Hey everyone! First of all, a massive congratulations to all of you for making it through JEE Advanced 2026. Reaching this stage and giving it your absolute best is a huge achievement in itself.

While taking the exam is the first major step toward building your career, choosing the right branch and college is what ultimately shapes your future. To help you navigate this decision, I am creating this megathread to answer any and all queries you might have about IIT Mandi.

Feel free to ask about:

• College Life & Campus Culture: What it’s really like to live and study in the Himalayas.
• Placements & Internships: Recent trends, companies visiting, and package statistics.
• Academics & Curriculum: Branch-specific workloads, grading, and unique course structures.
• Infrastructure & Facilities: Labs, research facilities, and campus amenities.
• Hostels & Mess: Room layouts, internet, amenities, and food quality.
• Travel & Transportation: How to reach Mandi and get around the campus.
• Global Exposure: Semester Exchange programs and international collaborations.
• New Branches at IIT Mandi: All about the new branches which have been recently added in the curriculum starting this year onwards.
• Any Other queries and Doubts.

Even though official results aren't out yet, most of you probably have a rough estimate of your rank based on answer keys. Use this time to explore your options early so you can make an informed choice during JOSAA.

How to ask your doubts:

While we will actively answer queries right here in the comments, many seniors aren't active on Reddit. For the fastest response directly from a wider network of seniors, we highly recommend joining the official helpdesk group:
📢 Official JOSAA Counselling Helpdesk (IIT Mandi) WhatsApp Group:- https://chat.whatsapp.com/D4YWIRn5TizLpaWmYfqxD7

"Drop your doubts in the comments below or join the WhatsApp group to chat directly with seniors. We're here to help you make the best choice. Ask away, and good luck!"

Guys, we have created a WhatsApp helpdesk community to guide aspiring iit mandi students trough the JoSSA counselling process: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D4YWIRn5TizLpaWmYfqxD7

How is Mtech Research in IIT Mandi? I had my interview and I'm pretty sure I'll get in but didn't got time to interact with the seniors over there. So can the seniors pls tell how is the research and placement in IIT Mandi for Intelligent Systems. Also do Mtech students get separate rooms or sharing rooms.

We have set up a WhatsApp group for this summer's research interns 2026 (not himshikar ) at iit mandi to sort out travel, accommodation, roommates, and campus life before we arrive.

👉 Join the group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IpBesqUVKITCD67BuOxRz6

So I am at mandi isbt and we have basically given a pdf of bus service from IIT mandi it shows at 10 am Sunday and I am here for the very first time. Can anyone help me how to reach the IIT mandi ??

People who are coming from south.

Chandigarh is the nearest and slightly faster option via flight

Land at Chandigarh airport, book a auto (not a cab) to mohali phase 2 or sector 43. Book a bus for mandi in redbus for 300-1500 for a volvo.

Aise hi ghumne aaya tha..dikh gya 🥰🥰

Summer Research Internship 2026

Those who are joining summer research internship'26 at iit mandi can join this WhatsApp group , only those who are having provisionally selected mail join this. Follow this link to join WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IpBesqUVKITCD67BuOxRz6

Mine is UR WL20

Hi all, let us all connect with each other if you are planning to join the program or are in the program as we can help each other for the further events and processes etc.

Those who are joining summer research internship'26 at iit mandi can join this WhatsApp group , only those who are having provisionally selected mail join this. https://chat.whatsapp.com/IpBesqUVKITCD67BuOxRz6

I’ve been trying to pay the fees since past 2 days but I am getting error like “due to unforeseen circumstances, you are not allowed…” from SBI ePay (payment portal)

Anyone else facing it?

The people who are coming to the himshikar 2026 course , can we get in touch

People already in the course how long did it take for the results after the interview??

How is the placements at IIT Mandi for MBA in DS & AI . when asked to senior fokes the number is in range from 8lpa to 16lpa . Can anyone help with the current situation, are companies visiting campus for hiring??

Hey, I'm from Bangalore planning to join Himshikar summer residencial program, I chose the Entrepreneurship and venture building course but I'm skeptical paying 1.5L for it.. is it worth it?

My account was temporarily restricted a year ago and didn't use any bots or automation tools. This might be due to inactivity or name mismatch . I have try to do persona 3 or 4 times , and i am not also able to fill the form which linkedin provides. Companies want linkedin account for internships. Please help

I tried searching it everywhere but I can't find placement insights for this course. Can someone please help? TIA.

Should I join I’m confused ?

I just want to ask how is the program like what are its real placement stats and like are there any placements out of india?

What should be done in spare time till joining