Best Mechanical Colleges for 15,000 Rank — AP EAPCET
Colleges in Andhra Pradesh where the official OC closing rank (2023–24 counselling) covered rank 15,000 for Mechanical. If your AP EAPCET rank is around 15,000, the colleges below are realistic — admission isn’t guaranteed (cutoffs shift each year and depend on category × gender), but these are your most defensible targets. For a personalised list using your category and gender, use the full predictor.
Reachable colleges
40
Reference year
2023–24
Category
OC (Boys)
| # | College | Closing rank | Annual fee | NAAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra University College of Engineering (AUCE) AUCE · Visakhapatnam · Government | 16,809 | ₹44,500 | A++ |
| 2 | GMR University (formerly GMRIT) GMRI · Srikakulam · Deemed University | 51,467 | ₹2,50,000 | A |
| 3 | Lenora College of Engineering LENO · Alluri Sitharama Raju · Private | 55,082 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 4 | Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering SVUC · Tirupati · Government | 57,223 | ₹35,000 | — |
| 5 | JNTUA College of Engineering, Anantapur JNTA · Anantapur · Government | 64,569 | ₹35,000 | — |
| 6 | Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (VR Siddhartha) VRSE · NTR · Deemed University | 65,123 | ₹2,50,000 | A+ |
| 7 | Vishnu Group of Instns Vishnu Institute of Technology VITB · West Godavari · Private | 66,153 | ₹1,03,000 | — |
| 8 | Aditya University ADTP · Kakinada · Private University | 70,738 | ₹2,75,000 | A++ |
| 9 | M V G R College of Engineering MVRG · Vizianagaram · Private | 76,602 | ₹76,900 | — |
| 10 | Prasad V Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology PPSV · NTR · Private | 78,381 | ₹1,05,000 | A+ |
| 11 | G.Pullaiah College of Engineering and Technology PCEK · Kurnool · Private | 78,470 | ₹60,900 | — |
| 12 | Narsaropeta Engineering College NSPE · Palnadu · Private | 80,731 | ₹73,800 | — |
| 13 | SRKR Engineering College SRKR · West Godavari · Private | 85,284 | ₹85,000 | A+ |
| 14 | Pragati Engineering College PRAG · Kakinada · Private | 88,513 | ₹77,800 | — |
| 15 | Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science (MITS) MITS · Annamayya · Deemed University | 96,948 | ₹2,50,000 | A+ |
| 16 | Vignans Lara Institute of Technology and Sci VLIT · Guntur · Private | 99,256 | ₹70,000 | — |
| 17 | Audhisankara College of Engineering and Technology SANK · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,00,558 | ₹61,100 | — |
| 18 | G P R Engineering College GPRE · Kurnool · Private | 1,00,560 | ₹84,000 | — |
| 19 | Lakireddy Balireddy College of Engineering LBCE · NTR · Private | 1,00,828 | ₹78,600 | — |
| 20 | Gudlavalleru Engineering College GDLV · Krishna · Private | 1,01,317 | ₹95,000 | A+ |
| 21 | Avanthis St Theressa Institute of Engineering and Technology ASTC · Vizianagaram · Private | 1,05,315 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 22 | Geethanjali Institute of Science and Technology GTNN · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,07,415 | ₹55,200 | — |
| 23 | Annamacharya University — Rajampeta AITS · Annamayya · Private University | 1,08,408 | ₹60,000 | A |
| 24 | Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology ALIT · NTR · Private | 1,09,360 | ₹50,700 | — |
| 25 | R.K.College of Engineering RKCE · NTR · Private | 1,09,370 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 26 | Kallam Haranadh Reddy Institute of Tech KHIT · Guntur · Private | 1,10,088 | ₹40,500 | — |
| 27 | St. Anns College of Engineering and Technology ANSN · Bapatla · Private | 1,12,467 | ₹56,800 | — |
| 28 | Nadimpalli Satyanarayana Raju Institute of Technology NSRT · Visakhapatnam · Private | 1,13,685 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 29 | Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences — Kadapa AITK · YSR Kadapa · Private | 1,14,693 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 30 | Godavari Institute of Engineering and Technology GIER · East Godavari · Private | 1,14,944 | ₹76,700 | — |
| 31 | Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology LIET · Vizianagaram · Private | 1,15,082 | ₹62,300 | — |
| 32 | Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology VVIT · Guntur · Private | 1,15,611 | ₹65,200 | — |
| 33 | Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology RGIT · Nandyal · Private | 1,15,649 | ₹59,400 | A+ |
| 34 | Dr.K.V.Subba Reddy Institute of Technology KVSR · Kurnool · Private | 1,16,054 | ₹45,700 | — |
| 35 | Gayathri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering GVPE · Visakhapatnam · Private | 1,16,888 | ₹1,05,000 | A+ |
| 36 | Sir C R R College of Engineering CRRE · Eluru · Private | 1,17,584 | ₹54,200 | — |
| 37 | Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology SWRN · West Godavari · Private | 1,20,958 | ₹58,700 | — |
| 38 | Sri Venkatesa Perumal College of Engineering and Tech SVPP · Tirupati · Private | 1,21,126 | ₹40,900 | — |
| 39 | Baba Institute of Tech and Sciences BABA · Visakhapatnam · Private | 1,21,828 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 40 | Aditya Institute of Technology and Management ADIT · Srikakulam · Private | 1,21,881 | ₹79,600 | — |
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Use the full EAPCET College Predictor →Methodology: closing ranks are sourced from official APSCHE / JNTU Kakinada last-rank statements for 2023–24. Reference data is OC (boys) — actual cutoffs vary by category and gender, and the convenor-quota cutoffs in 2026 may shift higher or lower than the reference year. Use this list as a shortlist for further research, not as an admission guarantee.