December 3, 2024

ISRO announces YUVIKA 2024

  • To address the staunch curiosity of young minds, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a special programme for School Children called “Young Scientist Programme” or “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (YUVIKA).
  • ISRO has chalked out this programme to “Catch them young”.
  • YUVIKA programme is also expected to encourage more students to pursue in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based research and aligned career.
  • Young Scientist Programme – YUVIKA was conceived to impart basic knowledge on Space Science, Space Technology and Space Applications to the younger students with a preference to rural areas of the country.
  • The programme envisages two weeks’ class room training, practical demonstration of experiments, hands on CANSAT, Robotic kit, Model rocketry interactions with ISRO scientists and field visits.
  • The programme was conducted successfully in 2019, 2022 and 2023.
  • The students were divided into five batches based on the geographical locations and imparted training at various institutions like Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), U R Rao Satellite Centre, Space Applications Centre etc.
  • More than 25 lakhs students had registered for YUVIKA – 2023 from all corners of India.
  • The students are selected from all states and union territories based on marks scored in their last examination, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
  • The course covers class room lectures, hands on activity like robotics challenge, DIY assembly of rocket/satellite, sky gazing, etc., technical facility visits, and interaction with space scientists.
  • Students studying in Class 9 as on January 1, 2024, within India are eligible to apply for the ISRO Young Scientist Programme (YUVIKA).
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