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Yes, you can appear for AP ECET even if you have backlog in Diploma provided you must pass in the backlog subject and pass in Diploma in Engineering and Technology/Pharmacy from the State Board of Technical Education of Andhra Pradesh State or any other AICTE approved institution with minimum 45% marks if you belong to general category and if you minimum 40% marks if you belong to the reserved category. Candidates who have passed 3-year B.Sc Degree with Mathematics as one of the compulsory subjects from a recognized Institution or its equivalent are also eligible.

You must pass in the qualifying examination and obtain the results on or before the counselling starts. You will get admission only if you have passed in the qualifying examination, if not you cannot admission even if you have secured decent rank.