In a remarkable event, Dr V. Narayanan, Secretary DOS / Chairman, ISRO / President, GB, IIST, visited the IIST campus on 21st February 2025 and delivered an inspiring talk to the academic community of IIST. He recollected the humble beginning of the IIST and Know More

IIST MUN 2025 was organised from 21st February to 23 February 2025. The three-day national-level conference provided participants with a unique and immersive experience, mirroring the operations of the United Nations. This event challenged inspired, and shaped the Know More

A team from IIST participated in the 43rd annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), held between 16-19 Feb 2025 at NIT-Rourkela. The team included Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST, who was the President of ASI, Prof. Sarita Vig, who is the Know More

The Art Gallery and Space Museum in the Interdisciplinary Block was inaugurated on 11th February 2025, by Prof. Dipankar Banerjee (Director,IIST), facilitated by Prof Kuruvilla Joseph (Registrar, IIST), the CMD, and the Humanities and Social Sciences Department . In the Know More

Inspection of IIST by the second sub-committee of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language was held on 9th January 2025. IIST has been selected as one of the organizations for inspection by Parliamentary Committee on Official Language along with 25 other Know More

Watch exclusive interview with Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST. Prof Dipankar Banerjee,decipher the Proba-3 mission. Proba-3 is an In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission of the European Space Agency. The mission goal is to demonstrate precise formation flying. It Know More

The ISAMPE award for Smart Materials and Systems Technology Development for the Year 2024 is presented to Dr. V. S. Sooraj, Department of Aerospace Engineering., IIST and his research scholars - Shri. Sarath Babu Thekkoot Surendran and Dr. Danish Handa. The award is to Know More

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaboratively conduct research focused on thermal comfort challenges faced by Know More

Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Senior Professor, Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, who was serving as the Director, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital of Department of Science and Technology, has assumed charge of the Know More

IIST has been selected as a Member Institute, among the other 43 institutions, for developing Quantum Technologies in India by DST's National Quantum Mission. Know More

A ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ was signed between IIST and the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Kottayam, on 4th October 2024. This MoU meant to establish a strategic partnership between the two institutes, with the goal of revolutionising academic Know More