AP vs Telangana: CSE closing ranks at the top government colleges
2026-07-20
For EAPCET aspirants, the university-run colleges — JNTUH, Osmania, JNTUK, Andhra University — are the price-performance sweet spot: government-college fees with CSE placements that rival private institutes. Here are the OC (open category) closing ranks for CSE, computed from official counselling records: Telangana for 2024 and 2025, and Andhra Pradesh from the 2022 dataset (the most recent AP year in this source).
Telangana: CSE, OC closing ranks
| College | 2024 OC Boys | 2024 OC Girls | 2025 OC Boys | 2025 OC Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNTUH UCEST, Hyderabad | 1,968 | 2,080 | 1,228 | 1,277 |
| OU College of Engg, Hyderabad | 3,761 | 4,818 | 2,547 | 2,547 |
| JNTUH UCE Sultanpur | 12,828 | 14,939 | 10,849 | 10,849 |
| JNTUH UCE Jagitial | 15,344 | 15,344 | 12,619 | 12,619 |
| KU College of Engg & Tech, Warangal | 27,695 | 27,695 | 18,864 | 18,864 |
| JNTUH UCE Manthani | 20,465 | 26,321 | 20,548 | 20,548 |
| JNTUH UCE Rajanna Sircilla | 24,476 | 24,476 | 27,854 | 27,854 |
| JNTUH UCE Mahabubabad | 37,466 | 37,466 | 48,535 | 48,535 |
| JNTUH UCE Wanaparthy | 49,844 | 49,844 | 51,734 | 78,779 |
| JNTUH UCE Palair | 60,666 | 60,666 | 60,010 | 60,010 |
Two clear stories. First, the flagship campuses tightened sharply in 2025: JNTUH Hyderabad's CSE close moved from 1,968 to 1,228 (OC Boys), and OUCE from 3,761 to 2,547 — roughly a third fewer ranks of room. Second, the gradient across JNTUH's constituent colleges is enormous — the same university brand spans from rank 1,228 (Hyderabad) to 60,010 (Palair) in 2025. A rank near 50,000-60,000 can still land a JNTUH-constituent CSE seat if you're flexible on location.
Andhra Pradesh: CSE, OC closing ranks (2022)
| College | OC Boys | OC Girls |
|---|---|---|
| JNTU-K, Kakinada | 3,213 | 3,642 |
| Andhra University CoE, Visakhapatnam | 3,987 | 4,348 |
| SVU College of Engg, Tirupati | 5,582 | 6,275 |
| JNTU-A, Anantapur | 7,839 | 7,839 |
| JNTU-K UCE, Vizianagaram | 9,602 | 9,602 |
| JNTU Kalikiri | 14,870 | 14,870 |
| JNTU-A, Pulivendula | 15,157 | 15,157 |
| JNTU, Narsaraopet | 22,270 | 31,358 |
The AP picture mirrors Telangana structurally: the historic main campuses (JNTU-K, AU, SVU) close inside the top ~6,000, while newer constituent campuses stretch past 15,000-22,000. Note that our source carries AP data up to 2022, so treat these as a structural baseline, not this year's numbers — AP cutoffs have moved since.
Cross-state takeaway
At the very top, Telangana's premier government seats are tighter than AP's were: JNTUH Hyderabad closed at 1,228 in 2025 versus JNTU-K's 3,213 in 2022. But both states share the same playbook for smart applicants: the second-tier university campuses (Sultanpur, Jagitial, Vizianagaram, Anantapur) deliver a government CSE seat at 3-10x looser ranks than the flagship — often with the same degree certificate.
Closing ranks vary by counselling round, seat matrix and category conversions each year. Verify all figures against the official last-rank statements published by APSCHE (AP EAPCET counselling) and TGCHE/TSCHE (TG EAPCET counselling) before locking your web options.