@NIPUN I don't understand why you want to try to defame IIIT-H so badly.
In 2009, the opening rank was 103. In 2008, it was 162. I am talking of students who have completed their first and second years respectively, not simply the alloted ranks. (I know both of them personally).
We usually have more than 10 students with ranks below 1000. This must be more than all the NITs combined in CSE.
When there are more than 1 rounds of counselling through CCB, there is a tendency that students don't change their first round allotment. This is the reason why the closing ranks fell down badly in 2009. IIIT started it's own counselling to prevent this.
It doesn't make sense to compare the closing ranks of NITs and IIIT. IIIT has 105 seats in computer science where as NITs have 30-40 in the open category. So what you are comparing 40th rank in NIT with 105th rank in IIIT. It makes absolutely no sense. If you want a reasonable comparison, check out the 40th ranks in both institutions. Or the number of students with <1000 ranks.
shiva may not be a popular member here, but his facts are right.
@NIPUN May I know why you are spreading rumours when you know 100% that it's wrong (like opening rank 1108).