Thiruvananthpuram: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), an autonomous body under the Department of Space, Government of India, has announced the date of registration for admission into four year Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) degree programme, to be offered in the ensuing session 2013. As per the notification issued by the institute, the online registration will start from May 17, 2013 and close on July 8, 2013.
Students who seek admission into the institute’s B Tech programme will be able to register themselves onto the official website of the institute: http://www.iist.ac.in/, between the abovementioned dates of registration. Moreover, the detailed information and admission brochure shall be published by the institute on April 30, 2013 on its official UG admission website: http://www.iist.ac.in/admission/under-graduate.
Admission will be done on the basis of All India Rank list (including category rank list) prepared and published by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). In preparing the rank list, CBSE will give 60% weightage to JEE (Main) 2013 score and the remaining 40% to qualifying examination.
At present, IIST offers B Tech programme in the field of Aerospace Engineering, Avionics and Physical Sciences. On successful completion of the programme, students meeting the specified academic standards of IIST may be absorbed in ODS / ISRO as Scientists / Engineers as per the recruitment norms of DOS / ISRO centre for IIST Graduates.
Founded in the year 2007, IIST is Asia’s first Space Institute and the first in the world to offer the complete range of undergraduate postgraduate and doctoral programmes with specific focus to space science, technology and applications. In a short span of five years, the institute has carved a niche for itself by producing well qualified and skilled technocrats.
