IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology Placement

IIT Kharagpur, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati are three similarly-ranked Engineering institutes in India that are closely ranked by the NIRF Ranking Institution. Needless to say, these institutes have outstanding academic and placement achievements. Students look for informed decisions while choosing between the three. In NIRF Engineering ranking 2023, IIT Kharagpur stands at 6th position, whereas, IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad are ranked at 7th and 8th position, respectively. Thus, indicating a close competition between the three.IIT Kharagpur outshines IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati for having the largest campus area and being the oldest IIT. IIT Kharagpur came into existence in 1951, whereas, IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad were established in 1994 and 2008, respectively. Comparing the institutes on academic grounds, IIT Kharagpur (108) offers a larger number of full-time courses than IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati. In terms of placements, IIT Guwahati has released the overall statistics for BTech. IIT Kharagpur wins the race with the highest package of INR 2.40 crore per annum. The second slot is taken by IIT Guwahati with the highest package of INR 1.20 crore per annum. Then comes, IIT Hyderabad highest package of INR 90 LPA. The table below represents the IIT Kharagpur highest package comparison with other closely ranked IITs for the BTech placements:IIT NameBTech (Highest Package)IIT KharagpurINR 2.40 crore per annumIIT Guwahati- INR 1.20 crore per annum (domestic)- INR 72 LPA (international)IIT HyderabadINR 90 LPAStudents looking for more elaborated branch-wise placement information can read the below section comparing IIT Kharagpur and IIT Hyderabad. The highest package grabbed by the CE batch 2022 during the IIT Kharagpur phase-I placements was INR 55 LPA. The IIT Hyderabad CE highest package was very close and stood at INR 52 LPA. For other branches, such as CH, CS, EE, and ME, IIT Kharagpur beats IIT Hyderabad in terms of the highest package offered. The table below compares some of the common branches of IIT Kharagpur and IIT Hyderabad for placements 2022:BTech BranchIIT Kharagpur (Highest Package)IIT Hyderabad (Highest Package)CEINR 55 LPAINR 52 LPACHINR 58.45 LPAINR 51.03 LPACSINR 160 LPAINR 90 LPAEEINR 60.72 LPAINR 51.03 LPAMEINR 82.69 LPAINR 47.95 LPAMSINR 16 LPAINR 36 LPANow let's compare the branch-wise median packages of the two institutes. CS emerged as the top branch in IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kharagpur with the highest median package of INR 28.48 LPA and INR 29.21 LPA, respectively. For more elaborated details refer to the table below:BTech BranchIIT Kharagpur (Median Package)IIT Hyderabad (Median Package)CEINR 15 LPAINR 11 LPACHINR 16 LPAINR 18 LPACSINR 29.21 LPAINR 28.48 LPAEEINR 21.28 LPAINR 23.50 LPAMEINR 16 LPAINR 18.25 LPAMSINR 15 LPAINR 15.84 LPA NOTE: The statistics mentioned against IIT Kharagpur are for combined details for BTech and MTech and are for Phase-I placements.

Students looking for the right course in the right college are majorly concerned about the placements they are going to receive after the course completion. In NIRF Engineering ranking 2023, IIT Guwahati is ranked at 7 and IIT Hyderabad is at 8th position. Students looking for rank-based IIT selection, find these two institutes comparative with each other. Of all the branches CSE stands out in terms of placements and hence is the most preferred among students. Comparing the BTech CSE placements of these colleges, IIT Guwahati recorded a higher placement percentage (95.88%) during the 2022 drive, whereas, the IIT Hyderabad placement rate stood at 79.37%. Thus, indicating that IIT Guwahati has higher placement chances for BTech CSE students. Take a look at the table below representing the comparative analysis of IIT Hyderabad CSE placements with IIT Guwahati CSE placements for the academic year 2021-22:ParticularsBTech CSE (IIT Hyderabad)BTech CSE (IIT Guwahati)No. of students registered6397No. of students placed5093Placement rate79.37%95.88%For M.Tech CSE, IIT Guwahati stands out with a 100% placement rate, which is way higher than IIT Hyderabad standing at 24%. Tabulated below is the comparison between IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati placements 2022 for M.Tech CSE:ParticularsMTech CSE (IIT Hyderabad)MTech CSE (IIT Guwahati)No. of students registered4659No. of students placed3659Placement rate24%100%

The institute has released the department-wise placement statistics for BTech and BDes. The highest placement rate of 91% was recorded in the CSE department. Furthermore, the highest package was grabbed by CSE students. The IIT Guwahati CSE average package stood at INR 39.91 LPA, the highest of all UG departments. The table below represents the department-wise IIT Guwahati placement statistics 2024 for BTech:DepartmentPlacement Rate (2024)Highest Package (2024)Average Package (2024)Design55%INR 95 LPAINR 36.17 LPABiotechnology69%INR 51.03 LPAINR 16.34 LPAChemical Engineering79%INR 75.97 LPAINR 22.49 LPAChemical Science and Technology83%INR 85 LPAINR 15.75 LPACivil Engineering66%INR 65.70 LPAINR 18.87 LPACSE91%INR 2.05 crore per annumINR 39.91 LPAECE85%INR 1.20 crore per annumINR 27.30 LPAEEE84%INR 75.97 LPAINR 25.93 LPAMathematics and Computing87%INR 1.10 crore per annumINR 34.78 LPAME80%INR 74.74 LPAINR 18.19 LPAEngineering Physics45%INR 36.50 LPAINR 16.61 LPA

he overall placement rate for MTech stood at 63.75%. Of all the MTech branches, the Systems Control and Automation recorded a 100% placement rate. The highest package was attracted by CSE students. The branch-wise IIT Guwahati MTech placement details for 2024 are tabulated below:MTech BranchPlacement Rate (2024)Average Package (2024)Highest Package (2024)Systems Control and Automation100%INR 14 LPAINR 15 LPACommunication Engineering94.12%INR 20.65 LPAINR 36.42 LPACSE93.33%INR 23.44 LPAINR 65.70 LPARobotics and Artificial Intelligence88.24%INR 17 LPAINR 13.24 LPASignal Processing and Machine Learning86.67%INR 51.03 LPAINR 22.02 LPAPower Engineering83.33%INR 15 LPAINR 14.20 LPAStructural Engineering81.82%INR 15 LPAINR 7.71 LPAComputational Mechanics77.78%INR 14 LPAINR 10.57 LPAVLSI76.92%INR 40.59 LPAINR 29.75 LPAMachine Design73.08%INR 21.74 LPAINR 11.39 LPA

The institute has disclosed the lowest, average, and median package details for the courses offered. For BTech courses, the median and average packages stood at INR 30.75 LPA and INR 36.17 LPA. Further, the median package offered during 2024 MTech placements was INR 11 LPA. To know the course-wise IIT Guwahati placement packages refer to the table below:CourseAverage Package (2024)Highest Package (2024)Median Package (2024)BDesINR 36.17 LPAINR 95 LPAINR 30.75 LPABTechINR 25.75 LPAINR 2.05 crore per annumINR 19.48 LPAMDesINR 21.94 LPAINR 52 LPAINR 17.46 LPAMTechINR 14.55 LPAINR 65.70 LPAINR 11 LPAMSRINR 12.90 LPAINR 21.74 LPAINR 12 LPAMScINR 11.13 LPAINR 65.70 LPAINR 9.75 LPAMBAINR 10.08 LPAINR 15 LPAINR 10 LPAMAINR 6.16 LPAINR 8 LPAINR 6 LPA

The course-wise average package for the academic year 2023-24 is out on the official website. The highest average package 2024 stood at INR 36.17 LPA and was made to BDes students. In 2023, the highest average package was grabbed by BTech and BDes students and the amount stood at INR 25.75 LPA. For a detailed analysis of IIT Guwahati average package trends refer to the table below:CourseAverage Package (2022)Average Package (2023)Average Package (2024)BDesINR 26.27 LPA (BTech & BDes)INR 25.75 LPA (BTech & BDes)INR 36.17 LPABTech--INR 25.75 LPAMDesINR 17.47 LPA (MTech & MDes)INR 16.51 LPA (MTech & MDes)INR 21.94 LPAMTech--INR 14.55 LPAMSRINR 12.76 LPAINR 14.72 LPAINR 12.90 LPAMScINR 15.38 LPAINR 10.86 LPAINR 11.13 LPAMBAN/AN/AINR 10.08 LPAMAINR 5.04 LPAINR 7.11 LPAINR 6.16 LPA