In a scientific achievement that places India at the forefront of advanced optical research, Dr Biswajit Pathak and his team at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram have successfully developed a novel Adaptive Optics (AO) system capable of correcting highly complex optical aberrations in real time. Dr Biswajit Pathak implemented the pioneering work together with his team at the Applied and Adaptive Optics Laboratory. It was recently published in the prestigious AIP Publishing journal, Applied Physics Letters.

Prof. Chinmoy Saha, Advance Microwave Laboratory, Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), participated in the Microwave and Radar Week held in Krakow, Poland, from 18–21 May 2026. During the event, he delivered a keynote talk and also served as the Chair and Speaker for the IEEE MTT-S SIGHT Panel session.

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) has been granted its 25th patent by the Indian Patent Office for a research innovation in transformer-based linearized displacement sensing systems. 

Title: A Circuit System for Linearization and Demodulation of Transformer-Based Displacement Transducers

Registration for IIST UG Admission 2026 has been extended up to 17 June 2026.

Provisional registration facility enabled for candidates awaiting revision of their Class XII Board Examination performance status. 

Admission Mode: JEE (Advanced) 2026

Online Application: 

• Opening Date: 26-05-2026, 10:00 Hrs
• Closing Date: 17-06-2026, 23:59 Hrs

For application process & detailed information visit: admission.iist.ac.in

Admission to PG Programmes in IIST will be through two modes

A.  M.Tech in Machine learning and Computing through IIST webportal https://admission.iist.ac.in/

     Last date to apply: 4th June 2026

B.  All other branches : through CCMT 2026

     Please visit https://ccmt.admissions.nic.in/

The IEEE Kerala Section Public Awards Ceremony 2025 was held on 4 April 2026 at Hotel Dimora, honoring distinguished personalities for their exceptional contributions to science, technology, and research. Dr. V. Narayanan, Chairman ISRO, Secretary DoS, Government of India, Chairman of Space Commission, received the prestigious KPP Nambiar Award 2025. Dr. Anoop C S, Department of Avionics was also honored with the IEEE Kerala Section Young Researcher Award 2025 in recognition of his notable research contributions and academic excellence.

Notification for admission to Ph.D. programme is available at:
https://admission.iist.ac.in

Last date to apply: 25th May 2026

TMC Blitz Tournament
3rd May 2026

In the TMC Blitz Tournament, Akshat Goel and Prakhar Maheshwari secured the 5th and 6th positions respectively, earning cash prizes for their performances. Gaurav Banerjee and Anthony Sasikala S. also participated and achieved 13th and 26th positions respectively, reflecting a strong overall performance by the IIST participants.

Torque 2.0 – Trivandrum Medical College Sports Fest

A team from IIST, captained by Prakhar Maheshwari along with Gaurav Banerjee, Dhyan Desai, Akshat Goel, and Anthony Sasikala S participated in Torque 2.0 (3rd May 2026), among 12 teams. The team delivered an excellent performance, defeating multiple opponents and securing the overall 3rd position, winning a cash prize of ₹2000.

Prakhar Maheshwari was also the Joint Best Player of the Tournament, remaining undefeated throughout the event.

Dr. J. Jackson a Visvesvaraya Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Avionics has been awarded with the best poster presentation award at the Research and Technology Conclave 2026 (RTC-2026) held on 19th - 20th March 2026 at Bio Medical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology for his work titled “A Robust Quantum Image Encryption Scheme Based on Fuzzy Chaotic Map”

The research paper titled “Smart Visual Fluorescence Sensing of Tetracycline Using N-Doped Nb₂C Quantum Dots and CNN-Based Regression Quantification”, authored by Bhasha Sathyan, Gaurav Banerjee, and Jobin Cyriac from the Department of Chemistry, along with Vishnu Harikumar from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has been selected as the front cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry C (an American Chemical Society Journal).

Ms. Amalu Shaji, Research Scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, visited the University of Cambridge to convene a session at the Annual Conference of the Association for Art History (AAH) 2026. The session, titled “Archiving the Women Artist: Historiographic Negotiations in the Global South,” was held on 10 April 2026 at 10:00 AM.