Best AI & Data Science Colleges for 20,000 Rank — AP EAPCET
Colleges in Andhra Pradesh where the official OC closing rank (2024–25 counselling) covered rank 20,000 for AI & Data Science. If your AP EAPCET rank is around 20,000, 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.
| # | College | Closing rank | Annual fee | NAAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vignans Institute of Information Technology VIVP · Visakhapatnam · Private | 21,250 | ₹1,15,000 | A+ |
| 2 | Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology VVIT · Guntur · Private | 21,387 | ₹65,200 | — |
| 3 | Gudlavalleru Engineering College GDLV · Krishna · Private | 27,414 | ₹95,000 | A+ |
| 4 | Lakireddy Balireddy College of Engineering LBCE · NTR · Private | 31,198 | ₹78,600 | — |
| 5 | Sir C R R College of Engineering CRRE · Eluru · Private | 37,405 | ₹54,200 | — |
| 6 | Ramachandra College of Engineering RCEE · Eluru · Private | 49,639 | ₹60,200 | — |
| 7 | NBKR Institute of Science and Technology NBKR · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 54,990 | ₹35,000 | — |
| 8 | Potti Sriramulu College of Engineering and Technology PSCV · NTR · Private | 59,906 | ₹54,000 | — |
| 9 | DVR and Dr.HS MIC College of Technology MICT · NTR · Private | 63,007 | ₹43,000 | A+ |
| 10 | Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology SWRN · West Godavari · Private | 65,613 | ₹58,700 | — |
| 11 | Geethanjali Institute of Science and Technology GTNN · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 66,087 | ₹55,200 | — |
| 12 | Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences — Tirupati AITT · Tirupati · Private | 70,094 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 13 | Usha Rama College of Engineering and Technology URCE · Krishna · Private | 70,200 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 14 | Aditya College of Engineering ACEM · Chittoor · Private | 72,650 | ₹55,000 | — |
| 15 | Annamacharya University — Rajampeta AITS · Annamayya · Private University | 73,127 | ₹60,000 | A |
| 16 | BVC Engineering College BVCR · East Godavari · Private | 75,128 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 17 | Mother Theresa Institute of Engineering and Tech MTIE · Chittoor · Private | 76,791 | ₹57,200 | — |
| 18 | Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences — Kadapa AITK · YSR Kadapa · Private | 80,400 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 19 | Viswam Engineering College VISM · Annamayya · Private | 81,394 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 20 | Miracle EDNL Soc Group of Instns MRCL · Vizianagaram · Private | 83,647 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 21 | Kakinada Institute of Engineering and Technology KIET · Kakinada · Private | 85,843 | ₹50,000 | — |
| 22 | QIS College of Engineering and Technology QISE · Prakasam · Private | 86,168 | ₹87,600 | — |
| 23 | Priyadarshini Institute of Technology and Sciences PITT · Guntur · Private | 86,174 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 24 | Sree Rama Engineering College SRET · Tirupati · Private | 91,160 | ₹45,000 | — |
| 25 | PACE Institute of Technology and Sciences PACE · Prakasam · Private | 93,389 | ₹55,000 | — |
| 26 | Eluru College of Engineering and Technology ELRU · Eluru · Private | 93,408 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 27 | Malineni Lakshmaiah Womens Engineering College MLEW · Guntur · Private | 97,654 | ₹52,100 | — |
| 28 | Satya Institute of Technology and Management SGVP · Vizianagaram · Private | 98,174 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 29 | DNR College of Engineering and Tech DNRE · West Godavari · Private | 1,01,294 | ₹60,000 | — |
| 30 | Lingayas Institute of Management and Technology LIMT · Krishna · Private | 1,02,496 | ₹53,300 | — |
| 31 | Sree Venkateswara College of Engg SVCN · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,14,134 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 32 | Ramireddy Subba Ramireddy Engineering College RSRN · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,15,485 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 33 | MVR College of Engineering and Technology MVRS · NTR · Private | 1,24,585 | ₹50,000 | — |
| 34 | Audhisankara College of Engineering and Technology SANK · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,24,835 | ₹61,100 | — |
| 35 | West Godavari Institute of Science and Engineering WISE · West Godavari · Private | 1,28,813 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 36 | Kakinada Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women KIEW · Kakinada · Private | 1,29,825 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 37 | VKR VNB and AGK Engineering College VVGV · Krishna · Private | 1,32,468 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 38 | Sankethika Vidya Parishad Engineering College SAVE · Visakhapatnam · Private | 1,34,092 | ₹55,000 | — |
| 39 | Chaitanya Institute of Sciences and Technology CHKN · Kakinada · Private | 1,42,677 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 40 | Priyadarshini Institute of Tech and Management PIIT · Guntur · Private | 1,47,833 | ₹43,000 | — |
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20,000 Rank in AP EAPCET — FAQs
Which AI & Data Science colleges can I get with 20,000 rank in AP EAPCET?
Based on official 2024–25 convener-quota closing ranks, 40 Andhra Pradesh colleges closed AI & Data Science at or beyond rank 20,000 for OC — including Vignans Institute of Information Technology, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Gudlavalleru Engineering College. Cutoffs shift every year, so treat these as realistic targets rather than guarantees.
Is 20,000 a good rank in AP EAPCET 2026?
It depends on the branch and category. For AI & Data Science, 40 colleges were reachable at this rank for OC candidates in 2024–25. Reserved-category (BC, SC, ST, EWS) closing ranks are substantially higher than OC, so the same rank reaches more colleges in those categories.
Do these cutoffs apply to all categories?
No — the table on this page uses OC (boys) closing ranks as the reference. Closing ranks for BC-A/B/C/D/E, SC, ST and EWS are higher (more lenient), and girls' closing ranks also differ. Use the TeluguColleges EAPCET predictor for a list matched to your exact category and gender.
When is AP EAPCET 2026 counselling?
Registration and processing-fee payment run July 20–29, certificate verification July 22–31, and web options July 25–31 (options can be changed on August 1). Seat allotment is released August 6, with self-joining and reporting August 7–13. Official closing ranks for 2026 are published after each allotment round.
Methodology: closing ranks are sourced from official APSCHE / JNTU Kakinada last-rank statements for 2024–25. 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.