Life at IIT Guwahati: Better than you expect – lots of learning, fun activities in a beautiful campus!
With the majestic Brahmaputra river on one side and hills and lakes on the other, IIT(Indian Institute of Technology) Guwahati is counted amongst one of the most beautiful and scenic campuses in India. Moreover, the perfect blend of natural beauty and splendid architecture makes this institute all the more stunning.
A third year student of Chemical Engineering at IIT Guwahati, Shikhar Saxena, shares that life at this institute is quite different (read that as better) from what he expected it to be or what he had heard from people before joining this institute. However, it’s the academic life that is a bit different from the one that any student would have experienced at other schools and colleges across the country.
What sets this institute apart from any other tech institute of the country is the scenic beauty which is quite fascinating. Moreover, the facilities given to student at IIT Guwahati are excellent, he reveals.
Where on one hand Shikhar is full of praise for the college’s faculty, seniors, alumni as well as the crowd, there are other things that he would like to change about his institute; the first and the foremost being the mess food.
Listen to this exclusive Shiksha podcast where Shikhar Saxena elaborates more about life at the campus including his daily routine, campus crowd, popular hangout places, attendance, food at the canteen and more.
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the 6th IIT established by the Government of India and has been ranked 334th in the 'World University' category by the QS World University Rankings 2026. It holds the status of an Institute of Importance like other IITs. Further, the institute has also been
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No, it is not easy to get admission at IIT Guwahati as the institute conducts its admission process through accepted entrance exams conducted by various authorities. Some of the popular entrance exams accepted by the institute are JEE Main, CAT, GATE, CEED, NET, JEE Advanced, etc. Candidates must ap
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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:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
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the highest package | INR 2.05 Cr per annum | INR 1.25 Cr per annum |
Placement rate | 71% | 62% |
No. of students registered | 1,584 | 1,606 |
No. of students placed | 1,124 | 1,001 |
Companies participated | 466 | 260 |
PPOs offered | 229 | 193 |
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IIT Guwahati will open the GATE 2026 answer key after the completion of the exam. The GATE answer key 2026 link will be activated on the GOAPS portal. The expected release date is the last week of February. To access the answer key, candidates need to log in using their enrollment ID and password.
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If you belong to the General AI quota, the UCEED target rank should be below 90 to secure a seat at IIT Guwahati. In 2025, the Round 3 closing rank was 90 for B.Des admission. Please note that the cutoff ranks vary for different rounds, years, and categories. For the OBC category students, the cutof
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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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IIT Guwahati offers BSC (Hons) in Data Science and AI Which is a foour year degree and it's fees ranges from 3,50,000 to 4,00,000.It also offers B.Tech course in data Science and AI, Which is a four year course and it's frees ranges from 8,00,000 to 9,05,000.
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