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Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), arranged at Thiruvananthapuram is a Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. IIST works as a self-governing body under the Department of Space, Government of India.

The possibility of such an establishment was mooted remembering the requirement for top notch labor for the Indian Space Research Organization, one of world's driving logical associations occupied with space research and space applications.

IIST was formally introduced on 14 September 2007 by Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, the then Chairman, ISRO and was incidentally housed in the premises of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, close from where ISRO assembled and propelled its first rocket.

Conveying the mantle forward, the following Chairman, ISRO and Chairman, Board of Management, IIST, Dr. K Radhakrishnan and the present Director of IIST, Dr. K.S Dasgupta have been directing the organization to accomplish its central goal of making an exceptional learning condition improved by the difficulties of the Space investigation, by sustaining the soul of development and inventiveness.

IIST offers different undergrad and postgraduate projects in ranges that are pertinent to space thinks about. The organization right now offers B.Tech in three branches – Aerospace Engineering, Avionics and Physical Sciences. From scholastic year 2015 onwards, a Dual Degree (B. Tech + M.S/M. Tech) will supplant the B. Tech (Physical Sciences). This five year Dual Degree Program will prompt to a B.Tech degree in Engineering Physics and any of the accompanying Postgraduate specializations - (i) M.S. (Stargazing and Astrophysics) (ii) M.S. (Earth System Science) (iii) M.S. (Strong State Physics) and (iv) M.Tech (Optical Engineering). Admissions to these branches are legitimacy construct and admission is based with respect to the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) led by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and also the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) led by IITs, according to the rules set by IIST.

Aside from this, IIST offers postgraduate projects in fourteen zones of space science and building. These M.Tech and M.S projects are interested in researchers/designers of DOS/ISRO and in addition open. The scholastic projects have been figured to reinforce the essentials, encounter the substances through useful work, and improve the information and comprehension in the territories of intrigue.

Right now the organization has 96 employees from 11 unique conditions of the nation, capably helped by countless instructing staff. Woman employees represent around 23 % of the aggregate personnel quality of the organization while 22 % of the aggregate understudy group in the grounds is young lady understudies. There are around 600 BTech understudies, 150 MTech/MS understudies, and 90 PhD researchers.

Contact Info:

Mailing Address
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
(Dept. of Space, Govt. of India)
Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram-695 547
Kerala, India.

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Phone: +91 (471) 2568453
Fax: +91 (471) 2568462
Email: pro@iist.ac.in

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