Chalapathi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Guntur
Chalapathi Nagar, Lam- Private
- Affiliated to ANU
- Established
- 2007
- Seats 2026
- 936
- Fees / year
- ₹47,000
- CSE closing rank, AP EAPCET 2025
- 91,110
- Programmes
- 9
- Median package
- Not published
About CIET
Chalapathi Institute of Engineering and Technology is a private institution in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, established in 2007. It is affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University. It admits B.Tech students on the AP EAPCET rank through AP EAPCET (M.P.C. stream) counselling (Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education), into 9 programmes with 936 convener-quota seats.
- Admission through AP EAPCET
- 936 seats in 9 programmes
- Hostel on campus
How to get in
- Entrance exam
- AP EAPCET
- Counselling and seat allotment
- AP EAPCET counselling
B.Tech seats under the convener quota (70% of the seats in private colleges and private universities, all seats in university colleges) are filled through AP EAPCET (M.P.C. stream) web counselling on the AP EAPCET rank, in three phases run by the Convener of Admissions (Commissioner of Technical Education, Andhra Pradesh) for the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education. 85% of the seats are reserved for local candidates of the area (Andhra University or Sri Venkateswara University local area) and 15% are open to all eligible candidates; seats follow the state's reservation (BC-A to BC-E, SC groups I to III, ST, EWS) with one third of the seats in each category for girls. Category B seats (management and NRI quota, 30% in private colleges) are filled by the college under APSCHE guidelines.
Official counselling sites: AP EAPCET counselling .
Fees
Academic year 2026-27- B.Tech fee for one year
- ₹47,000
- Tuition and compulsory institute fees for a general-category student. Hostel and mess are extra.
Annual tuition fee for convener-quota B.Tech seats in 2026-27, fixed by the Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APHERMC) and listed by the Convener of Admissions in the AP EAPCET 2026 counselling. Students eligible under the state's fee reimbursement scheme have it paid by the government.
From the official fee notice of CIET. Fees can change each year, so confirm the amount before you pay.
Courses and seats
Seats: intake 2026 · Closing rank: AP EAPCET 2025, general merit| Programme | Seats | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) | 144 | 86,341 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 288 | 91,110 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) | 96 | 93,421 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 48 | 1,02,793 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 144 | 1,18,389 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 48 | 1,20,345 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) | 96 | 1,46,650 |
| Civil Engineering | 24 | 1,61,816 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 48 | 1,64,210 |
Closing rank = general merit seats, the highest closing rank of the year (each counselling round lists only its own allotments). Other categories, rounds and years are in the cut-offs section below.
Cut-offs: closing ranks
AP EAPCET · AP EAPCET| Programme | Closing rank |
|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) | 86,341 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 91,110 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) | 93,421 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 1,02,793 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 1,18,389 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1,20,345 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) | 1,46,650 |
| Civil Engineering | 1,61,816 |
| Computer Science and Information Technology | 1,64,210 |
Closing rank is the AP EAPCET rank of the last candidate who got a seat in that category in that AP EAPCET round. Your rank has to be the same as or smaller than the closing rank to have a chance. Each round lists only the seats allotted in that round, so later rounds can show fewer programmes.
About this data
Collected and checked by Insight Mentors from official sources (AP EAPCET Convener of Admissions, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education and the institute). Last updated 31 October 2026.