
The IIT Guwahati placement season of 2024-25 was a great success, as it attracted the attention of nearly 260 different companies, which together offered jobs to 1,001 of 1,606 students. This finally gave an overall placement percentage of 62%. Among the various programs, B.Tech students had the highest placement rate at 75.65%, followed by MBA (61.9%), MSc (60.19%), MA (55.26%), BDes (46.43%), MSR (46.67%), MTech (44.65%), and MDes (40.74%). This is due to the fact that 193 students received pre-placement offers. The highest salary was an impressive INR 1.25 crore per annum. The statistics show that the industry is still confident in the skills and quality of the graduates produced by IIT Guwahati.
The Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Mathematics and Computing, and Data Science & AI programs reported exceptional placement rates of around 90%, and the average salary package for B.Tech students was INR 25.21 LPA. The highest-paying roles in all disciplines were in software development, data science, product management, and research. The top recruiters for the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Placement included Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart, etc., from the sectors of IT, finance, core engineering, and management.
Metric | Placement Stats (2024-25) | Placement Stats (2023-24) | Placement Stats (2022-23) |
Total Students Registered | 1,606 | 1,584 | 1,425 |
Total Students Placed | 1,001 | 1,124 | 1,112 |
Companies Participated | 260 | 466 | 246 |
Male Students Registered | 1,270 | 1,259 | 1,131 |
Female Students Registered | 336 | 325 | 294 |
Male Students Placed | 791 | 878 | 880 |
Female Students Placed | 210 | 220 | 232 |
Highest Domestic Package (CTC) | INR 1.25 crore per annum | INR 2.05 crore per annum | INR 2.4 crore per annum |
Placement Rate (%) | 62% | 71% | 78% |
Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) | 193 | 229 | 215 |
In the latest IIT Guwahati placement season, there were approximately 260 companies that took part to hire students from different disciplines. A total of 1606 students registered for placements and from them 1001 got job offers which is about 62% placement overall. The highest salary offered was INR 1.25 crore and 193 students received pre-placement offers.
Coming to different branches, the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati placement percentages varied. B.Tech saw the highest at 75.65%, followed by MBA at 61.9%, MSc at 60.19%, MA at 55.26%, BDes at 46.43%, MSR at 46.67%, MTech at 44.65%, and MDes at 40.74%. This illustrates that although certain departments managed to place more students, all the students of the institution got employed in different occupations and sectors, thereby pointing to the fact that the companies have a high level of trust in the quality of the graduates produced by this institute. By considering these good placement numbers and the reasonable IIT Guwahati Fees, students can easily get an idea of a great return on investment, making the institute a smart choice for higher education.
The discipline-wise IIT Guwahati placement record shows that 56 students from BDes registered, with 26 placed, resulting in a placement percentage of 46.43%. For B.Tech, 842 students registered and 637 were placed, marking a strong placement rate of 75.65%. Other courses like MA, MBA, MDes, MSc, MSR, and MTech had placement percentages ranging from around 40% to 62%, with MBA at 61.90% and MSc at 60.19%. This data highlights that B.Tech students had the highest placement success, while design-related and research courses had moderate placement rates. Students looking to take advantage of these opportunities should understand the entire IIT Guwahati admission process well, as it is the first step toward securing a place in these courses and benefiting from the strong placement record of the institute.
Discipline | Registered | Placed | Placed Percentage (%) | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
B.Des | 56 | 26 | 46.43 | 23.28 | 28.42 |
B.Tech | 842 | 632-637 | 75.65 | 20.44 | 25.21 |
M.A | 38 | 18-21 | 55.26 | 6.5 | 6.59 |
MBA | 21 | 13 | 61.90 | 10 | 11.43 |
M.Des | 54 | 22 | 40.74 | 14.32 | 18.96 |
M.Sc | 103 | 62 | 60.19 | 8 | 10.28 |
MSR | 15 | 7 | 46.67 | 9 | 9.86 |
M.Tech | 477 | 209-213 | 44.65 | 11 | 14.17 |
During the IIT Guwahati placement session of 2025, the number of BDes students getting job offers was 26 and their median salary amounted to INR 23.28 LPA and their average salary was INR 28.42 LPA. On the other hand, 632 B.Tech students were able to secure placements and their salary packages were INR 20.44 LPA as median and INR 25.21 LPA as average. The average salary package of IIT Guwahati CSE was around 36.94 LPA. These numbers are evidence of high salary packages for both streams, although BDes students' average pay was a bit higher
Additionally, the disciplines of Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence achieved the highest placement rates among undergraduate programs, with the overall Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati placement percentages between 90% and 91%.
Discipline | Registered | Placed | Placement % | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
Biosciences and Bioengineering | 61 | 35 | 57.38% | 13 | 15.97 |
Chemical Engineering | 87 | 60 | 68.97% | 15 | 17.14 |
Chemical Science and Technology | 51 | 31 | 60.78% | 15 | 20.62 |
Civil Engineering | 98 | 65 | 66.33% | 17 | 20.57 |
Computer Science and Engineering | 118 | 107 | 90.68% | 34.1 | 36.94 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 112 | 96 | 85.71% | 23.43 | 24.82 |
Electronics and Electrical Engineering | 63 | 49 | 77.78% | 21.2 | 24.38 |
Mathematics and Computing | 76 | 69 | 90.79% | 25 | 33.14 |
Mechanical Engineering | 102 | 71 | 69.61% | 17 | 18.19 |
Engineering Physics | 52 | 31 | 59.62% | 16 | 20.06 |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 22 | 20 | 90.91% | 25 | 33.98 |
Design | 56 | 26 | 46.43% | 23.28 | 28.42 |
Among postgraduate courses at IIT Guwahati in 2025, MDes students earned the highest median salary, followed by MTech and MBA students. The placement data given below covers all PG programs with information about registered students, those placed, placement percentages, median salaries, and average salaries. These numbers show strong job opportunities and good salary offers across design, technical, and management fields.
Discipline | Registered Students | Students Placed | Placement Percentage | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
Design (B.Des) | 31 | 17 | 54.84% | 14.32 | 20.02 |
Electronic Product Design | 23 | 5 | 21.74% | 14.32 | 15.37 |
Department / School / Centre | Specialization | Registered Students | Placed Students | Placement % | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
Centre for Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems | Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | 26 | 18 | 69.23% | 12 | 14.34 |
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering | Bioengineering | 8 | 2 | 25.00% | 6 | 6 |
Biotechnology | 34 | 16 | 47.06% | 7 | 7.31 | |
Department of Chemical Engineering | Computer-Aided Process Engineering | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | 15 | 15 |
Food Science & Technology | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | – | – | |
Materials Science and Technology | 13 | 2 | 15.38% | 21.5 | 21.5 | |
Petroleum Science and Technology | 22 | 4 | 18.18% | 10.5 | 13.75 | |
Department of Civil Engineering
| Earth System Science and Engineering | 9 | 0 | 0.00% | – | – |
Environmental Engineering | 15 | 5 | 33.33% | 7.48 | 7.12 | |
Geotechnical Engineering | 20 | 3 | 15.00% | 6.25 | 6.75 | |
Infrastructure Engineering and Management | 8 | 3 | 37.50% | 8.49 | 7.91 | |
Structural Engineering | 26 | 13 | 50.00% | 6.25 | 6.85 | |
Transportation Systems Engineering | 18 | 2 | 11.11% | 6.6 | 6.6 | |
Water Resources Engineering and Management | 13 | 0 | 0.00% | – | – | |
Department of Computer Science and Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | 56 | 44 | 78.57% | 21.75 | 21.71 |
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering | Communication Engineering | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | 22.1 | 22.7 |
Microelectronics, Photonics & RF Engineering | 6 | 4 | 66.67% | 12.25 | 14.34 | |
Power Engineering | 6 | 5 | 83.33% | 15 | 17.83 | |
Signal Processing and Machine Learning | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | 22.1 | 20.54 | |
Systems, Control and Automation | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 15 | 15 | |
VLSI and Nanoelectronics | 12 | 11 | 91.67% | 15.5 | 21.67 | |
Department of Mechanical Engineering | Aerodynamics and Propulsion | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | 11 | 11.98 |
Department of Mechanical Engineering | Computational Mechanics | 10 | 4 | 40.00% | 12.5 | 11.75 |
Fluids and Thermal Engineering | 25 | 11 | 44.00% | 10 | 11.22 | |
Machine Design | 37 | 14 | 37.84% | 10 | 10.98 | |
Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 27 | 10 | 37.04% | 10 | 9.76 | |
Interdisciplinary | Data Science | 14 | 9 | 64.29% | 12 | 12.76 |
Jyoti and Bhupat Mehta School of Health Sciences and Technology | Medical Devices and Diagnostics | 14 | 8 | 57.14% | 7.35 | 8.15 |
Regenerative Medicines, Stem Cells and Therapeutics | 8 | 3 | 37.50% | 11 | 10.33 | |
School of Agro and Rural Technology | Rural Technology | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 6 | 6 |
Department / School / Centre | Specialization | Registered Students | Placed Students | Placement Percentage | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences | Development Studies | 32 | 17 | 53.13% | 7 | 6.69 |
Liberal Arts | 6 | 2 | 33.33% |
Department / School / Centre | Specialization | Registered Students | Placed Students | Placement Percentage | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
School of Business | Business Administration | 21 | 13 | 61.90% | 10 | 11.43 |
Department / School / Centre | Specialization | Registered Students | Placed Students | Placement Percentage | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
Department of Chemistry | Chemistry | 43 | 27 | 62.79% | 7 | 7.64 |
Department of Mathematics | Mathematics | 21 | 16 | 76.19% | – | – |
Mathematics and Computing | 24 | 10 | 41.67% | 12 | 13.88 | |
Department of Physics | Physics | 15 | 9 | 60.00% | 7 | 7.77 |
Department / School / Centre | Specialization | Registered Students | Placed Students | Placement Percentage | Median Salary (LPA CTC) | Average Salary (LPA CTC) |
Centre for Disaster Management and Research | Disaster Management and Risk Reduction | 2 | 0 | 0% | – | – |
Centre for Sustainable Polymers | Polymer Science and Technology | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | – |
Interdisciplinary | E-Mobility | 1 | 1 | 100% | 15 | 15 |
School of Energy Sciences and Engineering | Energy Science and Engineering | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | 8.5 | 9 |
The IIT Guwahati placements of 2025 saw major recruitment from different areas like IT/software, finance, core engineering and design. Among the most common job positions offered to the students were Software Development Engineer, Research & Development, Data Scientist, Quant Analyst, Business Analyst, Product Manager, Marketing Manager, Graduate Engineer Trainee, and Product Designer. The list of major companies for the IIT Guwahati 2025 placements is as follows:
IIM Guwahati Top Recruiters | ||
Boston Consulting Group | McKinsey & Company | PwC |
Deloitte | EY | KPMG |
Zomato | Swiggy | Nation with NAMO |
Dream11 | American Express | ZEPTO |
Goldman Sachs | Groww | IndusInsights |
Oracle | TREZQUANT | Flipkart |
Infosys | IndianOil | Qualcomm |
Adobe | Amazon | Cisco |
DE Shaw & Co | Ola | |
Uber | Walmart | Piramal |
