Gauhati University (GU), Guwahati

At a glance

Established

1948

Institution type

Government

Location

Guwahati, Assam

Affiliation

State University (UGC)

Approvals

UGC, NAAC

NIRF 2025

#52 Overall, #33 University, #9 State Public University

Median salary

₹5.35 LPA (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

69.5% (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

5,299 (2023–24)

Website

gauhati.ac.in

Placement and student figures: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

About Gauhati University (GU), Guwahati

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Education) ranks institutions in separate lists.

Source: NIRF India Rankings 2025, Ministry of Education. Data submitted by the institution (PDF)

Placements

89 of the 128 students who graduated from Gauhati University (GU), Guwahati's 4-year UG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (69.5%), at a median salary of ₹5.35 LPA. 26 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 3,938 of 5,299 students at Gauhati University (GU), Guwahati (74.3%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).