TS PolyCET 2023: Telangana State Polytechnic Common Entrance Test is also known as TS POLYCET. State Board of Technical Education and Training Telangana conducts TS POLYCET. The board will provide admission in polytechnic courses in engineering/non-engineering/technology. Admission will be offered at various colleges of Telangana State. Candidates should have passed SSC recognized by the Board of Secondary Education, Hyderabad to apply for TS POLYCET 2023. Candidates successful in the exam will be called for the counseling procedure.
TS POLYCET 2023: Important Dates
| Online application form begins from | 3rd week of March 2023 |
| Last date to fill the online application form | 1st week of April 2023 |
| Exam date | 3rd week of April 2023 |
| Declaration of Result | 4th week of April 2023 |
| Counseling process starts from | 1st week of July 2023 |
Courses Offered through TS PolyCET 2023
3-year duration in Telangana
| Home Science | Mechanical Engineering |
| Craft Technology | Automobile Engineering |
| Civil Engineering | Architectural Assistantship |
| Mining Engineering | Commercial and Computer Practices |
| Garment Technology | Applied Electronics and Communication |
| Computer Engineering | Electronics and Electrical Engineering |
| Information Technology | Electronics and Communication Engineering |
3½ Years Duration with 1-year industrial training offered in Telangana
| Embedded Systems | Computer Engineering |
| Leather Technology | Material Engineering |
| Textile Technology | Bio-Medical Engineering |
| Footwear Technology | Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| Chemical Engineering | – |
3 Years Duration with 6 Months industrial training offered in Telangana
- Printing Technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Packaging Technology
3 ½ Years Duration with 1-year industrial training offered in Andhra Pradesh
- Textile Technology
- Ceramic Engineering and Technology
- Chemical Engineering in Oil Technology, Plastic, and Polymers, Ceramic Engineering and Technology
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be a citizen of India
- He/she should be a resident of State Telangana/ Andhra Pradesh
- There are no age criteria for the exam.
- Passed SSC exam conducted by the State Board of Telangana/ Andhra Pradesh or any other equivalent exam is required.
- Candidates need to score 35% marks to be eligible.
- They must have studied mathematics as a compulsory subject
- Appearing candidates in the qualifying examination are eligible to apply.
Application Fee
| Category | Fees |
| General Category | INR 400 |
| Reserved Category | INR 250 |
- Candidates can pay the fee via Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking and also from Helpline Centers.
Exam Pattern
- There will be a single test paper.
- The Exam will be consisting of 120 objective-type multiple-choice questions.
- Each correct question will be given 1 mark for the correct response.
- No mark will be deducted for incorrect answers.
- There will be 3 sections in the paper.
- The time duration of the exam will be 02 hours.
| Section | Name of the Section Topics | Max. Marks |
| A | Mathematics | 60 |
| B | Physics | 30 |
| C | Chemistry | 30 |
| Total | 120 |
TS PolyCET 2023 Counselling
- The counseling will be held in 3 rounds.
- The counseling process will begin through online mode.
- Seats will be allotted by the exam conducting authority.
- Candidates will be called for counseling based on their rank.
- Candidates must carry all the original documents for verification.
Documents required during Counseling
- SLC/HSC Mark Sheet & Passing Certificate
- TS POLYCET 2023 Admit card & Rank card
- Caste Certificate
- Any ID Proof
- Transfer Certificate
- IV to X Study Certificates
- Income Certificate (if required)
- Physically Challenged (PH) / Children of Armed Personnel (CAP)/ NCC/ SPORTS/ Minority Certificate
- Residence Certificate of a candidate for a period of 7 years preceding to the qualifying examination.
Syllabus
For Mathematics
| Algebra | Mensuration | Coordinate Geometry |
| Geometry | Polynomials | Quadratic Equations |
| Statistics | Progressions | Sets and Real Numbers |
| Probability | Number System | Surface Areas & Volume |
| Trigonometry | Linear Equations | Mathematical Modeling |
For Physical Science
| Heat | Acids, Bases & Salts | Chemical Equations & Reactions |
| Metallurgy | The Structure of Atom | Refraction of Light at Plane Surface |
| Electricity | Carbon & its Compounds | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current |
| Chemical Bonding | Human Eye & Colorful World | Refraction of Light at Curved Surface |
| Reflection of Light | Classification of Elements | – |
For Chemistry
- The States of Matter
- Surface Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Redox Reactions
- Polymers
- Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium
- Phase equilibria & Solutions
Important Books
- Organic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon
- Inorganic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon
- Objective Mathematics by R.D. Sharma
- Polytechnic (EM) by Vikram Editorial Board
- Concepts of Physics (Vol.1 & Vol. 2) by H.C. Verma
- POLYCET-2023 (Polytechnic Common Entrance Test) SBTET Common to AP & TS by SIA Publications