IIT Bombay vs IIT Guwahati: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Bombay received 4.4 times as much sponsored research funding (₹798.84 crore vs ₹182.62 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Bombay leads on industry consultancy by 172% (₹157.20 crore vs ₹57.83 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Bombay has a 84% larger faculty (909 vs 495, NIRF 2026).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Guwahati
Our analysis: IIT Guwahati suits you if you want an established IIT with strong research funding and are happy to study in the North-East. All its JoSAA seats are 4-year B.Tech, including Data Science and AI, Energy Engineering, and Biosciences and Bioengineering.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Bombay | IIT Guwahati | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | Not published | 1994 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Guwahati, Assam | iitb.ac.in JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Campus area | Not published | 700 acres | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iitb.ac.in | iitg.ac.in | iitb.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 3 | 11 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 3 | 8 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,28,250 | ₹1,63,800 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Fee waiver notes | SC, ST and PwD students pay no tuition. | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Parental income below ₹1 lakh: tuition fully waived; ₹1–5 lakh: pay one-third (total at admission ₹97,133). | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | ₹19,400 hostel fee (first semester) + ₹22,500 mess advance | Per semester: hostel rent ₹2,000 + maintenance ₹3,500 + electricity and water ₹3,500 + hostel fund ₹2,200; adjustable mess advance ₹22,000 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,363 | 962 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹20.21 lakh | ₹17 lakh | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 730 placed of 1,017 graduates | 663 placed of 902 graduates | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹18 lakh | ₹12 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 779 | 415 | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 287 | 209 | 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | 5,698 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 909 | 495 | NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 3,365 | 1,724 | 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | 470 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹798.84 crore | ₹182.62 crore | FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹157.20 crore | ₹57.83 crore | FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Bombay and IIT Guwahati differ
- IIT Bombay received 4.4 times as much sponsored research funding (₹798.84 crore vs ₹182.62 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Bombay leads on industry consultancy by 172% (₹157.20 crore vs ₹57.83 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Bombay has a 84% larger faculty (909 vs 495, NIRF 2026).
- IIT Bombay runs a 95% bigger PhD programme (3,365 vs 1,724, 2024-25).
- IIT Bombay offers 42% more JoSAA seats (1,363 vs 962, JoSAA 2026).
- IIT Bombay reported a ₹3.21 lakh higher 4-year UG median salary (₹20.21 lakh vs ₹17 lakh).
- Both charge the same B.Tech tuition: ₹1,00,000 per semester.
- IIT Bombay ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (3 vs 11).
- IIT Bombay ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (3 vs 8).
- IIT Bombay has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (199 vs 114).
- Only IIT Bombay offers Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Metallurgical / Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research among these two.
- Only IIT Guwahati offers Chemical Science and Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computing among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Bombay
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.Tech + M.Tech dual degree (5 years)
- B.Des
- B.S. (4 years)
- M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, M.Des and PhD
IIT Guwahati
- B.Tech (4 years)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Bombay | IIT Guwahati |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 199 | 114 |
| Electrical Engineering | 112 | Not offered |
| Electrical Engineering, 5-year dual degree | 91 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 203 | 119 |
| Civil Engineering | 146 | 117 |
| Chemical Engineering | 125 | 92 |
| Engineering Physics | 58 | 68 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 73 | Not offered |
| Metallurgical / Materials Engineering | 105 | Not offered |
| Energy Engineering | 47 | 20 |
| Industrial Engineering and Operations Research | 40 | Not offered |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 46 | Not offered |
| B.S. Chemistry | 35 | Not offered |
| B.S. Economics | 40 | Not offered |
| B.S. Mathematics | 18 | Not offered |
| B.S. Applied Geophysics | 25 | Not offered |
| Chemical Science and Technology | Not offered | 60 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | Not offered | 104 |
| Electronics and Electrical Engineering | Not offered | 62 |
| Mathematics and Computing | Not offered | 72 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Not offered | 60 |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | Not offered | 74 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
They have 6 branch names in common. How seats are counted →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Bombay | IIT Guwahati | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 2394 | 2361 | 2638 | – | – | – |
| Applied Geophysics | – | 8343 | 7301 | – | – | – |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | – | – | – | 9178 | 10727 | 12170 |
| BS in Mathematics | 1191 | 1067 | 1042 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 2545 | 2464 | 2833 | 5363 | 6053 | 6915 |
| Chemical Science and Technology | – | – | – | 6834 | 7958 | 9262 |
| Chemistry | 7430 | 7228 | 7838 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 4046 | 4250 | 4417 | 7670 | 9021 | 9883 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 68 | 66 | 67 | 623 | 792 | 822 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | 995 | 1078 | 1286 |
| Economics | 2408 | 2372 | 2272 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering | 496 | 433 | 411 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering (5-yr) | 973 | 841 | 844 | – | – | – |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | – | – | – | 1658 | 1829 | 1988 |
| Electronics and Electrical Engineering | – | – | – | 2217 | 2195 | 2247 |
| Energy Engineering | 2689 | 2584 | 2605 | 5920 | 6610 | 6728 |
| Engineering Physics | 1719 | 1539 | 1575 | 5686 | 7117 | 6121 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 4718 | 4777 | 5473 | – | – | – |
| Industrial Engineering and Operations Research | 1726 | 1273 | 834 | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science | 4193 | 4345 | 3995 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Computing | – | – | – | 1021 | 1276 | 1366 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1685 | 1834 | 1900 | 4523 | 4892 | 5642 |
All categories and seat pools
| Institute | Branch | Category | Seats | Year | Round | Opening | Closing |
|---|
Source: josaa.nic.in, final rounds.
M.Tech (GATE) cutoffs
No verified GATE cutoffs yet. How M.Tech admission works →
CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Bombay 67 (2026), IIT Guwahati 822 (2026). Opening and closing ranks explained →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: IIT Bombay: SC, ST and PwD students pay no tuition.. IIT Guwahati: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Parental income below ₹1 lakh: tuition fully waived; ₹1–5 lakh: pay one-third (total at admission ₹97,133)..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Bombay: ₹19,400 hostel fee (first semester) + ₹22,500 mess advance. IIT Guwahati: Per semester: hostel rent ₹2,000 + maintenance ₹3,500 + electricity and water ₹3,500 + hostel fund ₹2,200; adjustable mess advance ₹22,000.
The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Guwahati than at IIT Bombay by ₹35,550. Who pays less tuition →
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Bombay
- Centre for Sophisticated Instruments and Facilities (CSIF): instruments in eight groups incl. microscopy, spectroscopy, fabrication and biological analysis
- Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), set up in 1976 with DST support: 600 MHz NMR, 300 kV HR-TEM, FEG-SEM, ToF-SIMS, SAXS
saif.iitb.ac.in (2026)
IIT Guwahati
- Central Instruments Facility (CIF)
- IITG Research Park
- Technology Incubation Centre (TIC)
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Bombay earns the most of the two. Research money, explained →
IIT Guwahati: what these numbers mean
The first-semester fee is ₹1,63,800, plus medical charges at actual cost. Tuition (₹1,00,000) is waived for SC, ST and PwD students. It is also waived if your parents earn under ₹1 lakh a year. Between ₹1 lakh and ₹5 lakh, you pay one-third, and the admission total drops to ₹97,133. NIRF 2026 data shows 663 of 902 four-year graduates placed in 2024-25, at a median of ₹17 lakh. 209 more chose higher studies. That is one of the largest higher-studies groups in this batch, so many students here move on to research. Sponsored research brought in ₹182.62 crore in FY 2024-25, and consultancy ₹57.83 crore. The Central Instruments Facility, a Research Park and a Technology Incubation Centre support labs and start-ups. The NIRF list names 495 faculty and 1,724 full-time PhD scholars, so research projects are easy to find.How to choose
- Rank first, name second. CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Bombay 67 (2026), IIT Guwahati 822 (2026).
- They have 6 branch names in common. Shortlist by branch before institute.
- The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Guwahati than at IIT Bombay by ₹35,550. Who pays less tuition →
- IIT Bombay is in Mumbai, Maharashtra; IIT Guwahati is in Guwahati, Assam. Weigh travel and living costs.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Bombay or IIT Guwahati?
On NIRF 2025 Overall, IIT Bombay is #3 and IIT Guwahati is #11. Your branch matters more than this gap.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Bombay and IIT Guwahati?
Both charge ₹1,00,000 per semester.
Which has better placements, IIT Bombay or IIT Guwahati?
IIT Bombay has the higher UG median: ₹20.21 lakh vs ₹17 lakh (NIRF).
How many CSE seats do IIT Bombay and IIT Guwahati have?
IIT Bombay: 199. IIT Guwahati: 114.
Which does more research, IIT Bombay or IIT Guwahati?
Sponsored research: IIT Bombay ₹798.84 crore, IIT Guwahati ₹182.62 crore.
Sources
- iitb.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- acad.iitb.ac.in › Fee Circular for UG New Entrants 2025…
- acad.iitb.ac.in › ug-new-entrants-fees
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitb.ac.in › NIRF_IITBombay_2026_Overall_Category.pdf
- saif.iitb.ac.in › facility
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitg.ac.in
- iitg.ac.in › NIRF_Engineering_2026.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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