IIT Guwahati Ph.D: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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Ph.D at IIT Guwahati is a 3-year Full Time Doctorate Degree. The course is offered in 23 specializations. The most popular specializations include Management Studies, Humanities And Social Science, Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering.

The total Ph.D Fees at IIT Guwahati for 2025 - 2026 academic year is ₹ 1.74 Lakhs. This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 90,000.

To be eligible for the IIT Guwahati Ph.D program, candidates must have passed Post Graduation with 60% (or equivalent). Ph.D admissions at IIT Guwahati are offered based on JOAPS.

Read the section below for further details on IIT Guwahati Ph.D admission 2025, fees, hostel fees, cutoff, placement, rankings and more.

Ph.D 
Total Fees:₹3.65 Lakhs
24 Courses3 Years Full Time
(Based on 2.0K views last year)
159 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days

Eligibility:

Post Graduation with 60%

Application Date:

11 Mar - 01 Apr 2026

Management Studies 
₹3.65 Lakhs
(Based on 189 views last year)
Humanities And Social Science 
₹3.65 Lakhs
(Based on 130 views last year)
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IIT Guwahati Ph.D Fees

IIT Guwahati Ph.D Fees 2025 - 2026 is ₹ 1.74 Lakhs for the entire course duration. This is an decrease of -27.97% (~₹67) from the previous year fee. Students must pay approximately ₹ 57,900 per year.

The total Ph.D fees covers-

  • Total tuition fee of ₹ 90,000
  • A Refundable Caution fee of ₹ 4,000
  • Total other fee of ₹ 79,700

The hostel fees for IIT Guwahati is 1.79 Lakhs.

Based on 6 reviews and 1.62 K views collected by Collegedunia last year, the most popular Ph.D specialisation is Management Studies, Humanities And Social Science, Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering.

  • Ph.D Management Studies total fees is ₹ 1.74 Lakhs
  • Ph.D Humanities And Social Science total fees is ₹ 1.74 Lakhs
  • Ph.D Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering total fees is ₹ 1.74 Lakhs

Quota:
Fee TypeTotal Amount (INR)
tuition fees₹ 90,000
other fees₹ 2.75 Lakhs
total fees₹ 3.65 Lakhs
* Fees is refundable

IIT Guwahati Latest Updates and News

12 Mar, 2026 IIT Guwahati Ph.D Admission 2026 is open till April 1, 2026. The selection will be conducted from May 13 to 31, 2026. View details.

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IIT Guwahati Ph.D Admission 2026

Students must have Post Graduation with 60% to be eligible for Ph.D admission at IIT Guwahati.

IIT Guwahati Ph.D Admission Dates 2026

The application deadline for admission to IIT Guwahati Ph.D program was October 08 - October 28, 2025.

Important Events

EventsDates
Selection Process for JULY Session 2026 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Mar 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026
Ongoing
Date for Submission of Applications for JULY Session 2026 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Mar 11, 2026 - Apr 01, 2026
Ongoing
Date of Registration for JULY Session 2026 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Jul 21, 2026
Date of Orientation for JULY Session 2026 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Jul 22, 2026
Date of Instruction for JULY Session 2026 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Jul 23, 2026

Expired Events

EventsDates
Date of Application Submission for International Admission 2026 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Feb 15, 2026 - Mar 21, 2026
First Day of Instruction of Winter Semester 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Jan 05, 2026
Orientation for New Students for Session 2025 [Ph.D] (Engineering)
Jan 04, 2026

IIT Guwahati Seat Intake 2026

There are 553 Ph.D seats in IIT Guwahati. These include 10 seats of Management Studies, 35 seats of Humanities And Social Science, 38 seats of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering.

ParticularsNumber of Seats
Management Studies10
Humanities And Social Science35
Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering38
Chemistry20
Design22
Data Science10
Physics20
Civil Engineering53
Computer Science And Engineering34
Disaster Management7
Mathematics20
Environment Management7
Electrical And Electronics Engineering52
Energy Science And Engineering10
Cyber-Physical Systems7
Rural Technology10
Water Research7
Mechanical Engineering50
Chemical Engineering38
Health Science10
Knowledge Management10
Linguistics7
Nanotechnology10
Polymers and Composites7

IIT Guwahati Ph.D Ranking

According to Collegedunia Ranking 2025, IIT Guwahati ranks #7 out of 500 colleges in India. According to 6 Reviews collected by Collegedunia, the Ph.D program at IIT Guwahati is rated 4.6/5. The college has an overall Collegedunia score of 1519/2000, calculated based on NAAC grade, exam cutoff, rankings, placements and student reviews.

IIT Guwahati is ranked by several ranking agencies such as India Today, The Week, NIRF. Some of these rankings are as follows-

  • #5 out of 269 under India Today Ranking 2025.
  • #6 out of 286 under The Week Ranking 2025.
  • #8 out of 300 under NIRF Ranking 2025.

Ranking AgencyLatestPrevious
Collegedunia.com
#7 out of 500 (2025)
#1st Assam
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India Today
#5 out of 269 (2025)
#1st Assam
#6 out of 284 (2024)
#1st Assam
The Week
#6 out of 286 (2025)
#1st Assam
#6 out of 275 (2024)
#1st Assam
NIRF
#8 out of 300 (2025)
#1st Assam
#7 out of 300 (2024)
#1st Assam
Outlook
#7 out of 25 (2025)
#7 out of 25 (2024)
IIRF
#6 out of 160 (2025)
#1st Assam
#6 out of 160 (2024)
Times Higher Education
#501-600 out of 800 (2020)
#501-600 out of 800 (2019)

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Anubhab Mukherjee
4.6Helpful
PhD
Reviewed on Jun 7, 2021(Enrolled 2019)

Fee Structure And Facilities:

Jrf -31k ,Srf - 35k for mtech its 12.4k, job opportunity is great, under my guide after completion of their phd everyone has entered into teaching profession in reputed institution with handsome salary.
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RAJDEEP GHOSH
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PhD
Reviewed on Jun 3, 2021(Enrolled 2017)

Fee Structure And Facilities:

Fee structure for each program is different. For PhD total fees is around 25000.00 INR per semester including hostel/mess charges. Scholarship to PhD students are provided either by MHRD/Institute or external agencies in some cases including different fellowships like PMRF,PMDRF etc. Most of the PhD students need to perform either teaching assistantships(TAs) to respective professors or in some cases research assistantships(RAs) to many labs and PIs.
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Jyotindra Narayan
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Reviewed on May 31, 2021(Enrolled 2017)

Course Curriculum Overview:

I choose the course because of my high interest in research. In my course (Ph.D.), there is no as such faculty: student ratio. However, each faculty has an average of 6 research scholars. The guidance is consistent by the supervisors. There is first-year course work where you have to clear five subjects in a semester or year. Thereafter, an annual progress seminar is conducted to review the work progress, annually.
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Abir Saha
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Reviewed on Feb 1, 2020

Fees and Financial Aid:

One can apply for education loan throgh State Bank of India,Icici bank of India and canara bank. Scholarship is given foe collaboration with different foreign university and research work.but from next year their will be no scholarship provided to mtech student.
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Isha Vishan
Isha Vishan
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Reviewed on Jan 20, 2016

Fees and Financial Aid:

MCM scholarship is given to students who belong to the economically weaker section. I have not availed any such scholarship.I have no idea regarding the loan system also.
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Rohan Kumar Das
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PHD
Reviewed on Dec 31, 2015

Fees and Financial Aid:

The loan facilitates are available in the bank that are inside the campus. There are three banks inside the campus SBI,Canara and ICICI.
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