IIT Guwahati Courses & Fees 2026: UG, PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses

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 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 offers a total of 30 seats for MBA programme. Check below the seats division at ITT Guwahati for MBA admission: 

• Open Merit: 12
• GEN-EWS: 03
• OBC-NCL: 08
• SC: 05
• ST: 02

Note: This is taken from the official website of college. It can change.

Candidates seeking admission in an IIT Guwahati MSc course must have a valid bachelor’s degree issued by a recognised university. Admission to the MSc course is based on merit in IIT JAM followed by CCMN counselling. The seat allotment is carried out based on document verification, seat intake, and category of the students, during the counselling. Moreover, the IIT JAM application process is carried out in online mode.

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:

To qualify for IIT Guwahati MBA programme CAT is mandatory. Without a valid CAT score interested students cannot apply for MBA at IIT Guwahati. The candidates must visit the official website of CAT to register. The registration process requires to upload required documents. However, to know the MBA application fee at IIT Guwahati can check the points mentioned below:

• All Female Candidates: INR 800
• All Transgender Candidates: INR 800
• All SC/ ST/ PwD Candidates : INR 800
• All Other Candidates : INR 1,600

Professor & HOD salary in IIT Guwahati ranges between INR 18.0 lakhs and INR 22.0 lakhs per year. This is an estimate based on salaries received from employees of IIT Guwahati on Ambition Box. Most of the faculty members at IIT Guwahati are PhD holders from the renowned institutions.

The total tuition fees for MSc is INR 20,000-INR 60,000 at IIT Guwahati. The total fee includes tuition fee, security deposit, alumni fee, etc. Aspirants need to pay the course fees to confirm their seat.

The rank needed for admission at IIT Guwahati would depend on the category, round and course. For the General AI category, the last round closing ranks ranged from 104 to 384. Hence, General AI category students need to attain a rank of at least 384 to be considered eligible for admission. Students can look at the table below to know the highest acceptable rank for other categories.

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.

India's premiere b-schools accept CAT for MBA admissions. More than 2.5 lakh candidates fighting for limited seats at these institutes make the exam tough to crack.

IIT Guwahati has a decent placement record of placements for courses like BTech, MTech, MBA, BDes, etc. Check out the key highlights of IIT Guwahati placements for the Class of 2024 and 2025 in the table below:

Yes, IIT Guwahati offers scholarships to meritorious students. These scholarships are divided into three categories susch as:

• Institute Scholarships
• Other Scholarships
• Assistantships

Any one of the IIT Guwahati scholarships can be availed by eligible students. IIT Guwahati offers three types of institute scholarships for its graduate/ postgraduate students.

To apply for BTech at IIT Guwahati candidates are required to fill out the application form by visiting the official website of JEE Main. Given below are step-by-step process to apply for BTech:

Step 1: Register and appear for JEE Mains exam.

Step 2: Qualify JEE Main and appear for the JEE Adv. exam.

Step 3: Register for JoSAA Counselling.

Step 4: Seat Allotment is conducted by JoSAA.

Step 5: Report at alloted college and Pay the fee.

All the students seeking admission to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programme offered at IIT Guwahati must apply for UCEED first, and then submit a duly filled application to the institute. Each candidate can attempt UCEED a maximum of two times in consecutive years, and the score of the entrance exam is valid only for one year. To apply for BDes, follow the step-wise application process for UCEED demonstrated in the infographic below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of UCEED.

Step 2: Click on the "Registration" button and then on "Registration Portal".

Step 3: Register using a valid email ID and enter the required details and submit them.

Step 4: Log in to the registered account to fill out the application form.

Step 5: Choose preferred exam cities (three) and upload the scanned documents.

Step 6: Payment of the application fee and submit the application.

The selection criteria for the M.Tech programme offered at IIT Guwahati comprises a valid GATE score followed by COAP counselling. Aspirants with a valid BTech or BE/ MCA/ MSc/ AMIETE degree with 60% aggregate or 6.0 CPI can apply. The GATE application process is carried out online (gate.iitk.ac.in). Applications must be submitted within the due date. The GATE application fee for boys is INR 1,700, INR 850 for girls, and INR 850 for SC/ST/PwD category students.

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).

The rank required for admission to the BDes course for the General AI category was 78. Hence, students need to attain a rank of at least 78 to qualify for admission. See below to know the maximum rank required by other categories.

IIT Guwahati conducts the application process in online mode. The step-wise process is provided below:

1. Open the official website and register.
2. Fill in the required details and complete the registration.
3. Fill the detailed application form. In this step, candidates have to provide details of educational qualifications, parents' details, address of communication and permanent address, and exam center preference.
4. Upload scanned images of passport-size photographs and signature.
5. Pay the application fee.
6. The application form will be automatically submitted after the successful payment of application fees.