Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is a government-aided institute and deemed university for the study and research of space science, located at Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

IIST was set up by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India.

It is the first university in Asia to be solely dedicated to the study and research of Outer space.

University and college rankings-

General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2017) 56
Engineering – India
NIRF (2017) 28

It is ranked 28 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework in engineering category in 2017 and 56 overall

IIST offers regular engineering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes with focus on space science, technology and applications.

Contact-

Mailing Address

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

Public Relations Officer

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