Over 1.82 lakh candidates qualify in AP EAPCET Engineering stream, girls outshine boys

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. The Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (AP EAPCET)-2026 recorded an impressive pass percentage, with 1,82,317 candidates qualifying in the Engineering stream and 63,546 clearing the Agriculture and Pharmacy stream, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Nara Lokesh announced on Wednesday. Sharing the results on social media, Mr. Lokesh congratulated all the successful candidates and highlighted that 70.52% of students qualified in the Engineering stream, while the Agriculture and Pharmacy stream registered an 89.59% pass percentage. He also lauded the performance of girl students, who outperformed boys in the Engineering stream with a pass percentage of 71.65%, describing their achievement as a matter of pride for the State. “Your success powers Andhra Pradesh’s future,” he said. According to the AP EAPCET-2026 results released by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU)- Kakinada, which conducted the examination on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), a total of 2,76,572 candidates had registered for the Engineering stream, of whom 2,58,545 appeared and 1,82,317 qualified, resulting in a 70.52% success rate. In the Agriculture and Pharmacy stream, 79,231 candidates registered, 70,929 appeared for the examination and 63,546 qualified, taking the overall pass rate to 89.59%. The entrance test was conducted from May 12 to 15 and May 18 to 20, 2026 in two sessions each day across 141 test centres spread over 25 districts of Andhra Pradesh, besides one centre in the Hyderabad region. Following the release of the preliminary key on May 25 and the consideration of objections submitted by candidates, the final key was prepared by an expert committee before processing the results. Gender-wise analysis showed that in the Engineering stream, 81,473 girl students qualified with a pass rate of 71.65%, while 1,00,844 boys qualified with a pass rate of 69.63%. In the Agriculture and Pharmacy stream, 48,8