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Abstract: In order to revamp higher education and bring all the Universities and Colleges under a single umbrella of grading, learning and standards in the country, the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2014 came up with a scheme called Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) with the directive that all Universities and other higher education institutions follow this program from 2015 onwards. The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is based on the Cafeteria Approach, where a student can opt subjects from available subjects suited to personal interest as observed in many European and American Universities. The main determined fact behind the CBCS is to have the flexibility of choosing a course by students. Gauhati University implemented the CBCS system at under graduate level from the academic session of 2019 across all disciplines by following the Regulations of the Under Graduate Choice Based Credit System (UGCBCS) Gauhati University, 2019. The main objective of the present paper is to find out the issues and challenges of Choice Based Credit System under Gauhati University. Due to Covid-19 pandemic this new system of education has faced several challenges in order to understand its requirements both the students and teachers in real sense. However, in new normal situation, during the implementation of this system in higher educational institutions, there are many challenges which require attention and discussion in order to put it on the right track.