Colleges in Guwahati

Guwahati is the largest city in Assam and is popularly known as the commercial centre. The colleges in Guwahati offer quality education to the students with the maximum number of certified colleges. Students from various parts of India come to Guwahati for acquiring higher education. Guwahati constitutes many institutes with national importance and research centers of excellence. The colleges in Guwahati deliver an excellent education atmosphere to nurture the young minds by being an unextinguishable light to wisdom and learning.

Guwahati is home to some of the well-known colleges in the country. These include Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Guwahati), Gauhati University (GU), Assam Down Town University (ADTU), Gauhati Commerce College, Royal Global University (RGU), Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU), The George Telegraph Training Institute, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS, Guwahati), Cotton University, etc.

Here is the list of some of the top public and private colleges in Guwahati along with fees:

Note: * indicates first year fees.

Apart from merit-based admission, many colleges in Guwahati also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams., These include TISSNET, CAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, CMAT, ATMA, Assam CEE, EMAT, PAT, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, etc.

Top Recruiters for Colleges in Guwahati

The colleges in Guwahati offer quality education with high placements. College graduates from any domain are in high demand. All organisations, big or small, private or government, hire college degree holders in various capacities. The median salary offered by IIT Guwahati ranges from Rs 8.75 – Rs 15 LPA. Most of the colleges in Guwahati have placement cells, that help the candidates in getting jobs in reputed/multinational companies. Below is the list of few top companies in India that recruit college graduates from colleges in Guwahati along with their placement ratings:

Streams offered by Colleges in Guwahati

Colleges in Guwahati offer courses in diversified streams in Humanities and Social Sciences, Teaching and Education, Business and Management Studies, Accounting and Commerce, IT and Software, Engineering, Science, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Design, Hospitality and Travel and so on. The most popular ones are Humanities and Social Sciences followed by Teaching and Education. Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the popular streams offered by colleges in Guwahati:

Listed below are some detailed facts about the top 5 streams offered by colleges/ universities in Guwahati:

Humanities and Social Sciences: Below are the detailed statistics of the 50 Humanities and Social Sciences colleges in Guwahati:

• The maximum number of colleges (6) in Guwahati have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Guwahati in Humanities and Social Sciences stream are BA (41), followed by BA Hons (24) and MA (12).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Guwahati are English (26), Hindi (8) and Mathematics (2).

• The maximum number of colleges in Guwahati offer degree (46) courses.

Teaching and Education: Below are the detailed statistics of the 38 Teaching and Education colleges in Guwahati:

• The maximum number of colleges (2) in Guwahati have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Guwahati in Teaching and Education stream are BA Hons (24), followed by B.Ed (9) and DEd (3).

• The most prominent specialisation offered by colleges in Guwahati are English (1), Mathematics (1) and Hindi (1).

• The maximum number of colleges in Guwahati offer degree (36) courses.

Business and Management Studies: Below are the detailed statistics of the 31 Business and Management Studies colleges in Guwahati:

• The maximum number of colleges (14) in Guwahati have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Guwahati in Business and Management Studies stream are MBA/PGDM (16), followed by BBA (15) and Certificate (12).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Guwahati are Sales and Marketing (13), Human Resources (12) and Finance (10).

• The maximum number of colleges in Guwahati offer degree (22) courses.

Accounting and Commerce: Below are the detailed statistics of the 28 Accounting and Commerce colleges in Guwahati:

• The maximum number of colleges (5) in Guwahati have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Guwahati in Accounting and Commerce stream are BCom (21), followed by MCom (6) and Certificate (3).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Guwahati are Accounting (9), Company Secretary (1) and Corporate Banking (1).

• The maximum number of colleges in Guwahati offer degree (23) courses.

IT and Software: Mentioned below are the statistics of the 28 IT and Software colleges in Guwahati:

• The maximum number of colleges (6) in Guwahati have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Guwahati in IT & Software stream are BCA (11), followed by MCA (7) and Certificate (7).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Guwahati are Networking, Hardware and Security (5), CAD/CAM/CAE (3) and Operating Systems (2).

• The maximum number of colleges in Guwahati offer degree (16) courses.