Best Colleges in Guwahati

Guwahati is the largest and most popular city in the northeast part of India. It is an important centre of trade, commerce and education in the northeastern states of India. The top colleges in Guwahati include IIT, Gauhati University, NIPER, NLU, cotton University and many more. The top 10 Colleges in Guwahati offer courses in the streams of Engineering and Architecture, Management and Business Administration, Medicine and allied sciences, Education and Pharmacy. Top Colleges in Guwahati offer courses in the distance, full time and part-time mode. Admission to the top 10 colleges of Guwahati is based on entrance exams like JEE Main, CUET, Assam CEE, CAT, MAT, Assam PAT, NIPER JEE and others.

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Top Colleges in Guwahati: 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 an 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).

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Top Colleges/Universities in Guwahati: Admission Process 2024

College Admission link	Admission process 2024
IIT Guwahati Admission	Admission to the UG courses at IIT Guwahati is based on JEE Advanced/ UCEED and PG courses are based on GATE/JAM/CAT.
Gauhati University Admission	For Gauhati University Admission candidates must meet the eligibility criteria. MBA admission is based on CAT/XAT/MAT
NIPER Guwahati Admission	Admission to courses at NIPER Guwahati is based on GPAT/GATE/NET/NIPER JEE.
AIIMS Guwahati Admissions	Admission to AIIMS Guwahati is based on the NEET Exam.
Cotton University Guwahati Admissions	Admission to the UG courses is based on merit of the qualifying examination and PG courses admission is based on the Cotton Post-Graduate Entrance Examination (CPGEE).
Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati Admissions	Admission to B.Tech courses is based on JEE Mains/State Entrance Test / Don Bosco University Graduate Entrance Test and MBA admission is based on scores of CAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT.

List of Top Colleges/Universities in Guwahati -NIRF Rank-wise

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is started by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Every year NIRF conducts a ranking of higher education institutions in various domains like engineering, medicine, pharmacy, management, law, dental, architecture, agriculture and research. The rankings for the top colleges in Guwahati for the year 2024 are mentioned below:

Top Colleges in Guwahati -NIRF Ranking 2024

College Name	Category	NIRF Rank 2024
IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Overall	9
Gauhati University	Overall	57
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

Top Government Colleges in Guwahati: 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
NIPER Guwahati	Rs 2,04,000
NLU Assam	Rs 1,09,000 to Rs 6,60,000
IIIT Guwahati	Rs 3,00,000 to Rs 10,00,000

Top Private Colleges in Guwahati: Fee-wise

College Name	Fee Range
Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati	Rs 1,24,000 to Rs 4,88,000
Royal School of Business, Guwahati	Rs 3,55,000 to Rs 7,71,000
Regional College of Higher Education, Guwahati	Rs 4,71,000 to Rs 10,00,000
Institute of Strategic Business Management, Guwahati	Rs 1,27,000 to Rs 2,18,000
Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology, Guwahati	Rs 1,62,000 to Rs 7,33,000

Top Colleges in Guwahati: Popular Courses Offered

College Name	Courses Offered
IIT Guwahati	B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D
Gauhati University	B.A (Hons.), B.A, B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons.), B.Com
NIPER Guwahati	M.Pharma, M.S
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati	B.A LLB (Hons), LLM
AIIMS Guwahati	M.B.B.S

Top Colleges in Guwahati: Placements Wise

Top colleges in Guwahati have placement departments or career development cells for training and guiding students. The placement cell of top colleges in Guwahati acts as a link between students and the corporate world and assists them with internship and placement opportunities.

Major recruiters from the top 5 colleges of Guwahati are Wipro, TCS, Simplilearn, Microsoft, Capgemini, Honeywell, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Amazon, NTPC, BHEL, HP, HCL, Honda and many more. The placement link of top colleges in Guwahati along with the median salary for undergraduate and postgraduate courses as per the NIRF report 2024 are mentioned below:

Top Colleges in Guwahati: Placement Statistics (NIRF 2024)

College Name	Median Salary- UG	Median Salary-PG
IIT Guwahati Placements	Rs 21,60,000	Rs 12,00,000
Gauhati University, Guwahati Placements	Rs 5,25,000	Rs 8,70,500
NLU Assam Placements	Rs 6,80,000	NA
NIPER Guwahati Placements	NA	Rs 4,50,000
Cotton University Guwahati Placements	Rs 5,15,387	Rs 3,89,514

Top Colleges in Guwahati: Cutoff Wise

IIT Guwahati Cutoff	NLU Assam Cutoff
AIIMS Guwahati Cutoff	IIIT Guwahati Cutoff
Cotton University Cutoff	ASTU Guwahati Cutoff

Top Colleges in Guwahati: 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 Guwahati provide scholarships and financial support to their students based on their financial needs and academic performance. The top colleges in Guwahati also have good connectivity with all modes of transportation.