Cotton Post-Graduate Entrance Examination

Cotton University (CU) Guwahati, Assam conducts the Cotton Post-Graduate Entrance Examination (CPGEE) to provide admissions into various master degree (PG) courses under the university. Examination is open to all candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria. However, Cotton graduates can chose to get admission based on CGPA in qualifying examination.

Important dates of Cotton Post-Graduate Entrance Examination (Tentative)

Commencement of Online Application: June
Last Date of Submission of Online Application: July
CPGEE Dates: Third week of July
For exact dates see educationnews.shiksha

CPGEE Eligibility Criteria:

A graduate of respective streams can apply for desired Programmes such as Master of Arts in Arabic, Anthropology, Assamese, Bengali, Botany, Chemistry, Economics, English, Education, Geography, Geology, Hindi, History, Mathematics, Persian, Philosophy, Physics, Sanskrit, Statistics, Zoology, Psychology, Sociology, Computer Application (CS/IT/CE/SE/BCA or equivalent) and PGDCA.

CPGEE Numbers of Seats

50% of the Seats, reserved for CCSU graduates: Based on qualifying examination CGPA.
50% of the Seats in Open Category: Based on marks obtained in the Cotton Post-Graduate Entrance Examination (CPGEE)
Reservation for Differently abled (DA) candidates : 3% seats are reserved for DA candidates.
Reservation for candidates with merit in Extra and Co-curricular Activities:
- Total 5 seats for merits in Cultural activities
- Total 5 seats for merits in Sports activities
- Total 5 seats for merits in Co-curricular activities (NCC, NSS, Literary, Debates & Quiz etc.)

For DA and EC reserved seats, fill up additional form available in Office of CCSU, and submit as per guidelines prescribed in the form.