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Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad campus

🇮🇳 India · Kerala

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

  • Government
  • 4-year degree
Best ranking
#64Engineering

About

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is a government-aided institute and deemed university for the study and research of space science in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. IIST was set up in 2007 by ISRO under the Department of Space, Government of India. This institute is Asia's first space university.
It was inaugurated on 14 September 2007 by G. Madhavan Nair, the then Chairman of ISRO. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, was the first Chancellor of IIST. IIST offers regular engineering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes with focus on space science, technology and applications. (Source: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Wikipedia)

Admissions planning estimate

2% baseline · Low data confidence

Sensitivity range: 0.5%–7%. This is a modelling range, not a statistical confidence interval or a personal admission probability.

Uncalibrated Indian admissions prior, not a measured college acceptance rate. Programme, exam rank/score, category, quota and round decide admission. Available JoSAA/DU cutoffs override this baseline for the individual student.

Reviewed 2026-10-01. Recommendations also use your grades, intended course, eligibility and available entrance cutoffs.

Branch-wise closing ranks & seats

JoSAA 2026 final round, gender-neutral pool, by category. Seats from the JoSAA 2025 seat matrix.

ProgrammeExamOPENEWSOBC-NCLSCSTSeatsChoices filed
Civil Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 18,196 2,574 6,072 2,900 1,258 40 8,311
Computer Science and Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 7,625 1,018 2,432 1,317 550 40 12,851
Data Science and Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 9,484 1,356 3,230 1,852 843 40 10,134
Electrical Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 10,926 1,692 3,699 2,001 963 40 10,173
Materials Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 18,397 2,683 6,216 3,294 1,529 — —
Mechanical Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 14,360 2,274 4,721 2,647 1,244 40 9,534

Lower closing rank = harder to get. Your own chance for a branch is on the Admission Probability page.

Where it ranks

Longer bar, higher rank. Drawn on a log scale so #5 and #500 fit on one chart.

Engineering #64

Sources checked

These sources cover the facts listed above. Fees depend on the course and student category; check the official schedule before applying.

Every detail

Admissions

Entrance ExamJEE Advanced (JoSAA)

Cost & Financial Aid

Academics

School TypeGovernment
Years4

Rankings

Engineering Rank64

Contact

Apply (official portal)https://www.iist.ac.in