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ApplyAssam is located in the northeast part of India and it is a vital link for trade with Southeast Asian countries. Assam has numerous colleges and universities along with some prestigious engineering and medical colleges. The top 10 Colleges in Assam offer courses in the streams of Engineering and Architecture, Management and Business Administration, Medicine and allied sciences, Education and Pharmacy. Top Colleges in Assam offer courses in distance, full time and part-time mode. The colleges in Assam function under the purview of government and private bodies. Admission to the top 10 colleges of Assam is based on entrance exams like JEE Main, CUET, Assam CEE, CAT, MAT, Assam PAT and others.
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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 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).
Assam PAT - Assam PAT is a state-level examination conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education Assam. The exam is conducted once a year in offline mode.
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College Name | Admission process 2024 |
IIT Guwahati | IIT Guwahati Admission for UG courses is based on JEE Advanced/ UCEED and PG courses is based on GATE/JAM/CAT |
Gauhati University, Guwahati | For Gauhati University Admission candidates must meet the eligibility criteria. MBA admission is based on CAT/XAT/MAT |
NIT Silchar | NIT Silchar Admission is based on JosAA counselling on the basis of JEE Main score. |
Tezpur University,Tezpur | Tezpur University Admission is based on entrance exams like CUET (UG), CUET (PG) and JEE Main. |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati | NIPER Guwahati Admission is based on GPAT/GATE/NET/NIPER JEE. |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework is a methodology used by the Ministry of Education, Government of India to rank colleges and universities in India. The NIRF rankings 2024 for the top colleges in Assam for the year 2023 are mentioned below:
College Name | Category | NIRF Rank 2024 |
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Overall | 9 |
Gauhati University, Guwahati | Overall | 57 |
National Institute of Technology Silchar | Engineering | 40 |
Tezpur University, Tezpur | University | 69 |
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati | Pharmacy | 12 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati | Law | 27 |
Engineering | 151-200 | |
Dibrugarh University | State Public University | 28 |
College Name | Fee Range |
Rs 1,580 to Rs 8,54,000 | |
Rs 2,160 to Rs 2,95,000 | |
Rs 83,480 to Rs 5,44,000 | |
Rs 15,600 to Rs 2,18,000 | |
Rs 1,09,000 to Rs 6,60,000 |
College Name | Fee Range |
Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 1,52,000 | |
Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati | Rs 1,24,000 to Rs 4,88,000 |
Rs 17,160 to Rs 25,090 | |
Rs 29,110 to Rs 23,290 | |
Rs 1,27,000 to Rs 2,18,000 |
College Name | Courses Offered |
B.A (Hons.),B.A, B,Sc, B.Sc (Hons.) | |
M.Pharma, M.S |
Top colleges in Assam have career development cells or placement cells which assist students with internship and placement opportunities by conducting a recruitment process. Major recruiters from the top 5 colleges of Assam are Wipro, TCS, Simplilearn, Microsoft, Honeywell, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Amazon, NTPC, BHEL, Capgemini, HP, HCL, Honda and many more. The placement links for some of the top colleges along with the median salary as per the NIRF report 2024 are mentioned below :
College Name | Median Salary UG -2023 | Median Salary PG -2023 |
Rs 21,60,000 | Rs 12,00,000 | |
Rs 5,25,000 | Rs 8,70,500 | |
Rs 13,95,000 | Rs 6,00,000 | |
Rs 5,50,000 | Rs 4,00,000 | |
Rs 6,80,000 | NA |
Note: The top 10 colleges in Assam provide the necessary facilities for the growth and development of students. Assam has also adopted numerous investor-friendly policies to attract investments and accelerate industrial development.