Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
| ഇന്ത്യൻ ബഹിരാകാശ സാങ്കേതിക കേന്ദ്രം भारतीय अंतरिक्ष विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान |
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| Motto | विद्या सन्धिःप्रवचगम् सन्धानम् |
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| Type | Public (Deemed University) |
| Established | 2007 |
| Chancellor | Udupi Ramachandra Rao |
| Director | Vinay Kumar Dadhwal |
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Academic staff
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100 (approx) |
| Undergraduates | 600 (approx) |
| Postgraduates | 150 |
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| Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Campus | 100 acres (0.4 km2) |
| Affiliations | Department of Space, Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Website | www.iist.ac.in |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF | 28 |
The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (Malayalam: ഇന്ത്യൻ ബഹിരാകാശ സാങ്കേതിക കേന്ദ്രം, Hindi: भारतीय अंतरिक्ष विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान) (IIST) is a government-aided institute and deemed university for the study and research of space science, located at Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is the first university in Asia to be solely dedicated to the study and research of Outer space. It was inaugurated on 14 September 2007 by G. Madhavan Nair, the then Chairman of ISRO. IIST was set up by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India.A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, was the Chancellor of IIST. IIST offers regular engineering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes with focus on space science, technology and applications.
Envisioned to fulfill the requirements of scientists and engineers in the Indian Space Program, by offering undergraduate and postgraduate education and research programmes in space science and technology, the institute started functioning from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) campus, Thiruvananthapuram, on 14 September 2007 with an initial investment of ₹270 crores and annual recurring cost of ₹400 million by the state Government. The expenditure of each student during the course is supported by ISRO in the form of scholarships or assistantships, and successful students meeting a prescribed criteria are subsequently absorbed into ISRO as scientists. It is the only institute of its kind in India, which offers a BTech degree in Space Technology, and subjects exclusive to the arena of space science and technology.B. N. Suresh, former director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, is the founding director of the institute.
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