Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati

IIT Guwahati: Ranking, Course, Fees, Admission & Placements

Guwahati, Assam

PhD (Engineering)

The IIT Guwahati offers PhD (Engineering) programmes in all the engineering departments of the institute. The minimum qualification required for the PhD admissions is a MTech degree with a minimum of 60 percent marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10 point scale. The eligibility criteria and the fees for the PhD programme is given below.

Eligibility:

  • Candidates applying for PHD in Engineering should be qualified in a national level test, such as GATE / CEED / JEST / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship
  • They should also have a masters degree in engineering or technology with at least 60 percent marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10 point scale
  • Candidates with 4 year BTech from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with a minimum 70 % marks and institute other than CFTI with 75% marks can also apply for the PhD programme in engineering. They should have a national level score/ fellowship
  • Candidates who have bachelor or master degree from any of the IITs with CGPA 8.0 or more can also apply for the PhD programme. They need not have a national level exam score or any fellowship

Fees:

  • The tuition fee for the Ph.D program at the IIT Guwahati is INR 2,500 per semester.
  • Candidates from SC/ST/PWD categories are exempted from the tuition fee. 

Quick Facts

Exam AcceptedGATE
Course LevelDoctorate
Duration3 year
Details & Particulars *
Tuition Fees (Semester)INR 2,500
One Time FeesINR 21,550
Total Fees (First Year Fees)INR 94,750

The IIT Guwahati tuition fees for the PhD programme is INR 2,500 per semester. The other charges including one time admission fee, deposits and semester charges are not included in this fee. These components of the fee are given below in detail.

 

One time fees ( Admission Fee + Certificates Fee + Medical Examination Fee + Student Welfare Fund + Identity Card Fee + Modernization and Upgradation Fee + Alumni Fee + Hostel Charges + Mess Establishment Charges + Thesis Fee) = INR 9550

 

One time deposits ( Institute Caution Deposit + Library Caution Deposit + Hostel Caution Deposits + Mess Deposit) = INR 12000

 

Semester Charges (Registration/Enrollment Fee + Examination Fee + Academic Facilities Fee + Medical Fee + Students’ Brotherhood Fund + Students’ Travel Assistance Fund + Gymkhana Fee + Hostel Fund + Hostel Rent + Hostel Maintenance Charge + Electricity and Water Charges + Adjustable Mess Advance) = INR 34100

 

Tuition Fee = INR 2500 per semester

 

Total Fee = INR 58,150 per semester

 

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Eligibility Criteria
GeneralOBCSCSTPwD

60 %

  • Candidates willing to apply for the PhD admissions at IIT Guwahati must have a masters degree in engineering or technology. They must have secured at least 60 percent marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10 point scale in the qualifying degree. 
  • A four year BTech programme with 70% marks from the CFTIs is also accepted as a qualifying degree.
  • Candidates are also required to qualify national level exams like GATE / CEED / JEST / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) or equivalent or holding a national level fellowship. 
  • A degree in bachelor’s or master’s from any of the IITs with CGPA more than 8.0 are excluded from qualifying the national level exams.
Other Eligibility

Candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PwD category must have secured at least 55 percent marks or 5.5 CGPA on a 10 point scale in the qualifying degree for the PhD Admissions at IIT Guwahati.

 

Top Exams Accepted by Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati

University Grant Commission National Eligibility Test
 

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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Eligibility Test
 

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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
 

Exam Date :- 01 Feb 2025 | Mode :- Online Test

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