CRITERIA FOR PG/UG/IG ADMISSION COURSES
GENERAL department will be as follows:
Candidates who have passed their Scheduled Caste category (SC) : 15%
graduation in a subject shall be eligible for Scheduled Tribe category (ST) : 7.5%
admission to the four semester Post Graduate Other Backword Class (OBC) : 27%
Course in the respective subjects and those Economically Weaker Section (EWS) : 10%
candidates who have passed HS or Candidates seeking admission under OBC
equivalent examinations (10+2) in the category should submit valid NCL Certificate
relevant streams shall be eligible for for the current financial year (i.e. 2023-2024).
admission to Under Graduate/ five year Candidate claiming reservations facility
Integrated Courses. under EWS category must submit valid
Candidates whose qualifying examination Income & Asset certificate issued by
result is awaited may also apply for appropriate authority.
admission. However, such candidates must There is a provision for 5% reservation for
submit the photocopies of marksheet and / persons with disability.
or certificate of the qualifying examination For B. Tech. courses 50% of the total seats in
before the finalization of admission list by the each Department are reserved for the
concerned department. Further, they have to students of North-eastern region. The North-
satisfy the additional criteria, if any, set by eastern region comprises Assam, Arunachal
the Departmental Admission Committee of Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur,
the concerned department. Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
Preference in admission will be given to the There will be a relaxation of 5% marks in the
students having Major/Honours in the qualifying (HS/10+2, UG) examination for
relevant subject. However, subject to the candidates belonging to SC & ST
availability, up to ten percent of the seats may categories as per GOI regulations. However,
be filled up with students from other related OBC (NCL) candidates may also be given a
subjects. relaxation in the minimum eligibility by the
Applications from candidates who have Departmental Admission Committee to the
already obtained a Master's Degree from this extent of 10% of the minimum eligibility for
University or any other university may be the UR candidates. For example, if the
considered for admission in any allied subject minimum eligibility for admission to a course
only if there is any vacancy after considering is 50% for the UR candidates, the minimum
all other eligible candidates. Candidates eligibility for the OBC (NCL) would be 45%
seeking admission for the first time in Assam (i.e., 50 minus 10% of 50).
University have to submit Migration All types of reservation of seats for admission
Certificate within two months of their as well as relaxation of marks in qualifying
admission. examination will be guided by the Govt. of
Selection of candidates for admission to UG India rules.
/ Integrated program will be made solely on In cases where CUET score is not applicable
the basis of percentage of marks secured in and the concern student is graduated from
the qualifying examination. The selection colleges affiliated to Assam University will
procedure for the PG program shall be be eligible for 30% weightage on the
notified at a later date. aggregate percentage of marks secured in the
The reservation of seats for admission in each qualifying examination for the purpose of
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merit calculation. remain vacant after the normal course of
Candidates having Honours/Major subject admission is over. There is also a provision
at Under-Graduate level are eligible for 10% for free of charge admission in all Diploma,
weightage over the aggregate percentage of Certificate, Integrated, UG and PG Courses
marks secured in the Honours/Major subject of the University for the dependent children
for the purpose of determining the merit. of Leprosy Affected persons with maximum
Other things being equal, preference will be two dependent children.
given to candidates who have achieved For Diphu Campus: ST(H) candidates of the
excellence in sports/games or in cultural State of Assam applying for admission in
activities as evident by their participation in Diphu Campus, will be given a special
national or international level events with weightage equivalent to 20% of marks
valid documentary proof. secured in the qualifying examination over
Nevertheless,the competent authority may and above other weightage mentioned in the
relax the minimum eligibility of marks if seats Prospectus.
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