Research
What IITs are actually building — deep tech, startups, and the breakthroughs making news now.
Research JoSAA 2026 IIT Cutoffs: Opening & Closing Ranks by 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.
ResearchWhich 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.
ResearchIIT Rankings in QS World 2027: All 12 Indian IITs Ranked
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.
ResearchIIT Rankings 2026: NIRF, QS & What Changed
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).
ResearchIIT Founders: 10 Unicorn CEOs — 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.
ResearchIIT Research 2026: Quantum, Biotech, Space, Semiconductors
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.