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IIT Guwahati PhD Eligibility and Highlights 2026
IIT Guwahati PhD courses are full or part time courses offered on both Doctoral and PG levels. PhD at IIT Guwahati is offered for a duration of four-six years in several specialisations such as PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Electronics and Electrical Engineering and more.
PhD courses at IIT Guwahati is categorized under two heads which are 'Regular Categories' and 'Non Regular Categories'. IIT Guwahati offers the aforementioned PhD courses under four schemes which are:
- Joint Degree PhD Programme with IIT (BHU)
- Project Mode
- Special Scheme for CSIR/UGC-JRF Candidates
- Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme
Exact details on all of these IIT Guwahati PhD schemes can be found on the official website of the institute. IIT Guwahati PhD admissions are decided on entrance basis through the scores obtained in the GATE, CEED or NET-JRF of CSIR, UGC, DST, DBT, ICMR or ICAR. Candidates are also required to fulfill the IIT Guwahati PhD eligibiity criteria mentioned in the table below on top of the aforementioned entrance exam scores:
| Course | Eligibility & Selection |
|---|---|
| PhD |
Eligibility: Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 60% to 70% aggregate or 6.0 to 7.0 CPI, Or Four-year Bachelor’s degree/ equivalent with a minimum of 70% aggregate or 7.0 CPI (Eligibility criteria will be relaxed by 5% marks or 0.5 CPI for SC/ST/PwD applicants.) |
Candidates are also required to have a work experience of one-three years for the part-time PhD courses. The exact work experience differs depending on the chosen category of Non regular PhD scheme of IIT Guwahati.
There are no limitations in regards to maximum allowed attempts or maximum age for any of the aforementioned entrance exams.
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Commonly asked questions On Highlights
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.
Yes, candidates can get admissions into the PhD course at IIT Guwahati without any work experience. However, only the regular category PhD courses accept admission of such candidates.
Every non regular PhD course admission only selects candidates with a work experience between one - three years.
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.
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.
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IIT Guwahati PhD Admission Dates 2026
The IIT Guwahati PhD admission dates begin every year from the month of March of previous year. The IIT Guwahati PhD deadline is scheduled in the month of April. IIT Guwahati releases the announcement circular that shows all the important dates for PhD admission.
Other than the dates in the circular, candidates are required to track the dates of GATE, CEED or any one of NET-JRF of CSIR, UGC, DST, DBT, ICMR or ICAR. The dates for most of these exams are scheduled in the months of August and December.
Candidates can look at the table below for all the important dates in the IIT Guwahati PhD admission timeline from the admission announcement circular:
| Dates | Past Events |
|---|---|
5 Jan '26 | Ph.D. (Jan 2026) Course Commencement |
24 Nov '25 - 5 Dec '25 | Ph.D. (Jan 2026) Selection process (Written Test + Interview) |
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
No, the IIT Guwahati PhD admissions 2026 have been closed at this point. The registration for PhD admissions 2026 at IIT Guwahati closed in the month of April 2025. The PhD admissions were concluded in the month of Decemeber.
Candidates interested in applying for PhD at IIT Guwahati will now need to wait for the month of March 2026 to apply for IIT Guwahati PhD admissions 2027.
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.
IIT Guwahati Ph.D.IIT Guwahati PhD Seats
The IIT Guwahati PhD seats are only offered in a limited amount every year. The allocation of the PhD seats at IIT Guwahati is subject to the scores obtained by candidates in the accepted entrance exam. According to the IIT Guwahati PhD seat reservations, only 20% of the total PhD seats are available for Non Regular PhD admissions.
However, if the course is offered by a School or Centre, then the seat reservation for Non Regular PhD courses is 40%. There is no mention of reservations for special category candidates for the PhD admissions but, the rules for them might be the same as other courses offered by IIT Guwahati.
The table below shows a bifurcation of the PhD course seat intake at IIT Guwahati:
|
Department |
Specialisation |
Seat Intake |
|---|---|---|
|
Mechanical Engineering |
Machine Design, Fluids & Thermal, Manufacturing & Materials |
35 |
|
Computer Science and Engineering |
Computer Science and Engineering |
30 |
|
Mathematics |
Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, Computer Science |
29 |
|
Civil Engineering |
Environment Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering & Management, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources & Hydraulic Engineering, Earth System Science & Engineering |
22 |
|
Biosciences and Bioengineering |
Biosciences and Bioengineering |
20 |
|
Electronics and Electrical Engineering |
Communication Engineering, Power Engineering, RF & Photonics, Signal Processing & Machine Learning, Systems, Control & Automation, VLSI |
19 |
|
Chemical Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
16 |
|
Humanities and Social Sciences |
Development Studies, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science |
16 |
|
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
11 |
|
Design |
Design |
9 |
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IIT Guwahati PhD 2026 FAQs
Yes, the PhD students of Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme of IIT Guwahati are offered financial assistance. The students of this scheme are eligible to get the following:
- Fellowship: Rs. 38,750/month in 1st and 2nd years. Rs. 43,750/month for 3rd, 4th and 5th years.
- Contingency Grant: Rs. 1,20,000/year.
- Support for attending international conference and to visit labs abroad.
The PhD students of IIT Guwahati who secured admissions under the Industry-Sponsored category will be charged INR 5 Lacs per semester as PhD fees.
This makes the total PhD fees for these students INR 40 Lacs at IIT Guwahati. However, this is the only fees mentioned for these students on the website.
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.
There are 11 research specialisations available for PhD courses at IIT Guwahati. These specialisations may or may not be available under all categories of PhD courses at IIT Guwahati. PhD specialisations at IIT Guwahati include the following:
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Design
- Biosciences and Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Humanities and Social Sciences
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