Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Mottoविद्या सन्धि: प्रवचनम् सन्धानम्। (Sanskrit)
TypeDeemed University[1]
Established2007
Parent institution
Indian Space Research Organisation
ChancellorB. N. Suresh[2]
DirectorS. Unnikrishnan Nair
Academic staff
103[3]
Students1,021[3]
Undergraduates584[3]
Postgraduates207[3]
230[3]
Location, ,
India
Campus100 acres (0.4 km2)[4]
Websiteiist.ac.in

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is a government-aided institute and deemed university for the study and research of space science, located in Thiruvananthapuram, India. IIST was set up in 2007 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India.[5]

It was inaugurated on 14 September 2007 by G. Madhavan Nair, the then Chairman of ISRO.[6] A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, was the first Chancellor of IIST.[7] IIST offers regular engineering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes with focus on space science, technology and applications.

  1. ^ "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Chancellor | IIST". www.iist.ac.in. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2022" (PDF). Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ^ "An educational hub in the making". The New Indian Express. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  6. ^ "A new trajectory". The Hindu Business Line. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Kalam appointed IIST Chancellor". The Hindu. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.

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