Astronauts are people who do activities related to human space exploration. Becoming an astronaut doesn't just happen overnight. It takes many years of education and experience to meet the basic qualifications


Basic requirements for an Astronaut Pilot include the following:

1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, biological

NITs don't provide aeronautical engineering course.

To check which colleges provide this course you can check below link-

http://www.engineering.careers360.com/aeronautical-engineering/colleges

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Aerospace Engineering Departments welcome Mechanical Engineering students. However the GATE Exam needs to be attempted in one subject related to Aerospace.

For more information and to have a rough idea about the same, you can go through below link -

https://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/home/postgraduates program

Good Luck!!!

HI, The good aeronautical colleges in India are:

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• PEC University of Technology
• SRM University, Chennai - Kattankulathur Campus

These are not in any order. 

For aerospace you can relate to the following colleges:

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Hi, Cutoffs ranks are released for individual courses as well independently by participating colleges of COMEDK. So you will have to mention the college you are seeking admission in. I can then guide you further.

Hi, Here is list of top colleges for aeronautical engineering in India:

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• PEC University of Technology
• Anna University
• Madras Institute of Technology

These are some recommended ones. For any other

There are many college in Tamil Nadu which have Aeronautical Engineering branch, few top colleges are below:

1. Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai
2. Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore
3. Kalasalingam University, Virudhunagar
4. Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur

You can check all the Tamilnadu colleges which have Aeronautical branch:

To check the college list you can refer below link-

http://www.engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-aeronautical-engineering-colleges-in-india