IIT Guwahati is India’s one of the leading public technical Universities. Established in 1994, IIT Guwahati was the 6th addition to the family of IITs. As per NIRF 2023 rankings, IIT Guwahati is ranked on 7th in the Engineering category. Often lauded as most beautiful campus in India, IIT Guwahati is located on the serene northern banks of Brahmaputra. The campus of the university is located on a sprawling 700 acres of area on the banks of river Brahmaputra. The most popular course offered in IIT Guwahati is BTech where admission is granted as per JEE Advanced Score + JoSAA counselling. IIT Guwahati BTech CSE Cutoff 2023 is 398-654. IIT Guwahati B.Tech fees for the first year is approx INR 2.19 Lakhs. Check: IIT Guwahati Admission

IIT Guwahati has concluded the phase 1 of 2022-23 placement. During these placements,919 offers were made to IIT Guwahati students.The offered pay package at IIT Guwahati BTech CSE placements in 2023 was INR 41 LPA. The highest domestic package offered at IIT Guwahati was INR 1.1 crore per year, whereas the highest international package was INR 2.4 crore per year. Popular recruiters made a total of 919 offers.

Recently, IIT Guwahati has signed an MoU with Samagra Shiksha Assam (SSA) to foster scientific temper among the state run schools in Assam. The Incubation centre of IIT Guwahati has incubated 42 start ups to promote the entrepreneurial ecosystem among the students. Further, IIT Guwahati is also home to the BioNEST, the Bio Incubation centre supported by BIRAC (Govt of India). Recently, BioNEst hosted 80 startups across India to showcase thier products to Investors, healthcare providers and Enablers. 

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IIT Guwahati Highlights

Category Statistics
Established Year 1994
Campus Area 700 Acres
Institute Type Public
Total No. Of Courses 11 Departments and 50+ Courses
Accepted Entrance Exams JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores, COAT, GATE and JoSAA
Number of Students Placed 919
Number of Offers BTech and B.Des: 578
Placement Percentage 74.09%
Highest Package Offered  INR 1.1 CPA
Average Package Offered INR 15.5 LPA
Median Package Offered INR 12.50 LPA
Recruiters American Express, Qualcomm, JP Morgan, C-DoT
NIRF Ranking Ranked 7 under the Engineering category by the NIRF

IIT Guwahati Important Dates

IIT Guwahati considers national-level exams for admission to its courses. Important dates for national-level exams are-

Events Dates
BTech Events
Release of JEE Main Notification 2024 November 2023
JEE Mains 2024 exam date session 1 January 24 to February 1, 2024
NTA JEE Mains 2024 Exam Date April session April 1 to 15, 2024
MBA Events
CAT Regsitration Window August 02 - September 13, 2023 September 20 (Extended)
Admit Card Download September 13, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date November 26, 2023
CAT Result Declaration Second Week of January
MTech Events
GATE Registration Starts from August 24, 2023 Aug 30, 2023 Delayed
Modifications in GATE 2024 Application November 07 - November 11, 2023
Availability of GATE Admit Cards for Download January 03, 2023
GATE Exam Date (Tentative) February 3,4,10, & 11, 2024
MSc Events
IIT JAM Registration Window September 05 - October 13, 2023
IIT JAM Exam Date February 11, 2024
B.Des, M.Des and Phd (Design) Events
CEED and UCEED registrations window open October 03 - October 31, 2023
Last date for Online Registration with late fee November 08, 2023
Start date for Admit Card downloading January 05, 2024
UCEED & CEED 2024 Exam January 21, 2024

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IIT Guwahati Courses & Fees

IIT Guwahati offers a total of 52 courses in the disciplines of engineering, sciences, management, and humanities. The degrees offered by the courses are Undergraduate, Graduate, Dual, and Doctoral. 

Course Fees/year Details Cutoff
BTech (12 Courses) INR 2.57 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) 10+2; Exam: JEE Advanced Counselling: JoSAA Counselling Check Here
BDes INR 2.19 Lakhs (1st ​Year Fees) 10+2; UCEED Score Check Here
MTech (29 Courses) INR 67,350 (1st ​Year Fees) Graduation with 60%; Exam: GATE Counselling: COAP Check Here
MSc INR 63, 350 (1st ​Year Fees) Graduation; Entrance Exam: IIT JAM + JOAPS Counselling Check Here
MBA INR 5.07 Lakhs (1st ​Year Fees) Graduation; Exam: CAT + PI Check Here
PhD (23 Courses) INR 63,850 (1st ​Year Fees) Post Graduation Exam: Written Test and Personal Interview -

IIT Guwahati Reviews

IIT Guwahati has been ranked among the top 10 engineering colleges in India. The college has also been rated 8.7 on a scale of 10 on collegedunia.com. FOr more, check the video given below:

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IIT Guwahati BTech Cutoff 2023: JEE Advanced

Admission to IIT Guwahati B.Tech program is based on the JEE Advanced rank of the Candidates. Every Year JoSAA releases a total of 6 Rounds of Cutoff for the IIT Guwahati B.Tech Program. The 2023 B.Tech Computer Science Cutoff for IIT Guwahati Ranges from 601-654. Check the past year's analysis of the IIT Guwahati B.tech Program in the table below.

Courses 2023 Cutoff By Rank 2022 Cutoff By Rank 2021 Cutoff By Rank
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 654 589 600
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 1027 951 954
B.Tech Mathematics and Computing 1124 1061 1089
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering 1698 1711 1891
B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2117 2387 2221

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IIT Guwahati MTech Cutoff: GATE

GATE scores are necessary for applicants to meet the IIT Guwahati Cutoff. The previous year's trends are tabulated below, check

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IIT Guwahati M.Sc Cutoff 2023: IIT JAM

IIT Guwahati M.Sc. Cutoff is based on the IIT-JAM Scores of the Candidates. The final admission to IIT Guwahati M.Sc. Program is based on the IIT-JAM Scores of the Candidates followed by JOAPS Counselling. The M.Sc. Cutoff for IIT Guwahati is Mentioned in the below table.

Courses 2023 Cutoff By Rank 2022 Cutoff By Rank 2021 Cutoff By Rank
M.Sc Mathematics and Computing 288 137 225
M.Sc Chemistry 344 323 370
M.Sc Physics 356 319 473

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IIT Guwahati BDes Cutoff 2023: UCEED

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opening  Closing Opening  Closing Opening  Closing
19 70 19 70 19 82
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Check Cutoff Comparison: IIT Guwahati Vs IIT Hyderabad Vs IIT Roorkee Vs BITS Pilani Vs IIT Madras

University IIT Guwahati IIT Hyderabad IIT Roorkee BITS Pilani IIT Madras
CAT Cutoff 90% - 95% 75% 96%
BTech Cutoff  589- 8578 (JoSAA) 585- 8933 (JoSAA) 408- 16096 (JoSAA) 203 - 372 (BITSAT) 167 - 7551 (JoSAA)
GATE Cutoff  465-764 602- 789 656-844 - 437- 877

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IIT Guwahati Placements

IIT Guwahati Placements 2023 is in progress. Till now, 264 recruiters have placed 919 students. IIT Guwahati highest package stood at INR 2.4 CPA. More highlights of IIT Guwahati Placements 2023 are tabulated below:

Particulars Placements Statistics 2023 Placements Statistics 2022
Number of Recruiters Registered 264 180
Number of Students Registered 1269 1243
Number of Students Placed 919 910
Number of PPOs 218 179
Highest International Salary INR 2.4 CPA INR 2.5 CPA
Highest Domestic Salary INR 1.1 CPA INR 1.3 CPA
Average Salary - INR 17.77 LPA
Job Roles Offered Core Engineering, IT, Finance and Analyst Data Science, Software Development Engineer
Top Recruiters American Express, Qualcomm, JP Morgan, C-DoT Microsoft, Google, Apple, JP Morgan

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iit guwahati placements

IIT Guwahati placements for the year 2023 are still ongoing and the final report has not been published as of now. However, as per the IIT Guwahati Placements 2022 report the program wise placements of IIT Guwahati students is as follows:

Course Number of students Registered %Placed
BTech and BDes 653 88.51
Mtech and MDes 432 66.66
MSc 47 70.21
MA 24 50
MSR 20 50

The branch wise data of IIT Guwahati BTech Placement is as follows

Brach % Placed
CSE 95.88
ECE 95.18
EEE 93.61
ME 85.22
CE 79.45
BSBE 84.85
CL 88.33
EP 91.18
CST 86.84
MNC 91.94
DOD 71.05

In IIT Guwahati 2022 placements, a total of 28 students recieved international offers and the total PPOs remained 179. The total PPOs accepted by IIT Guwahati students were 157.
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IIT Guwahati Comparision

IIT Guwahati Admission is done on multiple stages, check below 

Admission Stages Steps
Application starts Apply for JEE Main
JEE Advanced  Candidates having a valid JEE Main score should appear for JEE Advanced
JoSAA Counselling & Cutoff As per the JEE Advanced cutoff, candidates need to apply for JoSAA and cutoff apply for IIT Guwahati
Final Admission Offer Accept the seat

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Candidates willing for admissions to various courses by IIT Guwahati are selected on the basis of eligibility for the particular course followed by the Entrance score/ merit required in the examination. Check

 

IIT Guwahati Ranking

IIT Guwahati is once again ranked at 7 in the engineering category by the NIRF 2023 and 9 in the overall category, preserving its continuous seventh position (#7) in NIRF rankings for the last four years. IIT Guwahati is ranked 384 in the QS World University Rankings 2023, after the IITB, IITD, IITM, IIT KGP, and IITK. The table below shows the ranking trend of IIT Guwahati

International Ranking
QS World University Rankings 2024 364
QS World University Rankings 2023 384
QS World University Rankings - Engineering & Technology 2023 301-350
QS Asia University Rankings 2023 124 
QS Asian University Ranking- South Asia 16
THE World University Rankings 2023 1001–1200
THE World University Rankings - Engineering 2023 601–800
National Ranking
NIRF Overall Rankings 2023 9
NIRF Engineering Rankings 2023 7
NIRF Research Rankings 2023 9
India Today (Top Public Colleges in India) 6

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IIT Guwahati Campus Life and Events

Notwithstanding their demanding academic schedules, IIT Guwahati students are urged to take part in the many recreational and cultural events. These events are arranged by the Institute and the Students' Gymkhana. The academic centers, departments, laboratories, classrooms, and other facilities are all housed in the 74,000-square-metre Academic Complex. The Institute's offices are housed in a large administrative building. A contemporary computer center and central library are located inside the Computer and Communication Center.

You can get a detailed look into the IIT Guwahati Campus life and infrastructure in the campus tour video given below:

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IIT Guwahati Alumni

Name Batch Achievement
Ankit Nagori

Ankit Nagori

2008

Co-founder Curefood

Harpreet S. Dhillon

Harpreet S. Dhillon

2008

Professor, Virginia Tech

Kiran Kumar Thota

Kiran Kumar Thota

2000

Product Development Team Lead, AWS

 

IIT Guwahati FAQs 

Ques. Is IIT Guwahati good IIT?

Ans. Over the years, IIT Guwahati has been on the list of top engineering institutes in India. IIT Guwahati has been granted the status of Institute of National Importance. And, ranks within the top 10 best NIRF-rated engineering institutes of India. In 2021-22 placements, IITG has recorded the highest package of INR 2.5 CPA. The institute is undoubtedly best over other private engineering institutions and NITs. 

Ques. Which branch is best in IIT Guwahati?

Ans. As per the placement reports 2022, out of all branches Computer Science and Engineering branch is leading at IIT Guwahati in terms of offering handsome packages. Apart from this, with salary hike at its highest IITG’s students also chooses Mathematics and Computing over other branches. 

Ques. How many students are in IIT Guwahati?

Ans. IIT Guwahati currently has an enrollmemt of 5800+ students. This further includes 2,630 undergraduates, 1,222 postgraduates, and 1,965 doctoral students pursuing research at IIT Guwahati. 

Ques. What is IIT Guwahati Hostel Fees?

Ans. IIT Guwahati hostel fee is summarised below:

  • Hostel Admission fee: INR 400
  • Mess Establishment charge: INR 2500
  • Hostel Caution money (Refundable): INR 4000
  • Mess deposit (Refundable): INR 3600
  • Hostel rent: INR 1000
  • Hostel fund: INR 600
  • Hostel maintenance charge: INR 3000
  • Electricity and Water Charges: INR 2500
  • Mess Advanced: INR 17780

Ques. Does IIT Guwahati has collaborations?

Ans. IIT Guwahati has academic collaborations with many institutions from Asia, Europe, Australia, the US, and Canada. The collaborations have facilitated many internships, student exchange programs, and workshops. Some of these collaborations are:

  • Ecole Central De Nantes
  • KAGAWA University
  • Kyoto Institute of Technology
  • NXP India Pvt. Ltd. 
  • University Of Nottingham 
  • University of Central Lancashire
  • Curtin University of Technology 

Ques. Does IIT Guwahati offer scholarships to minority students?

Ans. Yes, the scholarship is awarded to all B.Tech/ B.Des/MA/ M.Sc students of SC/ST categories. It includes a fixed monthly stipend for eight months. The Tuition fee is also waived.

Ques. Which entrance is accepted for admission to M.A at IIT Guwahati?

Ans. The college offers M.A. in Developmental Studies. The admission is granted based on a written test followed by an Interview conducted by IIT Guwahati.

Ques. How is campus life at IIT Guwahati?

Ans. The campus at IIT Guwahati provides students with many facilities and amenities for better education and everyday convenience. Students staying at the campus are offered hostel facilities and access to many other things like hostel canteen, indoor and outdoor sports activities, gymnasium etc. Students at IIT Guwahati are offered many extracurricular activities and resources for the same. Students can access the Gymkhana club where they can find many musical instruments, an indoor stadium with sports activities, outdoor games as well as a swimming pool. The academic complex spreads across 18 acres and houses well-equipped labs, hi-tech classrooms etc. This block also includes the lecture halls, central library, computer centre and conference centre. There is a commercial complex with a restaurant and several shops for the daily needs of the students, faculty and staff.

Ques. Which college is better, IIT Guwahati or IIT BHU?

Ans. There are many reasons for students to choose IIT Guwahati of IIT BHU. According to NIRF Rankings 2022, IIT Guwahati is ranked 7th in Engineering as opposed to IIT BHU which is at 13th rank. The environment of the IIT Guwahati campus is also much better with more greenery and fresh air because of which it is considered to be one of the finest IIT campuses in India. The infrastructure, labs and classrooms are more updated and advanced at IIT Guwahati. Hostel accommodations are also better at IIT Guwahati for students staying on campus. IIT Guwahati also uses DC++ which is a file-sharing network that is very useful for students at IITs.  

Ques. What is IIT Guwahati famous for?

Ans.IIT Ghuwati is the country's sixth Indian Institute of Technology. The government of India has designated IIT Guwahati as an Institute of National Importance. In the NIRF India Rankings 2021, IIT Guwahati was ranked seventh in Engineering and eighth overall.

Ques. How to reach IIT Ghuwati?

Ans.The Institute is located on the outskirts of Guwahati and is easily accessible by taxi/auto-rickshaw. It is about 20 kilometers from the city center and about 40 minutes from the airport. To get to the Institute from the city, use the Institute bus service, which runs on a regular basis.

Ques. What is the campus size of IIT Ghuwati?

Ans.The campus is located on a 700-acre (2.8-kilometer-square) plot of land about 20 kilometres from the city center. It is bordered by the Brahmaputra on one side and hills and vast open spaces on the other.

Ques. What accommodation is Provided to Faculty Members?

Ans.First-class quarters are provided for all faculty members. Each two-story quarter has a sufficient number of rooms, two or more western-style toilets, a garage, parking space, and, in most cases, a lawn/small garden in front. The quarters are in an excellent location. Telephone lines are available in all quarters. Internet access is provided in the quarters.

Ques. Which branch is best in IIT Guwahati?

Ans.Civil engineering is widely regarded as the most versatile of all engineering disciplines. IIT Guwahati's Department of Civil Engineering was established in 1997 and has continuously upgraded its academic programs and research infrastructure, including state-of-the-art laboratories.

Ques.  Is IIT Guwahati a private or government institute?

Ans. The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, or IIT Guwahati, was established in 1994 by the Government of India as the sixth IIT. IIT Guwahati, located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam, is home to the first research park in North East India. IIT Guwahati, like the other IITs, is designated as an Institute of Importance.

Ques. How many specializations does IIT Guwahati offer under BTech?

Ans.IIT Guwahati offers a full-time BTech program in 11 specializations: biosciences and bioengineering, data science and artificial intelligence, chemical engineering, chemical science and technology, computer science and engineering, civil engineering, electronics, and electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, mathematics and computing, mechanical engineering, and engineering physics.

Ques. How is the infrastructure of IIT Guwahati?

Ans.IIT Guwahati, one of India's most beautiful campuses, has a residential and academic block with hostels, a sports complex, a central library, a research park, a mess, and many other amenities for students.

Ques. Is it compulsory to live in a hostel at IIT Guwahati?

Ans.It is not required in any way. While studying at any IIT Ghuwati, you are free to choose any other hostel, room, PG, etc. If you live near IIT-Delhi, you do not need to stay in the IIT-Delhi hostel.