M.Sc. in Astronomy and Astrophysics 

at IIST Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram

The cost of BTech at IIST - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is NR 1.4 lakh. The fee is sourced from various sources, hence indicative. The fees also include one-time payments such as registration fees, alumni fees, convocation cum degree fee, etc. Candidates must make the payment online. The institution also offers exemption from the fees for ST/SC/ PD students. 

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers BTech, Mtech, MSc, and PhD. Candidates must qualify for the course-wise entrance exam to join IIST.

• For BTech, candidates must first qualify the JEE Main, and JEE Advanced and complete the entire admission process of the institution.
• For M.Tech and MSc, candidates must qualify for the GATE exam, complete the institution’s admission process, and appear for the written test and interview.
• For PhD, candidate must qualify for the UGC NET/ UGC8 NET/ JEST  (or) GATE

Candidates qualifying the entrance exams are eligible to apply for the IIST programmes. Candidates can follow below step for admission:

Step 1: IIST Online Application Process 2024

To be eligible for the IIST programme, candidates have to meet the eligibility criteria as per the institute’s admission guidelines. Also candidates must qualify the selection criteria.

Find below the course-wise eligibility and selection criteria for all the offered cousres at IIST:

 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.

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers a Merit scholarship to its UG students. However, candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria to avail the scholarships benefit. The eligibility criteria is as follows:

• Candidates must first be a student of the Institution. They must get enrolled for any programme offeredat IIST.
• Students must score AIR (All India Rank, in JEE Advanced Examination, 2023) upto 1000.
•  UG students must secure a CGPA of 9.0 or higher (in a scale of 10).

The list of recruiters that were part of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology placements 2023 is presented below:

Yes, the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology does offer dual degree in BTech and MTech. The dual degree programme is offered for five years covering ten semesters. On successful completion, the students are awarded a BTech degree in Engineering Physics and MTech. degree in one of the following four postgraduate streams:

• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Science in Solid State Physics
• Earth System Science
• Optical Engineering

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.

NTA will release JEE Main admit card 2025 session 1 around 3 days before the exam date. Accordingly, JEE Main BTech admit card will be released on January 20. The JEE admit card 2025 will be available for download on the NTA JEE Mains official website. Candidates will need to login on the website using their application number and date of birth for downloading the hall ticket.  After downloading, candidates need to take a printout, preferably colour print, to be carried to the exam centre on the day of exam.

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: