Colleges in Guwahati

A valid score of GATE, NET, JRF or SLET exam works for admission in IIIT Guwahati PhD programs. You can check the eligibility section where each PhD has a different exam score requirement. Based on this criteria, you can plan to take the exam. For example, candidates who plan to pursue PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences, must have taken either GATE, NET or JRF exam.

For SC category students the eligibility criteria for every IIIT Guwahati PhD programme is relaxed by 5% marks which translates into 0.5 less CPI. For example, Computer Science and Engineering general category candidates should have at least 7.0 CPI. In this case, SC category students will need 6.5 CPI which is 0.5 lesser than usual requirement.

Admission deadline for IIIT Guwahati PhD programs depends on the admission date of the program. The admission dates for every course is different. Right now, admissions for PhD in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) are open and the last date to apply is 30th November, 2025.

No, IIIT Guwahati does not charge any application fee from PhD candidates. The institute only charges course fee from students who have been finally selected after the interview and written exam. This fee includes one time caution money and tuition fee. Further, those who plan to stay at the IIIT Guwahati hostel need to pay INR 12,500/-.

IIIT Guwahati is a good option, particularly for PhD in computer science. IIIT PhD fee is INR 13750. The faculty is generally well-regarded. When it comes to scholarship, students of Electronics and IT are offered INR 38,750/- per month as stipend under Visvesvaraya PhD scheme. On the top of that, it is a government institute which adds on to its reputation.

IIIT Guwahati offers various courses to students in the stream of Engineering. The institute offers a BTech course at the UG level for a duration of 4 years. IIIT Assam offers BTech course as its popular programme in several specialisations. 

The mode of application at IIIT Guwahati is online. Students can check the step-wise application process below:

• Go to the IIIT Guwahati official website.
• Hover on the Admission tab to select the desired course.
• Select the specialisation, scroll down, and click on the option of Apply now.
• Fill the form with all the required documents.
• Submit the form.

IIIT Guwahati is one of the popular institutes in Assam to offer quality eduation to students in the field of Engineering. It is a government institute and has a huge campus of 67 acres. The institute offers a BTech course as its flagship programme to students. 

Yes, IIIT Guwahati provides relaxation to students who belong to reserved categories. Students who belong to the open category must have attained a minimum of 60% in graduation. To support students belonging to reserved categories, the university provides a 5% relaxation. Thus, they must have attained a minimum of 60% in graduation.