Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati – 2021

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) was established in 1994 as the 6th IITs of India on the banks of river Brahmaputra in Assam, and later it was declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. It has an area of 703 acres with lush green and marvellous mountains.

In this analysis, we are going to check the details about institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fees structures. All the details are authentic because we got these details from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where IIT Guwahati shared its reports.

Courses Offered at IIT Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati offers 10 courses in undergraduate programmes, however, it does not offer any courses in dual degree programmes, but it offers a considerable number of 29 courses in postgraduate programmes in engineering science & technology.

Students Intake at IIT Guwahati

Students Intake
IIT Guwahati’ approved students’ intake in 2021 is 851 students at UG and 789 students at PG; in 2020, the approved students’ intake was 747 students at UG and 633 students at PG; however, in 2019, the approved students’ intake was 690 at UG.
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 2021 - Students Intake
Faculty
IIT Guwahati has 402 distinguished professors in its faculty, of whom 98.26% are Ph.D. holders, the faculty-to-student ratio at this institution is 1:11, that is, one professor is available for every 11 students.

IIT Guwahati Annual Expenditures

Capital Expenditure
IIT Guwahati spent over Rs. 45.2 crores as a capital expenditure in the 2021. It spent 23.34% of its funds on libraries to purchase books, journals and e-resources, 52.51% on laboratories to buy new equipment and software, and 25.15% on capital asset creations like building new buildings. In the years 2020 and 2019, capital expenditures were Rs. 47 and Rs. 36 crores, respectively.
Operational Expenditure

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has spent over Rs. 314 crores as an operational expenditure in the year 2021, of which it spent 46.23% on paying salaries to professors and supporting staffs, and it spent more than of half of its funds, that is, 53.34% on maintaining academic infrastructures, and 0.43% on conducting seminars, conferences and workshops. It spent Rs. 261 crores as operational expenditures in 2020 and also in 2019. So, spending as an operational expenditure was increased in 2021 when compared with the last two years.

IIT Guwahati Research Details

Patents

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati filed 21 patents in 2021 and got 1 patent, filed 46 patents and got one in 2020, filed 34 and got one in 2019. This shows that IIT Guwahati is actively involving in research in engineering science & technology in India.

Sponsored Projects
As IIT Guwahati is good at research and development, many companies sponsored it for conducting research. It has undertaken 288 projects from 41 sponsored companies and has received Rs. 79 crores in the year 2021. In the year 2020 undertook 381 projects from 16 sponsored companies and received Rs. 80.80 crores, in 2019, it received Rs. 87 crores from 18 companies for 350 projects.
Consultancy Projects
There are 150 consultancy projects that have been bagged by IIT Guwahati from 138 companies and have earned Rs. 11 crores in the year 2021. In the year 2020, it bagged 167 projects from 159 companies and earned Rs. 7.53 crores, and in 2019, it bagged 96 projects from 90 companies and earned Rs. 8 crores.
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IIT Guwahati Graduation & Placements

UG Graduation & Placements

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati admitted 651 students to UG courses of whom 93.09% were awarded their graduations and 88.46% of them got placements at top companies and 51 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 95.77% of students were awarded graduations, of whom 83.86% got placements and 42 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and in 2019, 90.35% of students were awarded graduations, of whom 83.46% got placements and 57 were selected for higher studies.

PG Graduation & Placements
At PG graduations, 92.94% students were awarded their graduations, of whom 46.78% got placements at top companies and 121 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 94.59% students were awarded graduations, of whom 42.07% got placements and 109 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and in 2019, 84.65% of students were awarded graduations, of whom 40% got placements and 92 were selected for higher studies.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 2021 - PhD Research Programmes
PhD Research Programmes

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati admitted 2002 students to research studies and 275 of them were awarded PhD degrees in the year 2021, 230 students in 2020, and 216 students in 2019.

Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median salary of UG graduates from IIT Guwahati: Rs. 18 lakhs per annum at all top companies in 2021, Rs. 15 lakhs in 2020 and Rs. 13.3 lakhs in 2019.

Median salary of PG graduates: Rs. 13 LPA in 2021, Rs. 8 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 9 LPA in 2019.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 2021 - Median Salary Top Recruiters
There are hundreds of top companies in the world as well as India such as Amazon, L&T, Google, Texas Instruments, L&T, Tata, Ashok Leyland, ISRO, IOC, etc., who are looking for graduates at IIT Guwahati for their companies.

Students Diversity at IIT Guwahati

IIT Guwahati has a blend of students who come from all sections and all parts of India and the world. There are 4257 students who are pursuing their studies, of whom 85.48% are boys and 14.52% are girls. There are 236 students from within the state, 4011 from outside of the state, and 10 students from foreign countries.
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Facilities on IIT Guwahati Campus

IIT Guwahati has lots of facilities that students can use within the campus. It has a bank, ATM, hospitals, guest houses, library, computer centre, shopping complexes, bus facility, railway reservation counter and post office. Moreover, it has a lot of food courts in its campus where all types of food such as South Indian, North Indian, etc., are available.

Campus Festivals at IIT Guwahati

Alcheringa is the cultural festival celebrated in IIT Guwahati started in 1994 by its students. This festival is celebrated for four days and three nights where students from all over India and the world are participating, and many events like short film making, guitar playing, singing, dancing, etc., are taking place.

Accessibility

IIT Guwahati is 5.5 kms distance away from Guwahati Railway Station and 14.6 kms distance away from Kamakhya Railway Junction, and 23 kms distance away from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

How to Get Admission at IIT Guwahati

Studying science and technology is the dream of most students, however, to make that dream real, we need a good institution. When we think about a good institution, IITs come first. So, here are the procedures to get admission at IIT Guwahati:

For UG courses at IIT Guwahati: Students who passed or appeared for the +2 exam can take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and should pass the minimum cut-off mark set by JEE in JEE advanced exam.

For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared for the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to IIT Guwahati.

Fee Structure at IIT Guwahati

Students need to pay around Rs. 8.53 lakhs, but they can get back this amount within a year by getting a massive salary of Rs. 18 LPA at a top company after graduation.

IIT Guwahati Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning and Resources: IIT Guwahati has a good faculty and better infrastructures for quality research, and its research capability in the fields of engineering science & technology is also good. Therefore, it scored 79.25%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: IIT Guwahati has distinguished professors and research scholars who invented many technologies, so it scored 70.32% in this section, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As IIT Guwahati has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this outstanding performance it scored 84.63%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: IIT Guwahati has a blend of students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 59.83%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perceptions: IIT Guwahati has good faculty, good infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcome and placements at top companies are also good, so it scored 60.58% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 2021 - Scores by NIRF

IIT Guwahati scored 73.84% as an overall NIRF score and it is currently holding 7th rank.

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