Is IIIT Pune good as compared to IIIT Kottayam?

No, you cannot get into IIIT Pune with a rank of 40000 in the first round. According to the IIIT Pune cutoff 2026 for the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 18846 to 26158. Hence, students need to attain a rank of at least 26158 to be eligible for admission. 

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IIIT Pune CSE - This course is available at the undergraduate level. The BTech CSE the highest package recorded in 2025 was INR 45 LPA. IIIT Pune BTech students are taught Engineering Mathematics-I, Basic Electronics Engineering, Foundations of Computer Science, Computer Programming Concept & P

Yes, IIIT Pune is a good college. IIIT Pune BTech & MTech are the widely opted courses. BTech is available in 2 specialisations, namely CSE & BTech0 IIIT Pune BTech CSE average package 2025 is INR 17.12 LPA. The college is rated 3.7/5 as per the Shiksha verified re

International Institute of Information Technology, Pune has been ranked 199 under the Engineering (Private) category, and 230 under Engineering by India Today 2025.

As per the Outlook-ICARE 2025, I2IT Pune achieved 77 rank under the 'Engineering (Private)' category.

Yes, doing a degree in IIIT Pune is a good option. It is a good government college thatis affiliated with the Savitribai Phule Pune University. IIIT Pune has also been ranked 230 by India Today Rankings 2025 in the BTech category which is the flagship programme at the college.