Best AI & Data Science Colleges for 2,500 Rank — AP EAPCET
Colleges in Andhra Pradesh where the official OC closing rank (2024–25 counselling) covered rank 2,500 for AI & Data Science. If your AP EAPCET rank is around 2,500, 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 | Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (VR Siddhartha) VRSE · NTR · Deemed University | 8,214 | ₹2,50,000 | A+ |
| 2 | SRKR Engineering College SRKR · West Godavari · Private | 12,872 | ₹85,000 | A+ |
| 3 | Vignans Institute of Information Technology VIVP · Visakhapatnam · Private | 21,250 | ₹1,15,000 | A+ |
| 4 | Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology VVIT · Guntur · Private | 21,387 | ₹65,200 | — |
| 5 | Gudlavalleru Engineering College GDLV · Krishna · Private | 27,414 | ₹95,000 | A+ |
| 6 | Lakireddy Balireddy College of Engineering LBCE · NTR · Private | 31,198 | ₹78,600 | — |
| 7 | Sir C R R College of Engineering CRRE · Eluru · Private | 37,405 | ₹54,200 | — |
| 8 | Ramachandra College of Engineering RCEE · Eluru · Private | 49,639 | ₹60,200 | — |
| 9 | NBKR Institute of Science and Technology NBKR · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 54,990 | ₹35,000 | — |
| 10 | Potti Sriramulu College of Engineering and Technology PSCV · NTR · Private | 59,906 | ₹54,000 | — |
| 11 | DVR and Dr.HS MIC College of Technology MICT · NTR · Private | 63,007 | ₹43,000 | A+ |
| 12 | Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology SWRN · West Godavari · Private | 65,613 | ₹58,700 | — |
| 13 | Geethanjali Institute of Science and Technology GTNN · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 66,087 | ₹55,200 | — |
| 14 | Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences — Tirupati AITT · Tirupati · Private | 70,094 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 15 | Usha Rama College of Engineering and Technology URCE · Krishna · Private | 70,200 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 16 | Aditya College of Engineering ACEM · Chittoor · Private | 72,650 | ₹55,000 | — |
| 17 | Annamacharya University — Rajampeta AITS · Annamayya · Private University | 73,127 | ₹60,000 | A |
| 18 | BVC Engineering College BVCR · East Godavari · Private | 75,128 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 19 | Mother Theresa Institute of Engineering and Tech MTIE · Chittoor · Private | 76,791 | ₹57,200 | — |
| 20 | Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences — Kadapa AITK · YSR Kadapa · Private | 80,400 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 21 | Viswam Engineering College VISM · Annamayya · Private | 81,394 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 22 | Miracle EDNL Soc Group of Instns MRCL · Vizianagaram · Private | 83,647 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 23 | Kakinada Institute of Engineering and Technology KIET · Kakinada · Private | 85,843 | ₹50,000 | — |
| 24 | QIS College of Engineering and Technology QISE · Prakasam · Private | 86,168 | ₹87,600 | — |
| 25 | Priyadarshini Institute of Technology and Sciences PITT · Guntur · Private | 86,174 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 26 | Sree Rama Engineering College SRET · Tirupati · Private | 91,160 | ₹45,000 | — |
| 27 | PACE Institute of Technology and Sciences PACE · Prakasam · Private | 93,389 | ₹55,000 | — |
| 28 | Eluru College of Engineering and Technology ELRU · Eluru · Private | 93,408 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 29 | Malineni Lakshmaiah Womens Engineering College MLEW · Guntur · Private | 97,654 | ₹52,100 | — |
| 30 | Satya Institute of Technology and Management SGVP · Vizianagaram · Private | 98,174 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 31 | DNR College of Engineering and Tech DNRE · West Godavari · Private | 1,01,294 | ₹60,000 | — |
| 32 | Lingayas Institute of Management and Technology LIMT · Krishna · Private | 1,02,496 | ₹53,300 | — |
| 33 | Sree Venkateswara College of Engg SVCN · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,14,134 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 34 | Ramireddy Subba Ramireddy Engineering College RSRN · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,15,485 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 35 | MVR College of Engineering and Technology MVRS · NTR · Private | 1,24,585 | ₹50,000 | — |
| 36 | Audhisankara College of Engineering and Technology SANK · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · Private | 1,24,835 | ₹61,100 | — |
| 37 | West Godavari Institute of Science and Engineering WISE · West Godavari · Private | 1,28,813 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 38 | Kakinada Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women KIEW · Kakinada · Private | 1,29,825 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 39 | VKR VNB and AGK Engineering College VVGV · Krishna · Private | 1,32,468 | ₹43,000 | — |
| 40 | Sankethika Vidya Parishad Engineering College SAVE · Visakhapatnam · Private | 1,34,092 | ₹55,000 | — |
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2,500 Rank in AP EAPCET — FAQs
Which AI & Data Science colleges can I get with 2,500 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 2,500 for OC — including Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (VR Siddhartha), SRKR Engineering College, Vignans Institute of Information Technology. Cutoffs shift every year, so treat these as realistic targets rather than guarantees.
Is 2,500 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.