IIST Contact Number

Can you provide me the contact number of admission office of Undergraduate department of IIST or Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology as I want to enquire about the Program offered by its Undergraduate department?

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Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is situated at Thiruvananthapuram and is a Deemed to be University. It was established keeping in mind the need for high quality manpower for the Indian Space Research Organization, one of world’s leading scientific organizations engaged in space research and space applications.

Undergraduate Admission Department
Telephone: +91-471-2568477 / 8478 / 8555
Fax: +91-471-2568556

Program Offered
4-Year B.Tech ( Aerospace Engineering )
4-Year B.Tech ( Avionics )
5-Year Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.S./M.Tech)
The 5-year Dual Degree programme leads to B.Tech degree in Engineering Physics and any of the following Post-Graduate degree specializations:
(i) M.S. (Astronomy & Astrophysics) (ii) M.S. (Earth System Science) (iii) M.S. (Solid State Physics) (iv) M.Tech. (Optical Engineering) (There is no exit option at the end of four years).

Seat Matrix for Different Programmes
Programme Seats Available
B.Tech. (Aerospace Engineering) 60
B.Tech. (Avionics) 60
Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.S./M.Tech) 20

Reservation of Seats
Candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved based on relaxed criteria as per applicable rules of the Government of India.

The categories included are
Scheduled Castes (SC) --- 15%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) --- 7.5%

Other Backward Castes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) --- 27%
Persons with Disabilities (PD) --- 3% (Horizontal Reservation)