At Undergraduate level, Assam University offers four-year B.Tech in three disciplines. The university also offers B.Tech Lateral Entry admission.

For B.Tech, candidate must pass in 10+2 examination with PCM and minimum 60% marks. Minimum eligibility for admission through lateral entry is three-year Diploma Examination from a recognized institution.

Admission to 75% seats is done on the basis of JEE Main score and admission to 25% seats is done on the basis of Entrance Examination conducted by the university. Admission to B.Tech Lateral entry is done on the basis of entrance examination conducted by the university.

Eligibility Table

Key Points:

• Relaxation of 5% marks in aggregate in percentage criteria to SC/ ST candidates.
• Candidates applying for 25% institute seats should not be more than 21 years of age on July 01.
•  Entrance exam conducted by the university will have questions from PCM subjects, General Aptitude and General Awareness.
• Age of candidates applying through lateral entry should not be more than 25 years.

Assam University offers various courses for its Under-Graduate curriculum. The courses offered by Assam University include Bachelor of Visual Arts, Bachelor of Performing Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts with specific reference to the law, Bachelor of Pharmacy, and Bachelor of Social work. These courses are of 3 to 4 years of duration having 40%-50% in 10+2 or equivalent as minimum eligibility criteria. Wilful candidates aspiring to make a career in the above-mentioned courses at Assam University can apply for the same. Candidates will have to write the CUET exam based on the scores of which students will be offered admission to Assam University.

Assam University UG Eligibility Criteria

Assam University course-wise eligibility criteria and respective subjects that the candidates need to choose in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) are tabulated below:

Assam University UG selection criteria

Admission to Assam University for its various UG courses will be done on the basis of scores obtained in CUET. The aspiring candidates who meet the university’s eligibility criteria and cut-off will be called for further rounds of selection that include counselling and in some courses Interview. After the display of the CUET result, candidates will have to enrol for counselling rounds.

CUET Exam has three sections-

• Section I – this section is further divided into Section IA and Section IB. candidates will have to select any one language from a set of 13 different languages in Section IA while one language from a set of 20 languages has to be selected from Section IB.
• Section II – Section II is a domainspecific section wherein candidates will have to select a maximum of 6 domains from a list of 27 domains. Candidates should choose the domains after careful consideration as these will be the deciding factor for the choice of their university.
• Section III It is a general test where candidates will be tested on the basis of basic general questions such as General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning, Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Assam University UG Application Process

Assam University will be undertaking scores of CUET scores for its UG Admissions. Candidates will first have to go through the CUET procedure until the declaration of its result and then will have to fill the application form of Assam University via counselling rounds.

Application Process for CUET Examination.

Step I: Candidates will have to visit the official website of CUET.

Step II: Click on Register present at the top right corner.

Step III: Fill in all the required basic and personal details.

Step IV: Check if the information given by you in the application form is correct. Edit the application form if the information is not correct.

Step V: Select the University and the Program from the drop-down menu.

Step VI: Select the Test Paper / Subject(s) selection for CUET.

Step VII: Fill in the language for the CUET exam.

Step VIII: Select the City preference in order to get allotted the nearest city for the CUET test.

Step IX: Upload all the required documents.

Step X: Review the application form.

Step XI: Tick all the checkboxes if the information given by you and appearing on the application form is true.

Step XII: Make an online payment through a secure payment mechanism to pay the application fee.

Step XIII: Download and Print the application form for further use.

Documents Required

• 10 and 10+2-mark sheets.
• Valid Email address
• Valid mobile number
• Scanned copies of photographs
• Scanned signature of the candidate.
• If belonging to any caste category then a caste category certificate will be needed.

At the postgraduate level, AU offers Master of Technology (M.Tech) degree course of two years duration in three specializations.

To be considered eligible for admission to M.Tech course, candidates should have passed BE/B.Tech our equivalent degree course with at least 55% marks.

Admission is done on the basis of CUET (PG) examination scores. However, GATE qualified candidates are given preference.

Eligibility Table

Key Points:

• For candidates belonging to SC/ST category, eligibility criteria is relaxed by 5% marks.
• Entrance exam conducted by the department is objective in nature and is of one hour and 50 marks.

Assam University offers a two-year Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program under two specializations i.e. General and Hospitality & Tourism Management. For admission to MBA course, the candidate should have passed graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized institute with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA OR candidate should have a graduate degree in any discipline along with minimum 60% aggregate in CAT examination. 

For MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Management, the candidate must possess UG degree in any discipline with minimum 55% marks OR candidates applying must have a graduate degree with minimum 55 percentile in CAT. Candidates who do not have valid CAT score will have to appear for an entrance exam conducted by the Department. Candidates who pass the written test and those shortlisted on the basis of CAT scores will be called for GD and interview.

Final selection will be based on composite scores which include Past academic records (30% weightage in merit list), CAT / Written test scores (20% weightage), GD Scores (20% weightage); and PI Scores (30% weightage).

Candidates who have appeared or are appearing in the Final Semester Examination of a Bachelor's Degree program before May 31, may also apply for admission. Candidates seeking admission to MBA course are advised to download the prospectus and to fill the online form through the official university website.

Assam University offers PG courses in MA, M.Sc., M.Com, M.L.I.Sc, M.Ed., MVA, MSW and LLM.

Minimum eligibility for MA is passed in BA degree in relevant discipline. For M.Sc., candidate must pass in B.Sc. degree in relevant discipline. For M.Com, candidate must pass in Graduation in Accountancy & Statistics or B.Com or BBA. For LLM, candidate must pass in BA LLB or LLB degree from recognized university. For M.Ed., candidate must have passed BA/B.Sc./ B.Com with minimum 45% marks or B.Ed. with minimum 55% marks. For remaining PG courses, candidate must have passed Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.

Admission to all the courses is done on the basis of written test and interview.

Eligibility Table

Key Points:

• Duration of entrance is of one hour and of 50 marks and the exam is of objective type. The interview is of 25 marks.
• For final admission the weight age of marks allocated to qualifying exam, Written Test and Interview is 25:30:25 respectively.
• Candidates who have passed the graduation degree from any institute affiliated to Assam University, the weight age for qualifying exam is 30% marks.

Assam University offers UG Diploma course in French Language and PG diploma course in eight disciplines. The university also offers one year Certificate course in French Language.

For UG diploma course, candidates should have passed Matriculation from any recognized board. For Post-Graduation Diploma and Certificate course, candidates must have done graduation in a relevant discipline.

Selection to UG & PG Diploma and Certificate course is done on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination.

Eligibility Table

The University offers Research based M.Phil and Ph.D. course in various specializations. The university also offers D.Litt course in Mass Communication.

Minimum eligibility for Ph.D. / M.Phil courses is that candidate should have done Master’s degree in the concerned discipline with minimum 55% marks. For D.Litt, candidate must pass in Graduation with atleast 45% marks Major/Honours or 50% in Pass Course.

Selection to the Ph.D., M.Phil and D.Litt courses is based on Entrance Test conducted by the University itself followed by interview.

Eligibility Table

Key Points:

• A relaxation of 5% marks is given to the reserved category candidates.
• Candidates may apply up to a maximum of two courses either for M.Phil. and Ph.D. Courses.
• Candidate having PG degree from Assam University, UGC-NET (including JRF)/ UGC CSIR NET (including JRF)/ SLET/ GATE/ teacher fellowship holders, and teachers teaching in the University, will get 10% of her/his PG grade/ percentage of marks as bonus over the entrance examination score.