IIIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Assam

The rank needed for IIIT Guwahati admission to the BTech course would depend on the category and course chosen. For the General AI category, the highest rank accepted was 29112 for the BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering programme.  This cutoff is for the first round. Other categories, rounds, courses, etc., will have different cutoffs. 

See the table below to know the maximum rank accepted for all other categories, according to the  IIIT Guwahati JEE Main cutoff 2026 for the first round. 

IIIT Guwahati CSE cutoff 2026 was 22044 for the General AI category in the first round. Therefore, the General AI category students need to attain a rank of at least 22044  or lower to be considered eligible for admission to the BTech CSE branch. See the list below to know the round 1 cutoff ranks for all other All India categories. 

• OBC: 8720
• SC: 5624
• ST: 2864
• EWS: 3528
• PWD: 1266

 IIIT Guwahati cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for admission to the BTech course for various AI categories. For the General AI category, the  IIIT Guwahati JEE Main cutoff 2026 ranged from 22044 to 29112. As per this range, BTech CSE was the most sought-after course for admission. 

See the table below to know the round 1 cutoff for all other courses. Please know that different categories, rounds will have different cutoffs. 

 IIIT Guwahati cutoff 2025 was released for BTech CSE and BTech ECE. For the OBC AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 7560 to 59649. According to the last round, BTech CSE proved to be more competitive in compairson. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the first and last round cutoff for this category. 

The fee structure of IIIT Guwahati is segregated in three parts including per semester tuition fee, institute caution money and hostel fee. Hostel fee will be incurred only if you plan to stay in the hotel. Otherwise, you only need to pay tuition fee and institute caution money (one-time refundable fee). Do remember that you pay caution money only once throughout your course. From second semester, you will pay only tuition and hostel fee if you are living in hostel. Otherwise, you will only pay the tuition fee.

Students need to pay INR 12,500 if they want to stay at IIIT Guwahati hostel. This fee also includes mess fee. Do note that hostel rent is charged on a pro-rata basis. INR 5,000 are for one-time caution money that is refundable and INR 5,000 is for tuition fee every semester. So if you are availing hostel facility with mess, then your total fee will be INR 22,500 in the first semester. Later on, with hostel fee included, it will be INR 17,500. Without hostel fee, it will be 5,000 from second semester.

IIIT Guwahati does not offer scholarships for PhD programs. However, students can still get financial aid from PSUs and other banks. Also, there are many fellowship programs in which you will be eligible based on your merit. Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronics and IT, MHRD Fellowships and Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) are there for PhD scholars.

First of all, you need a master's degree in either Engineer or technology with at least 6.5 CPI or at least 60% marks. If you have completed MSc in CS/ IT or MCA or any other non-tech master's degree, your CPI should be at least 6.5 or you should have scored 60% or more in GATE/SLET/NET in CS/IT. Those who have four year bachelor's degree in Engineering/Medical Sciences or Technology, must have either 7.0 CPI or 65% marks. 

A Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) measures overall academic performance throughout all completed semesters. It is calculated by taking weighted average of Semester Performance Index (SPI) scores. It tells about consistency and academic achievement which reflect grades from all subjects and semesters till date.