of your performance in the entrance exams conducted by the B-schools themselves.

MBA, being a master's degree, requires the aspirant to be a graduate. That means, you must have a Bachelor's Degree from any university incorporated by an act of the Central or State government of India, any other educational institution established by an act of Parliament or any institution deemed as such under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. This also includes any equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. Your Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification must have covered a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling, which is a total of 10+2+3 years.

In simple terms, ICET tests managerial abilities in a candidate through Mathematics and English. This means that you will be required to interlink concepts in order to solve a particular problem. Your ability to apply concepts to practical situations is what will be tested.

Once you start taking section tests and comprehensive tests, it becomes important to analyze each of the tests that you take. This will help identify the areas/topics that you are weak at and still need brushing up before you take the next test.

1. Analyze your area-wise/topic-wise performance to identify potential areas for improvement.

2. Work on the identified areas, through determined practice using

Concept Books
Section Tests and Comprehensive Tests

After you take each test, do analyze it well. Analysis would take a lot of time, do not take this as a waste of time, and instead convert this into a learning process. For all correct answers, compare your method with the Explanatory Answers, check if you can attempt it faster and practice the new method, if any. For all incorrect answers, reattempt the questions with no time limits. You need to understand as to why did you make the mistake was it conceptual/silly mistake/incorrect interpretation. Learn from your mistakes and ensure that you do not commit them in future.

The areas that are tested in English are verbal ability, reading comprehension and composition skills. This means that you need to build an overall aptitude in English. Good command over English language is a must in order to succeed in NMAT. In fact, you will observe that you need good English even to attempt the quantitative and data interpretation sections.

Reading a newspaper like The Times of India / The Hindu, a business daily like The Economic Times / Business Standard and political and business magazines should become a daily habit for all NMAT applicants. Further,

Read any section in the newspaper, especially the editorial one.

Timing your-self while reading is important. You should be able to read 200 to 250 words a minute.

Write a summary (about 100 to 150 words) every day on the topic you have read. It will help in building    your thought process which is crucial in NMAT.

Make a note of the difficult words and look up their meanings from the Oxford English dictionary. Try and    maintain a notebook/prepare flash cards that you can go through in your free time.

Reading would also help you keep updated on the events going around thus building on your general awareness that would be helpful during the group discussion and personal interview rounds.

It is very important to be honest in your application forms. Do not fill any information that is untrue. Certain questions in the forms ask you about Career Goals, Strengths, Weaknesses, etc. They are deliberately there to help the B-school know a little bit more about you and are often referred to during the interview. It is highly recommended to keep a photocopy of every form that you fill so that you can revise what you have written before the interview.

Percentile: Percentile indicates student's relative performance position among the total students who took the exam.

Percentage: The % score represents normalized percentage of scores secured by the candidate. It is a relative method of representing the score. This is not the actual % score.

For example: A 99 percentile means that the student is among the top 1 percent of the population who took the exam.

No. One needs to keep in mind that cut-offs are only one of the many evaluation tools that the B Schools uses to shortlist candidates. The other prominent factors are past academic performance, work experience if any, extra curricular activities and achievements, etc.

Work experience is not mandatory criteria for making it to any B-Schools. However, having work experience does add to your profile. None the less, you need to prove your worth at the time of the GD/PI rounds. This implies that the panel needs to be convinced about what you have learnt at the job and contributed positively to the organization. The way you present yourself and your approach towards the questions plays a vital role in the outcome of your interview. Remember, you will be pitched against the best minds during the GD/PI rounds. So you need to be at your best to make sure you get the final call.

The duration of the paper is 150 minutes.

B-schools which accept ICET scores are as follows:

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU)	Krishna University (KrU)
Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU)	Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU)
JNT University	Osmania University (OU)
Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU)	Palamur University (PU)
Andhra University (AU)	Rayalaseema University (RU)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU)	S.K. University (SKU)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University (BRAU)	S.V. University (SVU)
Dravidian University (DU)	Satavahana University (SU)
JNT University, Ananthapur (JNTU-A)	Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswavidyalayam (Women’s University) (SPMU)
JNT University, Hyderabad (JNTU-H)	Telangana University (TU)
JNT University, Kakinada (JNTU-K)	Vikrama Simhapuri University (VSU)
Kakatiya University (KU)	Yogi Vemana University (YVU)