NIRF 2025

Indian Institute Of Space Science And Technology NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Engineering #61 in NIRF 2025.

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0255

Government Best in 2025: Engineering #61 1 categories in 2025 887 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is a government institution in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Its best current NIRF result is #61 in Engineering (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 76.7% and a ₹11.65L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 887 students.

₹11.65LUG median salary
2023-24
76.7% UG placed
89 / 116
#61Engineering rank
NIRF 2025
365PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Engineering journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 63.3% → 76.7%; latest median salary ₹11.65L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 116 graduates
76.7%
  • 89 placed — 76.7% of the batch
  • 14 chose higher studies
  • 13 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹11.65L

Half of the 89 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹11.65L
Placement rate
76.7%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 63.3% to 76.7%. The reported median salary moved from ₹8.82L in 2017-18 to ₹11.65L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 59 / 103 57.3% ₹10L
2022-23 79 / 89 88.8% ₹10L
2023-24 79 / 114 69.3% ₹8.2L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students887All reported programmes
From outside the state90.3%801 students
International0Students from outside India
Women15.8%140 students
Full fee reimbursement190Funded by the institution
Largest programme group524UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars365256 full-time · 109 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-243328 in 2021-22 → 33 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects66Peak reported year 2023-24
RPC pillar score25.2Was 23.2 in 2021

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹26.28 Cr → ₹46.9 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.

Faculty & staff salaries₹46.9 Cr₹26.28 Cr in 2017-18 → +78%
Academic maintenance₹46.45 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹17.11 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹3.32 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹26.28 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹46.9 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹3.32 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹17.11 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 61.1 → 66.9. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (61.1 → 66.9). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 75.9, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 25.2.

Questions about Indian Institute Of Space Science And Technology

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

Indian Institute Of Space Science And Technology ranking questions

What is Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology NIRF ranking 2025?

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #61 with a score of 52.44.

Which NIRF categories include Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in 2025?

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology appears in the NIRF 2025 Engineering ranking categories on this profile.

Is Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology private or government?

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology located?

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is listed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹11.65L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 89 of 116 graduates placed (76.7%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹8.2L.

What is Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology's best NIRF category?

Engineering is its best current result at #61 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 52.44.

How many students does Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 887 students, including 801 from outside the state and 0 international students.

Is Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 23.2 in 2021 to 25.2 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 365 PhD scholars.

How much does Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹46.9 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹17.11 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹3.32 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.