Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram Placements

  Thiruvananthapuram   AICTE, MHRD, NIRF   ESTD 2007
  Thiruvananthapuram   AICTE, MHRD, NIRF   ESTD 2007

Placements

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Placements 2023

The Placement Cell of IIST continually liaisons with industry, R&D organizations, and management organizations, with the foresight of Training, Career-Guidance, Internship/Project, and Campus Placements. The Placement Cell works closely in line with the policies of the Institute and tries to coherently match the interests of students with an appropriate job profile.

  • Full time Placement.(Joining in June/July 2022)
  • 2-month summer internship (June – July) [BTech + MTech]
  • 1 year internship starting in June/July [MTech]
  • Industry partnered research internship (6 months at IIST + 6 months in industry) [MTech]
  • 6 month internships (starting June/July [MTech] or Jan [BTech + MTech(In selected branches)])

The Placement Season begins in August/September and goes on till May.

Students’ availability:

The total strength of students in 2023-2024 for campus placement are furnished below;

  • B.Tech – Aerospace Engineering – 64 students.
  • B.Tech – ECE (Avionics) – 60 students.
  • Dual Degree – 22 students
  • M.Tech – 124 students (including all the branches)


M.Tech Placement Statistics (2021-2023)
Sl No
Department
Specialization
No. of students in the branch
No. of Internship Offers
No. of Placement / full time offers
Total Offers
(Intern + fulltime)
Median Salary (LPA)
Maximum Salary (LPA)
No. of students available for placement
No. of students placed
Placement %
1 Aerospace Engineering Thermal and Propulsion
8
3
8
11
8.4
10.5
8
7
85%
2 Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics
5
2
4
6
8.5
10.5
3
3
100%
3 Structure and Design
6
3
6
9
6.2
10.5
6
4
66%
4 Avionics RF and Microwave Engineering
7
2
5
7
10.5
15
7
4
57%
5 Digital Signal Processing
6
6
5
11
9.1
23
6
4
66%
6 Control System
5
1
5
6
10
15
5
4
80%
7 VLSI and Microsystems
7
8
6
14
15
15
6
6
100%
8 Power Electronics
7
2
8
10
10
15
7
6
85%
9 Chemistry Material Science and Technology
6
6
6
7.1
10.5
6
5
83%
10 Earth & Space Science Geoinformatics
2
2
3
5
8.5
10
2
2
100%
11 MS in Astronomy and Astrophysics
3
3
12 Earth System Science
6
6
13 Mathematics Machine Learning and Computing
7
7
6
13
18.5
28
7
5
72%
14 Physics Optical Engineering
4
1
1
9.1
9.18
4
1
25%
15 Solid State Technology
1
1
  Total
80
36
63
99
77
51


 



Dual Degree (2018-2023) & B. Tech (2019-2023) Placement Statistics.
CTC for ISRO Recruited students: Rs. 13.2 LPA (Approx.)
Sl No
Department
Total No. of students in the branch
Total No. of Students Eligible for ISRO absorption.
No. of Non-ISRO Placement / full time offers
Median Salary (LPA)
Maximum Salary (LPA)
1
Aerospace Engineering
65
40
20
10.5
13.2
2
ECE in Avionics
65
41
18
10.5
16.6
Engineering Science (Dual Degree)
1
M.Tech in Optical Engineering.
4
2
13.2
13.2
2
MS in Solid State Physics
5
5
13.2
13.2
3
MS in Earth System Science
4
4
13.2
13.2
4
MS in Astronomy & Astrophysics
5
5
13.2
13.2


Yearwise

Year Companies Visited Highest Package Average Package
2021-2022 11.5 LPA 7.6 LPA