Assam: Portal for HS admission to open on April 17; registration starts for UG courses

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: The education department is all set for admissions in higher secondary and undergraduate (UG) courses for the academic session 2025-26. Both admission processes will be conducted through online portals--DARPAN for higher secondary (HS) and SAMARTH for UG courses.

The results of the HSLC exam 2025 were declared on Friday. The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) Division II will open the DARPAN portal on April 17, initiating the process for admissions into HS 1st Year classes in different institutions like universities, degree colleges, senior secondary schools, and HS schools under the board. A notification was issued by the board on Saturday, with guidelines for students as well as institutions regarding the admission process.

According to the guidelines, submission of online applications by students has to be made from April 17 to 24. Merit lists and waiting lists will be prepared by the institutions on April 25 and 26. The institutions will publish provisional, selection and waiting lists on April 27, which will be valid until May 10. Acceptance of admission offers by students has to be made from April 27 to 29. Confirmation of admission by institutions has to be done on the DARPAN portal between April 30 and May 10. However, for the students who did not get admission as per the timeline mentioned, the portal will again go live for a period of five days and prior to May 15. It is also mentioned that a student can submit up to a maximum of five applications to different institutions.

Incidentally, the SAMARTH portal for admission into the four-year UG courses and five-year integrated Masters programmes across all government, private, provincialised, PDUAM, government model colleges and state universities in the state was opened for registration on April 11. Students are required to register and complete their profiles starting April 11. After the declaration of the Class 12 results, students have to select their preferred institutions and programs. Institutions are required to prepare and upload their prospectus in PDF format by May 5. There is no registration fee or any charges for accessing the prospectus on the portal. Students are to pay the prescribed admission fees, as per the uniform fees structure approved by the Assam government, for regular courses and have to pay the actual fees for self-financed courses as applicable. Students eligible for a fee waiver will be provided the facility accordingly.

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