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JoSAA 2026 IIT Cut-offs: Round Dates, Opening Ranks & What Score Gets Which Branch Research

JoSAA 2026 IIT Cut-offs: Round Dates, Opening Ranks & What Score Gets Which Branch

Round 5 published July 16 2026 — the final IIT allotment. Top-tier CSE closing ranks moved 0–7 ranks vs Round 4: IIT Bombay 67, Delhi 128, Madras 151, Kanpur 283, Kharagpur 509. Fee acceptance deadline July 20. Full Round 1 → Round 5 progression + all-23-IIT 2025 reference + no-IIT-spot-round advisory inside.

Arun Raghav S 12 min read 30 Jun 2026
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Which IIT is Best in 2026? QS World 2027 + NIRF 2025 Combined

QS says IIT Delhi. NIRF says IIT Madras. They use different methodologies and answer different questions. Cross-source breakdown of the Delhi-Bombay-Madras debate, with the honest "use which ranking when" guide.

Arun Raghav S 9 min read 19 Jun 2026
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IIT Rankings in QS World 2027: All 12 Indian IITs, Per-IIT Movement vs 2026

QS World University Rankings 2027 (released 18 June 2026): IIT Delhi reclaims India #1 at world rank 118; 12 IITs in India's top 20; IIT Hyderabad jumps 76 places. Full per-IIT table + year-on-year change.

Arun Raghav S 15 min read 19 Jun 2026
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IIT Rankings 2026: NIRF, QS & What's Changed at the IITs

The latest IIT rankings — NIRF 2025 and QS World 2026 — in one sourced table, plus why the 'best IIT' changes by list and what's new in 2025–26 (Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar, NIRF negative marking).

Arun Raghav S 8 min read 9 Mar 2026
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IIT Founders: 10 Unicorn CEOs, Their IIT, Batch & What They Built

73 of India's first 100 unicorns had an IIT-alumnus founder — from Flipkart and Zomato to Razorpay and Sun Microsystems. The full sourced list, which IIT leads, and why the pedigree edge is shrinking.

Arun Raghav S 10 min read 8 Mar 2026
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IIT Research & Deep Tech 2026: What the IITs Actually Build

The IITs run a real deep-tech engine — a 3D-printed rocket engine, an indigenous space chip, Indic-language AI, Army drones. Who builds what, which IITs anchor India's quantum/AI/semiconductor missions, and where the research still trails.

Arun Raghav S 10 min read 8 Mar 2026