Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology information
Government-aided academic institute in India
"IIST" redirects here. For research centre based in China, see United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology.
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Motto
विद्या सन्धि: प्रवचनम् सन्धानम्।(Sanskrit)
Type
Deemed University[1]
Established
2007
Parent institution
Indian Space Research Organisation
Chancellor
B. N. Suresh[2]
Director
S. Unnikrishnan Nair
Academic staff
103[3]
Students
1,021[3]
Undergraduates
584[3]
Postgraduates
207[3]
Doctoral students
230[3]
Location
Thiruvananthapuram
,
Kerala
,
India
Campus
100 acres (0.4 km2)[4]
Website
iist.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.
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^"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.
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