Hello Aspirant,

Location:The campus is located in Valiamala, about 25 kms from Thiruvananthapuram city and has an area of about 100 acres. It is located in one of the most scenic places in Kerala, very near the majestic mountain range of Western Ghats.

Course offer: IIST offers courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate in the area of space study. The institute offers BTech courses in Aerospace Engineering and Avionics and dual degree (BTech + Master of Science/MTech) programme and Postgraduate specializations.

Hi Yoganathan,

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology(IIST), Thiruvananthapuram is a AAA rated deemed university. This university is approved by University Grants Commission(UGC) and is accreditated by National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC). This is a government owned university established back in 2007.

This university is a trademark institution to study about space sciences. The college offers admissions to undergraduate programmes on the basis of JEE Advanced scores, postgraduate programmes on the basis of GATE scores and to doctoral programmes on the basis of scores in the written test and interview.

Refer here for more info - https://www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-space-science-and-technology-thiruvananthapuram

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hi aspirant,

Indian Institute of Science and Technology (IIST) Thiruvananthapuram is the college whose graduates can get direct recruitment in Indian space research organisation (ISRO). Although they have to fulfill certain eligibility/conditions also. It was established in the year 2007 by Dr. G. Madhavan Nair. The college is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The institute lies over an area of 100 acres.

The mode of admission in IIST is a  two step process. One needs to write JEE Main and then after qualifying JEE Main they need to appear in  JEE Advanced. The rank in JEE Advanced should be high and not low.

For more information on IIST you can check the link below:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-space-science-and-technology-thiruvananthapuram/amp

All the best.