Prof. B.S. Manoj, Professor, Department of Avionics, has been listed among the designated recipients of the National Award to Teachers 2025. The Honourable President of India will distribute the medals and certificates to the award recipients in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi Know More

Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, IIST, delivered a distinguished talk titled "Celebrating Space Day with Aditya L1 Mission" as part of the National Space Day celebrations at the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram. Social Media Know More

Interview with Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, IIST, by Kerala DD News. Prof. Dipanakr Banerjee gives valuable insights into the primary objectives of India's first solar observatory mission, Aditya L1, such as studying solar storms, solar flares, and space Know More

Invited Talk by Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, IIST About the Talk: The Aditya-L1 mission is a space mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) aimed at studying the Sun. It is India's first dedicated observatory class mission to observe the Sun Know More

IIST has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) on 18th August 2025, for the development of the Retarding Potential Analyzer for Venus (RPA-V) payload. The instrument, designed to study the ionosphere of Venus, marks a Know More

Interview with Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, IIST, who explains the pivotal role IIST plays in the space ecosystem. The experiential learning system and research in IIST, its future participation with ISRO's missions, and national and international space Know More

Ms. Shreya Parvati, Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, has been invited as a special invitee to the Independence Day Parade, which is a testament to her remarkable work and dedication as a PM Yuva Fellowship recipient. Congratulations Ms Know More

Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph, Pro Vice Chancellor, IIST, was honored to attend the 'At Home' reception hosted by the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi as part of the 79th Independence Day celebrations. This event, a traditional and significant part of Republic Day and Know More

IIST has signed an MoU with the Kerala Police Cyber Division on 13 th August 2025, to work together on drone security, spoofing, and radar related applications. Sri. Ankit Asokan IPS, Superintendent of Police and Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, IIST signed the Know More

Students from the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Anagha S Sarma, Bhargav Parulekar, Humaira Sanam and a student from DU (Aditi Roy) won Third Prize for their group activity in the Data Challenge of Summer School conducted at the Griffith University Know More

Ph. D thesis by Dr. Govind Kumar Sharma has been selected to receive the 2025 Carbon Journal Prize for “an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in carbon materials science and technology'. Govind Kumar Sharma received his Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Space Science and Know More

IIST has been awarded the ‘Best University (National) Award as a part of Open Source GIS Day celebrations conducted at VMCC Main Auditorium, IIT Bombay on 17 July 2025. The programme was organised by the FOSSEE (GIS) project, IIT Bombay, under the aegis of the National Know More

An international team led by astronomers from the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, India, have made a remarkable discovery. Radio emission with a special property known as circular polarization (shown in the schematic image as Know More

A Rajbhasha Conference is being organized as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department of Official Language on July 11, 2025, in GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. Shri. M. Narasimha Murthy, Scientific Officer – C is nominated to Know More

Dr. Kuruvilla Joseph has been appointed as the first Pro Vice Chancellor of the IIST. A distinguished scientist and academician, Dr. Joseph has served IIST in several pivotal administrative roles, including Registrar and Dean (Academics), contributing significantly to Know More

The paper titled “HI-IDE Sat: Heat Island Infrared Detection Satellite”, developed under the Small-Spacecraft Systems and Payload Centre SSPACE at IIST, has been certified and awarded the 3rd rank at the India Space Congress 2025, organized by the SatCom Industry Know More

A Rajbhasha Conference is being organized as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department of Official Language on June 26, 2025, in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi under the chairmanship of the Shri Amit Shah, Honorable Union Minister of Home Affairs and Know More

Dr. Anish Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, along with his collaborators from IITD, have receievd Ali H Nayfeh Best Paper Award for the paper with title “Effect of Friction and Stiffness Nonlinearity on Vibrations of a Disc Brake Caliper Know More

IIST is spearheading the experiment ‘CROP SEEDS on ISS’ wherein a host of food crop seeds, integrated as a biology payload in the Space Biology Laboratory are on board Axiom-4 mission. For this project, IIST has entered into an MoU with the Human Spaceflight Centre Know More

Advancing Indo-French Space Academic Cooperation On 20 June 2025, IIST hosted H.E. Dr. Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, and a distinguished delegation from the French Embassy, CNES, and academic institutions. Discussions reaffirmed the strong India–France Know More