IIT Gauhati Placements

Introduction

IIT Guwahati was established in the year 1994 and became the 6^th member of the IIT fraternity. It is a world-class institution situated in Guwahati, belongs to the “Old IITs” group and comes under the elite class of institutes for engineering and technical studies, and is known for its quality education across the country. In this article, we shall see in detail about the institute, the various courses offered, and the placement details, IIT Gauhati Placements cut off as well.  

List of Contents

1. Location
2. Ranking
3. Courses Offered
4. Admission Procedure
5. Fee Structure
6. Campus
7. Placement Statistics
8. Useful Links

Location

Guwahati is located in the state of Assam and has low connectivity by air, railways, and road network from all parts of the country, compared to other major cities in India.

The campus is situated at a distance of 23 kms from the nearest airport (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport) and the travel time is approximately 40 minutes to reach the campus.

The closest railway station to the campus is the Guwahati Railway station which is at a distance of 19 kms from campus and takes about 35 minutes to reach the campus.

Google map link to reach the campus: https://goo.gl/maps/WFqwTaexJoL4sBp79     

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Courses Offered:

Undergraduate courses:

1. B.Tech. Biosciences and Bioengineering
2. B.Tech. Chemical Engineering
3. B.Tech. Chemical Science and Technology
4. B.Tech. Civil Engineering
5. B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering
6. Bachelors in Design
7. B.Tech. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
8. B. Tech. Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE)
9. B. Tech. Humanities and Social Sciences
10. B.Tech. Mathematics & Computing
11. B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering
12. B.Tech. Engineering Physics

Master of Technology programs:

Master of Science programs:

1. M.Sc. in Chemistry
2. M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing
3. M.Sc. in Physics

M.Tech.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programs:

1. M.Tech. + Ph.D. (Dual) in CSE
2. Dual [MS(Engineering) + Ph.D.] in EEE

Master of Science by Research [M.S.(R)]

1. School of Energy Sciences and Engineering
2. E-Mobility
3. Disaster Management and Risk Reduction

Other Master’s degrees:

1. M. A. Programme in Development Studies
2. Masters in Design (M. Des)

Doctor of Philosophy Programs

1. Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
2. Department of Chemical Engineering
3. Department of Civil Engineering
4. Department of Computer Science and Engineering
5. Department of Design
6. Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
7. Department of Mechanical Engineering
8. Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
9. Department of Mathematics
10. Department of Chemistry
11. Department of Physics
12. School of Energy Sciences and Engineering
13. Centre for the Environment
14. Centre for Nanotechnology
15. Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology
16. School of Agro and Rural Technology
17. Centre for Disaster Management & Research (CDMR)
18. Center for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems
19. Centre for Sustainable Polymers
20. Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
21. Centre for Indian Knowledge System
22. School of Health Science and Technology
23. International Joint Ph.D. Degree (JPD) Programme with Gifu University, Japan in Food Science and Technology
24. International Joint Ph.D. Degree (JPD) Programme with Gifu University, Japan in Integrated Mechanical Engineering

Ranking

IIT Guwahati has obtained the 7^th rank in the engineering category in the NIRF Rankings 2021.

Admission Procedure

Undergraduate courses:

The admission to all B.Tech. programs are done through the All India Joint Entrance Examination test (IIT – JEE) conducted jointly by all IITs in two stages, i.e., JEE Mains and JEE Advanced.

Cut off of JEE (Advanced) for admission in BTech of Academic Year 2021

M.Tech courses:

For admission to M.Tech., the candidates must have a valid GATE score, and the following are the eligibility criteria for different programs.

Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs:

The students are selected through Joint Admission to MSc in IITs (IIT-JAM) examination for the M.Sc. programs.

M.Tech.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programs:

M.Tech. + Ph.D. (Dual) in CSE

For the Dual (M Tech + Ph.D.) Degree program of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, students are admitted only in regular mode and they should have a UG degree in any discipline other than CSE or IT or equivalent, along with the one of the following criteria:

• CPI of 7.5 or marks of 70% and a valid GATE score in any subject, if the qualifying B E/B Tech degree is not from an IIT
• CPI of 8.0, if the qualifying B Tech degree is from an IIT
• CPI of 7.0 (or more) but less than 8.0, a valid GATE score in any subject, if the qualifying B Tech degree is from an IIT

Dual [MS(Engineering) + Ph.D.] in EEE

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in any area or equivalent with a minimum CPI of 7.5 or 70% of marks.
• A valid GATE score in any subject.

For all M.S.(R) programs:

The candidates can obtain admission through 4 different modes for these programs.

For more details refer here.

Other Master’s degrees:

For admission into MA Programme in Development Studies refer here.

For admission into the M. Des program refer here.

Doctor of Philosophy Programs:

Admissions to the Ph.D. program are held twice a year – in July and January. Applications are invited normally in March and October.

Fee Structure

For the fee structure of B.Tech and B.Des. students refer here.

For the fee structure of M.Tech / M.Des. / MS(R) students refer here.

For the fee Structure of Ph.D. / Dual (M.Tech. + Ph.D.)  program refer here.

Campus

IIT Guwahati has a picturesque campus spread over an area of 285 acres, on the banks of the river Brahmaputra. The campus has a spacious lecture hall and an auditorium which is designed for mass gatherings. Apart from this, there are other infrastructural facilities like the library, Computer & Communication Center for the students to use.

Moreover, there is also a sports complex that has indoor badminton courts, table tennis, and squash courts, along with a gymnasium and swimming pool as well.

In order to provide accommodation, there are a total of 11 boys hostels and 2 girls hostels with individual rooms for all the students. Each of these hostels has its own canteen, juice center, pantry, mess, stationery shop, and many other facilities.

Placement Statistics

IIT Guwahati witnessed a total of 180 companies coming from various sectors for the 2021-2022 placement process. The following are some statistics related to UG placements in the institute:

 B Tech/ B Des ( UG Program): Placement Data of Year 2021-22 (Domestic & international)

Engineering Branch wise placement Data ( Year 2021-22)

The total number of students registered for placement is 1243 and 73.20% of them got placed across all programs on campus. For more details refer to the official report here.

Useful links