Assam University to Hold UG Admissions Without CUET Scores
Assam University UG Admissions 2024: The university will use Class 12 marks for 80% of UG seats and CUET 2024 scores for the rest.
Assam University has announced a new admission process for its undergraduate (UG) courses starting from the 2024–25 academic year. The university will no longer require CUET (Common University Entrance Test) scores for UG admissions. Students can now apply with their Class 12 scores.
Under this new process, 80 percent of UG seats will be filled based on Higher Secondary (HS) scores. The remaining 20 percent will go to students with CUET scores. This change aims to offer more opportunities to local students, according to the university management. The new process applies only to UG courses; PG course admissions will still need CUET scores.
Shubham Roy, president of the Assam University Student Union (AUSU) and member of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) party, announced the news online on May 22. The university's management later confirmed it.
The decision to change the admission process came from AUSU's efforts to enhance educational opportunities for local students. Many students from the Barak Valley and other rural areas struggled to take the CUET exam due to a lack of exam centers in their region. This issue has prevented many local students from seeking higher education at the university. In response, AUSU fought for the removal of the CUET score requirement, working with both the university management and government officials to make this change happen.
AUSU thanked the Assam University management, the Government of Assam, and the public for their support in implementing the new admission process.
