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Cotton University PG Admissions 2024: Check the Exam Schedule and other latest details here

The application portal for Cotton University PG Admissions 2024 will open soon, read this detailed article to know everything about the admission procedures.

Cotton University has released the notifications for admission into postgraduate courses. The application portal for Cotton University PG Admissions 2024 will be open from the 4th of June, and interested candidates will have time upto the 14th of June to apply for admissions.

All the students, who wish to apply for Cotton University PG Admissions 2024 can find the complete details, starting from the Courses available, Eligibility Criteria, and Steps to apply to the selection procedures in this detailed article.

Also read: Cotton University PG Entrance Exam: Download Previous Year’s Question Papers now

Courses Available

In this academic session 2024-25, Cotton University will admit around 1000 students to its PG courses. Here is the detailed list of courses available along with the number of seats in each programme:

COURSESSEATS AVAILABLE
Master of Arts (MA)614
Master of Science (M.Sc)282
Master of Computer Application (MCA)40
M.Sc. in MBBT20
M. Com20
MA in Mass Communication & Journalism26
Master of Library & Information Science20
Master of Law (LLM)20

50% seats for Cotton Graduates

Cotton University reserves 50% of seats in all the PG programmes for the graduates of the university itself. Hence, any graduate from Cotton University, who is passing this year or has passed in 2023 can avail the benefit of the same and get their admissions. The remaining 50% of the seats in each postgraduate programme will be open to graduate students from any recognised universities/ institutions, subject to their eligibility conditions.

However, there are no such reservations for Cotton graduates in the few programmes, and 100% of the seats in the following courses are open to all:

  • Master of Library & Information Science
  • LLM
  • MA in Bodo
  • M.Com

Detailed Seat Matrix in Master of Arts (MA)

COURSESCOTTON GRADUATESOPEN CATEGORYELIGIBILITY
Ancient Indian History, Culture, and Archaeology1010Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in any discipline from a recognized university.
Anthropology1313Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Anthropology
Arabic2020Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Arabic
Assamese2828Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Assamese
Bengali1010Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Bengali
Bodo–20Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Bodo
Economics2727Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Economics
Education2020Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Education
English2828Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in English
Hindi1818Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Hindi
History2222Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in History
Mass Communication and Journalism1313Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in any discipline from a recognized university.
Persian1010Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Persian
Philosophy2525Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Philosophy
Political Science3030Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Political Science
Psychology1313Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in any discipline from a recognized university.
Sanskrit1010Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Sanskrit
Sociology1313Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in any discipline from a recognized university.

Detailed Seat Matrix in Master of Science (M.Sc)

COURSESCOTTON GRADUATESOPEN CATEGORYELIGIBILITY
Botany1212Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Botany
Chemistry1717Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Chemistry
Environmental Biology and Wildlife Sciences1010Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in a Science subject from a recognized University
Geography1717Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Geography
Geology1010Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Geology
Mathematics2222Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Mathematics
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology*1010Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Zoology, Botany, Biotechnology, Microbiology, or similar discipline from a recognized University
Physics1717Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Physics
Statistics1212Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Statistics
Zoology1414Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in Zoology
*Note: Opening of the process of online application for admission to M.Sc. in MBBT shall be notified at a later date.

Seat Matrix of Other Courses

COURSESCOTTON GRADUATESOPEN CATEGORYELIGIBILITY
Master in Computer Applications (MCA)  2020Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a passing mark in Mathematics in Class 12th
Master of Library & Information Science–20Bachelor’s Degree with Major/ Honours in any discipline
Master of Law (LLM)–20LLB Degree
M.Com20Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce with Honours in relevant discipline

Cotton University PG Admissions 2024: How to apply?

  • First of all, candidates need to visit the official website of Cotton University
  • Click on the highlighted link saying ‘Admissions 2024-25’
  • Once you are redirected to the admission portal, click on the ‘Register’ button given under the headline ‘Online Admission Form Fill-up for PG Courses’
  • Now, enter your Email ID and Mobile number, choose postgraduate in the option given to select courses, and then request an OTP and submit it
  • After registering successfully, candidates have to log into the admission portal and fill up the application form part by part, as instructed in the admission portal
  • Next, candidates have to upload their photo, signature, and all the necessary documents
  • Lastly, the applicants should pay the application & entrance fees and submit the form
  • Also, candidates need to download the Application Form of Cotton University PG Admissions 2024, as it may be required for future references

Application Fees

While registering for Cotton University PG Admissions 2024, students must pay the application & entrance fees of Rs. 800. Candidates can pay the registration fees by choosing any of the payment methods available in the admission portal. The available payment methods are Debit Cards, Credit Cards, UPI, etc.

However, for existing students of Cotton University, a part of the application fees will be refunded if he/she chooses to go for CGPA-based admissions only and doesn’t appear in CPGEE 2024.

Admission Procedure

(a) For Cotton Graduates

The candidates, who have graduated from Cotton University itself in the years 2023 and 2024 can get their admissions via the following methods:

  • CGPA-Based Admission: In all subjects requiring candidates to have honours in the concerned subject, the Cotton graduate can be admitted based on their CGPA in bachelor’s degree. Such candidates should have a minimum of 5.5 CGPA for admissions (5.3 for OBC/ MOBC and 5.0 for SC/ ST candidates)
  • Entrance-Based Admission: In those subjects for which the eligibility criteria of Honours/ Major in the qualifying UG Degree does not specify the concerned subject only, admissions will be based on CPGEE 2024 scores. Here is the list of such courses:
    • MA in Ancient Indian History, Culture, and Archaeology
    • Master of Computer Applications
    • M.Sc in Environmental Biology & Wildlife Sciences
  • The standard reservation policy set by the government of Assam for OBC/ MOBC/ ST(P)/ ST(H)/ SC/ EWS/ PWD candidates will be followed while admitting Cotton graduates.

(b) For Open Category Seats

  • On the other hand, for the remaining 50% of seats in such courses and 100% of seats in programmes like Master in Library Science, LLM, M.Com, and MA in Bodo; the admission will be based on the candidate’s performance in the Cotton University Postgraduate Entrance Test, also known as CPGEE.
  • The standard reservation policy set by the government of Assam for OBC/ MOBC/ ST(P)/ ST(H)/ SC/ EWS/ PWD candidates will also be applicable for admissions in open category seats.

CPGEE 2024 & Merit List

The entrance examination for Cotton University PG Admissions 2024 will probably be conducted by the last week of June. This will be an OMR-based paper and candidates will need to solve 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in 90 minutes. The candidates will be awarded 4 marks for each of their correct answers and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

The question papers for CPGEE 2024 will be based on Cotton University’s syllabus for the corresponding undergraduate course. And for programmes, which are not available in the UG curriculum of the university; question papers will be based on the standard syllabuses of reputed universities under UGC.

Once the entrance test is completed, Cotton University will release the subject-wise merit lists for both CGPA and CPGEE-based admissions. Selected students can get their admissions according to these lists on the scheduled dates for Cotton University PG Admissions 2024 into corresponding programmes.

CPGEE-2024 Schedule

The schedule of CPGEE-2024 has been released. The details of the exam schedule is given in the Important Link section, below.

Dates & Events

All the candidates should note the following dates for Cotton University PG Admissions 2024:

Start of the online application process4th June 2024
Last date for Registration14th June 2024 (till 11:00 PM)
Conduct of entrance exam (CPGEE 2024)2nd July 2024 to 5th July 2024
Release of Merit listsNot announced yet
Date of AdmissionsNot announced yet
Commencement of ClassesNot announced yet

Important Links

Official Website
Admission Portal
General Information & Instructions about PG Admissions
Notification of Cotton University PG Admissions 2024
Previous Papers of CPGEE
CPGEE-2024 Schedule

Notes:

  • If a candidate wants to apply in more than one subject or programme, then she/he has to complete the online application procedure in those subjects or programmes separately.
  • However, there shall be no change of schedule of CPGEE 2024, if there happens to be a clash of date and time of the entrance examinations for any candidate applying for multiple PG programmes.
  • We advise all the students to keep a close watch on the official website for all relevant updates regarding Cotton University PG Admissions 2024.

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Hirak Jyoti Sharma

Hirak is a Co-Founder of Bohikitap. He is a freelancing Graphic Designer by profession and has completed his Bachelor's Degree with honors in Mathematics before this. He is the mind behind the creation and development of Bohikitap and has always tried to be a team player to establish Bohikitap to great heights.
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