IIT Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), came into existence in 1994 and became the 6th member of the IIT fraternity. And later, the study programs commenced in the year 1995. Today, the Institute has 5 interdisciplinary academic centers that include engineering, science & humanities subject field and 11 departments. Students can pursue BTech, MA, BDes, MTech, MSc, and certain PhD study programs. In a short period, IIT Guwahati managed to build a world-class infrastructure that is equipped with high-tech labs, that are ready to carry out advanced research.  

The Campus is spread over an area of 285 hectares near the northern bank of the Brahmaputra river and it is 20 km away from the City centre. The Campus has picturesque views with the river on one side and hills on the other side. IIT Guwahati is one of its kind as it is ranked among the top 100 world universities within 50 years of age. 

IIT Guwahati is ranked 32 globally in the category of Research Citations per Faculty and positioned 364th in QS World University Rankings 2024. It is ranked 7th among the top engineering institutions in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework), of the Union Minister. It is also ranked 2nd by the Government of India(Swachhata Ranking). Other Ranking of the University includes 6th in SDG 7 Affordable & Clean Energy (Sustainable Development Goal 7)THE. Also, this is an AICTE-approved University.

This Institute provides quality education, advanced research, knowledge, professional career growth,  excellence achievement, technological and innovative development, entrepreneurship opportunities, and many more. Research is the most vital part of the institute at IIT Guwahati, each academic program is designed in a way to encourage students involved in the research programs, Many students conduct sponsored research in subject fields like physics, mathematics, chemistry, information & communication technology, artificial intelligence, electronics, earthquake engineering, heat transfer, machine design, product design and many more.

The University offers many undergraduate, postgraduate, and online courses to students in the course field in Science, technology, engineering, and humanities field. They offer BTech, MA, BDes, MTech, MSc, and certain PhD study programs. The fee structure of each course varies, but students can pay the fee monthly. However, there are many scholarships that students can apply for. Check the available scholarships on the official website of the University.

The students have to appear for the entrance examination and then, the selection will be done on the basis of merit. After selection, students can start with a fresh semester. The Institute highly emphasizes enhancing knowledge growth. This can be done through continuous research and self-analysis, practical skills & training sessions with the students. They encourage students to look at the end-to-end skill upliftment and later they conduct the theoretical examination. The examination pattern can be understood by carefully looking at the previous years' question papers.