M.Tech. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with Specialization in Signal Processing and Machine Learning 

at IIT Guwahati, Guwahati

The key highlights of IIT Guwahati placements 2024 and 2025 for M.Tech are presented below:

Candidates with BTech or BE/ MCA/ MSc/ Graduation (AMIETE) with 60% aggregate or 6.0 CPI are eligible for the M.Tech in IIT Guwahati. Further, there is 0.5% CPI or 5% marks relaxation for SC/ST/PwD category candidates. Candidates must also have valid score in the national level exam GATE exam and they must also participated in the COAP Counselling (GATE not required for the sponsored category). 

Admission to M.Tech at IITG is entirely based on GATE score. Candidates with a GATE rank between 600 and 800 and a score between 400 and 800 will have a good chance for getting admitted in an MTech course at IITG. However, as the cutoff marks change for every admission year, hence, the number can vary. A relaxation in the required cutoff is given to the candidates belonging to reserved categories.

IIT Guwahati offer M.Tech for the duration of 2 years in various specialisations such as Computer Science and Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Science and Technology, etc. via 11 Departments. IIT Guwahati M.Tech admission is entrance-based. Further, the M.Tech selections are done based on the exam and counselling rounds. 

Candidates must secure a valid score in BTech or BE/ MCA/ MSc/ Graduation (AMIETE) with 60% aggregate or 6.0 CPI. The minimum marks requirement is relaxed by lowering 0.5% CPI or 5% aggregate for SC/ST/PwD category candidates. In addition to this, candidates must qualify GATE and COAP counselling.

The total tuition fee for M.Tech ranges between INR 1.1 Lacs - INR 1.7 lakh for Regular/QIP Students/Self-financed/Sponsored Students (Part-time/Full-time) who are serving as Teachers. In addition, there is no tuition fee for SC/ST/PwD category candidates. Candidates can visit the IITG official website (iitg.ac.in) for details related to the complete fee structure. The mentioned fee is as per unofficial sources and hence may vary.

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

To apply for admission to the BTech course at IIT Guwahati, candidates must visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and fill out the application form in online mode for JEE Main. For other courses such as MSc, MTech, BS-MS (Dual Degree) etc., candidates must visit the official website of respective national-level entrance exam conducting bodies and fill out the application form in online mode. IIT Guwahati admission to most of the courses is entrance-based.

Find below the detailed application process for the respective entrance exams:

• JEE Main Application Process 2025
• GATE Application Process 2025
• IIT JAM Application Process 2024

The overall highest package for the 2025 drive stood at INR 1.25 crore per annum and was offered to BTech students. The table below represents the course-wise IIT Guwahati highest package offered between 2024 and 2025:

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

IIT Guwahati offers admission to various UG and PG course specialisations based on different national-level exams. For instance, BTech admission is based on JEE Advanced ranks. For BDes admission, UCEED ranks are considered. For MSc admission, the institute considers IIT JAM scores. The cutoff for these exams is released based on categories. 

Given below are the last round cutoff range for various exams accepted by the institute concerning the General AI category:

JEE Main cutoff range - 792-10727

IIT JAM cutoff range - 61-268

UCEED cutoff - 96

Candidates can click here for a detailed exam-wise, branch-wise, category-wise and round-wise cutoff of IIT Guwahati.