AAU Important Admission Dates

Applications for AAU's Diploma Programmes in Agriculture and Horticulture are open. The university lists the submission and payment deadline in its official admission announcement. The expected dates for the 2027-28 degree admission cycle remain tentative.

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AAU Programmes and Fees

Across its 6 constituent colleges, AAU has more than 120 programmes in agriculture, veterinary science, fisheries, community science, horticulture and sericulture. Total undergraduate fees start at INR 7.76 Lakhs for certain BFSc specialisations and reach INR 10.41 Lakhs for the 5-year B.V.Sc and A.H.

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Only a handful of Indian agricultural universities have a Tea Husbandry and Technology track. AAU's offering makes it a national reference point for Assam's tea industry. At Jorhat, Biswanath Chariali and Rangamati, B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture students can specialise in Agronomy, Soil Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Agricultural Economics, Entomology and Environmental Science.

AAU Admission Steps and Eligibility

AAU's Admission Committee fills the 85% state quota through AAU-CET merit lists. The other 15% of seats across undergraduate programmes fall under the ICAR quota. These seats use the All India Entrance Examination for Admission (ICAR AIEEA), conducted by ICAR, New Delhi, followed by central ICAR counselling. AAU-CET is a university entrance examination held as a computer-based test (CBT).

The main admission stages are:

1. Check the subject requirements and minimum marks for the chosen degree.
2. Take the entrance examination accepted for that programme.
3. Follow the relevant merit list and counselling process. For B.Sc Agriculture, submit the seat preference form.
4. Complete document verification.
5. For B.Sc Agriculture, pay the required fee at the allotted constituent college.

The examinations and academic requirements differ by course. PCB means Physics, Chemistry and Biology; PCM means Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Entry to B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture

• Students need 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, or the Agriculture stream. The minimum aggregate is 50%, reduced to 45% for SC/ST/OBC applicants.
• Selection uses either AAU-CET or ICAR AIEEA UG.
• The AAU-CET computer-based paper lasts 2 hours. Its 160 multiple-choice questions cover Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.
• After the merit list, applicants submit college and seat preferences, have their documents checked and pay the fee at the constituent college.
• At the College of Agriculture, Jorhat, the B.Sc Agriculture cutoff usually falls in the upper percentile bands. Competition for ICAR AIEEA quota seats is greater because applicants can come from anywhere in India.

Entry to B.V.Sc and A.H.

• A 50% aggregate in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology is needed.
• Applicants can qualify through AAU-CET Veterinary or ICAR AIEEA UG.
• Admission includes document checks and counselling that follows State Veterinary Council requirements.

Entry to BFSc

• Students must complete 10+2 with PCB or PCM and at least 50% aggregate.
• AAU-CET and ICAR AIEEA UG are the accepted examinations.
• The AAU Admission Committee allots seats according to merit.

Entry to M.Sc, M.V.Sc and M.F.Sc

• A bachelor's degree in the relevant agricultural discipline is necessary. Students need 60% aggregate, while the requirement for SC/ST students is 55%.
• The accepted tests are AAU's Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET) and ICAR AIEEA PG.
• Holders of ICAR JRF/SRF receive admission priority with stipend support.

Entry to Ph.D Programmes

Applicants qualify through the AAU Research Entrance Test or a valid ICAR JRF/SRF. They must also hold a postgraduate degree in the relevant subject with at least 55% marks. Doctoral study takes 3 to 4 years; the fee for a 3-year programme is INR 7.18 Lakhs.

AAU Placement Support and Careers

Government service and agricultural research account for the main career routes after AAU, while a smaller share of graduates enters private agribusiness. The university does not run conventional corporate campus placements. Its Placement Cell helps students connect with employers working in tea, agricultural inputs and horticulture.

The degree studied shapes the available roles. Agriculture graduates pursue state and central agricultural services, ICAR institute jobs and KVK posts. B.V.Sc and A.H. graduates can apply for Veterinary Officer positions in state animal husbandry departments or enter private veterinary practice. Fisheries departments, ICAR fisheries institutes and private aquaculture businesses are options for BFSc graduates.

Being close to Assam's tea-growing industry helps AAU agriculture graduates pursue Tea Husbandry work. Compared with mainstream agronomy jobs, these roles offer higher starting pay and quicker progress into estate management.

AAU National Rankings

With 57.2 points, AAU placed 18th nationally in NIRF's Agriculture and Allied Sectors category for 2025. It was within India's top 20 agricultural universities and held the highest position among agricultural universities in northeast India.

AAU takes part in NIRF each year and has regularly appeared on the Agriculture ranking list. As an institution focused on agriculture, it does not participate in NIRF's Engineering, University or Management categories.

AAU Campus Facilities

Borbheta in Jorhat, Assam, is home to AAU's main campus. It lies in the upper Brahmaputra valley, 300 km east of Guwahati. The College of Agriculture, College of Community Science, central administration and main research farm share this campus. Jorhat's role as a major tea industry centre also supports practical research in tea agronomy.

Each of the 6 constituent colleges has facilities suited to its subjects, including farms, experimental plots, laboratories and libraries. Titabor's College of Sericulture maintains mulberry gardens and silkworm rearing houses. At the College of Horticulture in Nalbari, students have access to orchards, nurseries and greenhouses. Every constituent college campus offers hostels for male and female students, with annual charges of up to INR 24,800.

Fieldwork opportunities extend across Assam through AAU's 23 KVKs. Students and researchers can work in different agroclimatic zones, which are areas with different farming and climate conditions. These range from the high-rainfall upper Brahmaputra valley to the semi-arid Barak valley.

Comparing AAU, CAU and BCKV

Students in northeast and eastern India considering B.Sc Agriculture or BFSc often shortlist AAU alongside Central Agricultural University (CAU) in Imphal, Manipur, and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV) in Mohanpur, West Bengal. All three are public agricultural universities under the ICAR-SAU framework.

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Among these institutions, AAU has the leading NIRF Agriculture position, reflecting its research output and faculty quality scores. Its Tea Husbandry specialisation is unavailable at CAU and BCKV. CAU combines a wider reach across northeast India with central university status and comparatively lower fees. BCKV focuses on eastern India's crop systems and is a preferred option for students from West Bengal.