SAMARTH Admission Portal
In a bid to streamline the admission process for Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) and Five-Year Integrated Masters Programme (FYIMP) in all Higher Education Institutes of Assam, Govt. of Assam had launched a common online admission portal called SAMARTH with effective from the academic session 2023 – 2024. SAMARTH Admission Portal facilitates the admission process for FYUGP and FYIMP courses across all Government, Private, Provincialized, PDUAM, Government Model Colleges and State Universities in Assam.
"Samarth" is an initiative by the Ministry of Education started in 2019, under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology NMEICT-II (now NMEICT-III), with an aim to enable the universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through a digital framework for planning, management, delivery, and monitoring of services for students, staff, and other stakeholders. Under the project, the HEIs are provided with a fully managed, cloud based, comprehensive ERP that is custom built for HEIs of the country.
SAMARTH Admission Portal Details
Name of portal: Assam State Higher Education Admission Portal
Academic session: 2026 – 2027
Date of launch of the portal: 14th June 2023, 6 PM
Affiliating university: List is given below as List of Participating Universities
Name of course: FYUGP (Four-year Undergraduate Programme), FYIMP (Five-year Integrated Master Programme) and FYIPGP (Five-year Integrated Post Graduate Programme
Duration of course: 4 year or 5 year integrated programmes
Name of department: Directorate of Higher Education, Assam
Related Article: DHE Assam Student Unique ID
The students aspiring to take admissions in all the government and aided colleges of Assam and universities can now use this integrated admission platform called Assam State Higher Education Admission Portal to get admitted in the desired course and institution. Students would now not have to move from place to place for submitting admission forms.
The students aspiring to take admissions in all the government and aided colleges of Assam and universities can now use this integrated admission platform called Assam State Higher Education Admission Portal to get admitted in the desired course and institution. Students would now not have to move from place to place for submitting admission forms.
The admission would be given in the college and course of the choice of the student on the basis of merit. Apart from being convenient the portal would also save the money of the students.
Students will get six (6) options for program selection either in the same Higher Educational Institution (University/Colleges) or in different Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) (University/Colleges).
SAMARTH Helpline
Anyone facing difficulty in Assam State Higher Education Admission Portal may send their grievances via email or phone to appropriate authority for a resolution.
| Email | admission.samarth@gauhati.ac.in |
| Phone No | 9864978356 |
| Contact Person Details | Click Here |
Note: Please first contact the helpdesk of the institution you are applying to via the Contact Us page.
If unresolved, email or WhatsApp with:
- Registration Number
- Name
- College & Programme
Assam Government Fee Waiver Scheme
To provide access to the poor students of the State and to help them achieve the benefits of Higher Education, Govt. of Assam has introduced a novel scheme of getting admission through tuition fee waiver. The Scheme will be applicable to the students seeking admission into 1st Year of H.S./B.A./B.Sc./B.Com and M.A./M.Sc/M.Com courses.
The Govt. of Assam Fee waiver scheme is to be linked to SAMARTH portal. As such all the deserving students can avail fee waiver only when the students apply through the SAMARTH platform.
Pl note that only ration card will be considered for determining eligibility under fee waiver scheme.
How to Apply for Assam College Admission?
So, starting from 2023 – 2024 academic session, Govt. of Assam has abolished the old admission process for UG admission. All the students who have passed Higher Secondary final examination now have to apply online through Samarth Portal for Bachelor Degree courses.
Once, online application process is over, students can take admission in his college of choice as per merit list. The Samarth Online Admission Process has been elaborated below.
Step 1: Scroll down, go to Important Web-Link's section.
Step 2: Click Online Application Form Link.
Step 3: First Register yourself putting your basic details. Name and other details entered by the applicant need to be the same as in the Class X Board Marksheet.
Step 4: Next, enter all personal and educational information as required.
Step 5: Upload your educational and other documents as required.
Step 6: At the end, submit the form. An acknowledgement receipt will be generated.
Step 7: Also, take a print of the submitted form and acknowledgement copy .
Step 1: Scroll down, go to Important Web-Link's section.
Step 2: Click Online Application Form Link.
Step 3: First Register yourself putting your basic details. Name and other details entered by the applicant need to be the same as in the Class X Board Marksheet.
Step 4: Next, enter all personal and educational information as required.
Step 5: Upload your educational and other documents as required.
Step 6: At the end, submit the form. An acknowledgement receipt will be generated.
Step 7: Also, take a print of the submitted form and acknowledgement copy .
The admission process is divided into two steps:
Step 1: Students are required to register and complete their profiles starting from 11th April 2026, 04:00 PM onwards.
Step 2: After Class 12th results are declared, students will select their preferred institutions and programs. (Step 1 will remain open even after commencement of Step 2)
Documents to upload @ Samarth Portal Assam
Students need to upload the following documents in desired formats as well as sizes to complete their application process.
- Recent Passport Size Photograph
- Signature
- HSLC/ Equivalent Registration Certificate
- HSLC/ Equivalent Admit Card
- HSLC/ Equivalent Marksheet
- HSLC/ Equivalent Pass Certificate
- HS/ Equivalent Registration Certificate
- HS/ Equivalent Marksheet
- HS/ Equivalent Pass Certificate
- Bank Passbook
- Caste Certificate (As Applicable)
- Disability Certificate (As Applicable)
- TGL or Ex-TGL Certificate (As Applicable)
Important Dates of Assam College Admission 2026
Non CUET
- Starting date of submission of online registration: 11th April 2026
- Registration and Programme selection by applicants and scrutiny of applications: 12-22 May 2026
- Correction window for students: 23-25 May 2026
- Scrutiny of applications by HEIs of ‘corrected applications’ if any: 26-28 May 2026
- Publication of 1st Merit list: 2 June 2026
- Admissions of applicants in 1st Merit list: 4 - 6 June 2026
- Publication of 2nd Merit list: 9 June 2026
- Admissions of applicants in 2nd Merit list: 10 - 12 June 2026
- Spot Admission: 15 June 2026
- Commencement of 1st Semester classes: 1 August 2026
CUET
- Starting date of submission of online registration: 11th April 2026
- Registration and Programme selection by applicants and scrutiny of applications: 5- 13 July 2026
- Correction window for students: 14-15 July 2026
- Publication of 1st Merit list: 19 July 2026
- Admissions of applicants in 1st Merit list: 21-22 July 2026
- Publication of 2nd Merit list: 23 July 2026
- Admissions of applicants in 2nd Merit list: 25-26 July 2026
- Spot Admission: 28 July 2026 (CUET)
- Final Spot Admission (for both non CUET and CUET): 29-31 July 2026
- Commencement of 1st Semester classes: 1 August 2026
# For more details, pl check Timeline of Events as given below.
Important Web-Links of SAMARTH Portal
| Online Application Form | Register | Login |
| Fee Waiver Notice | Click Here |
| Timeline of Events | Click Here |
| Official Notification | Click Here |
| Applicant User Guide | Click Here |
| Admission Process Guide | Click Here |
| List of Institutions | Click Here |
| List of Programmes | Click Here |
| FAQs | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
List of Participating Institutes
This section will provide us a list of universities as well as autonomous institutes/ colleges in Assam who participated in SAMARTH Online Admission process. Here is the list of institutions participated in the academic session 2026 - 2027.
| Assam University | ||
| Assam Science and Technology University | ||
| Assam Women's University | ||
| Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya | ||
| Pragjyotishpur University | ||
| Assam Don Bosco University | ||
| Assam Royal Global University | ||
| Girijananda Chowdhury University | ||
| Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya | ||
| Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya | ||
| Bhattadev University | ||
| Bodoland University | ||
| Dibrugarh University | ||
| Gauhati University | ||
| Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University | ||
| Madhabdev University | ||
| Majuli University of Culture | ||
| Rabindranath Tagore University | ||
| Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous) | ||
| Cotton University | ||
| Furkating College (Autonomous) | ||
| Debraj Roy College (Autonomous) | ||
| Dhakuakhana College (Autonomous) | ||
| Dimoria College (Autonomous) | ||
| Golaghat Commerce College (Autonomous) | ||
| B. Borooah College (Autonomous) | ||
| Bhola Nath College (Autonomous) | ||
| Chaiduar College (Autonomous) | ||
| Digboi College (Autonomous) | ||
| DHSK College (Autonomous) | ||
| Rangapara College (Autonomous) | ||
| Tinsukia College (Autonomous) | ||
| Jagannath Barooah University | ||
| North Lakhimpur University | ||
| Nowgong College (Autonomous) | ||
| Sibsagar University |
Other Criteria for Admission in FYUGP, FYIMP & FYIPGP Programme
Here is a number of important criteria for admission into FYUGP, FYIMP & FYIPGP Programmes.
- Admission for FYUGP (Four-year Undergraduate Programme), FYIMP (Five-year Integrated Master Programme) and FYIPGP (Five-year Integrated Post Graduate Programme) either through non-CUET mode or CUET mode,4 will be provisioned only through the common admission portal (https://assamadmission.samarth.ac.in/) for all Govt/ Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Adarsha Mahavidyalaya/ Provincialized/ Govt. Model Colleges/ Autonomous Colleges. Additionally, admissions for FYIMP and FYUGP in State University campuses and Participating Private/ Venture/ Non-Government Colleges affiliated with State Universities and Assam University will also be provisioned only through the common admission portal. (https://assamadmission.samarth.ac.in/)
- Students will get six (6) options for program selection either in the same Higher Educational Institution (University/Colleges) or in different Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) (University/Colleges).
- Students need to mark preferences against the options of programs. HEIs will be indicated of the preference given by the applicants. Autonomous Colleges /Universities
- shall prepare the merit lists in accordance with their admission rules. However, affiliated Colleges shall prepare their Merit list in accordance to the relevant policy of the concerned Affiliating Universities.
- HEIs will have to do the academic scrutiny (selection of papers based on eligibility for the program/discipline) of verified marks after entering SAMARTH form number / CUET registration numbers.
- After Academic Scrutiny, the HEIs will mark the students considered for offering admission by processing the merit list in the admission portal itself. Once marked and saved by the HEI, the merit list for the programs can be generated and visible to students in the “merit list section” of the admission portal (https://assamadmission.samarth.ac.in/) After the lists are published in the admission.
- The students will receive an admission offer message with a URL in their registered email and mobile number for further processing. Only upon acceptance of the admission offer by the applicant by logging into their admission portal, the Universities or Colleges will be able to process the application for grant of admission.
- In the subsequent merit lists, if an admitted student is offered admission in a program/College in a relatively higher order of their preference, and if they wish to take admission in the other HEI then they need to raise a cancellation request on the first day of publication of the subsequent merit list till 5 P.M and the cancellation request will be automatically approved, so that the applicant may take admission easily. The fee will be refunded automatically, provided they make the payment through the Integrated Payment Gateway. In case the student has made the payment in cash then they need to collect the refund from the institution itself.
- The total number of students in the Merit list against each program and discipline will be strictly as per the sanctioned seat matrix for the Major program in that discipline. In the case of Discipline Specific programs, the Merit list against that discipline-specific programme will be as per the sanctioned seat matrix for that discipline-specific programme. Once admission is offered by the College/University to candidates, it is mandatory for the HEIs to give admission to candidates subject to document scrutiny and in compliance with college/university policies, as applicable.
- Waiting lists may be published by respective HEIs if they desire to do so. However, this is optional and if the students who appear in the waiting lists are not subsequently added in the next merit list, then the Department of Higher Education nor the SAMARTH team will be responsible.
- Colleges and Universities will have the discretion to check and verify the Income certificates produced by applicants at the time of admission. In case of any doubt, the Institution may ask the candidate to produce further relevant documents to ascertain the validity of the claim regarding the status of income below 4 lakhs, and only after being fully satisfied with the authenticity of the claim, they are to be granted admission under the Fee Waiver category. If the Institution is unsatisfied with the claim, they need to inform the applicant in writing with justification and grant admission under the non-fee waiver category.
- HEIs will be able to view their Fee status (received either through Cash or Payment gateway) and the net amount (admission minus cancellation) shall be remitted to the HEI’s account upon completion of the cycle of admission 2026-27.
FAQs of SAMARTH Admission Portal
What is SAMARTH Admission Portal?
SAMARTH Admission Portal is an online portal for admission to UG courses of Assam as per New Education Policy 2020.
What is the starting date of submission of online application for SAMARTH Admission Portal ?
The starting date of submission of online application for SAMARTH Admission Portal is 11th April 2026.
What is the last date of submission of online application for SAMARTH Admission Portal ?
The last date of submission of online application for SAMARTH Admission Portal is 22th May 2026 for Non-CUET and 13th July for CUET Candidates.
