ISRO launched young scientist program for the class 9 students

ISRO launched young scientist program for the class 9 students

In January ISRO had announced Young Scientist Programme or the Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) and the merit list for the same will be released by the Indian Space Agency in March. With the program, ISRO aims to introduce students of class 9 with the field of Space research. ISRO Chairman K Sivan, had announced on January 18 that students selected under the program will be given practical experience in building satellites. The main aim of the initiative is to attract the young minds in the field of space research and is along the lines of a similar program which runs under the aegis of American space agency NASA. "We want them to get a practical experience of building a small satellite. If the satellites are good, we want them to fly," Mr. Sivan had said. "The residential training programme will be of around two weeks duration during summer holidays and it is proposed to select 3 students each from each State/ Union Territory to participate in this programme every year covering CBSE, ICSE and State syllabus," reads the official statement. "The selection is based on the academic performance and extracurricular activities, which is clearly mentioned in the selection criteria already circulated to Chief Secretaries of States/ Administrators of UTs," it said.

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