No CUET for admission to colleges affiliated with
Captain Williamson Sangma State University
From Our Correspondent
TURA, Jan 13: Fifty-three years after Meghalaya attained Statehood, it got its first state-owned university, Captain Williamson Sangma State University, on Monday.
Colleges affiliated with this state-owned university will ensure that their students will not be required to appear for the Common University Entrance Test or CUET for under-graduation and post-graduation courses.
Recognised under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956, Captain Williamson Sangma State University opens new possibilities for colleges in Meghalaya. The launch programme also witnessed the formal submission of affiliation applications by eight colleges.
They are Williamnagar College, Williamnagar; Captain Williamson Sangma College, Baghmara; Rongjeng Model Degree College, Rongjeng; Ampati Degree College, Ampati; PA Sangma Abong Noga College, Tura; Mason Philips Academy, Tura; Mirriam Rural Women’s College and Tura Christian College.
The foundation for the Captain Williamson Sangma State University was laid in 2011 with the enactment of the Captain Williamson Sangma State Technical University Act, 2011. Civil construction commenced in 2019 on 30 acres of land gifted by the Nokma and Chra-Mahari of Samingre in February, 2016. Completed in December 2022, the university’s facilities include administrative and academic buildings, hostels and activity blocks.
Funded by a Special Plan Assistance of Rs 16.96 crore, the university is poised to offer post-graduate programmes, skill-based courses, diploma, and certificate programmes, with an initial intake of 30 students per course. It aims to foster academic excellence, innovation and holistic development of students.
As Chief Minister Sangma assured during his address, the Shillong campus of the university will also commence soon, further enhancing accessibility to higher education across the state.