Ph.D. in Computer Science 

at IIT Guwahati, Guwahati

IIT Guwahati offers a PhD in various  subjects with an annual intake varying from 9 to 35 students, differing from course to course. Admission to IIT Guwahati PhD is granted based on GATE/ CEED scores. Therefore, candidates must secure valid scores in the aforementioned exams. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati IIT Guwahati offers these respective courses at a total tuition fees worth INR 1.7 Lakh.

The PhD admissions to the Institute Assistantship courses at IIT Guwahati require candidates to appear for the GATE or CEED. 

However, PhD admissions to the other categories of PhD courses at IIT Guwahati are not decided on the basis of the aforementioned entrance exams scores.

Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% to 70% aggregate or 6.0 to 7.0 CPI is the basic eligibility for the PhD programme offered at IIT Guwahati. Candidates with a four-year bachelor’s degree/ equivalent qualification with a minimum of 70% aggregate or 7.0 CPI can also apply. The aspirants must also hold the relevant documents as a proof of eligibility.

No, the registration dates for all accepted entrance exams for PhD admissions at IIT Guwahati have been closed at this point. Currently, most entrance exams are still in the phase of result declaration.

The registrations for most of the accepted entrance exams for PhD admissions at IIT Guwahati are opened in the month of August.

Yes, the hostel services are offered to PhD students of IIT Guwahati. However, only the regular category PhD course students receive hostel service from IIT Guwahati.

Non regular category PhD students are not offered any hostel services and are required to find off site arrangements.

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

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:

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

For the SC category students under the AI quota, the JEE Advanced cutoff ranks varied between 183 and 2080 for core branches, including CSE, ECE, Civil, Chemical, etc. For the core branches, mostly the cutoffs are on the higher side for admission. Candidates seeking admission to core branches must target securing a cutoff rank of up to 2000 to improve their chances of admission at IIT Guwahati. Refer to the table below to view the last round closing ranks of IIT Guwahati core branches for 2025. 

The IIT Guwahati CSE average package for BTech and MTech courses stood at INR 36.94 LPA and INR 21.71 LPA, respectively. In addition to this, 90.68% of BTech CSE and 78.57% of MTech CSE students were placed during the 2025 drive. Check the complete IIT Guwahati placement details 2025 for BTech and MTech in CSE: