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IIT Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the leader institute of science, engineering and technology in the north-eastern province of the country with a rising list of accolades earned countrywide and globally.

At cureent the institute has 11 departments for learning, teaching and research offering B. Tech., B. Des., M. Tech., Ph.D. and M.Sc. programmes. Within a short spam of time, IIT Guwahati has been capable to build up the essential infrastructure for carrying out advanced research and has been equipped with state-of-the-art scientific and engineering instruments.
IIT Guwahati is come in 6th member in the IIT family. The Guwahati (IITG) was placed by Government of India in 1994 under an Act of Parliament for providing technological and scientific education in the country. This IIT is prepared with the state of the art infrastructure and scientific and contemporary instruments; IT Guwahati has caught up with the excellence of education of the rest of IITs within a astonishingly short span of time. The institute's presents study programmes in a numeral of Scientific, Engineering and Technological disciplines.
Academic program
This premier institute presently conducts the following Programmes in the bachelors level:
  • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech ): Four years ( 8 semesters ) programme in:
    1. Biotechnology
    2. Chemical Engineering
    3. Chemical Science and Technology
    4. Civil Engineering
    5. Computer Science & Engineering
    6. Electronics & Communication Engineering
    7. Electronics and Electrical Engineering
    8. Engineering Physics
    9. Mathematics & Computing
    10. Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Design (B.Des.): Four years ( 8 semesters )
    1. Students are selected for admission to the above programmes through combined Entrance Examination for IITs (IIT-JEE).
Master program
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati currently conducts the following programmes at the post-graduate level leading to the Masters degree:
  • Master of Technology (M.Tech.): Two years ( 2-semester coursework + 2-semester project work) prgramme in the following departments
    1. Biotechnology
    2. Chemical Engineering
    3. Civil Engineering
    4. Computer Science & Engineering
    5. Electronics and Communication Engineering
    6. Mechanical Engineering
  • Master of Design (M.Des.):
    Two years ( 4 semesters) programme in the Department of Design.
    1. Admissions to the MTech and MDes programmes are held once a year - in July.
  • Master of Science (M.Sc.):
    Two years ( 4 semesters) programme in:
    1. Chemistry
    2. Physics
    3. Mathematics and Computing
    Students are selected for admissions to MSc programmes through Joint Admission to MSc in IITs (IIT-JAM) examination. Visit JAM website for more information on JAM. For more information mail to : acad@iitg.ernet.in
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Development Studies:
    Two years ( 4 semesters) programme in the Department of HSS.
    Admissions to the MA programmes are held once a year - in July. Visit announcements for more information on MA admission.
  • Doctoral Programme:
    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati currently presents doctoral programmes in the following departments and centres:
    • Department of Biotechnology
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Chemical Engineering
    • Department of Civil Engineering
    • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    • Department of Design
    • Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
    • Centre for Energy
    • Centre for Environment
    • Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Centre for Nanotechnology
    • Department of Physics

  • Admissions to the PhD programme are held two times a year - in July and January. Visit announcements for more information on PhD admission.

Campus
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati's campus is on a sprawling 285 hectares plot of land on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra around 20 kms. It is situated from the heart of the city. With the grand Brahmaputra on one side, and with hills and huge open spaces on others, the campus offers a perfect setting for learning. While the campus construction programme will finish at the end of the tenth five year plan, students' hostels, faculty and staff quarters, and a guest house have previously been built.

Placement
IIT Guwahati candidates are in grand demand amongst major organizations. A numerous of famous companies attend the IIT Guwahati placement campaigns to choose suitable candidates. Some of the major companies which visit IIT Guwahati placements on a regular basis are Accenture, Absolutdata, Ashok Leyland, Adobe, Aricent, Bentley Systems, BPCL, Byte Consulting, CADopia, C-DOT, Cisco, Chembiotech, Conexant, Cognizant, Cosmic Circuits and Covansys.

IIT Guwahati Contact Address
Indian Institute Of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati 781039
Assam