Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department of Odisha has released the admission schedule for various postgraduate (PG) programmes in universities and colleges in the state for 2026-27 academic year.
The admission will be done on the basis of the scores of students in the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET)-2026.
The department, which had published the final subject-wise merit list of the CPET-2026 on July 24, issued the complete schedule for enrollment of students to PG courses for the academic year 2026-27 on Monday.
As per the schedule, the students can exercise their choice locking from 3 pm on July 27 (Monday) to 11.45 pm on August 2.
The first merit list for PG admissions will be released at 4 pm on August 7. The selected students will report to the allotted institutions for admission between August 8 and 11.
The second merit list for is slated to be released at 4 pm on August 17. The students will report for admission between August 18 and 20.
The classes for PG programmes for the academic year 2026-27 is scheduled to commence on August 21, said the department.
Altogether 32,309 students are set to be enrolled to at least 50 PG programmes in 132 institutions in the state for 2026-27 academic year, officials said.