M.S. in Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (by Research) 

at IIT Guwahati, Guwahati

The overall placement rate has been fluctuating over the past three years. For better clarity, the table below presents the IIT Guwahati placement trends:

The institute recorded an overall placement percentage of 62% during the academic year 2023-24. The IIT Guwahati highest package in 2025 stood at INR 1.25 crore per annum. The complete insight of IIT Guwahati placements between 2024 and 2025 are tabulated below:

To be considered for admission to UCEED 2025 participating institutes, the candidates need to meet the following conditions simultaneously: 

1. Age limit - The candidate needs to be born on or after October 1, 1999. For candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories, there is a relaxation of five years. 
2. UCEED 2025 qualification - The candidate must have qualified in the UCEED 2025 entrance exam and must have been allocated a merit rank.
3. Qualifying examination - The candidate must have passed all the subjects in the qualifying exam (10+2 or equivalent) in 2023 or should be appearing in the qualifying exam for the first time in 2025.

Candidates under M.Tech Students (Studentship) category must have valid GATE score in admissible examination paper. They are entitled to receive Financial Assistantship/ Scholarship from IIT Guwahati at the rate of INR 12,400 per month (tenable for a maximum period of 24 months) as per the governing rules subject to satisfactory academic progress and satisfactory performance in assigned teaching assistant duty.

The table below showcases the course-wise IIT Guwahati lowest package trends for the past three years:

IIT Guwahati admissions are done through national-level tests conducted by various authorities for the admission to UG, PG, and PhD level courses. Admission to all the courses is entrance-based, therefore, candidates must appear for the respective entrance exam and qualify for its cutoff. The institute offer admission based on valid scores in JEE Main/ JEE Advanced/ GATE or equivalent to qualify for the admission process. 

The key highlights of IIT Guwahati placements 2024 and 2025 for MSc are presented below:

SDE emerged as the top recruiting sector with 45.3% of students placed in it. The second in the sequence was the Core sector. The table below represents the sector-wise distribution of IIT Guwahati placements 2025:

During 2024 placements, MBA was the top UG branch with the highest placement rate of 92.86%. On the other hand, 78% of BTech and BDes students were placed. The IIT Guwahati MTech placement rate has been fluctuating from 2022 to 2024. For MA and MDes courses, a fluctuating trend was observed in the placement percentage. Take a look at the table below for IIT Guwahati placement rate trends: 

The course-wise average package for the academic year 2024-25 is out on the official website. The highest average package 2025 stood at INR 28.42 LPA and was made to BDes students. For a detailed analysis of IIT Guwahati average package trends refer to the table below: