Best Colleges in Assam

Assam is located in the northeast part of India and it is a vital link for trade with Southeast Asian countries. Assam has numerous colleges and universities along with some prestigious engineering and medical colleges. The top 10 Colleges in Assam offer courses in the streams of Engineering and Architecture, Management and Business Administration, Medicine and allied sciences, Education and Pharmacy. Top Colleges in Assam offer courses in distance, full time and part-time mode. The colleges in Assam function under the purview of government and private bodies. Admission to the top 10 colleges of Assam is based on entrance exams like JEE Main, CUET, Assam CEE, CAT, MAT, Assam PAT and others.

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Top Colleges in Assam: Entrance Exam Schedule 2024

CAT - Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted every year in online mode for admission to IIMs, IITs, NITs, MNITs and other B schools and colleges in India.

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is a national-level exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in online mode every year.

Assam CEE - Assam Combined Entrance Examination is a state-level exam conducted Once a year in offline mode. The exam is conducted by Assam Science and Technology University

JEE Main- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is conducted by NTA twice a year in online mode.

CUET UG - CUET UG is a national examination conducted once a year in online mode. The examination is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Assam PAT - Assam PAT is a state-level examination conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education Assam. The exam is conducted once a year in offline mode.

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Top 5 Colleges/Universities in Assam: Admission Process 2024

College Name	Admission process 2024
IIT Guwahati	IIT Guwahati Admission for UG courses is based on JEE Advanced/ UCEED and PG courses is based on GATE/JAM/CAT
Gauhati University, Guwahati	For Gauhati University Admission candidates must meet the eligibility criteria. MBA admission is based on CAT/XAT/MAT
NIT Silchar	NIT Silchar Admission is based on JosAA counselling on the basis of JEE Main score.
Tezpur University,Tezpur	Tezpur University Admission is based on entrance exams like CUET (UG), CUET (PG) and JEE Main.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati	NIPER Guwahati Admission is based on GPAT/GATE/NET/NIPER JEE.

Top Colleges in Assam: NIRF Rank-wise

The National Institutional Ranking Framework is a methodology used by the Ministry of Education, Government of India to rank colleges and universities in India. The NIRF rankings 2024 for the top colleges in Assam for the year 2023 are mentioned below:

List of Top Colleges in Assam: NIRF Ranking 2024

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Overall	9
Gauhati University, Guwahati	Overall	57
National Institute of Technology Silchar	Engineering	40
Tezpur University, Tezpur	University	69
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati	Pharmacy	12
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati	Law	27
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati	Engineering	151-200
Dibrugarh University	State Public University	28

Top Government Colleges in Assam: Fee-Course wise

College Name	Fee Range
IIT Guwahati	Rs 1,580 to Rs 8,54,000
Gauhati University	Rs 2,160 to Rs 2,95,000
NIT Silchar	Rs 83,480 to Rs 5,44,000
Tezpur University	Rs 15,600 to Rs 2,18,000
NLU Assam	Rs 1,09,000 to Rs 6,60,000

Top Private Colleges in Assam: Fee-wise

College Name	Fee Range
Dhubri Law College, Dhubri	Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 1,52,000
Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati	Rs 1,24,000 to Rs 4,88,000
Girls College, Kokrajhar	Rs 17,160 to Rs 25,090
Tangla College, Udalguri	Rs 29,110 to Rs 23,290
Institute of Strategic Business Management, Guwahati	Rs 1,27,000 to Rs 2,18,000

Top Colleges in Assam - Course Wise

College Name	Courses Offered
IIT Guwahati	B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D
Gauhati University	B.A (Hons.),B.A, B,Sc, B.Sc (Hons.)
NIT Silchar	B.E/B.Tech, M.E/M.Tech
Tezpur University	B.Tech, M.Sc,M.Tech
NIPER Guwahati	M.Pharma, M.S

Top 5 Colleges in Assam: Placements Wise

Top colleges in Assam have career development cells or placement cells which assist students with internship and placement opportunities by conducting a recruitment process. Major recruiters from the top 5 colleges of Assam are Wipro, TCS, Simplilearn, Microsoft, Honeywell, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Amazon, NTPC, BHEL, Capgemini, HP, HCL, Honda and many more. The placement links for some of the top colleges along with the median salary as per the NIRF report 2024 are mentioned below :

Top colleges in Assam Placement Statistics: NIRF 2024

College Name	Median Salary UG -2023	Median Salary PG -2023
IIT Guwahati Placement	Rs 21,60,000	Rs 12,00,000
Gauhati University Placements	Rs 5,25,000	Rs 8,70,500
NIT Silchar Placements	Rs 13,95,000	Rs 6,00,000
Tezpur University Placement	Rs 5,50,000	Rs 4,00,000
NLU Assam Placements	Rs 6,80,000	NA

Top Colleges in Assam: Cutoff-Wise

IIT Guwahati Cutoff	NIT Silchar Cutoff
Tezpur University Cutoff	NLU Assam Cutoff
AIIMS Guwahati Cutoff	IIIT Guwahati Cutoff

Top Colleges in Assam: College Predictor

CAT College Predictor	NEET Rank Predictor
XAT College Predictor	JEE Advanced College Predictor
NEET College Predictor	JEE Main & Advanced College Predictor

Note: The top 10 colleges in Assam provide the necessary facilities for the growth and development of students. Assam has also adopted numerous investor-friendly policies to attract investments and accelerate industrial development.