M.A. in History 

at Gauhati University, Guwahati

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: 

Course	Median Package (2023)
UG (3-year)	INR 4.25 LPA
BTech	INR 5.25 LPA
UG (5-year)	INR 4.15 LPA
PG (2-year)	INR 8.70 LPA
MD	INR 7.50 LPA
PG-Integrated	INR 4.36 LPA

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

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

Candidate falling in the General All India category can get admission to the Gauhati University at 25000 rank easily in various courses. The cutoff ranks closed at a range of 150500 and 260053 for the General All India category. The Cutoff ranks for various BTech courses can be checked in the table below:

Course	2024
B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering	150500
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	205678
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering	230284
B.Tech. in Instrumentation Engineering	260053
B.Tech. in Food Processing Technology	256338

Offered through JEE Main ranks and counselling, Gauhati University cutoff for BTech is released round-wise. Going as per the last three year trends, the expected Gauhati University cutoff 2024 can be anticipated. For JEE Main Counselling Round 1, B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering can range between 29284 and 39338, B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering can range between 43455 and 47966, B.Tech. in Civil Engineering can range between 47559 and 54827, B.Tech. in Instrumentation Engineering can range between 50806 and 52910 and B.Tech. in Food Processing Technology can range between 44928 and 63869.  

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.

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. 

Yes, Gauhati University is a government university which was established in 1948 and is approved by UGC (University Grants Commission) and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). The university is ranked 88 by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2023 under the University category. Since it is a government university, the fee for various courses is not high. Even if the students find the fee a little high, they can apply for the scholarships provided by the university. To get admission to this government university, candidates must have valid scores in entrance tests. If applying through CAT, candidates must prepare according to the CAT syllabus and CAT exam pattern. 

One of the oldest Universities in North-East India, Gauhati University (GU) was established in the year 1948. Guwahati University has been ranked 36 by the NIRF in 2022. Talking about the placements, according to the NIRF report 2023, a total of 569 out of 2,386 UG and PG students were placed during Guwahati University placements 2022. The median package offered to UG (3-year) and PG (1-year) students was INR 3.50 LPA and INR 4.80 LPA during placements 2022. Hence, it is safe to conclude that Guwahati University is a good university.

Gauhati University BSc Admission take place directly after the announcement of results of CUET exam. Candidates can apply for BSc admissions through online mode. Here is a step-by-step process to help you in your admissions process.

Apply & Appear for CUET-UG exam

Wait for results to be announced

Apply for admission at the university

Do the document verification and fee payment to secure admission.