I want to become a space scientist.IS it necessary to give JEE?Iwant to go in ISRO or DRDO or NASA.I have special interet in aeronautics

If your interest is in ISRO, DRDO or NASA, the best institute that suits your requirements is IIST, Thiruvananthapuram. IIST is Asia’s first Space Institute and the first in the world to offer the complete range of undergraduate, post graduate, doctoral programmes with specific focus to space science, technology and applications. This unique concept took root in January 2007, when IIST was registered as a Society under the Travancore -Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955. IIST received the approval of the Union Cabinet on 26 April, 2007 and it was formally inaugurated on 14 September 2007 by Dr. G. Madhavan Nair. In a little less than a year of its establishment, IIST received the recognition of UGC as a ‘Deemed to be University’ under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956. The Institute has the unique mandate of encouraging and equipping brilliant youngsters from all parts of the country to take up a career as Scientist/Engineer in the Indian Space Research Organisation. IIST functions as a autonomous body under the Department of Space, Government of India. Admission to Under Graduate Programmes (B.Tech. 2013) Admission to Undergraduate Programmes (B.Tech) for the year 2013 will be based on the All India Rank List (including category rank list) to be prepared and published for the year 2013 by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This rank list is based on 60% weightage of score in the Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) – 2013, and 40% of normailised score in Class 12th or other qualifying examinations. Additional eligibility criteria for IIST B.Tech Admissions will be announced at a later date. More details of JEE (Main) – 2013 may be viewed at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.jeemain.nic.in" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://www.jeemain.nic.in</a> IIST currently offers B.Tech programmes in Aerospace Engineering, Avionics and Physical Sciences. Seats The total number of seats for the undergraduate programmes in IIST is 156. The branch-wise distribution of seats is as follows: B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering: 60 seats B.Tech. in Avionics: 60 seats B.Tech. in Physical Sciences: 36 seats M.Tech. Programmes. IIST offers M.Tech. programmes under (i) Regular Academic stream for admission of general candidates, and under (ii) DoS / ISRO stream for admission of young scientists and engineers in select areas relevant to ISRO programmes. Admissions Admissions under the regular academic stream are announced through advertisement of the admission-notification in national newspapers.

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no, need not, if you are really good student than u should for science graduation with full confidence. most of the student are opting for engineering side and none of them are opting for science, science is really in demand nowadays. science is mother of engineering. but do it with confidence, you wil certainly have chance in career you are willing for

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