M.Sc. in Microbiology 

at Gauhati University, Guwahati

Guwahati University Placement  is known for its excellent placement record. Check out the tabulated data given below to know more about Guwahati University placements 2024:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

The Guwahati University highest package is not out on the official website. However, the University has disclosed the course-wise median package in the NIRF report 2024. During 2023 placements, the highest median package stood at INR 8.70 LPA and was bagged by PG (2-year) students. Check the below table for Gauhati University placement package details for the 2023 drive: 

NOTE: The above salary details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

The cutoff marks of Guwahati University vary from course to course. The university has provided minimum qualifying cutoff marks for admission to a majority of courses offered by Guwahati University. Candidates must have at least 45 percent aggregate in their UG programme to become eligible for the PG programme. For the M.Tech programme, candidates must have secured at least 50 percent aggregate and for MEd and Integrated MSc-PhD, students just need a relevant UG degree to be eligible. 

The average package at Guwahati University Placement  has not been made available yet. However the median package has been released and is given in the table below:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

Guwahati University has peer review journals, internal quality assurance cell, Anthropological Museum, Botanical Garden,  GU Astronomical Observatory,  GU Academic Repository, and others. 

Guwahati University offers 100+ UG, PG Diploma Certificate and doctoral courses. Additionally, it also has 340+ affiliated colleges that offer UG and PG courses in the faculty members of Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, and Engineering. It also has an Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) to offer distance learning programmes to the students. Gauhati University admission process is completely online; for all PG courses, it is subject to candidates' performance in the Offline Entrance Test, conducted by the university. For a few courses, such as BTech and MBA, it also accepts national/state-level entrance exams for admission like JEE Main, GATE, and others. Candidates must study the GATE exam pattern, attempt GATE question papers, and hence prepare well in advance for admission.

BSc at Gauhati University is offered in multiple specialisations and accross various affiliated colleges. The mode for most of the programmes is full-time offline mode. That means the candidates have to appear for classes and evaluation at the university campus or the affiliated college. University website has not mentioned any online or distance-learning programmes for its BSc course. Candidates can enquire with their respected college for any distance learning option.

BTech at Gauhati University is offered for a duration of 4 years in full-time mode across multiple specialisations. These include:

• Computer Science Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil
• Mechanical
• Industrial and Production Engineering
• Information Technology, etc.

Candidates have to keep the mentioned documents ready during the Gauhati University admissions:

• Class 10 mark sheet and passing certificate
• Class 12 mark sheet and passing certificate
• Bachelor's degree (if applicable)
• Passport-size photo
• Aadhar Card
• Category Certificate (if applicable)