SIST or Sarabhai Institute of Science and Technology was set up in 2004 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Located across an 25 acre area, SIST has evolved itself as a leading institute in the field of Engineering. The several courses available in the institute comprise of the various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes approved by the All India Council for Technical Education[ AICTE]. SIST has a total student strength of 398 and a faculty of 52 which assures students and faculties of proper ambience to enhance their academic skills on one hand and opportunities for innovation on the other. 

SIST encompasses an excellent equipped spectacular laboratory to show off and enrich the viable learning environment for students. It has provided well-equipped laboratories for every department where practical knowledge is necessary for an engineering institute. The college library, an important part of any institution, provides books, journals, and digital source in large numbers. The students can get and read 19,805 books in an electronic format coupled with e-journals via the IESTC-InfoTrac Engineering Science & Technology Collection. The campus comprises of two hostels for boys and girls respectively with a maximum of 400 students in each. For those interested in exercises, prompt and comfortable gym has been provided for use. 

SIST delivers a portfolio of 12 courses from two degree levels. The institute offers six B.Tech programmes and six M.Tech programmes, and all of them are regular programs. B.Tech offered programmes are Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. 

Admissions are competitive at SIST so that only deserving students are provided admission in the institution. For the B.Tech programmes, the college offers direct admission through scores achieved in the relevant entrance tests.