Gauhati University Admission Details: Eligibility, Dates, Application, Fees

Yes, there is a seat reservation system for GU students during admission. The seat reservation matrix is seven per cent seats are reserved for scheduled caste, 10 per cent is reserved for scheduled tribes (plains), five per cent is for scheduled tribes (hill), 15 per cent if for OBC & MOBC candidates. Three per cent seats are reserved for differently abled candidates for each discipline; 10 seats, five seats, two seats and five seats are reserved for fringe villagers, GU ex-employees, moran community of Assam and NCC & NSS candidates respectively. Ten per cent seats are reserved for economically weaker sections.

For admission to postgraduate programmes, applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Candidates who have scored 75 or more on the CAT, MAT, XAT are not required to appear for any other examination conducted by the university. For admission to M.A, M.Sc., M.Com, M.Ed, and M.Lib.I.Sc. programmes, candidates are shortlisted based on their prior academic performance, and students must pass the 10+2 examination from an approved board in order to enrol in undergraduate degree programmes. Students who plan to major in technology must pass the JEE Main exam.

Admission process for B.Tech, B.Tech-Lateral Programme (Biotechnology, CSE, ECE, IT) of Gauhati University Institute of Science and Technology will be through CEE for B.Tech. and JLEE-Assam for B.Tech. Lateral entry. Few seats in B.Tech. shall also be filled through JEE (Main). Candidates with valid PRC of Assam only are eligible for admission. Seat allotment shall be during the CEE and JLEE central counselling conducted by the DTE, Assam.

Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria can enrol in the university's undergraduate, postgraduate, postgraduate diploma, and integrated programmes. To be accepted to the university's PG programmes, candidates must pass an entrance exam. According to the admissions criteria of Gauhati University, students are selected for admission into postgraduate programmes based on their performance in the most recent board  or university's examination. By visiting the university's official website, applicants can submit an admissions application to Gauhati University.

Gauhati University except CAT, XAT, MAT for admission in MBA. Students with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50 per cent marks from recognised universities are eligible to apply for the MBA programme in GU. And for the reserved category candidates up to 5 per cent relaxation is allowed. Candidates who will be appearing in bachelor's degree final semester exams may apply, but if chosen, they must quickly meet the program's eligibility requirements.

The last day for admission in all the undergraduate courses was last week of August 2022 and the last day of admission for all the postgraduate courses was 15th of August 2022. The commencement of the undergraduate programme for fresh batch started on 8th August, 2022 and commencement of the postgraduate programme for fresh batch started on 16th August, 2022.

The university offers integrated, postgraduate diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The university offers 57 different courses in total. Courses at Gauhati University are available in a variety of fields, including law, business, the arts, and computer applications. All of the university's programmes are available full-time. MBA, M.Sc., M.Com., M.Ed. The Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes are available in 21 and 20, respectively, specialisations. Two years are required to complete a PG course at Gauhati University.

Candidates can apply for admission by filling the application form of the university available on the official website.

Yes, candidates with 75 or more percentile in national level management entrance exam are exempted from the entrance examination and directly need to appear in an personal interview and group discussion.

Candidates who have passed a bachelor degree from a recognised university can take admission in the M.B.A. programme.