To be eligible for admission into Diploma courses, a candidate must fulfill the following conditions

• Must appear and qualify in the Polytechnic Admission Test (PAT) for admission into Diploma Courses’ offered by State Council for Technical Education, Assam for the concerned academic session as notified by the DTE, Assam.
• For admission into Diploma Courses the candidate must pass the H.S.L.C. or its equivalent examination with Mathematics and Science as compulsory subject with

1.  40% marks (in Average) in   Mathematics            and Science        for        General candidates
2.  35% marks (in Average) in   Mathematics            and Science        for        SC candidates.
3. 33% marks (in Average) in   Mathematics            and Science        for        ST Candidates.

Age Limit:

In the table given below, the age criteria for various categories is provided:

• Medical Standard : A candidate should be physically fit and mentally sound and should possess the minimum physical standard.
• Residential Eligibility : Candidates must be an Indian Citizen and Permanent resident of Assam.

Reservation of Seats

Subjects to maintaining the qualifying standards and others eligibility conditions for reservation of seats in the Polytechnics of Assam is made for the following categories of candidates of the State of Assam (subject to amendment as per Government decision).

• Scheduled Caste,
• Scheduled Tribes (Plains),
• Scheduled Tribes (Hills),
• O.B.C. (including M.O.B.C.),
• Moran Community,

Candidates must fulfill the condition as stated in Point No. 6.

• Sons/Daughters/Grand Sons/Grand Daughters of Freedom Fighters (both Paternal and Maternal) : Candidates must fulfill the conditions as stated in serial No. 6.
• Tea Garden and Ex-tea-garden Labour Community (within the limit allocation of O.B.C.) in all Polytechnics except RGP, Diphu & ATI. Candidates must fulfill the condition as stated in serial No. 6.
• Sportspersons : Candidates must fulfill the conditions as stated in serial No. 6.
• C.C. : Candidates must fulfill the conditions as stated in serial No. 6.
• Sons and daughters of Retired Defence Personal : Candidates must fulfill the condition as stated in Point No. 6.
• Physically Handicapped- Candidates must fulfill the condition as stated in Point No. 6.

78 Son/Daughter of employees of’Central Government and of Central Government Public Sector undertaking serving in the State who are not permanent resident of Assam but are posted in Assam for not more than five years preceding the last date fixed for submitting Application. Candidates must fulfill the conditions as stated in serial No. 6.

Note 4 : Candidates applying under this category must attach relevant documentary evidence duly signed by competent authority. Such as (i) that his/her parents are not permanent resident of Assam, but from other State of the Country, (ii) Service period of his /her parents in Assam as employee of Central Govt./Undertaking. (iii) Certificate from the School/College the candidate last attended.

7.9 Candidates of other States and Union Territories against seats reserved by Government of India and duly nominated by the concern State/Union Territory.

Note 5 :  As per Govt, instructions, some reserved seats may be dereserved, if such

reserved seats remains vacant for want of eligible candidates, the seats shall be filled up in order of merit from the candidates under unreserved category.

Note 6 : If candidates of both Tea garden and Ex-tea garden Labour community are

available then 1 seat shall be allotted for each of the two categories.

Selection Process For NCC & Sports Quota

All the eligible candidates are finalized by a Committee consisting of the following members

• DTE, Assam Chairman
• Director of Sports Member
• Director of NCC Member
• One Principal of Polytechnics on rotation basis      Member
• Controller of Examination, SCTE Member Secretary

 For NCC Quota :

The candidate has to submit the photocopy of N.C.C. Examination Certificate from the Issuing Authority in the rank not below the Deputy Director General National Cadets Cops, Ministry of Defence Govt, of India. Certificate of merit (NCC Certificate) issued from the Head of the Institution/Colleges/School will not be accepted. During the counseling a candidate has to submit the original certificate from the issuing authority i.e. Issuing Authority in the rank of not below the Deputy. Director General National Cadets Cops, Ministry of Defence Govt, of India. Candidates must fulfill the condition as stated in serial No. 6. For considering the merit for the selection of candidates of NCC category would be as below.

• Certificate would be treated in order of merit as-
• “C” certificate with Grading “A”

“C” certificate with Grading “B”

• “B” certificate with Grading “A”

“B” certificate with Grading “B”

• “A” certificate with Grading “A”

“A” certificate with Grading “B”

• Candidates are asked to submit the documents of the attendance if any.

If nos. of applicants applying against N.C.C. quota seats and their certificates

are equal rank, then merit will be decided by taking the marks of Admission Test, even if there is a Tally then Science and Mathematics marks of qualifying examination will be taken to decide the merit of the candidates. If there is Tie then by lottery by the Chairman of the Selection Committee.

For Sports Quota :

The medal winner of State Games/State Championships/Tournaments organized by Assam Olympic Association/State Sports Association/Directorate of Sports & Youth Welfare, Assam. The merit will be decided in order of Medals:- Gold/Silver/Bronze received in the above mentioned event. The candidates must have to receive a medal at least at State level during preceding three years of appearing in the admission test for admission into polytechnics. If there is a tie, prizes are equal [Gold/Silver/Bronze] or no prizes are obtained by any candidate then merit will be decided by considering the marks obtained at the Polytechnic Admission Test, even if there is a tie then Science & Mathematics Marks obtained at the qualifying examination will be considered to decide the merit of candidate. Again if there is a tie, then through lottery conducted by the Chairperson of the Selection Committee. The candidates must fulfill the condition as stated in Serial No. 6

For admission against Sports/N.C.C. quota reserved at State Polytechnics of Assam candidates are hereby asked to submit application after appearing in

8. Bonus Marks for son/daughter of employees of the Deptt. of Technical Education, Assam. Bonus marks @ 5%, 6.25%, 7.5% & 10% will be awarded to the candidates who are son/daughter of Employees/Retired Employees under the Directorate of Technical Education, Assam for Grade I, II, III & IV as per Govt, order No. ETE-52/79/B, dtd. Dispur, the 10th August, 1979 & this office Modified order No. TE (Ex) Admn-2/2014/pt-1/647-60, dt 7/4/14.They are requested to submit application to the concerned Institute before 10 days from the date of commencement of PAT examination.
9. DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS :

The annual intake capacity of the allocation of seats of different categories are as per list below (Subject to change at the time of admission).

Allocation of seats of different categories will be declared later on as per Govt. Rules.

• These seats shall be substracted from the allocation to unreserved general category and these seats are subjected to the approval from Govt, of India.
• Since the new 11 (eleven) nos. of polytechnics are to start function from the academic session 2017- 18 along with the existing polytechnic, hence as per reservation policy the number of seats will be increased as well with the prior approval from the Government of Assam.