Guwahati University - GU

Gauhati University conducts the admission process for all the UG, PG, certificate, and Diploma courses in online mode. Interested candidates can fill the admission forms through the official website. The admissions to Gauhati University Assam are currently open. Interested candidates can go to the GU Guwahati website for updates around the Gauhati University admissions.

Gauhati University offers admission on the basis of merit acquired in the last qualifying exam, and entrance scores. To get admission to Guwahati University, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility criteria. For UG courses, candidates must have qualified Class 12 from any recognised national or state board with the specified minimum aggregate. Similarly, for PG courses, candidates must have completed graduation with the specified minimum aggregate from any recognised university/ institute. Candidates can apply to the desired course online on the website.

Guwahati University offers modern infrastructural facilities to the students including laboratories, classrooms, a library, hostels, and cafeterias. Some of the facilities are:

• State-of-the-art auditorium
• Well-equipped conference hall and seminar hall
• Library and hostel facilities for boys and girls
• Labs, cafeteria, and convenience store

Gauhati University provides hostel facilities for boys and girls. The Gauhati University campus is equipped with CCTV cameras to offer a safe and secure surrounding. The hostels are equipped with basic facilities such as mess, water purifiers, electricity, etc. Rental and paying guest facilities are also available nearby the campus.

Gauhati University offers admissions on the basis of merit and entrance, both. The university requires entrance exam including CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, CUET, Assam CEE, JEE Main, NEET PG, GATE, Asaam JMEE, Andhra Pradesh PECET, etc. to offer admission to the courses. To get admission to Gauhati University, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility.

Gauhati University tuition fee costs around INR 2,500 - INR 3.1 L. The fee is exclusive of other components including application fee, examination fee, security deposit, etc. The fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change. Aspirants can check the official website before applying.

Gauhati University is approved by University Grants Commission. Gauhati University is also approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. GU Guwahati is also accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with an 'A' grade.

In 2025, the JEE Main last round closing ranks for BTech admission ranged between 152751 and 978969, for the students belonging to the OBC AI category. The cutoff ranks vary across different rounds and specialisations. Table below consists of JEE Main last round cutoff ranks for the BTech course, across multiple specialisations. 

Gauhati University admits UG students based on merit or entrance exam scores. The university offers various UG courses such as BTech, BCom, BA, etc. Guwahati University offers popular programmes are BTech and MBA. The university offers BTech specialisation in CSE, Civil, Biotechnology,  Chemical, Information Technology, Mechanical,  Electrical, and others. BTech students are placed in top companies in various sectors.

To obtain admission to BTech at Guwahati University, the candidate should pass Class 12 with a minimum of 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English. The relaxation is for reserved category students with 45% for SC and 40% for ST candidates. Also, a valid JEE Main or Assam CEE rank is required. Final admission is made through counselling organized by DTE Assam.