IIST Trivandrum Infrastructure: Campus, Hostel & Other Facilities

IIST Trivandrum Facilities

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram spread over 100 acres. This institute is approved by UGC. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ensures the safety of the student as well as looks after their welfare and requirements.

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Campus Highlights

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is acknowledged for its campus and residential facilities. Some of the highlighting features of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology campus are listed below.

• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology organises different types of seminars, counselling seasons, conferences for the betterment of students.
• Sports competitions in inter or intra college are held on the campus or out of the campus.
• Many motivational speakers and famous personalities are called for the seasons and programmes by the college.
• There are many clubs associated with institutes such as debating, dancing, singing, skating, enactment and many more options are available for students who have interests in different areas.
• Freshers, Convocation, Farewell, Youth festival, Educational Trips and so on are organised by the college.  

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Campus Facilities

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology has a wide range of facilities provided to students. Some of these are mentioned below:

Classrooms: Well organised and furnished classrooms and digital boards are installed in every class to make sure a student must have a  better learning experience.

Library: The Library and Information Services of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is housed in a six-storied building at the hub of the campus. The operations of the library are fully computerized and the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is accessible from anywhere on the campus on a 24X7 basis. E-resources deployed in the campus-wide network provide access to more than 5000 e-journals, hundreds of conference papers, standards etc. The e-resources include ACM Digital Library, AIAA, AIP, APS, Annual Reviews, ASME, Cambridge Online, IEL Online (IEEE), JSTOR, IOP, JSTOR, Optic Infobase, Oxford Journals, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Science Direct. Access has been provided to these resources through the library portal.

Hostel: IIST has 11 hostels on the campus. There are separate hostels for B.Tech, M.Tech and Research Scholars. Each hostel has provision for safe drinking water with hot and cold water dispensers, 24 Hr uninterrupted power supply with generator backup, housekeeping services, reading room with national and vernacular newspapers, indoor games facility, LCD television with satellite connection etc. and centralized gym facility with modern fitness equipment.

Sports Complex: Sports facility available in Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology are:

• Badminton Court
• Basketball Court
• Football Ground
• Volleyball court
• Cricket Net Practice
• PlayGround
• Board Games
• Table Tennis

Labs: Lab facilities available in Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology  are:

• Chemistry Lab
• Computer Lab
• Electrical Lab
• Language Lab
• Physics Lab
• Engineering Drawing Lab
• Thermal and Propulsion Lab
• Fluid Mechanics Lab
• Heat Transfer Lab
• Metrology and Computer-Aided Inspection Lab
• Aerospace Structures Lab
• Aerodynamics Lab
• Digital Communication Lab
• Navigation Systems and Sensor Lab
• Atmospheric science lab
• Astronomy & Astrophysics Lab
• Geology Lab
• Remote Sensing Lab
• Audio-Visual Lab
• RF and Microwave Lab
• Instrumentation and Measurement Lab
• Digital Signal Processing Lab
• ECAD Lab Advanced Propulsion
• Laser Diagnostics Lab

Other Facility:

• Cafeteria
• Hospital / Medical Facilities
• Wi-Fi Campus
• Shuttle Service
• Auditorium
• Convenience Store
• Branch of Union Bank of India
• ATM
• Book shop
• Astronomical Observatory Multimedia, AV & Satellite Communication Facility
• SPACE-NET Video Conferencing Facility
• Seminar Hall Conference Hall