Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 

at IIST Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram

Candidates with a valid score in the following exams: UGC NET/ CSIR NET/ JEST (or) GATE are eligible for the PhD at  the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology. Candidates must apply through the institute's official website. IIST offers PhD in regular, sponsored, and anytime mode. Specialisations covered under PhD are Aerospace engineering, Avionics, earth & Space Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Humanitites. 

IIST Trivandrum cutoff 2024 was released for admission to the M.Tech specialisations on the basis of GATE scores. The last round closing scores varied between 350 and 461 for the General AI category candidates. For the OBC AI category candidates, the cutoff ranks were between 286 and 496. The table given below provides the last round closing ranks for the IIST Trivandrum GATE cutoff for the General AI category candidates:

The institute has a decent placement record. Non-ISRO placement/ full-time offers for BTech increased from 18 in 2022 to 38 in 2023. The total offers (Intern + full-time) made to M.Tech students increased from 96 in 2022 to 99 in 2023. The table below compares the IIST placements 2023 with 2022:

Candidates who have a valid score in the JEE Advanced and JEE Main exams are eligible for both the BTech and BTech+Mtech degree at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology. Further, candidates are required to qualify for the eligibility criteria, i.e twelve years of school education with 75% aggregate from a recognised institution (The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PD candidates should be at least 65%). Qualified candidates must complete the IIST admission procedure and finalised their seats.

All the important details related to IIST placements 2023 are mentioned in the table below:

*The median salary mentioned above is the highest amount offered in all the departments.

 IIST - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers BTech at undergraduate level for four years. The programme is offered under two specialisations: Aerospace Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering (Avionics). The curriculum covers foundation-level courses such as Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, etc.

The institute has disclosed the highest package details for BTech, M.Tech and Dual Degree branches passing-out in 2023. The highest package bagged by the BTech batch 2019-23 was INR 16.60 LPA. The highest package for Dual Degree courses stood at INR 13.20 LPA. The table below depicts the IIST the highest package 2023:

In addition to above statistics, tHe M.Tech the highest salary 2023 stood at INR 28 LPA. Take a look at the table below to know the branch-wise M.Tech the highest packages offered during IIST placements 2023:

Candidates must upload the required documents through the official website. Once the documents are uploaded it is verified and a provisional ADMIT CARD will be generated. Find below the list of documents:

• Class 10 certificate if the date of birth is mentioned in it or birth certificate.
• Class 12 (or equivalent examination) mark sheets
• Category (EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PD) certificates.
• Transfer Certificate from the institute last attended.
• Candidate’s AADHAR Card.

Yes, IST - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers a full-time BTech programme for a durtaion of four years. The programme is offered under three secialisations. To be admitted to this course, eligible candidates must have a valid score in the JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams. The programme is offered under two specialisations: Aerospace Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering (Avionics). The curriculum covers foundation-level courses such as Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, etc.