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Yes, IIIT Pune is a tier 1 IIIT. Being a tier 1 college, the placements, infrastructure, and other college facilities are very good. The facilities provided by this tier 1 college are many. 

No, admissions to IIIT Pune are not done through MHT CET. IIIT Pune provides admission to its undergraduate courses, like BTech, through the JEE Main exam, followed by JoSAA/CSAB counseling. If you want to get into IIIT Pune, you must be eligible for JEE Main and participate in the centralized counseling process. MHT CET is mainly used for admissions to state-level engineering colleges in Maharashtra.

Yes, the cutoff ranks dropped significantly from Round 1 to the final round. For example, CSE dropped from 17,707 to 27,931, and ECE dropped from 23,113 to 38,412 in 2025, offering a wider range for admission as counselling went on!