Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), a Deemed to be University, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -695547; has invited applications for admission to the Ph.D. Programme July 2024 Session.

IIST envisions basic and applied research for meeting the national R&D requirements of Science and Technology in general and the Indian Space Programme in particular. 

Ph.D. Programs are offered in the departments of (i) Aerospace Engineering (ii) Avionics (iii) Chemistry (iv) Earth and Space Sciences (v) Humanities and Social Sciences (vi) Mathematics (vii) Physics. Research Areas for July 2024 PhD Admission in each department is given in the detailed notification at https://www.iist.ac.in/spotlight 

Eligibility: Applicant should be an Indian citizen, below 35 years of age as on 07th May, 2024. Age relaxation is applicable as per Government Rules. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

(a) Applicants with Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology as their highest qualifying degree: ME/M.Tech with 60% marks or its equivalent grade in a point scale, if grading system is followed. (55% marks or equivalent CGPA for OBC/EWS/SC/ST/PwD) in the qualifying master’s degree or Master of Science in Engineering or equivalent from leading foreign Universities with minimum CGPA 8.00/10 or 3.60 /4 or equivalent.

(b) Applicants with Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology as their highest qualifying degree: BE/B.Tech with 75% marks or its equivalent grade in a point scale, if grading system is followed. (70% marks or equivalent CGPA for OBC/EWS/SC/ST/PwD) in the Qualifying Bachelor’ degree. They should have a valid GATE score. Those in the following categories are exempted from the requirement of GATE score: (i) BE/B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) /Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) with 8.00 CGPA (CGPA of 7.50 for OBC/EWS/SC/ST/PwD) on a scale of 10 or equivalent in the Qualifying Bachelor’s degree or (ii) Dual degree (Bachelors in Engineering and Masters in Science from IITs and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology) with minimum score in Bachelor’s degree as mentioned above or (iii) Those who have qualified UGC-CSIR-NET-JRF/LS or NBHM/JEST in the relevant disciplines. The score/certificate should be valid at the time of application. Applicants with JEST should have valid JEST rank. Those coming under (i) and (ii) categories need to qualify the screening test conducted by IIST.

(c) Applicants with Bachelor’s Degree with four-year duration in Science/ Humanities/ Management/ Social Sciences as their highest qualifying degree: Bachelor’s Degree (4 years’ duration) with 75% marks or its equivalent grade in a point scale, if grading system is followed. (70% marks or equivalent CGPA for OBC/EWS/SC/ST/PwD). They must have cleared a National Eligibility Test, such as UGC-CSIR-NET-JRF/LS or NBHM/JEST/GATE score in the relevant discipline. The score/certificate should be valid at the time of application. Applicants with JEST should have valid JEST rank. 

Ph.D scholars with Bachelor’s degree as their highest qualification need to undergo additional course work, as prescribed by the institute.

Application: Applications can be submitted online at https://admission.iist.ac.in latest by 2359 hrs on May 07, 2024 (Tuesday).

Application fee for General/EWS/OBC candidates who are male is Rs. 700/-. Application fee for SC/ST/PD and Women applicants is Rs.350/-. 

Details related to Selection Procedure, Research Fellowship, Fee Structure etc; are given in the Notification at https://www.iist.ac.in/spotlight