IIST

Students who may not make it to the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) despite clearing entrance exam can now look forward to careers in space technology.Such students can now directly apply to various courses in the new Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), which is launched in Thiruvananthapuram this academic year.IIST will offer the undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral programmes in space technology and space science.The online registration for the first batch of IIST has started and all the candidates who are placed in the extended list of IIT-JEE 2007 are eligible to apply in the first phase.The registration for IIST closes on Tuesday.The candidates qualified with an IIT-JEE rank will be eligible to apply in the second phase after the completion of IIT counselling, provided they have not selected an IIT seat.