Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University CUET Admission & Cutoff 2026

Garhwal University has released the application form for admission to various UG programs through CUET 2026. Interested candidates can apply online from Samarth portal of university. The last date of registration is July 21. Check this page or more details of eligibility, application and admission process.

HNBGU Garhwal University CUET Admission 2026

HNBGU 2026 CUET Admission Process and Cutoff: The Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University has released the application form for admission to its various UG programs.

Candidates who have appeared in Common University Entrance Test CUET 2026 can apply for admission online from the Samarth Portal. The direct registration link is also provided in this page for CUET admission at HJBGU.

For students planning to apply to HNBGU for the 2026-27 academic session, understanding the institute, its UG programs, and the CUET-based admission procedure is essential. This article covers all the detail of admission in the university.

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A Brief Overview of Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) is a central university offering UG admissions across Sciences, Commerce, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Arts, Law, Life Sciences, and Management. The admission pathway involves appearing for CUET-UG first, then registering separately on HNBGU's SAMARTH portal within the notified window, followed by merit-list-based counseling and document verification.

It functions across three distinct campuses:

• Birla Campus, Srinagar (BCC), with its extension at Chauras Campus (main campus)
• B. Gopal Reddy (BGR) Campus, Pauri
• Swami Ram Teerth (SRT) Campus, Badshahithaul, Tehri

Academic activity at the university is organized into 11 Schools of Study housing 49 departments, covering disciplines from agriculture and life sciences to engineering, law, management, humanities, and the arts. In addition to these three campuses, the university also has around 70 affiliated colleges and institutes across the Garhwal region.

Undergraduate (UG) Programs Offered at HNBGU

HNBGU offers various undergraduate programs across its Schools of Study, spread across its three campuses. The complete list of all UG programs is given here

School of Sciences: B.Sc (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics), B.A./B.Sc. in Home Science, and B.Pharma (Pharmaceutical Science, self-financed).

School of Commerce: B.Com

School of Earth Sciences: B.Sc/B.A in Defence & Strategic Studies, B.Sc. Geology, B.A./B.Sc Geography.

School of Education: B.Ed and B.P.Ed (Physical Education).

School of Engineering and Technology: B.Tech programs in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Instrumentation Engineering (IE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Information Technology (IT).

School of Arts, Communication and Languages: B.A. programs in Drawing & Painting, English and other Foreign Languages, Hindi and Modern Indian Languages, Music, and Sanskrit, along with a B.A. (Hons.) in Mass Communication and a B.Lib. & Information Science program.

School of Law: LL.B (offered at the Tehri and Pauri campuses).

School of Life Sciences: B.Sc programs in Botany & Microbiology, Bio-Chemistry, and Zoology & Biotechnology.

School of Management: BHM & CT (Bachelor in Hotel Management and Catering Technology, self-financed), offered through the Centre for Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Studies.

Additionally, the university's current admission notifications mention Integrated MBA, B.A. LL.B., and diploma programs in Folk Dance and Folk Music as part of the UG-level programs that admit students via CUET-UG.

It's worth noting that seat availability, course duration, and whether a program is offered at the Srinagar, Tehri, or Pauri campus varies by department, so applicants are advised to check the specific department page or the official Admission Prospectus for exact seat matrices before applying.

CUET UG Subject-List Mapping for Various UG Programs

Admission Process Through CUET-UG at HNBGU

Since the introduction of CUET-UG, HNBGU has aligned its undergraduate admission process with the national testing framework administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Here is how the process works, based on the university's official admission circulars:

Step 1: Appear for CUET-UG. Candidates first need to register and appear in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG), conducted by NTA, through the official CUET website. This is a prerequisite for admission to UG programs at HNBGU as there’e no entrance exam for UG programs.

Step 2: Register on the HNBGU SAMARTH Admission Portal. Once CUET-UG results are declared, eligible candidates wishing to seek admission to HNBGU's undergraduate programs (offered both at the university campuses and its affiliated colleges/institutes) must register separately on the university's dedicated SAMARTH admission portal. For the 2026-27 academic session, this registration window was open from 12 July 2026 (1:00 PM) to 21 July 2026 (11:55 PM). There are two separate registration links - one for candidates seeking admission to a University Campus program, and another for those applying to an Affiliated College or Institute.

Step 3: Fill the online application carefully. Candidates need to fill in the online application form on the SAMARTH portal with accuracy, upload all required documents within the stipulated time, and pay the prescribed registration fee. Before applying to a program at any affiliated college, applicants are specifically advised to check that college's own website or contact its office to confirm the program's availability and eligibility criteria, since not every affiliated institute offers every course.

Step 4: Merit list preparation and counseling. Once registration closes, HNBGU prepares merit lists for its various UG programs based on the normalized (NTA) score obtained by candidates in CUET-UG, per each program's specific eligibility and subject-combination criteria. Shortlisted candidates are then called for counseling which, depending on the program, may be conducted online or through physical/offline reporting at the concerned campus or department.

Step 5: Document verification and fee payment. At the counseling stage, candidates must produce original and self-attested photocopies of key documents - Aadhaar ID, Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets, the CUET-UG scorecard, category certificates (OBC-NCL/SC/ST/EWS/PwD, as applicable), NCC/NSS certificates if any, a Transfer Certificate, Character Certificate, and an Anti-Ragging undertaking, among others. Only after successful document verification and payment of tuition and other fees is the seat confirmed; admissions remain strictly provisional until this verification is complete.

Step 6: Subsequent rounds counselling is conducted if seats remain vacant after the first round of counseling, candidates who did not clear the cut-off in the earlier round may still be considered in subsequent rounds, according to seat availability.

Throughout this process, candidates are strongly advised to regularly check both the university website and the SAMARTH portal, since schedules, reporting dates, and any additional instructions are updated there.

Past-Year CUET Cut-offs at HNBGU

The university does not publish cut-offs for every UG course. For few programs, cut-off scores are here category-wise for its B.Tech programs for the 2025-26 admission cycle, based on the CUET UG 2025 normalized score:

"All" indicates that every candidate who applied and met the basic eligibility criteria in that category was offered a seat, since the number of applicants did not exceed the number of available seats. This score is computed based on the candidate's marks in the CUET-UG subjects relevant to B.Tech admission - Physics, Mathematics, and one of Chemistry/Computer Science/Electronics/Information Technology/Biology/Informatics Practices/Biotechnology.

For other UG programs such as B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.Ed., LL.B., BHM&CT, and the various arts and humanities courses - cut-offs are announced separately as each program's counseling and merit list is released, generally soon after CUET-UG results are declared and the SAMARTH registration window closes. Prospective applicants should track the "Counseling Information/Merit List" page on the university website closely during the admission season, as this is where department-wise and category-wise merit lists and cut-offs are uploaded as they become available for the given academic session.

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