What is IIST Thiruvananthapuram ?

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) institute established by the Department of Space, Government of India, focused on education and research in space science and technology.

Which are the courses offered by IIST Thiruvanthapuram?

IIST Thiruvananthapuram offered Undergraduate, Postgraduate and PhD Programs such as B.Tech, M.Tech, Master of Science, B.Tech + M.S, Ph.D, B.Tech + M.Tech.

How is the campus of IIST Thiruvanthapuram? Which facilities are available at IIST Thiruvananthapuram campus?

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is located at Valimala, in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. The campus is spread over approximately 100 acres. It is situated over approximately 100 acres. It is situated about 25 km from the Trivandrum International Airport and 27 km from the Thiruvananthapuram central railway station. IIST Thiruvananthapuram have variety of facilities are Advanced Laboratories, Digital Library, Hostels, Cafeteria & Mess, Indore & Outdoor Sports, Fitness Center and many more.

Is IIST Thiruvananthapuram affiliated with ISRO?

IIST functions under ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and many of its program are aligned with ISRO requirements.

What was the Median package at IIST Thiruvananthapuram ?

The Median package for the year 2024 at IIST Thiruvananthapuram stood at INR 11,64,636 where 116 students registered & 89 of these students secured placements.

Who was the Top recruiter at IIST Thiruvananthapuram in 2024 Placements?

Top recruiters at IIST Thiruvananthapuram in 2024 placements were ISRO, Texas Instruments, Infosys, Mercedes-Benz, CDAC, Skyroot Aerospace, Analog Devices, Wipro, Bosch, NFTDC, Agnikul Cosmos and many more.

How is the placement of M.Tech at IIST Thiruvananthapuram ?

IIST Thiruvananthapuram has high placement rates, exceeding 90% for MTech students. The average salary offered has been competitive, with many students receiving offers from leading tech companies, startups, and research organisations.

How many students were placed during IIST Thiruvananthapuram Placements 2024?

In 2024, Out of 116, 89 students secured the placement in IIST Thiruvananthapuram .

What is the NIRF Ranking of IIST?

In the NIRF 2024 rankings, IIST is ranked 51st for B.Tech among 300 institutions in India and 2nd in Kerala. Its overall ranking is between 101-150 out of 200 colleges.

What is the eligibility for B.Tech admission at IIST?

To be eligible for B.Tech admission at IIST, students must have at least 75% in their 12th-grade exams and must qualify in JEE Advanced.

What are the admission requirements for M.Tech and M.Sc programs?

For M.Tech and M.Sc programs, applicants must hold a bachelors degree with at least 60% marks and must qualify GATE. The first-year fee for these programs is ?87,400.

What are the placement opportunities at IIST?

IIST has a strong placement record, with the highest salary offered to a B.Tech graduate in 2024 being ?16.6 LPA. Top recruiters include Adobe, General Electric, Infosys, Mercedes-Benz, and Wipro.

What is the eligibility criteria for M.Tech at IIST?

M.Tech is 2 years program. The Fees for M.Tech is INR 1.72 Lakhs. The eligibility criteria for M.Tech is Graduation with 60% + GATE.

What is the M.Tech fees at IIST?

The M.Tech fees at IIST is INR 1.72 Lakhs. This includes tuition fees of INR 1.4 Lakhs.

What is the eligibility criteria for B.Tech at IIST?

B.Tech is 4 years program. The Fees for B.Tech is INR 5.53 Lakhs - 6.89 Lakhs. The eligibility criteria for B.Tech is 10+2 with 75% + JEE Advanced.

What is the B.Tech fees at IIST?

The B.Tech fees at IIST is INR 5.53 Lakhs - 6.89 Lakhs. This includes tuition fees of INR 5 Lakhs - 6.25 Lakhs.

What is the eligibility criteria for M.Sc at IIST?

M.Sc is 2 years program. The Fees for M.Sc is INR 1.72 Lakhs. The eligibility criteria for M.Sc is Graduation with 60% + GATE.

What is the M.Sc fees at IIST?

The M.Sc fees at IIST is INR 1.72 Lakhs. This includes tuition fees of INR 1.4 Lakhs.

What is the hostel fee at IIST?

The Hostel fee for IIST is INR 3,000 - 10,250.

How many courses are offered at IIST? Also what are the popular courses at IIST?

There are 30 courses offered at IIST. The popular courses offered at IIST are M.Tech, B.Tech, M.Sc.

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07 Aug, 2025 IIST CCMT Cutoff 2025 has been released. To view the course and round-wise cutoff, check IIST CCMT Cutoff 2025.

Round 5 CCMT Cutoff for M.Tech is 354-483 for the General Category.

IIST cutoff is available for GATE here. You can check category wise IIST cutoff for popular courses such as M.Tech, M.Sc below.

IIST offers admission to M.Tech through GATE. For Admission in M.Sc courses, IIST accept GATE score. You can check the table below to know the accepted exams for courses offered by IIST (Cutoff Range below is across all categories).

Course	Exam	Cutoff
M.Tech	GATE	200 - 597
M.Sc	GATE	261 - 493

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IIST GATE Cutoff 2025
1. IIST M.Tech Thermal And Propulsion Cutoff 2025
2. IIST M.Sc Astronomy and Astrophysics Cutoff 2025
IIST GATE Cutoff Trends

IIST GATE Cutoff 2025

Students can take admission in M.Tech, M.Sc programs at IIST based on GATE score. As per IIST GATE Cutoff 2025, the overall cutoff for M.Tech programs in Round 5 is 200 - 597 across all categories.

For M.Sc, The Overall closing marks in 2025 in Round 5 is 261 - 493 across all categories.

M.Tech Thermal And Propulsion, M.Sc Astronomy and Astrophysics, are the top choices for students appearing in GATE.

In 2025, M.Tech Thermal And Propulsion closing marks for General Category is 425 - 499 in Round 5.

For M.Sc Astronomy and Astrophysics, The GATE closing marks 2025 for General is 424 - 493 in Round 5.

You can check M.Tech Thermal And Propulsion, M.Sc Astronomy and Astrophysics, category-wise closing marks for GATE below:

IIST M.Tech Thermal And Propulsion Cutoff 2025

Category	Closing marks
General	425 - 499
OBC	359 - 441
SC	315 - 318
ST	364
EWS	314 - 421
GeneralPwD	314

IIST M.Sc Astronomy and Astrophysics Cutoff 2025

Category	Closing marks
General	424 - 493
OBC	348 - 431
SC	280 - 368
ST	261 - 276
EWS	358

IIST GATE Cutoff Trends

Admission at IIST in M.Tech Programs in 2025 was closed at 200 marks whereas closing marks in 2024 was 192 across all categories.

Admission in M.Sc Programs in 2025 was closed at 261 marks whereas closing marks in 2024 was 195 across all categories.

You can check category-wise and course-wise closing marks trends below:

IIST GATE M.Tech Cutoff Trends: Category-wise

Category	2025	2024
General	354	350
OBC	321	286
GeneralPwD	314	320
EWS	311	324
ST	252	192
SC	200	226

IIST GATE M.Tech Cutoff Trends: Course-wise

Courses	Closing marks 2025	Closing marks 2024
Thermal And Propulsion	314	285
Structures And Design	298	264
Vlsi And Microsystem	291	253
Control Systems	291	240
Material Science and Technology	286	235
Earth System Science And Technology	279	315
Power Electronics	275	262
Quantum Technology	273	192
Manufacturing Technology	269	273
Aerodynamics And Flight Mechanics	261	249
Digital System & Signal Processing	252	241
Rf And Microwave Engineering	246	280
Optical Engineering	233	243
Geoinformatics	200	286

IIST GATE M.Sc Cutoff Trends: Category-wise

Category	2025	2024
General	424	350
EWS	358	-
OBC	348	348
SC	280	-
ST	261	195

IIST GATE M.Sc Cutoff Trends: Course-wise

Courses	Closing marks 2025	Closing marks 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics	261	195

IIST Cutoff 2025

IIST, GATE Cutoff 2025

IIST, GATE Cutoff 2025 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff marks for GATE is 388 - 597

Courses	Round 1 (Cutoff marks)	Round 2 (Cutoff marks)	Round 3 (Cutoff marks)	Round 4 (Cutoff marks)	Round 5 (Cutoff marks)
M.Tech Geoinformatics	597	491	491	-	483
M.Tech Quantum Technology	549	510	-	436	-
M.Tech Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics	527	490	-	445	421
M.Tech Structures and Design	518	458	457	407	404
M.Tech VLSI and Microsystem	510	499	497	456	440
M.Tech Thermal and Propulsion	499	466	-	429	425
M.Sc Astronomy and Astrophysics	493	473	468	424	-
M.Tech Power Electronics	468	448	448	424	420
M.Tech Control Systems	462	456	-	448	-
M.Tech Digital System & Signal Processing	456	449	448	444	436
M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering	452	444	428	375	-
M.Tech Optical Engineering	440	414	395	357	354
M.Tech Earth System Science and Technology	429	376	368	356	-
M.Tech Material Science and Technology	392	380	373	359	-
M.Tech Manufacturing Technology	388	355	-	-	-

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Anmol Madan

4.1Helpful

B.Tech, Avionics Engineering

Reviewed on May 31, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

Life in only space college of INDIA

Likes

Labs Facilities are very nice. We are free to use the labs.
Teacher to student ratio is very less. On 1 professor around 7 to 8 students.
Infrastructure is really good. All the buildings are well maintained.

Dislikes

Academic is little bit on tuffer side which gives less time for extra and co-curricular activities.
Support of clubs and sports is very minimal.
Sports and cultural things are very limited.

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Admission:

I applied for many other colleges like IITs and NITs but this is the only space college in the country which focuses on space in all aspects. Moreover compared to lower branches in IIT's It was good to have a good branch in this college.

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4.4Helpful

B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering

Reviewed on Dec 15, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

My life until now in IIST

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The student teacher ratio is good for every three students one teaching faculty
The hostels are spacious and the security is tight so no problem and there are strict anti-ragging rules and camera checks so there is no possibility of ragging.
The atmosphere is great for a mind with curiousity and scientific approachers and we are even allowed to enter isro facilities with our IDs which no IIT institute possess

Dislikes

Not many seats since the whole institution is dedicated to only teachings in space related courses
They don't publicise themselves and most people don't know the importance this institute posses
There is a chance that students may lack behind if they don't approach any person regarding studies.

Admission:

I applied to the top for IITs giving courses in aerospace and this IIST and no private institutions because this degree is of low importance and intrest in the students of India and difficult to study and maintenance of these labs is far costly for getting profits through admissions and no nit institute is giving this course. My rank is less than required to enroll in IITs so I went for IIST.

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Review Ranger

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B.Tech, Avionics Engineering

Reviewed on Dec 15, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

IIST - A good campus to live but with high restrictions.

Likes

The greenery in campus.The campus is such clean and green to live .
The security of campus.The CISF always secures the campus 24×7
The mess food is healthy and safe to eat even the taste is not so good.

Dislikes

The gender ratio in college is very low .
The tight timing of campus to go out and come .
The attendance policy is such strict. They are asking for 80% mandatory attendance.

Admission:

I choose this college over other colleges due to the opportunity that I am getting in this college such as ISRO campus placement and more opportunities in my life.such as government sector and private sector.

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Review Ninja

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B.Tech, Avionics Engineering

Reviewed on Dec 4, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Is choosing avionics over other worth it?

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The whole admissions process is being done with the website. Don't judge by the looks of the website, the course can't be changed later once confirmed in the website. So be careful while selecting the preferences of the branches.

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Yuvraj Singh Tomar

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B.Tech, Avionics Engineering

Reviewed on Oct 25, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

The Holistic IIST

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The labs in IIST are one of the best in the India and also gives really good ISRO Exposure.
The CISF security of IIST takes the look of every aspect of security which means very high security.
The course ciruculum is very good especially after the NEP policy. We get time to focus on other activities apart froma cademics because of this.

Dislikes

The environment in the campus is not good. We have spotted wild boars, porqupines and many insects inside the campus.
Girls to boys ratio of IIST should be a definitive concern to work on
We require permission in advance a week for going out the city i mean every the security is too much tight.

Admission:

As i am JEE Advanced qualified student, i have many options in JOSAA counselling like i am getting Mechanical in IIT BHU, Civil in IIT Goa, chemical in IIT ISM Dhanbad and also chemical in IIT Bhubneshwar but i choose IIST over those colleges because as I mentioned it is focused on academics and this institute has labs better than any other college in India also the I am getting ECE branch here that is why. Yes i got rejection from many IITs and NITs because my rank was not too good to be there. Our college has a very simple admisaion process, from what i remember, you have to fill the counselling form of this college which opens during the time of JOSAA counselling but on its own website. Then as the counselling starts if you got a seat then you have to pay the seat acceptance fee amount but if you didn't get one then you can wait for spot rou d which will have a high chances for your selection for that you have to pay an extra amount over seat acceptance fees. The eligibility criteria of more than 75 percent aggregate in 12th is not there but you should have to be JEE Advance qualifier. There are no other exams for getting admission in this college, the only exam which you have yo give is JEE Advance and the minimum criteria is the passing marks

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Krishan Kumar

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B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

IIST Dream college For Space Enthusiasts

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The Lush green campus is awesome. The college is surrounded by the mountains.
The faculties are really specialized in their domain. They really have a good knowledge of their subject. Their style of teaching is very good.
The College infrastructure is really good, uses rain water harvesting for daily need. We have two water treatment plants inside the campus.

Dislikes

The Mess food is not good. You will find it good initially but after a month you will realize that the taste of all curry is same.
The Campus is not that big. You can Roam around the campus in 30 minutes.
The male to Female ratio is not good. For our batch it is 7:1.

Admission:

I have qualified Jee Advance. I have applied for IITs and I got IIT Bhubneshwar, Metallurgy in 2nd round. But I like Space Science from my childhood, So I opt for Aerospace Engineering in IIST over Metallurgy in IIT. It is really easy to ISRO being an IISTian. I have applied for ISI but I was not qualified by 2 marks. For admission in IIST, You have to qualified Jee Advance. On the basis of your Jee Advance Score IIST conduct their own Councelling for their different courses. For my year 2022, Jee Advance was bit tough and cutoff was 20%.

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Shivam Tomar

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B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

IIST review

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In IIST the lab facility is great and provide good research opportunity
If you are studius person then IIST is good option
It has a good library where you gather knowledge

Dislikes

Sports facility is not very good, no encouragement
Girls to boys ratio is havoc like this year only 17 girls
Events are not so good , no enjoyment in campus

Admission:

I had applied for JOSSA councelling and had got admission at Indian School of Mines i.e. Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad in Mineral and Mining Engineering. U liked the aerospace engineering more here at IIST

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Patil Niranjan Avinash

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B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

IIST by Niranjan's eyes.

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Top class lab facilities which most of college won't have also these labs are free to work and visit anytime you want.
Exposure to various isro programs and space related activities. One of the best of its kind Library with lots of books and e books also access to various libraries world-wide through e Library.
Good Infrastructure and research based approach in study. Also even though college is in Remote areas after going one kilometres from campus we have a bus station.

Dislikes

Less sports facilities as compared to other institutions.
The college is in Remote areas and hence it's difficult to go out for outing also strict security norms due to cisf security.
Not much food options available except for a small cafeteria in the campus and a small dhabha near the college.

Admission:

I had applied for Jossa, Csab and Mht Cet councelling. I had got Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Information Technology Branch in Jossa I was allotted with Electronics and Communication Engineering branch at NIT Trichy in CSAB. In MHT-CET councelling I was allotted with Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT) Pune Computer Engineering. As I had more inclination towards mechanical design and structures I decided to opt for Aerospace Engineering at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram. The admission process for my college is through a seperate councelling process carried out on their own website iist.ac.in The eligibility is 75% marks in 12th boards and Jee advanced Qualification according to reservation category.

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Trush Devani

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B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering

Reviewed on Sep 25, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

My review of my collage

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Infrastructure is too good here at our collage
Lab facilities and professora are like God

Dislikes

Campus is like ultimate fitness test here.

Admission:

I only want these collage because I want to became an ISRO scientist and this is the best way for that dream of mine so I did not think about any other collage and choose this one only so it is good for me

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Bhuvan

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B.Tech, Avionics Engineering

Reviewed on Sep 11, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

A cosmic learning experience

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Professors are really teaching well and clearing doubts
Campus is full of green and there is a canel
Students here are very interesting and many are passionate about learning new things about space

Dislikes

Campus is just 100 acres unlike iits which are more than 400 acres

Admission:

I applied for aerospace in tire 1 iits but I didn't get seat in that clgs and I listen for space it best clg people here rejected iit b aerospace and came here that this this college is I applied only for aerospace engineering in top iit and get rejected Not from joosa this is separate type iist admission in Google uh can find it Jee advance Cut off will be 38%for general category in 2024 For ews 34 For st sc and obc it will less than it

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