The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) offers scholarships to graduate and postgraduate students for their overall growth and development. The scholarship is available to students who have passed their respective qualifying examinations. IIT Guwahati offers a variety of scholarships in various categories, including:

  • Scholarships from the Institute
  • Additional Scholarships
  • Institute Scholarships for Assistantships

Institute Scholarship

There are three institute scholarships available to deserving candidates through IIT Guwahati.

Scholarship Name

Criteria of Scholarship

Institute Merit Scholarship (IMS)

This scholarship is available for B.Tech/ B.Des/ M.Sc/ M.A students of the institute. IMS is awarded to year-wise class toppers of every stream. It involves tuition fee waiver and a fixed monthly stipend for eight months

Institute Merit-cum-Means Scholarships (McM)

McM is awarded to B.Des/ B.Tech/ MA/ M.Sc students on the basis of their Merit (Up to 25% of the non SC /ST). It covers tuition fee waiver and a fixed monthly stipend for eight months

SC/ ST Scholarship

It is awarded to all B.Tech/ B.Des/ MA/ M.Sc students of SC/ ST categories. It includes fixed monthly stipend for eight months, free messing (only for the basic menu) and hostel seat rent waiver. Tuition fee is waived for all SC/ST students by the statutes

Additional Scholarships

The institute allows students to apply for scholarships from non-government organizations such as state governments, private trusts, and central government scholarship schemes.

Assistantships are provided to all regular students (as defined by the ordinances on these programs) in M.Tech, M.Des, and Ph.D. programs in accordance with the IIT council or the MHRD Govt. of India.