Top Engineering Colleges in Assam: NIRF Ranking 2024, Fees, Courses, Admission, Placements

The northeastern state of India Assam is a scenic place located at the south of the eastern Himalayas alongside the Barak and Brahmaputra rivers. Assam, known for tourism, is also home to many educational institutions. The education system of Assam is developing at a fast pace, comprising many institutions along with some top-notch schools. The growing importance of technical education in Assam started with the setting up of the Assam Engineering College in 1955. 

Here we list the top engineering colleges in Assam:

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G): It is a public autonomous institution which was established in 1985 by the Central government. It is the sixth member of the IIT fraternity in India.

• The institute was ranked in the band range 501-550 (internationally) by the QS World University Rankings in 2019.
• IIT, Guwahati was ranked in the band range 601-800 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2019.
• It has been ranked seventh among the top engineering colleges in India by the NIRF in 2019.

With the world-class advanced research labs and well-equipped state-of-the-art engineering and scientific instruments, IIT Guwahati is considered as the topmost B.Tech institutes in Assam.

Entrance exam & Eligibility: Admission to B.Tech programmes is done through JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. The minimum eligibility for JEE Mains entrance exam is to have at least 75 percent marks in 12^th standard from a recognised board.

Course specialisation: It offers eight engineering streams namely Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Biosciences and Bioengineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and Computing, Physics Engineering and Electronics and Electrical.

Fee structure: Fees for B.Tech courses is around Rs 2.19 lakh per year.

Placement: Average salary offered by IIT-G in engineering department ranges from INR 9 LPA to 12 LPA. Placement ratio of the institute is excellent. Top recruiters include international companies such as Goldman Sachs, Google, Amazon, PayPal, eBay, Oracle, etc.

 

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National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar: It is a deemed university that was established in 1967. It is considered as the regional engineering college of Silchar. It has secured 12th place among all the NITs in NIRF ranking.

• The institute is approved by AICTE and UGC.
• It has been ranked 31^st among the top engineering colleges in India by India Today and 51^st by NIRF in 2019. 

Entrance Exam - Admission to all the B.Tech courses is done on the basis of seats allocated by JOSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority), from the list of candidates selected by the JEE Mains.

Course specialisations: It offers B.Tech courses in six streams, including Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Electronics and Electrical and Electronics and Communication.

Fee structure: Fees for B.Tech courses is around Rs 14.7 lakh per year.

Placement: Average salary offered to B.Tech graduates ranges from INR 9 LPA to 11 LPA.

 

Assam University: It is a central university that was established in 1994. Assam University imparts the best technical education.

• It was ranked 87th among the top universities in India and in the band range 101-250 overall by NIRF in 2018.

Entrance exam: Admission to all the B.Tech courses is done through JEE Mains.

Course specialisation: It offers B.Tech and M.Tech programmes in multiple disciplines.

Fee structure: Fees for B.Tech is around Rs 59,000 per year.

Placement: Average salary offered by the Assam University for B.Tech ranges between INR 3 LPA to 5 LPA. The students are counseled and guided by the placement cell thoroughly before appearing for an interview.

 

Tezpur University: It is a central university which was established in 1994 in the northeastern region of India. It is a non-affiliated and a residential central university. It is considered as one of the top engineering colleges in Assam.

• It is accredited with A grade by NAAC.
• It is approved by UGC and MHRD, and is a member of AIU.

 Entrance exam: Admission to all the B.Tech courses is done through JEE Mains.

Course specialisations: It offers B.Tech in Civil, Mechanical, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Food Engineering and Technology, Electrical and Energy.

Fee structure: Fees for B.Tech courses is around Rs 62,000 per year.

Placement: Average salary offered by Tezpur University is for B.Tech ranges between INR 4 LPA to 5 LPA. Some of the prominent recruiters of the university are Nestle, Capegimini, Dabur, reputed banks, IBM, etc.