Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
India
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: IIT Guwahati.
First degree/qualification: 4 year bachelor's degree.
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Cumulative grade point average of 6.5/10.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year bachelor's degree; or completion of a bachelor degree followed by certain postgraduate diplomas which are either AIU (Association of Indian Universities) or AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) approved; postgrad diplomas are all evaluated individually.
Documents required: Official mark sheets/transcripts/records; official certification of degree and date awarded.
Description: Instituted in 1994 in the state of Assam. IITs are the best engineering schools in India. Admission is selective. Usual admission requirements are a 12 year examination and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), a competitive national examination for admission to all seven IITs.
Grading system:
AA | 10 |
AB | 9 |
BB | 8 |
BC | 7 |
CC | 6 |
CD | 5 |
DD | 4 |
F | 0-2 |
Some Indian institutions award class on last year; some on honours courses; some do not count failed/repeated courses. We calculate average on all marks/grades. Examinations held at end of semester.
Language of instruction: English.
Advanced degrees:
Ph.D.: by research.
Last updated: Jul 28, 2008