Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 

at IIIT Guwahati, Guwahati

IIIT Guwahati is a good option, particularly for PhD in computer science. IIIT PhD fee is INR 13750. The faculty is generally well-regarded. When it comes to scholarship, students of Electronics and IT are offered INR 38,750/- per month as stipend under Visvesvaraya PhD scheme. On the top of that, it is a government institute which adds on to its reputation.

MHRD Fellowships is a financial assistance for PhD students for a maximum period of five years. PhD students will get INR 37000 as monthly stipend for the first two years at JRF level and then for the next 3 years, they will receive INR 42000 per month at SRF level. 

Under the Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronics and IT, students will get a fellowship of INR 38,750 per month during first and second year. After that, they will get INR 43,750 per month till 5th year of PhD. They will also get research contingency grant or INR 1.20 lac per year, as per DIC MeitY, Govt. of India guidelines. Stipend related information for other programs is not clearly mentioned on the official website.

Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) is also offered to PMRF scholars from IIIT Guwahati who receive INR 70,000 per month for the first two years. During the third year, they will receive INR 75,000 rupees per month and in the fourth and fifth year, they will receive INR 80,000 per month. Along with that, PMRF scholars will get INR 2 lac per year which will mean they receive INR 10 lac in five years. 

The fee structure of IIIT Guwahati is segregated in three parts including per semester tuition fee, institute caution money and hostel fee. Hostel fee will be incurred only if you plan to stay in the hotel. Otherwise, you only need to pay tuition fee and institute caution money (one-time refundable fee). Do remember that you pay caution money only once throughout your course. From second semester, you will pay only tuition and hostel fee if you are living in hostel. Otherwise, you will only pay the tuition fee.

A valid score of GATE, NET, JRF or SLET exam works for admission in IIIT Guwahati PhD programs. You can check the eligibility section where each PhD has a different exam score requirement. Based on this criteria, you can plan to take the exam. For example, candidates who plan to pursue PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences, must have taken either GATE, NET or JRF exam.

Students need to pay INR 12,500 if they want to stay at IIIT Guwahati hostel. This fee also includes mess fee. Do note that hostel rent is charged on a pro-rata basis. INR 5,000 are for one-time caution money that is refundable and INR 5,000 is for tuition fee every semester. So if you are availing hostel facility with mess, then your total fee will be INR 22,500 in the first semester. Later on, with hostel fee included, it will be INR 17,500. Without hostel fee, it will be 5,000 from second semester.

IIIT Guwahati released its last round cutoff across all India and female categories for CSE and ECE courses. Among both courses, the most competitive course was Computer Science and Engineering, with a rank of 28255 for candidates belonging to the General AI quota. Other categories have different cutoff ranks. Please refer below for the last round cutoff rank for various categories in CSE at IIIT Guwahati.

IIIT Guwahati cutoff 2025 has been released across various specialisations in opening and closing ranks. IIIT Guwahati B.Tech cutoff 2025 ranged between 28255 and 44592 for the General AI category candidates, wherein B.Tech in CSE is the most competitive course. The easiest B.Tech specialisation to secure admission in is B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering. For a detailed IIIT Guwahati branch-wise cutoff 2025, candidates can refer to the table below for the last round cutoff. The cutoff mentioned below is for the General category under the AI Quota; other categories and rounds will have different results.

The average package offered during IIT Gwahati BTech placements 2025 stood at INR 16.75 LPA. Earlier, IIIT Guwahati average package offered during the 2024 placement drive stood at INR 14.88 LPA. Further, IIIT Guwahati CSE average package offered in 2025 stood at INR 17.66 LPA. The branch-wise average package trends witnessed during IIIT Guwahati BTech placements over the past three years are presented below:

Check IIIT Guwahati placement comparison with other IIITs below:

Yes, IIIT Guwahati conducts placement drives annually for its BTech courses. The highlights of IIIT Guwahati placements for the BTech class of 2024 and 2025 are presented below: