Information Science and Engineering
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Verified 25 Apr 2026Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), founded in 1994 as the sixth IIT and the only IIT in Northeast India, is among the country's leading engineering institutes [^1]. The…
NAAC Institute of National ImportanceNIRF 9
₹2L
ISE · Annual tuition
Facts
CollegeAndFees fact summary
- College
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati
- Short name
- IIT Guwahati
- City
- Guwahati
- Page type
- College profile
- Admission year
- 2026-27
- Main routes
- KCET, JEE Main, JEE Advanced
- Primary fee shown
- Published fee rows
- Fee label
- See fee table
- Seat status
- Verify through the official route
- Last reviewed
- 26 Apr 2026
- Source status
- Counsellor verification required
- Canonical URL
- /colleges/iit-guwahati
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Fees · 2026-27
IIT Guwahati fees
Jee · fee by branch
| Branch | Fee |
|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (CSE AIML) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 /yr |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) (CSE DS) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 /yr |
| Information Science and Engineering (ISE) Annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 /yr |
Placements · 2023-24
IIT Guwahati placements
₹25.21LAvg CTC
125 LPAHighest CTC
IIT Guwahati posts strong placement outcomes across its broad engineering portfolio, particularly distinguished by its EEE/ECE/CSE depth and the unique location-driven North-East research opportunities.
Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
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Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
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Cutoffs
IIT Guwahati JEE Advanced cutoffs
JEE Advanced2,024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 6530845
Admissions · 2026-27
IIT Guwahati admissions
KEA (KCET)JEE Main
Hostel · campus
Hostel
IIT Guwahati runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 700-acre campus on the banks of the Brahmaputra. 13 hostels (Brahmaputra, Dihing, Lohit, Disang, Kameng, Subansiri and others — named after rivers of the North-East) house students by gender and academic year. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms from the second year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 are heavily subsidised — typically ₹40,000-65,000 per academic year inclusive of mess.
Scholarships
Scholarships
IIT Guwahati runs comprehensive financial aid. SC/ST students receive full tuition waivers plus Central Government Post-matric Scholarship covering hostel and mess. Students from families with annual income below ₹1 lakh receive 100% tuition remission; those between ₹1-5 lakh receive 67% remission. Defence wards qualify for PM Scholarship Scheme. Merit-cum-Means scholarship covers ₹1,000 per month plus tuition for top 25% of low-income students. AICTE Pragati for girl students and AICTE Saksham for differently-abled students are accepted.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
IIT Guwahati's 700-acre campus on the banks of the Brahmaputra is among India's most scenic engineering campuses. Branch-specific facilities span Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical…
700 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research
Research
IIT Guwahati ranks #8 in NIRF Engineering 2024. Research spans every major engineering and applied science discipline with particular strengths in Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Hydrology, AI-ML, Cyber-Physical Systems, Indian Knowledge Systems and Linguistic Sciences. The institute hosts the Centre for Energy, Centre for the Environment, Centre for Linguistic Sciences and Technology, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (uniquely strong on traditional Indian science and technology research), IITG Foundation for Innovation and Incubation Centre and many discipline-specific centres.
Gallery
Gallery
Alumni
Alumni
IIT Guwahati alumni include senior product, engineering and research professionals across Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Mc Kinsey and many Indian deep-tech and SaaS startups. The institute has produced founders of venture-backed Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi startups across SaaS, fintech and deep-tech verticals. Several IITG alumni have made strong impacts in renewable energy, climate change and hydrology research given the institute's North-East research strengths.
Same city
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FAQ
IIT Guwahati FAQs
When was IIT Guwahati established and what is its institutional status?
IIT Guwahati was established in 1994 by an Act of Parliament as the sixth Indian Institute of Technology and the first IIT set up in the North-East of India. It is an Institute of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 (amended for IIT Guwahati in 1994), and is a central-government-funded autonomous institute under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Where is the IIT Guwahati campus located and how large is it?
The IIT Guwahati campus is located at Amingaon in North Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Kamrup district, Assam, on a scenic 700-acre (2.8 square kilometre) campus on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River. It is connected to central Guwahati, the Guwahati Railway Station and the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via the Saraighat Bridge over the Brahmaputra.
Who is the current Director of IIT Guwahati?
The current Director of IIT Guwahati is Prof. Devendra Jalihal, an electrical engineering professor who joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras in 1994 and served as its Head from 2016 to 2019, and who had chaired the Centre for Outreach and Digital Education at IIT Madras. He assumed charge as Director of IIT Guwahati on 15 May 2024, succeeding Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer who had served as Officiating Director.
What are the NIRF rankings of IIT Guwahati?
In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, IIT Guwahati holds Rank 11 Overall, Rank 8 in Engineering and Rank 10 in Research Institutions. The institute also has a strong research-citation profile in the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, with leading departments in biosciences, design, nanotechnology and data science.
How does one get admitted to the B.Tech and B.Des programmes at IIT Guwahati?
B.Tech and five-year Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) admissions at IIT Guwahati are done through the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). Candidates first qualify JEE Main conducted by NTA and then write JEE Advanced, followed by JoSAA counselling for seat allotment. The four-year B.Des. programme — the first dedicated design programme at any IIT — requires both JEE Advanced and UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design).
What postgraduate and management programmes are offered at IIT Guwahati?
IIT Guwahati offers M.Tech, M.Sc., M.B.A. (Department of Management Studies), M.Des., Executive M.Tech and Ph.D. programmes across eleven-plus departments and a family of interdisciplinary centres and schools. Admission is through GATE (M.Tech / Ph.D.), JAM (M.Sc.), CAT (MBA at DoMS), CEED (M.Des.) and GATE / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET / institute tests for Ph.D. across departments and centres.
What were the IIT Guwahati placements in 2024-25?
The IIT Guwahati Placement Season 2024-25 recorded a highest package of Rs 1.25 crore per annum, an average B.Tech package of Rs 25.21 LPA and 193 pre-placement offers (PPOs), compared to 229 PPOs in 2024. Recurring top recruiters include Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Goldman Sachs, Samsung, Adobe, Cisco, Black Rock and Tata Steel across the engineering, design and MBA programmes.
What interdisciplinary schools and research centres does IIT Guwahati run?
IIT Guwahati runs the School of Energy Science and Engineering, the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, the Centre for Nanotechnology, the Centre for the Environment, the Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology and the Centre for Disaster Management and Research. It also hosts the IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation (TIDF) as part of the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.
Sources
Verification & sources
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