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Indian
Institute
of
Technology
Guwahati
(IIT
Guwahati)
is
a
public
technical
and
research
university
established
by
the
Government
of
India,
located
in
Guwahati,
in
the
state
of
Assam
in
India.
It
is
the
sixth
Indian
Institute
of
Technology
established
in
India.
IIT
Guwahati
is
officially
recognised
as
an
Institute
of
National
Importance
by
the
government
of
India.[5][6]
IIT
Guwahati
has
been
ranked
7th
both
in
Engineering
and
Overall
category
in
NIRF
India
Rankings
2020,
released
on
11th
June
2020.
History
The
history
of
IIT
Guwahati
traces
its
roots
to
the
1985
Assam
Accord[7]
signed
between
the
All
Assam
Students
Union
and
the
Government
of
India,
which
mentions
the
general
improvement
in
education
facilities
in
Assam
and
specifically
the
setting
up
of
an
IIT.
IIT
Guwahati
was
established
in
1994
by
an
act
of
parliament
and
its
academic
programme
commenced
in
1995.[1]
IIT
Guwahati
admitted
its
first
batch
of
students
into
its
Bachelor
of
Technology
programme
in
1995.
The
selection
process
was
the
same
as
that
of
the
other
IITs,
i.e.,
through
the
Joint
Entrance
Examination.[8]
In
1998,
the
first
batch
of
students
were
accepted
into
the
Master
of
Technology
program
through
the
GATE.
Campus
The
campus
of
IIT
Guwahati
is
on
the
northern
banks
of
Brahmaputra
and
abuts
the
North
Guwahati
town
of
Amingaon.
It
is
often
considered
as
the
most
beautiful
campus
in
India.
The
campus
is
on
a
700
acres
(2.8
km2)
plot
of
land
around
20
km
from
the
heart
of
the
city.
It
has
the
Brahmaputra
on
one
side
and
hills
and
vast
open
spaces
on
others.[1]
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