Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
The leading IIT of the North-East.
Overview
A top IIT with a scenic campus on the Brahmaputra, strong in CS, biotech and design.
Highlights
- NIRF #7 · Engineering · Institute of National Importance
- Median salary ₹21.6 L · 92% placed
- 70 programmes offered · Public
- Established 1994 · Guwahati, Assam
Courses offered
70 programmes offered here. Linked programmes have a full course page (fees, syllabus, careers).
| Programme | Level | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech — Computer Science | UG · 4 yrs | 120 |
| M.Tech — Computer Science | PG · 2 yrs | 90 |
| B.Sc — Data Science | UG · 3 yrs | — |
| B.Tech — Artificial Intelligence & ML | UG · 4 yrs | — |
| M.Tech — Data Science & AI | PG · 2 yrs | — |
| B.Tech — Biotechnology & Biomedical | UG · 4 yrs | — |
| B.Tech — Electronics & Communication | UG · 4 yrs | — |
| M.Sc / M.Tech — Biotechnology & Bioinformatics | PG · 2 yrs | — |
| M.Tech — Aerospace, Geoinformatics & RS-GIS | PG · 2 yrs | — |
| M.Tech — EV & E-Mobility | PG · 2 yrs | — |
| M.Tech — VLSI & Microelectronics | PG · 2 yrs | — |
| B.Tech Mechanical | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Civil | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Computer Science | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Electronics & Communication | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Chemical | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Biotechnology | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Mathematics and Computing | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Engineering Physics | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Chemical Science and Technology | B.Tech | — |
| B.Tech Electronics and Electrical Engineering | B.Tech | — |
| MA Development Studies | MA | — |
| M.Tech Computer Science | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | M.Tech | — |
| M.Des | M.Des | — |
| B.Des | B.Des | — |
| M.Sc Chemistry | M.Sc | — |
| M.Sc Mathematics and Computing | M.Sc | — |
| M.Sc Physics | M.Sc | — |
| M.Tech Aerodynamics and Propulsion | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech and Ph.D Computer Science and Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech and Ph.D Electronics and Electrical Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Communication Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Computational Mechanics | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Data Science | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Earth System Science and Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Fluids and Thermal Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Infrastructure Engineering and Management | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Machine Design | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Manufacturing Science and Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Materials Science and Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Petroleum Science and Technology | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Power Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech RF and Photonics | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Rural Technology | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Signal Processing and Machine Learning | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Systems Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Transportation System Engineering | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech VLSI | M.Tech | — |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering and Management | M.Tech | — |
| MS Energy Engineering | MS | — |
| PhD Bioscience and Bioengineering | PhD | — |
| PhD Chemical | PhD | — |
| PhD Chemistry | PhD | — |
| PhD Civil | PhD | — |
| PhD Computer Science | PhD | — |
| PhD Design Engineering | PhD | — |
| PhD Electronics and Electrical Engineering | PhD | — |
| PhD Energy Engineering | PhD | — |
| PhD Environment Engineering | PhD | — |
| PhD Humanities and Social Sciences | PhD | — |
| PhD Linguistic Science and Technology | PhD | — |
| PhD Mathematics | PhD | — |
| PhD Mechanical | PhD | — |
| PhD Nanotechnology | PhD | — |
| PhD Physics | PhD | — |
| PhD Rural Technology | PhD | — |
Admission process
Admission to Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is typically merit-based, through the entrance exam and the admission process outlined below. The exact route depends on the programme — always confirm it with the institute.
Accepted entrance exams
Step-by-step
- Appear for the relevant entrance exam and secure a valid score / rank.
- Register for the counselling process — JoSAA / CSAB / state counselling.
- Submit your programme preferences / application as that process requires.
- Seats are offered per the admission process — accept and pay the required fee to confirm.
- Complete document verification and report to the institute.
Always confirm the current cycle and dates on the official institute & exam websites.
Scholarships & financial aid
Indian students can access several kinds of support. Schemes, eligibility and amounts are set by the government and the institute and change every year — so rather than freeze figures that go stale, here is where to check the current, official position:
CourseLane does not administer scholarships and does not quote scheme figures here — always confirm the current scheme, eligibility and amount on the official portals above before you rely on it.
Placements
Year-wise records are being compiled. Summary: median salary ₹21.6 L, placement rate 92%.
Cut-offs
Course-wise closing ranks / cut-offs are being compiled and will appear here.
Campus & facilities
Established in 1994, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is located in Guwahati, Assam, with a student community of around 5,530.
Facilities typically found on campus
Facilities vary by campus; those commonly available at an institution of this type include:
- Hostels & residential facilities
- Central library & digital resources
- Laboratories & research centres
- Sports & student-activity facilities
- Wi-Fi, medical centre & dining
This is an indicative list, not a verified inventory for Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati — confirm the specific facilities on the institute's official campus page.
News & updates
Verified announcements — rankings, placement milestones, new programmes and initiatives for Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati — will appear here. CourseLane publishes only confirmed updates, never fabricated.
Salary & package
We show the official NIRF median salary (the figure institutes actually report), broken out by programme level rather than collapsed into one misleading institute number. Figures are the latest graduating cohort NIRF publishes; branch-wise figures (e.g. CSE) are typically higher. 70 programmes feed into these outcomes.
Fees
| Programme | Annual fee | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech — Computer Science | ₹2,28,000 / yr | 120 |
| M.Tech — Computer Science | ₹50,000 / yr | 90 |
| B.Sc — Data Science | ₹3,78,900 (total) | — |
| B.Tech — Artificial Intelligence & ML | — | — |
| M.Tech — Data Science & AI | — | — |
| B.Tech — Biotechnology & Biomedical | — | — |
| B.Tech — Electronics & Communication | — | — |
| M.Sc / M.Tech — Biotechnology & Bioinformatics | — | — |
| M.Tech — Aerospace, Geoinformatics & RS-GIS | — | — |
| M.Tech — EV & E-Mobility | — | — |
| M.Tech — VLSI & Microelectronics | — | — |
| B.Tech Mechanical | — | — |
| B.Tech Civil | — | — |
| B.Tech Computer Science | — | — |
| B.Tech Electronics & Communication | — | — |
| B.Tech Chemical | — | — |
| B.Tech Biotechnology | — | — |
| B.Tech Mathematics and Computing | — | — |
| B.Tech Engineering Physics | — | — |
| B.Tech Chemical Science and Technology | — | — |
| B.Tech Electronics and Electrical Engineering | — | — |
| MA Development Studies | — | — |
| M.Tech Computer Science | — | — |
| M.Tech Biotechnology | — | — |
| M.Des | — | — |
| B.Des | — | — |
| M.Sc Chemistry | — | — |
| M.Sc Mathematics and Computing | — | — |
| M.Sc Physics | — | — |
| M.Tech Aerodynamics and Propulsion | — | — |
| M.Tech and Ph.D Computer Science and Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech and Ph.D Electronics and Electrical Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Communication Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Computational Mechanics | — | — |
| M.Tech Data Science | — | — |
| M.Tech Earth System Science and Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Environmental Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Fluids and Thermal Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Infrastructure Engineering and Management | — | — |
| M.Tech Machine Design | — | — |
| M.Tech Manufacturing Science and Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Materials Science and Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Petroleum Science and Technology | — | — |
| M.Tech Power Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech RF and Photonics | — | — |
| M.Tech Rural Technology | — | — |
| M.Tech Signal Processing and Machine Learning | — | — |
| M.Tech Structural Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Systems Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech Transportation System Engineering | — | — |
| M.Tech VLSI | — | — |
| M.Tech Water Resources Engineering and Management | — | — |
| MS Energy Engineering | — | — |
| PhD Bioscience and Bioengineering | — | — |
| PhD Chemical | — | — |
| PhD Chemistry | — | — |
| PhD Civil | — | — |
| PhD Computer Science | — | — |
| PhD Design Engineering | — | — |
| PhD Electronics and Electrical Engineering | — | — |
| PhD Energy Engineering | — | — |
| PhD Environment Engineering | — | — |
| PhD Humanities and Social Sciences | — | — |
| PhD Linguistic Science and Technology | — | — |
| PhD Mathematics | — | — |
| PhD Mechanical | — | — |
| PhD Nanotechnology | — | — |
| PhD Physics | — | — |
| PhD Rural Technology | — | — |
Indicative fees — not quoted: tuition-level, revised each cycle (hostel & mess extra); confirm the current fee with the institution before you rely on it. CourseLane does not guarantee any figure. See Scholarships for waivers.
Is Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati the best-fit for you?
Treat the figures above as a starting point rather than a verdict. What decides it is what you want the qualification to do — the fee you can commit to, the city you can move to, and the outcome you are actually after. Where a number here is blank, it is blank because we could not source it officially, and we would rather show you the gap than fill it with a guess. Weigh Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati against your own shortlist and decide whether it is the best-fit for you.
Frequently asked questions
How do you get into IIT Guwahati?
B.Tech admission is via JEE Advanced (after JEE Main), with seats allotted through JoSAA counselling on rank. Class 12 needs 75% (65% for SC/ST/PwD) or top-20 percentile. Verify current criteria on the official website.
Is IIT Guwahati a good IIT?
IIT Guwahati is a well-regarded IIT ranking in the NIRF top 7-8 for engineering, known for design, data science and its scenic Brahmaputra-side campus. Check the latest NIRF list for its current position.
What JEE Advanced rank is needed for IIT Guwahati?
Cutoffs vary by branch: Computer Science and Data Science close within a few hundred to low thousands, other branches admit higher ranks. Figures change yearly, so check the official JoSAA closing ranks.
What is the B.Tech fee at IIT Guwahati?
Tuition is roughly two to two-and-a-half lakh rupees per year for general/OBC students, and about eight to ten lakh rupees for the four-year B.Tech with other charges. SC/ST/PwD and low-income students receive large waivers. Confirm current fees officially.
How are placements at IIT Guwahati?
IIT Guwahati sees strong recruiter participation, particularly in software, design and data roles. Placement outcomes vary by branch and year and not every student is placed. Refer to official placement reports for figures.
Is IIT Guwahati worth it?
IIT Guwahati offers strong academics, notable design and data-science programmes and good recruiter access. Its worth depends on your branch, goals and effort rather than any guaranteed result. Admission through JEE Advanced is competitive.
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