Students Exchange Programme (SEP)

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International Students

A student registered for a degree in a foreign Institute/University and nominated by that Institute/ University to carry out Course work / Project work/ Internship at IITGuwahati for a period of not exceeding two semesters can be accepted as visiting students under the terms and conditions spelt out in the MoU.

Process of Applications

Alumni and External Relations (AER) is the nodal office to process applications. The completed application along with the required documents (scanned copies) should be sent to doaaer@iitg.ac.in with a copy to hosaa@iitg.ac.in


Address

Assistant Registrar
Alumni and External Relations (AER)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati- 781039

Eligibility Criteria

  • Students should be nominated by the home University/Institute.
  • A learning agreement/study plan is mandatory.
  • The courses, credits, and grades should be properly mapped.
  • In the case of project work, there should be an explicit agreement between faculty project supervisors of both the Institute/University.
  • Students should not have any outstanding backlog in their parent University/Institute.
  • The student may stay a maximum of two semesters at IIT Guwahati July- November (Summer Semester) or January-May (Winter Semester).
  • The student may undertake either project work and /or course work at IIT Guwahati.
  • Courses of exchange semester may be negotiated between the applicant & Head of the concerned Department of IIT Guwahati through a Learning Agreement.
  • Students should have a valid passport and health insurance for the period of stay at IIT Guwahati.

Financial Responsibility

  • The student should have sufficient funds to cover his or her own travel, hostel room charges and living expenses for the duration of their study at IIT Guwahati. IIT Guwahati does not charge tuition fee for exchange students from partner Institutions/Universities.
  • If any foreign student would like to visit IIT Guwahati for exchange or otherwise mentioned above, from the non-MoU institutes/universities he/she has to pay tuition and other obligatory charges as per Institute rules

Fee Structure

  • No fees for course/project work for partner universities.
  • For Non-Partner Universities, fees are charged as per Institute rules.

Steps to Apply and Documents Required for SEP

Interested students must forward the application through the International office of the home University along with the following documents on or before 31st March for July-November semester and on or before 30th October for January-May semester:

  • Application Form (http://iitg.ac.in/aer/forms.php) 
  • Learning agreement/Study Plan (http://iitg.ac.in/aer/forms.php) Resume
  • Copy of Grades
  • Medical Fitness Certificate
  • Nomination Letter from Home University’s International Relations Office
  • Copy of Passport 
  • Link for course selection:  http://www.iitg.ernet.in/acad/courses_syl labee.php
  • Link for Academic calendar: http://www.iitg.ac.in/acad/acadCal/acade mic_calander.htm

In case of any doubt(s) regarding course selection, the applicant may contact the concerned Head of the Departments (HoD).
The contact details of all the HoDs are available in our website link- www.iitg.ac.in

N.B : It is mandatory that the Learning agreement is approved by the Faculty and Officials of the Home Institute. Once an application is accepted at IIT Guwahati, the Admission offer letter will be sent to the International Office of the home University of the student.

On Arriving at IITG

It is mandatory to visit Alumni and External Relations Office for the following:

  • Student Registration
  • Foreigner’s Registration (http://boi.gov.in)
  • Identity Card, Institute Webmail ID
  • Bank Account (optional)

VISA and VISA Extension 

Visa Information: Students need to apply for a student visa. Application for visa can be made at the nearest Indian Embassy/ Consulate nearest to you with the admission letter and other necessary documents. To know in details, please click the link -

https://boi.gov.in/boi/, http://www.mha.gov.in

How to reach Guwahati ?

Guwahati is well connected by air, rail and road with the rest of the country. There are direct air services from/to Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata with connectivity to all major cities in the country.

How to reach IITG Campus?

The Institute is located just on the outskirts of the city of Guwahati and can be reached conveniently by taxi. It is around 20 km from the heart of the city and around 40 min drive from the airport. To reach the Institute from the city, Institute bus service can be availed that ply regularly to and fro from the city.

CONTACT US
Email : hosaa@iitg.ac.in, eroffice@iitg.ac.in
Phone No: +91 361 2582081/82/83/84
Alumni & External Relations,
Indian Institute of Technolgy Guwahati,
Guwahati - 781039, Assam, India

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