CG PPT 2026 — Pre Polytechnic Test, Eligibility, Fees, Merit Lists & Seat Allotment Rules

PPT-2026 calendar [1]

The admission rules define PPT as the state-level test held by Vyapam to fix merit for admission to diploma engineering courses; admission is by online counselling run by a committee formed by the government. [2]

Source [2]

• Each question has four options; 1 mark for the correct (or most suitable) answer, zero for a wrong, multiple or blank answer — no negative marking.
• Wrong questions are scrapped and their marks given to all as bonus; questions with more than one correct option accept all of them.
• Objections to model answers cost ₹50 per question. [1]

• Merit lists: PPT merit; a Class 10 (Maths + Science) list for candidates of the Naxal-affected districts; Class 10 percentage; Class 12 percentage; lateral entry (ITI or Class 12 percentage).
• Equal marks are ranked by age — the older candidate first. [2]

Source [1]

Chhattisgarh local candidates who appear get the exam fee refunded to the bank account used. Counselling has its own non-refundable fee fixed by the government. [1]

• Reservation follows Chhattisgarh's reservation law in force at the time of admission.
• Private institutions have a 15% management quota; minority institutions keep 50% of seats for minority candidates.
• Polytechnics in Naxal-affected districts (Surguja, Bastar, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kanker, Korea, Jashpur, Sukma, Rajnandgaon, Kondagaon, Surajpur, Dantewada): seats go first to natives of those districts from the PPT list, then from the Class 10 (Maths + Science) list, then to natives of the same division, then the rest of Chhattisgarh, then outside candidates.
• Other polytechnics: PPT merit for Chhattisgarh natives first; any seats left go to candidates from outside the state. [2]

• No certificates are uploaded with the form; caste, date of birth, residence, education, disability and ex-servicemen certificates are checked during counselling.
• Keep the admit card safe — it is needed at counselling; it is downloaded from your Vyapam profile, not posted. [1]

The instructions set only the test fee (₹100 – ₹200, refunded to locals who appear). Polytechnic tuition fees are not printed in these documents. [1]

Seats are allotted through online counselling by a committee formed by the state government, following the seat-allotment order above; candidates pay the government-fixed counselling fee online. [2]

1. Chhattisgarh Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal — Exam instructions No. 1241, Pre Polytechnic Test (PPT26) 2026 (25 Mar 2026) (opens in a new tab) dates, centres, fee, refund rule, marking, no negative marking, bonus rule, objection fee, documents, admit card · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
2. Technical Education Department, Chhattisgarh — Notification F-9-5/2023/Tak.Shi./42: Chhattisgarh polytechnic diploma admission rules, 2023 (Gazette, 11 May 2023) (opens in a new tab) PPT definition, eligibility by course, reservation, management and minority quotas, merit lists, tie rule, Naxal-district seat order, counselling · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

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