IIST Trivandrum Reviews on Placements, Faculty and Facilities

Every undergraduate student gets Rs. 3000 credited for the books bought every semester under the scheme of "book grant". And library provides textbooks to all students at the start of the sem and collects them back after end sem exams. This is the only space university in entire India. So you will leave the campus with a unique degree and get a tag of scientist if you get placed in ISRO even if you work very less there.

Only problem is that the administration has too much power. While this is helpful in maintaining a high level of academic environment but some of its decisions are highly authoritative and unidirectional with no involvement of students in the discussions. They listen to our needs and some of them are implemented. But as i said some of the decisions are highly illogical and curb social freedom.