Assam Univ declares course specific admission policy for admission to UG/IG courses through CUET

April 16: The admission to Under Graduate (UG) and Integrated (IG) courses to be offered by Assam University for the session 2022-2023 will be through admission test to be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) as per directives of UGC. In this connection, Registrar of the University has notified ‘Course Specific Admission Policy’ to be followed for calculating merit of the candidates seeking admission to UG/IG courses to be offered by Assam University for the session 2022-23.

(a) Integrated M.Sc in Computer Science: Rank of candidates applied for admission to Integrated M.Sc in Computer Science shall be decided on the basis of sum total of CUET score in (a) Languages (b) General knowledge and (c) three domain specific subjects viz; Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and any other science subject. In language group, English shall be considered as a mandatory subject. Minimum eligibility criteria and other essential conditions for submitting application shall be the same as mentioned in the prospectus.

(b) Integrated B.Sc.B.Ed: Rank of candidates applied for admission to Integrated B.Sc.B.Ed shall be decided on the basis of sum total of CUET score in (a) Languages (b) General knowledge and (c) three domain specific subjects of which Teaching Aptitude shall be considered as mandatory. Candidates desiring admission to Honours course in Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry should have Physics or Chemistry or Mathematics as domain specific subject other than Honours subject. Similarly candidates seeking admission to Botany (Hons)/ Zoology (Hons) should have either Chemistry or Botany or Zoology as domain specific subject other than Honours subject. Minimum eligibility criteria and other essential conditions for submitting application shall be the same as mentioned in the prospectus.

(c) Bachelor in Performing Arts (B.P.A): Rank of candidates applied for admission to BPA shall be decided on the basis of sum total of CUET score in (a) Languages (b) General knowledge and (c) three domain specific subjects of which Performing Arts shall considered as mandatory. Minimum eligibility criteria and other essential conditions for submitting application shall be the same as mentioned in the prospectus.

(d) Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science ( B.Pharm): Rank of candidates applied for admission to B.Pharm shall be decided on the basis of sum total of CUET score in (a) Languages (b) General knowledge and (c) three domain specific subjects viz Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Mathematics. Minimum eligibility and other essential conditions for submitting application shall be the same as mentioned in the prospectus.

(e) Bachelor of Visual Arts ( B.V.A): Rank of candidates applied for admission to BVA shall be decided on the basis of sum total of CUFF score in (a) Languages (b) General knowledge and (c) three domain specific subjects of which Fine Arts or Visual Arts shall considered as mandatory. Minimum eligibility criteria and other essential conditions for submitting application shall be the same as mentioned in the prospectus.

(f) Integrated BA.LLB ( Honours): Rank of candidates applied for admission to BA.LLB (Hons) shall be decided on the basis of sum total of CUET score in (a) Languages (b) General knowledge and (c) any three domain specific subjects. Minimum eligibility criteria and other essential conditions for submitting application shall be the same as mentioned in the prospectus.

(g) Integrated Masters in Social Works (M.S.W) i.e BSW 6 semesters leading to MSW 4 semesters: Rank of candidates applied for admission to MSW shall be decided on the basis of sum total of CUET score in (a) Languages (b) General knowledge and (c) any three domain specific subjects. In Language group English shall be considered as a mandatory subject. Minimum eligibility and other essential conditions for submitting application shall be the same as mentioned in the prospectus.

(h) In addition to languages and General Knowledge, candidates seeking admission to UG/IG Courses of Assam University, should opt for minimum three course specific domain subjects in CUET (UG)-2022.

Admission to seven UG/IG courses offered by Assam University will be based on the NTA scores. However, the admission to TDC courses in the affiliated colleges of Assam University will continue as usual. Students seeking admission to TDC courses in affiliated colleges will not have to appear in CUET. Even admission in PG courses in Assam University will be outside the purview of Common University Entrance Test (CUET).

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said that the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will neither make the board exams irrelevant nor give a push to “coaching culture”. He said that the CUET will reduce the focus on scoring 100% marks. CUET will provide a level-playing field to students from all boards. Instances of students scoring 98% and not getting a college will be reduced, added the UGC Chairman.

According to NTA, the CUET will provide a single-window opportunity to students seeking admission in any central university across the country. The exam will be conducted in a Computer-Based Test (CBT) Mode.