Is IIST a government college? Is it good for aerospace engineering?
Yes, It is a government college.
Yes, it is good for aerospace engineering. It was ranked at the 8th position among the top 100 Universities in India by MHRD in 2016.
According, to Careers 360 it has AAAA rating which means very good. Ratings are based on Cut-offs of national / state level Entrance exams, Accreditation and Reward status, Publication record from Elsevier’s indexing database - Scopus, Placements and Faculty.
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