How would the reputation follow you unless you were working with someone who knew you personally from IIT? And that person would have to be in the same or a clo

How would the reputation follow you unless you were working with someone who knew you personally from IIT? And that person would have to be in the same or a closely associated team for there to be any interaction. Those seem to be really long odds, given that, as you said, IITs are tiny. They would be long odds for any college, tbh, and not just IITs.