IIT Guwahati UG, PG, Certificate Courses 2025

Yes, M.Tech at IIT Guwahati is a good choice as it holds the status of an Institute of Importance like other IITs. IIT Guwahati Assam has been ranked 7 under the 'Engineering' category and 9 under the Overall category by the NIRF Ranking 2024. The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati IIT Guwahati has signed MoUs with numerous national and international institutions across the globe to promote student and faculty exchange programmes.

IIT Guwahati has a seat intake of 33 for MDes, including 13 seats for the General category. The institute reserves 3 seats for the EWS General category and 9 seats for OBC-NCL. For SC and ST, the institute offers 5 and 3 seats, respectively. This seat intake is as per the past years' data and hence is subject to changes. Admission for all these seats are done through a common selection process. Click here for the detailed admission process for MDes course offered at IITG.

The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:

2025:

• Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
• Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
• OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
• SC: 61.1526933
• ST: 47.9026465
• UR-PwD: 0.0079349

2024:

• General (UR): 93.2362181
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840

2023:

• General (UR): 90.7788642
• OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
• SC: 51.9776027
• ST: 37.2348772
• GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527

Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.

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:

IIT Guwahati provides good placements across all courses. The course-wise placement rate recorded during the placement drive 2025 is mentioned below: 

Students pursuing BTech from IIT Guwahati can participate in the placement drive of the institute. IIT Guwahati recorded 100% placements across all BTech courses in 2024.  The the highest stipend offered during IIT Guwahati internships 2023 was INR 1.60 LPA. Further, a total of 15 internship offers were made to BTech students. IIT Guwahati mechanical department has been given a lot of awards for having a high passing percentage of students. Its placement statistics are also good enough. The average package is around 10 to 15 LPA. Some of the top recruiters of IIT Guwahati BTech placements were TATA, Mahindra, Bajaj, In core, etc. With roles of design engineer, project manager, production engineer etc.

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.

Yes, MBA degree holders of IIT Guwahati can build a career in the govt. sector. Some high-demand MBA career options within the government sector are mentioned below:

• Economist through the Indian Economic Service (IES) Examination
• Reserve Bank of India Grade B Officer
• Staff Selection Commission Officer
• Probationary Officer for Government Banks
• IAS, IPS, and IFS through the entrance exam UPSC CSE

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.

IIT Guwahati accepts the CEED exam for admission to the MDes course. 

IIT Guwahati MDes cutoff 2024 is based on CEED scores 2024 followed by the round-wise CEED Counselling. IIT Guwahati CEED cutoff 2024 is out for Part A. The mean and standard deviation for CEED 2024 Part A are 41.90 and 16.72, respectively. Refer to the table given below to check out the CEED Part A cutoff 2024 for IIT Guwahati.

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.

IIT Guwahati offers entrance-based admission into different courses. Students who meet the admission requirement can get seat in preferred course. Students looking for course admission can check the table below to know detailed course selection criteria:

In order to get admision at IIT Guwahati, the candidate have to meet the last educational qualification. To know the eligibility for few of a top courses offered at IIT Guwahati students can check the table below:

IIT Guwahati UCEED cutoff 2025 has been initiated with the release of the round 1 of the cutoff list. As per the cutoff released, the cutoff rank for OBC AI category candidates was closed at 44. Therefore, candidates belonging to the OBC AI category must have a rank of 44 or below to get a sea at BDes in IIT Guwahati. In 2024 and 2023, the cutoff rank for the same category stood at 46 and 42, respectively in the first round. This shows a fluctuating trend in the cutoff rank since the past three years.

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 has a seat intake of 33 for a full-time Master of Design (MDes) programme of two-year duration. The institute offers 13 seats for the General category. Apart from this, IIT Guwahati has 3 seats for the EWS General category, 9 seats for OBC-NCL, 5 seats for SC, and 3 seats for ST. Additionally, there are 30 seats in MDes Electronic Product Design.

The selection of candidates for the MDes programme offered at IIT Guwahati is based on the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) conducted as a part of the central admission procedure. In addition to this, MDes aspirants need to clear the Design Aptitude Test (conducted at DoD, ITG for shortlisted candidates based on CEED) followed by a personal interview and portfolio evaluation. Aspirants can apply on the CEED website (ceed.iitb.ac.in).

IIT Guwahati offers a full-time BTech programme in 12 specialisations, namely Biosciences & Bioengineering, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Science & Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mathematics & Computing, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering and Engineering Physics.