Hello,

Yes, you can get admission on IIST for MS Astronomy and Astrophysics through JEE advance.

JEE advance is needed for UG and dual degree courses. The candidates have to score the published cut-off to apply for IIST.

Eligibility (MS Astronomy and Astrophysics)

1. The candidate have to hold a degree of BS/BE/equivalent with a strong background in Space Science or Physics or Mathematics. They should obtain minimum CGPA 2.00 out of 4.00 or 60% marks from HEC and PEC recognized Institute or University or any reputed foreign university.
2. The candidate have to crack GAT-A or GAT-C with 50% marks or GRE for applying in this field.

This subject is popular in Osmania University of Hyderabad, Andhra University of Visakhapatnam, Andhra University, College of Science and Technology of Visakhapatnam and Punjabi University of Patiala. The admission process is here entrance exam based. The course fee is around INR 5,000to 5 Lacs.

Job types

• Lecturer
• Research Scientists
• Administrative Assistant
• Academic Research Editor

Best Recruiting Companies

IIA ( Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Nainital )

ISRO ( Indian Space Research Organization )

ARIERS ( Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences )

The average salary of this field is INR 3 to 10 Lacs.

If you want to be a scientist, it is best choice for you. There is a huge scope of jobs for young scientists in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

IIST ( Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala )

This is one of the ancient university in India. The total fees is around RS. 60.60 K. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is a government-aided institute and deemed university for the study and research purpose regarding the Space Science. It is the first university in Asia dedicated solely to the study and research of outdoor space.  This institute is very reputed for this field and well-known for the placement. The placement rate is here approximately 75%.

Astronomy and Astrophysics can provide you a bright future. This subject is really valuable. You may shine. All the best for your future.

so if the jee advanced paper is as easy as this year, you need to score more than 210 to get a stream in iist

hi,

the both of the institute you have mentioned is excellent for its academic curriculum, college infrastructure, faculty students ratio, research opportunity, excellent labs and exposure for international internship. there is many notable alumni you may have heard of, who has completed their bachelors from iit kanpur or  Indian institute of space   science and technology. however based on the students review I would prefer to IIST for aerospace engineering since it is well connected with ISRO, which gives the opportunity for students to real time practical experience while studying the bachelors courses.

Hello candidate,

There is no compulsion for wearing shoes inside the IIST Campus or during the lecture hours in the classroom.

But shoes are the decent uniform which you should wear during formal classes and during registration time, it creates a good impression on the official and the instructor as well.

Shoes are also mandatory during laboratory classes.

Be comfortable!!

Stay Safe. Have a good day.

Yes as far as Undergraduate Admissions are concerned, IIST does have its own UG Admission Test besides accepting JEE Advanced Rank and Score for Admission Purposes. You can opt for either of them as per your convenience

For more information about IIST Trivandrum and its admission and councelling procedure do follow the link below

https://www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-space-science-and-technology-thiruvananthapuram

Because the total marks in jee advanced vary from year to year, I will state the percentage of marks required in jee advanced to gain admission to iist. It is 20% in the general category, 18% in the obc category, and 10% in the sc/st/pwd category. Although a student must get certain minimum grades in physics, chemistry, and mathematics on an individual basis.

Hello candidate,

Coming onto your first Questions, in order to become a scientist at ISRO you need to have a graduation degree at least with 50% minimum marks from any recognised college and then have to attend the ISRO entrance qualifying examination for further procedures.

The Second question of to select which course in IIST, it pretty much depends on on the score and the rank you have Scored in JEE advanced that whether you are eligible for B-Tech course or for integrated 5 Year Course.

Hope it helps!!

Hi student,

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram takes admission into B.Tech programme on the basis of your JEE Advanced score. To take admission into IIST, you are required to give Joint Entrance Examination (Main) conducted by NTA to qualify yourself to appear for Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) conducted by IITs and secure the minimum prescribed category-wise marks in JEE (Advanced).

Refer here for more info - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram Admission 2021: Eligibility , Registration, Fees, Selection Process (careers360.com)

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

Hello,

To qualify in JEE Main you must score the minimum cut off percentile specified for the category that you belong. You haven't mentioned your category. Here is the cut off percentile in JEE Main

• General: 90.3765335
• EWS: 70.2435518
• OBC-NCL: 72.8887969
• SC: 50.1760245
• ST: 39.0696101
• PWD: 0.0618524

The JEE Advanced cut off rank to get Admission in to IIST is as follows

Aeronautical Engineering

• General:775
• EWS: 172
• OBC: 473
• SC: 204

Electronics and communication engineering

• General:951
• EWS:196
• OBC: 511
• SC: 228

Dual Degree

• General:882
• EWS: 210
• OBC: 521
• SC: 167
• ST: 10

Thia was the cut off in 2020. You need to score a little more than previous year cut off to have decent chances of getting seat because cut off may increase or decrease depending on number of candidates appeared, difficulty of exam, top score, number of seats available etc.

You can use our JEE Main knockout to help you with your preparation

https://learn.careers360.com/knockout-jee-main-april/