Why is OC category used for ranking AP EAPCET colleges?

OC (Open Category) ranks are used because they represent pure merit-based competition open to all students, providing the most consistent benchmark for comparing colleges across Andhra Pradesh. Reserved category seats have different cutoff ranks due to smaller seat pools, which makes college-to-college comparisons unreliable.

What is median rank in AP EAPCET college rankings?

The median rank is the middle value among all ranks of students who secured seats at a college. It gives a more reliable picture of a typical admitted student without being skewed by extreme outlier ranks at either end of the distribution.

AP EAPCET 2026 OC Merit Rankings Live Data

Top Colleges for
🖥️ Information Technology

Ranked by OC closing rank from Andhra Pradesh EAPCET 2025 final counselling. Lower rank means more students competed for that seat.

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Codes in this group:

INF Information Technology

Core software infrastructure, engineering platforms, and software system network management.

Why we use OC (Open Category) rank for ranking colleges

OC stands for "Open Category" - it is open to every student, regardless of community. There are no reservations in OC seats. Every single seat is filled purely by whoever has the better EAPCET rank. That makes OC rank the cleanest, fairest way to compare colleges.

Here is why we do NOT use SC, ST, BC, or EWS category ranks:

Fewer seats per category make comparisons unfair. A college might have only 3 SC seats and another might have 20. The closing rank for those 3 seats will look very different from the 20, even if both colleges are equally good.
Reserved category cutoffs swing unpredictably year to year. Sliding rules, seat conversions, and inter-district adjustments during counselling can push a reserved category rank up or down by tens of thousands between phases.
OC has the most students competing for it. More competition means the rank is a more stable, reliable signal of how much students want that seat at that college.

Think of OC rank as the true "market value" of a seat. Every student was competing on exactly the same terms. The rank of the last person who got an OC seat tells you how hard it is to get into that college.

#	Code	College Name	Opening Rank	Median Rank	Closing Rank	Branch Code
1	`GVPE`	GAYATHRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLL. OF ENGINEERING Opening Rank 4,034 Closing Rank 4,659 Branch Code `INF`	4,034	4,505	4,659	`INF`
2	`AUCESF`	A U COLLEGE OF ENGG-SELF FINANCE VISAKHAPATNAM Opening Rank 2,532 Closing Rank 6,933 Branch Code `INF`	2,532	5,295	6,933	`INF`
3	`VISW`	SHRI VISHNU ENGG. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Opening Rank 5,943 Closing Rank 10,089 Branch Code `INF`	5,943	8,689	10,089	`INF`
4	`JNTV`	JNTUGV COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING VIZIANAGARAM Opening Rank 7,187 Closing Rank 10,855 Branch Code `INF`	7,187	9,371	10,855	`INF`
5	`VITB`	VISHNU GRP OF INSTNS - VISHNU INST OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 5,431 Closing Rank 13,178 Branch Code `INF`	5,431	11,389	13,178	`INF`
6	`SRKR`	S R K R ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 9,026 Closing Rank 14,266 Branch Code `INF`	9,026	11,972	14,266	`INF`
7	`ANIL`	ANIL NEERUKONDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCI Opening Rank 6,591 Closing Rank 13,613 Branch Code `INF`	6,591	12,170	13,613	`INF`
8	`GMRI`	G M R INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 14,386 Closing Rank 15,614 Branch Code `INF`	14,386	15,451	15,614	`INF`
9	`RVJC`	R V R AND J C COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Opening Rank 9,788 Closing Rank 16,775 Branch Code `INF`	9,788	15,585	16,775	`INF`
10	`PPSV`	PRASAD V POTLURI SIDDHARTHA INSTT OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 14,286 Closing Rank 19,656 Branch Code `INF`	14,286	17,409	19,656	`INF`
11	`ADTPPU`	ADITYA UNIVERSITY Opening Rank 12,021 Closing Rank 37,343 Branch Code `INF`	12,021	17,896	37,343	`INF`
12	`MVRG`	M V G R COLLEGE OF ENGINEERNG Opening Rank 17,850 Closing Rank 18,365 Branch Code `INF`	17,850	18,108	18,365	`INF`
13	`AUEWSF`	A U COLLEGE OF ENGG FOR WOMEN-SELF FINANCE Opening Rank 16,728 Closing Rank 23,524 Branch Code `INF`	16,728	20,859	23,524	`INF`
14	`VIVP`	VIGNANS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 16,886 Closing Rank 24,240 Branch Code `INF`	16,886	22,017	24,240	`INF`
15	`MBUTPU`	MOHAN BABU UNIVERSITY Opening Rank 18,681 Closing Rank 32,805 Branch Code `INF`	18,681	24,656	32,805	`INF`
16	`VLIT`	VIGNANS LARA INST. OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCI Opening Rank 19,630 Closing Rank 27,954 Branch Code `INF`	19,630	25,991	27,954	`INF`
17	`PRAG`	PRAGATI ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 20,583 Closing Rank 27,771 Branch Code `INF`	20,583	26,602	27,771	`INF`
18	`LBCE`	LAKIREDDY BALIREDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Opening Rank 21,077 Closing Rank 31,250 Branch Code `INF`	21,077	29,149	31,250	`INF`
19	`VIEW`	VIGNANS INSTT OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN Opening Rank 29,440 Closing Rank 34,902 Branch Code `INF`	29,440	32,768	34,902	`INF`
20	`SVCE`	SRI VENKATESWARA COLL OF ENGINEERING - MAIN CAMPUS Opening Rank 19,753 Closing Rank 36,556 Branch Code `INF`	19,753	33,742	36,556	`INF`
21	`GDLV`	SESHADRI RAO GUDLAVALLERU ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 26,962 Closing Rank 44,833 Branch Code `INF`	26,962	41,091	44,833	`INF`
22	`KITS`	KKR AND KSR INST OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCI Opening Rank 32,076 Closing Rank 43,089 Branch Code `INF`	32,076	41,668	43,089	`INF`
23	`ADIT`	ADITYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MGMT Opening Rank 42,135 Closing Rank 42,135 Branch Code `INF`	42,135	42,135	42,135	`INF`
24	`BWEC`	BAPATLA WOMENS ENGG COLLEGE Opening Rank 47,908 Closing Rank 47,908 Branch Code `INF`	47,908	47,908	47,908	`INF`
25	`GIET`	GIET ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 46,619 Closing Rank 54,698 Branch Code `INF`	46,619	50,978	54,698	`INF`
26	`URCE`	USHA RAMA COLL OF ENGG AND TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 52,006 Closing Rank 52,006 Branch Code `INF`	52,006	52,006	52,006	`INF`
27	`SASI`	SASI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Opening Rank 16,705 Closing Rank 56,466 Branch Code `INF`	16,705	53,521	56,466	`INF`
28	`NRIA`	NRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 32,715 Closing Rank 77,789 Branch Code `INF`	32,715	55,349	77,789	`INF`
29	`BVTS`	BONAM VENKATA CHALAMAIAH INST. OF TECH AND SCI. Opening Rank 34,933 Closing Rank 59,543 Branch Code `INF`	34,933	56,040	59,543	`INF`
30	`BECB`	BAPATLA ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 42,383 Closing Rank 64,375 Branch Code `INF`	42,383	57,349	64,375	`INF`
31	`CRRE`	SIR C R R COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Opening Rank 55,190 Closing Rank 60,464 Branch Code `INF`	55,190	59,219	60,464	`INF`
32	`VNIW`	VIGNANS NIRULA INST OF TECH. AND SCI FOR WOMEN Opening Rank 38,721 Closing Rank 69,875 Branch Code `INF`	38,721	60,480	69,875	`INF`
33	`KITG`	KITS AKSHAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 61,827 Closing Rank 64,881 Branch Code `INF`	61,827	63,354	64,881	`INF`
34	`SRKI`	S R K INST. OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 32,799 Closing Rank 75,311 Branch Code `INF`	32,799	67,583	75,311	`INF`
35	`ALIT`	ANDHRA LOYOLA INSTT OF ENGG AND TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 68,128 Closing Rank 68,128 Branch Code `INF`	68,128	68,128	68,128	`INF`
36	`MICT`	DVR AND DR.HS MIC COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 62,234 Closing Rank 89,239 Branch Code `INF`	62,234	79,554	89,239	`INF`
37	`BVCE`	B V CHALAMAIAH ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 82,722 Closing Rank 92,197 Branch Code `INF`	82,722	90,183	92,197	`INF`
38	`SWRN`	SWARNANDHRA COLL. OF ENGG AND TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 67,617 Closing Rank 101,752 Branch Code `INF`	67,617	97,719	101,752	`INF`
39	`SVCT`	SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGG. AND TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 35,482 Closing Rank 143,383 Branch Code `INF`	35,482	98,788	143,383	`INF`
40	`NSPE`	NARSARAOPETA ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 90,381 Closing Rank 109,155 Branch Code `INF`	90,381	103,320	109,155	`INF`
41	`TMLN`	TIRUMALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE Opening Rank 84,679 Closing Rank 130,456 Branch Code `INF`	84,679	120,731	130,456	`INF`
42	`KHIT`	KALLAM HARANADH REDDY INST OF TECH Opening Rank 46,677 Closing Rank 148,300 Branch Code `INF`	46,677	125,482	148,300	`INF`
43	`NRIT`	NRI INSTT OF TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 41,255 Closing Rank 140,965 Branch Code `INF`	41,255	126,279	140,965	`INF`
44	`MPLG`	SRI MITTAPALLI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Opening Rank 131,024 Closing Rank 136,969 Branch Code `INF`	131,024	133,997	136,969	`INF`
45	`BVCR`	BVC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Opening Rank 91,991 Closing Rank 139,658 Branch Code `INF`	91,991	134,727	139,658	`INF`
46	`ASET`	AUDISANKARA COLLEGE OF ENGG AND TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 136,894 Closing Rank 136,894 Branch Code `INF`	136,894	136,894	136,894	`INF`
47	`MLEW`	MALINENI LAKSHMAIAH WOMENS ENGG. COLLEGE Opening Rank 70,343 Closing Rank 176,598 Branch Code `INF`	70,343	141,544	176,598	`INF`
48	`QISE`	QIS COLLEGE OF ENGG. AND TECHNOLOGY Opening Rank 119,215 Closing Rank 177,106 Branch Code `INF`	119,215	161,240	177,106	`INF`

Data Snapshot - 🖥️ Information Technology in Andhra Pradesh

Colleges in this list

offering INF

4,505

Best OC median rank

GAYATHRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLL. OF ENGINEERING

161,240

Worst OC median rank

last listed college

156,735

Median rank spread

best to worst median

Frequently Asked Questions

My AP EAPCET rank is X - which colleges can I realistically target?

Compare your rank against the median rank column first, not the closing rank. If your rank is close to or better than a college's median, you have a realistic shot. The opening rank shows the best admitted student; the closing rank shows the last admitted student. Aim for colleges where your rank falls between the median and closing rank for a comfortable safety margin.

Later counselling phases often see slightly easier cutoffs as seats remain open. If you miss a college in Phase 1, you may still get it in later phases.

Why do some colleges have very different opening and closing ranks?

A large gap between opening and closing ranks usually means the college has a high seat intake for that branch, so many students with different ranks are admitted. A small gap means very few OC seats were allotted, so only students with similar ranks got in.

How often is this data updated and how accurate is it?

All rank data shown here is sourced from the official AP EAPCET 2025 final phase web counselling allotment results. Cached data on this page refreshes every 24 hours. Always cross-check on the official portal before making admissions decisions.

About AP EAPCET 2025 🖥️ Information Technology College Rankings in Andhra Pradesh

This page lists all Andhra Pradesh engineering colleges offering 🖥️ Information Technology, ranked by their AP EAPCET 2025 OC (Open Category) closing rank from the final phase of web counselling. The branch codes covered in this group are: INF. When a college offers more than one variation of this branch, the best-performing rank across all variations is shown.

Students appearing for AP EAPCET 2025 in Andhra Pradesh can use these ranks to gauge how competitive a college is for 🖥️ Information Technology admissions. A college ranked higher on this page secured its OC seats with a lower (harder-to-get) closing rank, which generally reflects stronger student demand, better placement records, faculty quality, or a combination of these factors.

All rank data is sourced from the official AP EAPCET 2025 web counselling allotment results published by the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE). Ranks displayed are OC General category ranks only. For the most current and authoritative data, always verify with the official AP EAPCET website.

This data is for informational and decision-support purposes only and is updated as per AP EAPCET 2025 final phase records.

What is Median Rank and why is it a better measure?

The median rank is the middle value in a list of all the ranks of students who were admitted to a college for that branch. Here is a simple way to understand it:

Say a college admitted 100 students in ECE. Their ranks range from 800 (the best student) to 40,000 (the last OC seat). Now sort all 100 ranks from lowest to highest. The rank of the 50th student - say it is 9,500 - is the median rank.

Closing rank can be a fluke. One unusually high-rank student might get in because of seat conversion, inter-district transfer, or late-round counselling rules. That one seat can make a top college's closing rank jump from 10,000 to 50,000 - giving a false impression that it is easy to get in.
Median rank shows the "typical" admitted student. If the median is 8,000, then half the students who got in had a rank better than 8,000 and half had a rank worse. That tells you where you actually stand.
Better for your planning. If your rank is 10,000 and a college's median is 8,000, you are close to the typical admit - a useful real-world insight that the closing rank of 45,000 would completely hide.

This table is sorted by Median Rank by default (lower median = more competitive college). Click "Closing Rank" in the table header to sort by that instead and see a different perspective on the same data.