How are the placements of B.Tech in Bio-Technology from IIT, Guwahati?
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Biotechnology is the study, research and development of bio-organism, micro-organism and cell functions in living beings. The course combines engineering with other subjects like chemistry, genetics, bio-chemistry and microbiology.
IIT Guwahati is among best biotechnology colleges of India and well known for superb placements.
Here are some of the insights of the college:
Intake:- 55 (biotechnology)
Placements:
Placements of biotechnology is very good.
Average package:- 7 LPA ( biotechnology)
Highest package:- 15 - 20 LPA
Recruiters:- Berger, Reliance, Cisco, Cadilla, Capgemini, Click Labs, HPCL, Indian Oil and many more.
Here is the...more -
See, Biotechnology is a thriving branch of Engineering, it is still under development. Every day new advances are coming up. It will take some time for it to settle. The placements stats may not compete with other branches but they are satisfactory. The IIT Guwahati alumni have various job opportunities in the chemical manufacturing, pharma companies, biotech corporations, environment-related businesses, and R&D. IIT Guwahati is indeed a prestigious institute of higher education producing worthy students with excellent career growth and universal recognition. Who would not want the best candidates for their company? Some of the best re...more -
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Placement provided with reputed companies, offering average salary package of 15 LPA for B.Tech courses.
Ranked 11th among 'Top 100 Engineering Institutes for Research and Teaching' in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (MHRD) in 2016.
MoU's with various National/ International Universities/ institution like University of Helsinki, Spiber Technologies, for academic and research collaboration.
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Biotechnology placements key statistics :
Total Number of Students Registered : 21
Total Offers made by Companies : 23
Total Number of Students Placed : 19
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5 years agoAfter considering the placement report of 2016 for IIT, Guwahati in biotechnology engineering branch, out of the 40 students who enrolled for placements, 32 got placed. Some core companies this visit like Biocon, Narayan Cadillac, Sun Pharma, Ranbaxy, Brenntag Industries, etc. But gave away very few offers, Also these placements were mostly considering Business Intelligence, data analytics, banking finance, marketing and other such companies due to the lack of ample of core biotechnology companies visiting the campus and thus rolled out IT based roles. IIT, Guwahati has dedicated placement and training cell which is huge but they are...more -
Established in 1994, with state of art infrastructure and excellent brand resonance, the college delivers all-round development for students.
After considering the placement report of 2016 for IIT, Guwahati in biotechnology engineering branch, out of the 40 students who enrolled for placements, 32 got placed. Some core companies this visit like Biocon, Narayan Cadillac, Sun Pharma, Ranbaxy, Brenntag Industries, etc but gave away very few offers, Also these placements were mostly considering Business Intelligence, data analytics, banking finance, marketing and other such companies due to the lack of ample of core biotechnology companies...more -
IITs are the premier engineering institutes. IIT-Guwahati is one of the old IITs and lakhs of students try to get admission here every year. According to the National Institute Ranking Framework, IIT-Guwahati ranks 7th among all engineering colleges in India which is a pretty good rank.
Bio-technology Engineering at IIT-Guwahati is pretty good.
For Biotechnology Engineering, in 2015 out of 38 students who applied to placements from Biotechnology department, 21 students were placed meaning 55 percent placement for Biotechnology which is an okayish impressive number.
The average salary was around 6 LPA and the maximum salary was around 10 L...more -
The Biotechnology department of IIT-Guwahati is pretty good in terms of infrastructure and placements. Being an IITian, you are entitled to a lot of facilities which most colleges aren't able to provide. Biotechnology Engineering students fit into the following categories in the industry:
IT sector/consultancies
Bio-Pharma
Business Analytics
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
FMCGs
Agro and Food Processing
R&D in Life Sciences
Biomedical Industry
Intellectual Property
Biochemical Industry
Though fewer than most engineering branches, IIT-Guwahati provides more biotechnology core companies than most colleges. These companies:
EXL Services
Flipka...more -
IIT, Guwahati is a well established and a renowned institution known for its excellent and effortless work.
The biotechnology is a field full of research and limitless possibilities one need to see when choosing the career.
The biotechnology can be seen as a modern and a complete fusion of bio and techno which is serving to the best to achieve a balanced and happy society which hides a thorough research and hard work behind it.
When it comes to placement, the placements are quite good in average though the institute stills lack behind in terms of the high pay scale for the undergraduate.
While coming to placement stats the average packag...more -
Considering the placement report of 2017 for IIT, Guwahati in biotechnology branch, out of the 38 students that enrolled for placements, 27 got placed. But these placements were mostly for data analytics, banking, marketing and other such companies due to the lack of core biotechnology companies visiting the campus.
IIT, Guwahati has dedicated placement and training cell which manages to attract a lot of companies but they are mostly IT companies.
So students who want to stay in the field of biotechnology, usually take up masters in the same college to increase the chances of getting into core biotech company.
The others who enrolled for...more -
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is one of the best government colleges in India and it ranks in top 5 colleges of India.
Biotechnology department of IIT Guwahati is known for its research in various fields and it publish many research papers every year.
Placements of B.Tech in biotechnology from IIT Guwahati is very good as many of the core companies related to Biotechnology comes to the placements.
It is all the work of placement cell of IIT Guwahati which attracts many large companies or major companies of India and of abroad.
It has to offer many courses out of which Biotechnology course offered by IIT Guwahati has about 55 seat...more
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IIT Guwahati has a decent placement record of placements for courses like BTech, MTech, MBA, BDes, etc. Check out the key highlights of IIT Guwahati placements for the Class of 2024 and 2025 in the table below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|
the highest package | INR 2.05 Cr per annum | INR 1.25 Cr per annum |
Placement rate | 71% | 62% |
No. of students registered | 1,584 | 1,606 |
No. of students placed | 1,124 | 1,001 |
Companies participated | 466 | 260 |
PPOs offered | 229 | 193 |
The BTech scholarships at IIT Guwahati have different eligibility criteria. Some of them are merit based scholarships where, the candidates are offered BTech scholarships due totheir high score in either the JEE Advanced exam or their last qualifying exam. Candidates who belong to the SC/ST groups are also awarded scholarships if they can prove that they belong tosuch categories.
The IIT Guwahati OBC category cutoff 2025 ranged between 324 and 4310 for multiple rounds. For the core BTech branches, the cutoff ranks are competitive. So, candidates seeking admission must target securing a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of up to 4310. The lower the cutoff rank, the higher the probability of getting a seat at IIT Guwahati for admission to the BTech course. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the first and last round closing ranks of the IIT Guwahati BTech cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI quota.
| Course | Round 1 | Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 336 | 324 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 796 | 782 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering | 996 | 958 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Science and Technology | 3161 | 3092 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 3439 | 3157 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 2519 | 2395 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 2231 | 2005 |
| B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing Engineering | 560 | 532 |
| B.Tech. in Engineering Physics | 3406 | 3129 |
| B.Tech. in Biosciences and Bioengineering | 4310 | 4064 |
| B.Tech. in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 452 | 439 |
| B.Tech. in Energy Engineering | 2836 | 2704 |
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