IIST
37 videos • 8,386 views • by We Won Academy Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), situated at Thiruvananthapuram is a Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. IIST functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Space, Government of India. The idea of such an institute was mooted keeping in mind the need for high-quality manpower for the Indian Space Research Organization, one of the world’s leading scientific organizations engaged in space research and space applications. The institute is the first of its kind in the country, to offer high-quality education at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral levels in areas with a special focus on space sciences, space technology, and space applications.