B Tech Biosciences And Bioengineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Reviewed 25 Apr 2026IIT Guwahati · GuwahatiIIT Guwahati Fees 2026-27, Courses & Admission
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati is an autonomous college in Guwahati, Assam. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati offers 12 programmes at…
Overview
About IIT Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati is an autonomous college in Guwahati, Assam. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati offers 12 programmes at undergraduate level. These include B Tech Biosciences And Bioengineering, B Tech Chemical Engineering, B Tech Chemical Science And Technology, B Tech Civil Engineering and B Tech Computer Science And Engineering, among others. IIT Guwahati runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 700-acre campus on the banks of the Brahmaputra. 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. 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. The campus extends over about 700 acres. IIT Guwahati's 700-acre campus on the banks of the Brahmaputra is among India's most scenic engineering campuses.
Courses & costs
IIT Guwahati fees
Each amount is shown with the academic year and applicant category stated by its source.
| Programme | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| B Tech Biosciences And BioengineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Chemical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Chemical Science And TechnologyTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Civil EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Computer Science And EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Data Science And Artificial IntelligenceTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Electronics And Communication EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Electronics And Electrical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Energy EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Engineering PhysicsTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Mathematics And ComputingTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Mechanical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B.TechTuition · GEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL · one-time Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,65,250one-time |
| All programmesOEB Source | ₹98,583 | |
| RegistrationRegistration · Regular Category Source | ₹10,800 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹12,000 | |
| Other chargesOther charges Source | ₹42,450 | |
| B.Tech.Tuition · GEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL · one-time Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,65,250one-time |
Placements · 2024
IIT Guwahati placements
College-wide placements for 2024: a highest package of 125 LPA and an average package of 25.21 LPA.Source: placement source
₹125L · 2024College-wide
₹125L · College-wide · 2024
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.
Branch-wise packages
BTech · 2024-25 · BTechmedian ₹20.44L · avg ₹25.21L · 637 placed placement source
Recruiter network
GoogleMicrosoftQualcommGoldman SachsJPMorgan ChaseUberAppleAmazonDeloitteFlipkart
Campus
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
B Tech Chemical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Chemical Science And Technology
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Civil Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Computer Science And Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Data Science And Artificial Intelligence
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Electronics And Communication Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Electronics And Electrical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Energy Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Engineering Physics
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Mathematics And Computing
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Mechanical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Recognition & affiliations
Faculty & teaching
Cutoffs
IIT Guwahati JEE Advanced cutoffs
IIT Guwahati cutoffs for JEE Advanced 2024. branch-wise opening and closing ranks are listed below. CSE GM Round 6 closing rank is 845.
JEE Advanced2024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 6530845
Admissions · collected information
IIT Guwahati admissions
IIT Guwahati admits B.Tech students through JEE Advanced + JoSAA counselling. Typical 2024 closing ranks under General Merit Open category were: CSE 700-1100, EE 2200-3300, ECE 2500-3700, Mathematics & Computing 1200-1900, Engineering Physics 3500-5000, Mechanical 4000-5500,…
Hostel · campus
IIT Guwahati hostel
IIT Guwahati hostel details are listed in this section. 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.
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 & facilities
Labs, library, sports, hostels & campus facilities
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 & rankings
Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners
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.
Notable alumni
Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events
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.
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Helpful guides for your admission
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Reach the college
IIT Guwahati contact details
| Address | Abhishek Kumar,nominated as Associate Editor for the journal Geotechnical and Geological Engineering View Details Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati - 781039 |
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From the sources
More details
| Official name | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Source |
|---|---|
| Established | 1994 Source |
| Recognition code type | NIRF id Source |
| Recognition code | IR-E-U-0053 Source |
| NIRF rank | 8 Source |
| Ranking year | 2025 Source |
| Ranking category | Engineering Source |
| Name | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Source |
| Institution type | Central Source |
| Affiliation status | Self Source |
| Domicile rules | JoSAA 2026-27 seat allocation; the JoSAA seat matrix identifies these as All India seats. Source |
| Reservation note | The JoSAA matrix separately reports gender-neutral and female-only/supernumerary seats and category/PwD subcategories. Source |
| Centralised portal | Yes Source |
| Programme code | BTECH Source |
| Name | Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) Source |
| Study level | UG Source |
| Eligibility | JEE Advanced 2026 qualified; applicable JoSAA requirements Source |
| Intake year | 2026 Source |
| Stated cycle | 2026-27 Source |
| Awarding body | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Source |
| Approving body | IIT ACT Source |
| Duration in years | 4 Source |
| Specialisation | CHEM Source |
| Approval status | Recognised Source |
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?
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), Guwahati is located in Guwahati, Assam.
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?
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
This page cites 20 source links. Each source is linked beside the facts it supports.
- iitg.ac.in · pdf — Official college
- iitg.ac.in — IIT Guwahati official contact page
- iitg.ac.in · pdf — IIT Guwahati RTI particulars
- nirfindia.org — NIRF 2025 Engineering ranking
- iitg.ac.in — IIT Guwahati Centre for Nanotechnology and hostel announcement
- iitg.ac.in — IIT Guwahati academic email contacts
- josaa.admissions.nic.in — JoSAA 2026-27 IIT Guwahati seat matrix
- iitg.ac.in — IIT Guwahati B.Tech disciplines
- iitg.ac.in — IIT Guwahati July 2026 new-student instructions
- education.gov.in — Ministry of Education IIT Guwahati listing
- indiacode.nic.in — India Code Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
- iitg.ac.in — Fee Structure - IIT Guwahati
- iitg.ac.in · pdf — Scholarship Ordinance
- iitg.ac.in — Financial Assistance - IIT Guwahati
- iitg.ac.in · pdf — B.Tech/B.Des Ordinances and Regulations
- iitg.ac.in · pdf — IIT Guwahati Placement Report 2024-25
- iitg.ac.in — Centre for Career Development, IIT Guwahati
- iitg.ac.in · pdf — IIT Guwahati Annual Report 2022-23
- iitg.ac.in — Prof. Devendra Jalihal assumes charge as IIT Guwahati Director
- iitg.ac.in · pdf — NIRF Engineering 2023 data
Reviewed by
Amrit Ashu
Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Every figure on this page is checked against the official disclosures and sources linked beside it; admissions-office conversations are not used as citations.