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IIT Guwahati placed at #8 under the 'Engineering' category as per NIRF 2025 reports. India Today ranked it at #5 under the same category. There are no separate rankings for the BTech & M.Tech programme. But the overall ranking suggests that the institute is one of the top Engineering institutes of the country. Surely a good option for BTech/ MTech.

Yes, IIT Guwahati is considered to be one of the top IITs. Although it is not as famous as IIT Delhi or Madras, the institute is ranked quite high for Engineering programmes. On the basis of NIRF 2025 report, IIT G ranked at #8. The top seven places were occupied by other IITs only. When compared with newer gen of IITs, it holds a better standing and status quo. Also, IIT Guwahati was the sixth IIT to be established. Hence, yes, it usually falls in top to mid-tier IITs.

IIT Guwahati BTech cutoff 2026 ranged from 810 to 10525 for the students belonging to the General category AI quota. Similarly, for the EWS category, the Round 1 closing ranks varied between 120 and 1596 under the AI quota. To see the branch-wise cutoff difference between both the categories for the first round, check out the table below: 

QS releases advance rankings for the upcoming year which is why the QS 2027 rankings have already been published online. As per the QS World University Rankings 2027, the institute is ranked 349 under Top Global Universities category.

The IIT Guwahati QS rankings for 2026 are tabulated below: