The nightlife of the students at IIT Guwahati varies depending on the students. At IIT Guwahati most of the classes and labs are completed by 5:30 pm, after which students can spend their time as they want. Many indulge in sports, drama, and theater to club activities, etc. There are different categories of undergraduates and postgraduate students and the nightlife varies accordingly.
A lot of students practice dancing in the dance room, play music in the new SAC till 1 am. The food court is another place where students hang out during nighttime. You can also take a stroll on the campus or hang out with friends beside the lake. Apart from this some students also prefer to spend their nights playing sports such as football, lawn tennis, basketball, squash, etc. Canteens generally at nights keep swarming with students and this frequency doubles up during the exam times.
The library remains open till 2 am and one can find Ph.D. and Mtech students there at night busy with their lab experiments, projects, and thesis writing. Many students also stay in their rooms or lab.