Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) was established in 2007 in Valiamala, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in an area of 100 acres full of lush green to give a quality education in space science and train the manpower to ever-growing space industries in India. It was the first institution established for space in Asia set up by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India. Dr. G. Madhavan Nair laid the foundation for this institution and the then President of India and renewed Scientist missile man of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the first Chancellor of this institution.
In this paper, we are going to analyze students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fees structures of this IIST. Since we got these details from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where IIST gave its reports, all the details are considered to be authenticated.
Students Intake at IIST Thiruvananthapuram
Students Intake
Faculty
IIST Thiruvananthapuram Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
Operational Expenditure
IIST Thiruvananthapuram Research Details
Patents
Sponsored Projects
Consultancy Projects
IIST Thiruvananthapuram Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
PG Graduations & Placements
Dual Degree Graduations & Placements
PhD Research Programmes
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of Dual degree Graduates: Rs. 9.13 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 9.13 LPA in 2020.
Median Salary of PG Graduation: Rs. 8 LPA each in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Students Diversity at IIST Thiruvananthapuram
Facilities on IIST Thiruvananthapuram Campus
Cultural Programmes at IIST Thiruvananthapuram
Conscienta – Annual technical festival being celebrated at this campus to stimulate the interest of students in space science and technology where many workshops are being conducted on various topics and eminent scientists like Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam participated and gave important inputs to students.
Accessibility
How to Get Admission at IIST Thiruvananthapuram
For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared for the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should pass GATE to get admission to this institution.
Fee Structure at IIST Thiruvananthapuram
IIST Thiruvananthapuram Scores by NIRF
Perception: IIST has a good faculty, good infrastructures and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcome and placements at top companies are good, so it scored 39.01%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.