AAU Admission 2026

About Assam Agricultural University

Assam Agricultural University (AAU) is a state agricultural university headquartered at Jorhat in Upper Assam, established by the Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968 of the Assam Legislative Assembly. AAU was the sixth agricultural university in India to be set up on the ICAR Land Grant pattern and serves the agricultural research, education and extension needs of Assam and the North-East.

AAU offers UG, PG and Ph.D programmes across agriculture, horticulture, community science, fisheries, nutrition and dietetics, sericulture, food technology, agribusiness management (MBA) and veterinary sciences. UG admission is through the AAU Common Entrance Test (AAU-CET) and ICAR AIEEA UG; PG admission is through the AAU PGET and ICAR AIEEA PG, with TA score considered for inter-state quota seats.

For 2026-27, the AAU UG entrance test is scheduled for 29 and 30 June 2026, with the online application closing on 20 May 2026 and an application fee of ₹1000. The admission portal is at admission.aau.ac.in.

Application fee: ₹1,000 (General) / ₹500 (Reserved) · Official site ↗

Entrance Exams

State Common Entrance Test

Other accepted exams

• AAU CET
• ICAR AIEEA UG
• ICAR AIEEA PG
• GATE

Eligibility

UG: 10+2 with PCB / PCM (Agriculture / Horticulture / Community Science / Fisheries / Veterinary) from a recognised board; AAU CET / ICAR AIEEA UG rank. PG: Bachelor's degree in the relevant agricultural discipline with the minimum aggregate; AAU PGET / ICAR AIEEA PG rank. Ph.D: Master's with UGC-prescribed aggregate plus AAU research entrance.

Important Dates

How to Apply

1. 1
   Read the AAU 2026 notification
   Visit admission.aau.ac.in for the AAU 2026 notification, course list, fee structure and entrance test pattern.
2. 2
   Apply for AAU CET / ICAR AIEEA
   Register on admission.aau.ac.in by 20 May 2026, upload documents and pay the ₹1000 application fee. Inter-state candidates additionally apply for ICAR AIEEA UG / PG via icar.nta.nic.in.
3. 3
   Appear for AAU CET
   AAU UG entrance test is on 29-30 June 2026; PG and Ph.D entrances follow as per the programme schedule.
4. 4
   Counselling and admission
   Qualified candidates participate in AAU online counselling, exercise programme / college preferences and confirm allotment by reporting to the Jorhat campus or constituent college.

Previous Year Cutoffs

Cutoffs will be published here once last year's data is verified.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available for eligible candidates at this university.

ICAR National Talent Scholarship (NTS), AAU merit scholarships, North-East Region scholarships, SC/ST/OBC/EWS post-matric scholarships and Assam state schemes.

Reservations

Assam state reservation: SC 7%, ST(P) 10%, ST(H) 5%, OBC/MOBC 27%, EWS 10%; PwBD 5% horizontal. ICAR inter-state quota of 25% via AIEEA TA score.

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