Online applications are invited for ISRO START Programme 2023. The last date of application is July 15, 2023. Check the details below!
The Indian Space Research Organization is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. It operates under the Department of Space which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of ISRO acts as the executive of DOS as well.
ISRO encourages greater participation from academia, for generating human resources in space science and technology, expanding the user base of the space exploration mission data, and fostering an ecosystem to facilitate active participation of the students in space science and technology research. In view of this, ISRO has envisaged the Space science and Technology Awareness Training (START) programme.
START is an introductory level awareness programme in space science and technology. The programme is envisaged to be organized in online mode in order to reach out to as many of the space enthusiasts as possible. Although primarily aimed at the under-graduate and post-graduate students of science and technology, the programme is designed to be suitable for any individual with a basic, systematic training in science, at least up to the high school level.
The lecture modules are thematically arranged to address different facets of space science and technology like Earth and Near-Earth Space, Solar System Exploration, Space Mission Design and Observations, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, as well as technological aspects like accessing the space, space instrumentation, etc. In addition to these, there will be lectures on Indian space exploration programme and research opportunities in the fields of space science and technology.
START is aimed to reach out to the maximum beneficiaries not only to students belonging to Indian Institutions but also to any interested individuals. The students of approved nodal centres as well as individuals can register and join the online training programme by choosing the appropriate category for registration as detailed below.
Online training is tentatively scheduled to be conducted during July-Aug 2023. The training programme is about 2-3 hrs / day for a duration of 2 – 3 weeks. The START programme will be conducted through ISRO E-CLASS platform (https://eclass.iirs.gov.in).
START programme is offered by ISRO free of cost. There is no registration fee / admission fee.
15th July 2023
Interested candidates can apply directly via this link.
E-mail : websupport[at]iirs[dot]gov[dot]in
