IIT Guwahati – Indian Institute of Technology Scholarships

  Guwahati   UGC, AICTE   ESTD 1994
  Guwahati   UGC, AICTE   ESTD 1994

Scholarships

Scholarships at IIT Guwahati 2023

IIT Guwahati Scholarships

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) extends scholarships to its graduate and postgraduate students in order to support the holistic development of outstanding individuals who have successfully completed their qualifying examinations. IIT Guwahati administers a range of scholarships falling into distinct categories, including:

  1. Institute Scholarships
  2. Additional Scholarships
  3. Assistantships

Institute Scholarship

IIT Guwahati offers three scholarships as part of the institute’s scholarship program for eligible candidates.

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

Other Scholarships

The institution allows students to access scholarships granted by external government or non-government entities, including scholarships from state governments, scholarships from private trusts, and central sector scholarship programs, among others.

Assistantship

Assistantships are provided to all regular students (as defined by the program regulations) enrolled in M.Tech, M.Des, and PhD programs, following the guidelines established by the IIT council or the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.