How is Biotechnology at IIT Guwahati?
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Hi, the highest package (PPO) offered during IIT Guwahati placements in 2023 stood at INR 1.2 crore per annum. Other than this, the average package offered during IIT Guwahati B.Tech CSE placements 2023 stood at INR 41 LPA. Earlier, IIT Guwahati placements 2022 concluded recently with an overall 74.09% placement rate.
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IIT Guwahati offers master's and doctoral-level biotechnology courses. At the undergraduate level, you can pursue the B.Tech. In Biosciences and Bioengineering. It is well-known for its M.Tech. In Biotechnology and Ph.D. in Biotechnology programs. You must pass the GATE entrance exam and receive a grade of 60% in B.Tech in order to pursue master's programs at IIT G. The placement package is around Rs. 9 LPA after pursuing a doctorate course in biotechnology from IIT-G. The faculty of this department is well-known and supportive. Many students who wanted to pursue research in biotechnology have preferred IIT-G. More than just placement,...more -
BT (Biotechnology) has negligible placement in their field. BT has very less scope in India, but it is considered as the most powerful branch in Western Countries. So, if you are taking BT as your field in IITG, then do it.
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Yes, IIT Guwahati has released GATE exam admit card 2026. The link to download GATE hall ticket is available at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates must keep their enrollment ID and password to download admission ticket of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
GATE 2026 answer key link will be activated once exam is completed. Authorities will release along with response sheet and question paper. Candidates can download GATE answer key using enrollment ID and password.
IIT Guwahati has started the GATE 2026 registration process on August 28. The application form facility is open at the GOAPS portal. The deadline has been revised. As per the latest update, candidates who want to apply for GATE can check the dates and submit as per their convenience. The last date to submit the application form without late fees is October 6 (revised) and till October 9 with late fees.
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) |
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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.
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