ISRO announces YUVIKA 2024

February 21, 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).