IIT Guwahati scholarships are awarded to meritorious and talented undergraduate and postgraduate students. These scholarships are divided into three categories namely-Institute Scholarships, Other Scholarships and Assistantships. Any one of the IIT Guwahati scholarships can be availed by eligible students.
Institute scholarships: IIT Guwahati offers three types of institute scholarships for its graduate/ postgraduate students. Tabulated below are details on types of scholarships and awards at IIT Guwahati:
| Scholarship | Awards |
|---|---|
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Institute merit scholarship |
For BTech/BDes/MSc/MA students. It is for year-wise class toppers of all the streams and is awarded from the second year onward |
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Institute merit-cum-means scholarship |
BTech/BDes/MSc/MA students. It is given on merit-cum-means basis to up to 25% of non-SC/ST students. |
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SC-ST scholarship |
It is awarded to all BTech/BDes/MSc/MA students of SC/ST categories with specified income level. |
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Student Travel Assistance Fund (STAF) |
It is given to meritorious students to attend and make presentations in national/international conferences, workshops, symposia, scientific meetings etc. |
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Student Contingency Fund (SCF) |
financial assistance to students who encounter unexpected difficulties during the tenure of their study in IIT Guwahati, such as a serious accident, illness, calamity in family etc. |
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Student Childcare Assistance Fund (SCAF) |
It is for the married student parents who find it difficult to finance their child/children for their education may apply for assistance. |
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Students’ Brotherhood Fund (SBF) |
It provides fund as “Loans of Honour” (interest free but to be refunded) to the deserving student applicants to meet their own educational/medical expenses. |
Other Scholarships: IIT Guwahati allows its students to avail of other scholarships offered by central/ state government or private corporations.
Assistantships are also provided to most of the students admitted for the MTech and PhD programmes.
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IIT Guwahati Scholarships FAQs
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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.
IIT Guwahati MDes fee is INR 60,000. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories are exempted from payment of tuition fees. Moreover, the total course fee will be higher and include other components such as hostel fee, admission fee, caution money deposit, etc. Further, it must be noted that the given fee is as per unofficial sources and hence is indicative.
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Placements: Almost 60–70% of students get placed through campus placements each year, which is a decent amount. The highest package offered last year was around 1.2 CPA, while the lowest was around 8–10 LPA. Talking about my course, the average package is around 28 LPA, with the highest being 70 LPA. 12 out of 20 students get placed through the college. Companies that recruit students include Zomato, Microsoft, Google, and many more.
Placements: Above 70% of students get placed in my specialization. The highest package is around 40 LPA, the average package is 12 LPA, and the lowest can reach up to 7-8 LPA. Top recruiters are Bajaj, Reliance, Texas Instruments, Switch Mobility, and many more companies. 3-4 students get internships out of 14 students from my specialisation in Ola, Eaton, TVS, and Texas Instruments.
Placements: The college does not provide a huge amount of internships, but you can do it by yourself. Alumni are helpful, and it is quite good. There are two placement seasons, and the placement percentage is quite high with good placement packages. Mostly, students are placed in different universities as associate professors.
Placements: In my department, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, in the power engineering specialisation, there is an 80 percent placement rate, but in other branches overall it is as low as 40 percent. In my specialisation, the highest package is 40 LPA by Texas Industries, and the average is 12 LPA. 5 students got internships out of 13 in different companies like Eaton, TVS, Texas Industries, and OLA. The top roles offered are as power electronics engineer.
Placements: In our institute, 100 percent of students are placed. The highest package paid is 12 LPA and the lowest falls between 6 LPA and 8 LPA. Recruiting companies are Jspider and Qspider. Many of our seniors are getting internship offers from ITK, Jspider, etc. Two roles offered are developer, tester, and permit engineer.
Placements: The percentage of students who get placed is not more but fine, and it is about 71.65 percent. The average package offered is 12.56 LPA, and the highest package offered is 70 LPA. I do not know about the lowest package. The top recruiting is done for researchers in DNA and its replication. The top role offered is a bioinformatics analyst.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 9 months ago
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.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a year ago
The BTech scholarships at IIT Guwahati have different eligibility criteria. Some of them are merit based scholarships where, the candidates are offered BTech scholarships due totheir high score in either the JEE Advanced exam or their last qualifying exam. Candidates who belong to the SC/ST groups a
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 years ago
Yes, IIT Guwahati offers scholarships to BDes students. The institute offers Institute Merit Scholarship, Institute Merit-cum-Means (McM) Scholarships, SC-ST Scholarships and others. Apart from this, the institute also offers assistanship to BDes students. Assistantships are provided to regular stud
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
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 2025 and 2026 in the table below:
| Particulars | Statistics (2025) | Statistics (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1.25 Cr | – / – | |
| 1606 | 1592 | |
| 1001 | 1004 | |
| 260 | 280 | |
| 193 | 198 | |
| 62% | 63% | |
| – / – | INR 20 L |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
IIT Guwahati JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 has been released for Round 5 admission to BTech. The Round 5 cutoff ranged from 822 for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering to 12170 for BTech in Biosciences and Bioengineering. As per IIT Guwahati CSE cutoff, it became the most competitive BTech branch
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Contributor-Level 10
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.