Base UG admissions on CUET scores: NEHU to affiliated colleges

By Our Reporter

SHILLONG, May 25: The North-East-
ern Hill University (NEHU) on Monday
issued a fresh clarification to reiterate
that admissions to Undergraduate (UG)
programmes in colleges affiliated to
the university for the academic session
2026-27 must follow the prescribed
guidelines and be based primarily on
Common University Entrance Test
(CUET-UG) 2026 scores.

The clarification follows a series of
communications issued by the Central
Admission Committee (CAC), NEHU,
through letters dated April 29 and May
4, as well as a communication issued
by the Director of the College Develop-
ment Council (CDC), NEHU, on May
15, addressed to all principals of affili-
ated colleges.

The university reiterated that all af-
filiated colleges are required to strictly
adhere to the Admission Guidelines and
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
issued from time to time by NEHU and
its CAC.

According to directives of the Union
Ministry of Education, the CUET-UG
score is mandatory for admission to
undergraduate programmes in central
universities and their affiliated colleges.
NEHU stated that admissions to UG
programmes for the academic session
2026-27 must be strictly based on CUET
(UG) 2026 scores during the first round
of admissions.

Clarifying reports of confusion over
admissions based solely on Class XII
examination results, NEHU stated that
affiliated colleges must not conduct
spot, provisional or final admissions
before the declaration of CUET-UG
2026 results. (Contd on P-7)