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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

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Established : 1994 | Accredited/Approved : AICTE | Affiliated : Deemed University

IIT Guwahati is the 6th member of the IITs fraternity founded in 1994. IITG commenced its academic program in 1995. The Institute now has eleven departments, seven inter-disciplinary academic centers, and five schools that provide B.Tech., B. Des., MA, M. Des., MTech., M.Sc., MBA, and Ph.D. programs in all major streams such as engineering, science, healthcare, management, and humanities. IIT Guwahati has been able to construct a world-class infrastructure for advanced research. It is equipped with state-of-the-art scientific and engineering instruments in a short period.

Besides its laurels in teaching and research activities, IITG has been able to satisfy the aspirations of the North-East region to a great extent. Consequently, it has been ranked among the top engineering institutes in India. IIT Guwahati is the only educational institution in India that occupies a position among the Top 100 World Universities under the London-based Times Higher Education Ranking Framework. IIT Guwahati QS World University Rankings 2022 is 41st globally in the Research Citations Per Faculty category and 395th in the overall category. IIT Guwahati NIRF Ranking is 7th among Top Engineering Colleges in India. While in the overall category, it stood at 8th Position.

At the moment, the Institute has 1700 students and 410 academic members. Guwahati IIT courses include B Tech, B Des at the UG level. IIT Guwahati Master Courses include MBA, M Tech, M Des, MA, MSc. In addition, it offers a research degree Ph.D. IIT Guwahati Admission to the B Tech is made through JEE Advanced. For B Des, applicants have to apply based on their UCEED score. Admission to the M Tech is based on GATE scores. Applicants have to appear for CEED to be eligible for M Des.

A candidate must score 438-8954 in the JEE Advanced exam to be considered for the IIT Guwahati BTech admission. A GATE score of 465-754 is necessary for IIT Guwahati's MTech admission. IIT Guwahati BTech fee is INR 8.54 lakhs in total. IIT Guwahati MTech fee, on the other hand, costs INR 1.30 Lacs in total tuition.

IIT Guwahati Memorandums of Understanding are with 31 nations. Student and teacher exchange programs, student internships, joint conferences, and seminars for joint research projects have all benefited from these collaborations. BTech and MTech are the two major majors offered by the Institute.

IIT Guwahati Rankings

IIT Guwahati has been included among India's best engineering institutes on numerous national and international platforms. Below mentioned are some of the IIT Guwahati rankings:

  • IIT Guwahati QS Ranking 2022 is 395 in the overall category.
  • IIT Guwahati QS Asia Rankings 2021 ranked it 117th out of 650 top Asian institutes.
  • IIT Guwahati Ranking in India 2022 is 2nd for Research Citations Per Faculty and ranked 41 at the Global level for the same category.
  • IITG  Ranked 7th among Top Engineering Colleges by OUTLOOK Survey.
  • The Week ranking for IITG is 7th in the overall category.
  • IIT Guwahati U.S. News ranking is 994th in the overall category.
  • IIT Guwahati NIRF ranking is 8th in the overall category.
  • The NIRF 2021 ranked 7th in the Engineering category.
  • IIT Guwahati Ranking among IITs is 7th position.

IIT Guwahati Courses and Fee

BTech, BDes, MA, MBA, MDes, MTech, MSc, and Ph.D are the courses offered by IIT Guwahati.  IIT Guwahati offers 52 engineering, sciences, management, and humanities courses. Below mentioned is the IIT Guwahati courses, selection criteria, and IIT Guwahati fee:

Course

Course Selection Criteria

IIT Guwahati Fees (1st Year)

Bachelor in Design (B. Des)

 UCEED scores are being used in the selection process.

INR 67,750

Bachelor in Technology (BTech)

JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counseling are the two possibilities for selection

INR 2.18 Lakhs

Masters in Technology (MTech)

GATE + COAP are the exams for selection

INR 2.18 Lakhs

 

Masters in Arts (MA.)

Written tests and personal interviews are used in the selection process.
 

INR 23,750

Masters in Science (MSc)

IIT JAM is the method of selection.

INR 23,750

Masters in Design (M. Des)


CEED exam is given for selection.

INR 67,750

Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Written tests and personal interviews are used in the selection process.

INR 24,250

Master's in Business Administration (MBA)


CAT + Personal Interview for selection

INR 4.66 Lakhs

IIT Guwahati Admission

Admissions at IIT Guwahati are based on national-level entrance exams. Institute provides BTech and BDes studies at the undergraduate level. JEE Advanced rank and UCEED scores determine B Tech and B Des admission. IIT Guwahati provides MTech, MBA, MA, MDes, and MSc programs at the postgraduate level. GATE, CAT, HSEE, CEED, and IIT JAM exams determine admission to PG programs.

Admission is made on a first-come basis for IIT Guwahati doctoral degrees and dual degree programs. For admittance, the Institute administers its tests and interviews. For all of these courses, you can fill out the application form by going to the official website of the various national/state-level exams.

IIT Guwahati BTech Admission

The 4-year IIT Guwahati BTech program is the Institute's flagship curriculum. In the NIRF rankings for 2021, the program is rated seventh. The program has a capacity of 922 students and a student-to-faculty ratio of 17:1. The IIT Guwahati BTech fee is INR 2.13 per year compared to other IITs. Unlike the rest of IITs, IIT Guwahati provides a BTech in data science. Programming, AI & ML, Data Science, Mathematical, and Systems are the five verticals covered by the program. Admission to the B.Tech. program would be based on a valid JEE Main score followed by JEE Advanced and JOSAA Counselling.

IIT Guwahati BTech Cut Off

JEE Advanced exam scores are used to determine B. Tech admissions at IITs. Candidates who obtain the required minimum score in the JEE Main test are eligible to take the respected exam. The Unreserved category (General category) has a minimum qualifying mark of 87.992241 and a maximum qualifying mark of 100. The table below shows the IIT Guwahati BTech cut off:

Courses

IIT Guwahati Cutoff 2021 (OP & CR)

Intake

Civil Engineering 

5797-7545

99

Chemical Engineering 

4063-5725

87

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

716-954

20

Biosciences and Bioengineering

7055-8954

79

Electronics and Electrical Engineering  

1800-2221

51

Chemical Science and Technology

5418-7832

61

Electronics and Communication Engineering

1189-1891

90

Computer Science and Engineering

439-600

99

 

 

 

Mechanical Engineering

2600-4502

99

Mathematics and Computing

622-1089

68

Engineering Physics

2941-5956

61

IIT Guwahati BTech Cut Off Trends

When looking at IIT Guwahati JEE Advanced cutoff trends over the previous three years, it's clear that the cutoff scores for most courses have been falling since 2019. Still, the cutoff scores for Mathematics and Computing and Electronics and Communication Engineering have been oscillating. However, the Biosciences and Bioengineering program's cutoff scores have risen from 8994 in 2020 to 8954 in 2021. Below mentioned are some of the IIT Guwahati BTech Cut Off Trends:

Courses

2019

2020

2021

Chemical Science and Technology

7685

7433

7832

Electronics and Communication Engineering

-

8994

8954

Chemical Engineering 

5697

5722

5725

Biotechnology

8643

   

Civil Engineering 

6487

7094

7545

Computer Science and Engineering 

588

588

600

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

-

-

954

Biosciences and Bioengineering

1729

1701

1891

Mechanical Engineering

2028

2067

2221

Engineering Physics

5284

5552

5956

Mathematics and Computing

1085

977

1089

Electronics and Electrical Engineering 

3417

4143

4502

IIT Guwahati B. Des Admission

UCEED exam scores determine admission to IIT Guwahati's BDes course. Students interested in enrolling in the BDes program must have completed their 10+2 from a recognized institution. To be admitted, students must take the UCEED test, which IIT Bombay administer, and meet the cutoffs.

IIT Guwahati B. Des Cut Off

 IIT Guwahati announces the UCEED Cutoff scores for all three rounds in the form of AIR ranks for each category. Below mentioned is the IIT Guwahati UCEED Cut off

Category

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

Open-PwD

5

12

Open

17

59

OBC-NCL

14

39

EWS

8

17

SC

7

17

FN

34

34

SC-PWD

   

ST.

4

11

IIT Guwahati MTech Admission

IIT Guwahati MTech Courses are available in 11 specializations. There are five different categories for securing admission into MBA at IITs. Applicants can fall into one of the following categories: With or without a GATE score, Sponsored, Part-time, and Project Staff are all options.

  • Applicants must meet the IIT Guwahati M Tech Cutoff if they have GATE results.
  • Candidates without a GATE score must have either an IIT BTech degree with an 8.0 CGPA or two years of work experience or be employed by IIT Guwahati on a research and development project.

IIT Guwahati MTech Cut Off

The minimum mark required to register for COAP counseling is the IIT Guwahati GATE qualifying cutoff. The IIT Guwahati GATE cutoff for each specialty of the M. Tech program is listed below.

Program

Cutoff

MTech Material Science and Technology

465

MTech Earth System Science and Technology

596

MTech Biotechnology

583

MTech Petroleum Engineering

496

M.Tech Water Resources Engineering

622

M.Tech Communication Engineering

665

MTech RF and Photonics

624

M.Tech Signal Processing

754

M.Tech Manufacturing Science & Engineering

701

M.Tech VLSI Design

742

M.Tech Structural Engineering

727

M.Tech Infrastructure Engineering

663

M.Tech Transportation Engineering

671

IIT Guwahati MBA Admissions

Under the School of Business, IIT Guwahati offers a two-year MBA program. The Institute's curriculum has a maximum seat capacity of 30 people. The IIT Guwahati MBA fee is INR 9.26 lakhs. The CAT scores and a PI round are used to select students for the program. IIT Guwahati CAT Cut off is 90 percenile.

IIT Guwahati MBA Seat Matrix

Below mentioned is the IIT Guwahati MBA Seat Matrix:

Category

No. of seats available

ST

2

OBC-NCL

8

Gen-EWS

3

SC

5

Open Merit

12

Total

30

IIT Guwahati Online Courses

In collaboration with E&ICT Academy, IIT Guwahati offers a variety of short-term online courses, certificate programs, and IIT Guwahati faculty development programs (FDPs). Online Courses in IIT Guwahati are open to graduates with bachelor's degrees in related fields, IT enthusiasts, programs, and working professionals. The courses are available for a period of 36 weeks to 9 months. IIT Guwahati online courses fee varies between INR 35,000 and INR 2,40,000, excluding GST.

Some of the most popular Guwahati IIT online courses are listed here.

  • Advanced UI UX Design Strategy Certification
  • Advanced Cyber Security Certification
  • Advanced Cloud & DevOps Certification
  • AL&ML Advanced Certification
  • Advanced-Data Science, Machine Learning, and IoT Certification
  • Advanced Embedded Systems and Internet of Things Certification

IIT Guwahati Placements

The centralized Placement Cell at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, provides placement and training services. In the recent drive of IIT Guwahati Placements 2022, Pre-placement offers (PPOs) have increased significantly with 179 PPOs. Wheres in 2021, the PPOs offered were 133. IIT Guwahati Highest Package offered was INR 2.5 CPA (International Package), And the Highest Package (Domestic) stood at INR 1.3 LPA. A total of 38 recruiters made 530 offers to the IITG students.

Microsoft, IBM, Uber, Google, Oracle, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Bajaj, and other companies were recently hired students from IIT Guwahati. Analyst, IT/Software, Finance, Analog/Digital Engineer, Product Engineer, System Engineer, Engineer Trainee, and other positions were available. Companies such as Accenture Japan, SOU Japan, and BNY Melon USA made numerous foreign job offers. Most of the job offers were in IT/software, finance, analyst, and product profiles. Below given is the IIT Guwahati placement report:

Batch

Placement Statistics

Number of Students Recruited

530 (Day – 2)

Number of Companies Involved

38

Number of PPOs

179

Highest CTC Offered

INR 2.15 CPA

Major Sectors Involved

Information Technology, Software, Finance, Analyst, etc.

Top Recruiters

Amazon, Apple, Flipkart

IIT Guwahati B Tech Placement (2021)

Number of Students Registered

584

Number of Placed students

444

Placement Percentage

76%

IIT Guhawati Average package

INR 21 LPA

IIT Guwahati Notable Alumni

  1. Kuladhar Saikia is a retired Indian Police Service official who worked as the Director-General of Police in Guwahati.
  2. Vishal Monga is an electrical engineering researcher and professor at Pennsylvania State University.
  3. Jubaraj B. Baruah is a HAG Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati.

IITG Course fee structure

CourseFeesDuration
BE/BTech - Automobile Engineering 920000 4 years
BE/BTech - Biotechnology Engineering 920000 4 years
BE/BTech - Civil Engineering 920000 4 years
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IITG Entrance exams required for Admission 2024

IITG Campus Facilities/Infrastructure

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medical
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Placement Statistics

13.5 Lacs per annum
22.5 Lacs per annum

IITG Placements and Companies visited

Bank of America
Godrej & Boyce
Goldman Sacs

Asked question

How much are the fees for the B-Tech program at IIT Guwahati?
Asked by Siddhant Dixit
replied on 06-Jan-2024 02:40:49

IIT Guwahati fees for the B-Tech program is INR 2.19 lakhs per annum. The total fees are INR 8.77 lakhs approx.

Contact Information

Contact Numbers:

+91 - 361 - 2690401

Email ID:

director@iitg.ernet.in

Address:

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India

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