IIST Trivandrum Placement Details

Jaya Laxmi

IIST placements 2020 witnesses participation of 40 companies. The IIST M Tech placements observed 13 students being placed outside ISRO. The highest package offered stood at INR 11.5 LPA. The top recruiters are Acsia Technologies, Agnikul Cosmos Pvt Ltd, Delta Electronics, Intel, Mercedes Benz, TCS, Tata Elaxis, ISRO, Textron, among others.

Table of Contents

• Placement Highlights
• Placement Cell
• Internship
• Top Recruiters
• Placement Statistics
• Frequently Asked Questions

IIST Placement Highlights

IIST MTech placements 2020 witnessed the placement packages of above INR 10 LPA. The management hasn't released the BTech data yet. The key highlights of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology MTech placements 2020 are mentioned below.

IIST Placement Cell

The IIST Placement Cell collaborates with industries, R&D institutes, and management organizations for students' training, career guidance, internships or projects, and placements. The cell aligns its activities with institute's placement policies and matches students' interests with an appropriate job profile coherently.

The cell functions to protect students' interests and endeavors from being a part of students' safe future. The interested recruiters have to register with placement cell for placement and internships. The Placement Cell coordinates to take the process further.

IIST Thiruvananthapuram Internship

The internship duration for B.Tech and M.Tech courses is for two months, from May to July, every year tentatively. However, internships above two months for M.Tech courses can be changed according to the Institute policies and guidelines. The top recruiters participating in the internship are tabulated below.

IIST Thiruvananthapuram Top Recruiters

Below is the list of top recruiters participating in the placements of IIST.

IIST Placement Statistics

The MTech placements of IIST college witnessed participation of top recruiters extending good packages. The detailed placement statistics of MTech 2020 placements are tabulated below. 

IIST Placement Packages

The MTech average package stood above INR 8 LPA in the last three years. However, a decrease in the average package has been observed in the last three years. While for BTech, the opposite has occurred. The average package rose from INR 5.6 LPA to 6.2 LPA in 2019. The average package statistics are mentioned below.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Does ISRO hire from IIST Thiruvananthapuram?

- In 2017, students who scored above 7.5 GPA were considered for ISRO, but nothing is guaranteed. As per the alumni reviews, there is no provision of students absorption pursuing masters into ISRO. 

• What was the highest package extended to IIST students in 2020?

-The highest package stood at INR 11 LPA. The offer was extended by Quantela Technologies, Agnikul Cosmos, and TCS.

• Who are the top recruiters participating in the placements of IIST Thiruvananthapuram?

-The top recruiters participating in the placement drive of IIST are ISRO, Delta Technologies, Agnikul Cosmos, TCS, Wipro, among others.