Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati was incepted in the year 1994 for imparting a world class education in the field of engineering, science and technology. Institute is encircled by the Greenery Mountains which makes a scenic atmosphere for learning. Currently, the institute has eleven departments and three inter-disciplinary academic centres covering all the major engineering, science and humanities disciplines, offering BTech, BDes, MA, MDes, MTech, MSc and PhD programmes. Within a short period of time, IIT Guwahati has been able to build up a global standard of infrastructure for carrying out advanced research and has been equipped with state-of-the-art scientific and engineering apparatus for various research.
State Bank of India (SBI) provides financial assistance for the needy aspirants.