Important Dates

• The Affiliated Colleges will announce their Admission Schedule (i.e., date of admission to their PG programmes and commencement of classes) at their convenience.
• Payment of the Application, Admission and other fees shall be made only through the online payment system at the stipulated time.

Seat Matrix

• Seat reservation policy for the Traditional Programmes of the University for the Academic Session2026-27 will be as follows:
  • Reservation of 50% of seats for Gauhati University candidates.
  • Reservation of 50%of seats for Other University candidates including Gauhati University.
  • Further, there will be exceptions for M.Sc. in Geology programme, where the seat reservation ratio will be 30 (for GU candidates): 70 (open for all Universities including GU candidates)
• Seats in the Interdisciplinary programmes of the University remain open to all candidates irrespective of their university affiliation.

Other Reservation of seats shall be as per Government of Assam rules and as per provision of Gauhati University.

Selection Procedure

• All candidates must appear in the PGET-2026 to get admitted to any postgraduate programmes at Gauhati University and its affiliated colleges.
• The selection of eligible candidates for PG programme admission will be solely based on PGET2026 scores. Further, the selection and admission will be considered provisional until the relevant documents/certificates (in their original form) are produced before the respective department where admission is being sought at the time of admission.
• Preference for admission to the relevant programme will be given to candidates who obtain higher marks in the PGET-2026.
• Seat reservations will be made following the guidelines established by the Government of Assam and Gauhati University.
• Merely appearing in the Entrance Test (PGET-2026) does not confer any right to the candidate for admission to a programme. If a candidate does not meet the minimum eligibility criteria during the document verification of the admission process, his/her candidature will be cancelled.

Entrance Examination Fee to be paid by an Applicant

• If an applicant applies for one PG programme, the entrance examination fee will be Rs. 800/-; for two programmes, the entrance examination fee will be Rs. 1600/-; and for three PG programmes, the entrance examination fee will be Rs. 2400/-.
• Application fees can only be paid online (by debit card, credit card, or internet banking). The link to the payment gateway will be provided in the online application portal.
• The application form will be considered finally submitted only after the successful payment of said fees by the applicant and an online receipt will be generated confirming payment.

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