Back भारतीय अंतरिक्ष बिज्ञान आ टेक्नालॉजी संस्थान Bihari ভারতীয় মহাকাশ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি সংস্থা Bengali/Bangla Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Finnish भारतीय अन्तरिक्ष विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान Hindi Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ID 인도우주과학기술연구소 Korean ഭാരതീയ ബഹിരാകാശ ശാസ്ത്ര സാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യാപീഠം Malayalam भारतीय अंतराळ विज्ञान आणि तंत्रज्ञान संस्था Marathi भारतीय अन्तरिक्ष विज्ञान एवम् प्राविधिक संस्थान Nepali Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Portuguese
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| Motto | विद्या सन्धि: प्रवचनम् सन्धानम्। (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is the treaty discourse the treaty. |
| Type | Deemed University |
| Established | 14 September 2007 |
Parent institution | Department of Space |
| Budget | ₹150.00 crore (US$17 million) (2025–26)[1] |
| Chancellor | B. N. Suresh[2] |
| Director | Dipankar Banerjee |
Academic staff | 100 (2024)[3] |
| Students | 1,179 (2024)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 620 (2024)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 231 (2024)[3] |
| 328 (2024)[3] | |
| Location | , , India 8°37′34″N 77°02′02″E / 8.6262°N 77.0339°E |
| Campus | Urban 100 acres (0.4 km2)[4] |
| Website | www |
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is a government-aided institute and deemed university for the study and research of space science in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. IIST was set up in 2007 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India.[5] Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram is Asia's first space university.
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.
- ^ "A new trajectory". The Hindu Business Line. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ "Kalam appointed IIST Chancellor". The Hindu. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.