START 2024: ISRO To Begin Registrations From This Date (Image: X/@isro)Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited expressions of interest from educational institutions to serve as Nodal Centers to host Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START) – 2024 by April 2, 2024. Interested institutions should offer UG/PG courses in physical science and technology. As per the ISRO, the main objective of the program is to attract youngsters to the field of space science and technology.
START aims to encourage greater participation from academics, generate human resources in space science and technology, expand the user base of the space exploration mission data, and foster an ecosystem to facilitate students’ active participation in space sciences. The online training program was started by the Science Programme Office, ISRO HQ with the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Dehradun in 2023.
Once the student registration opens, students of these nodal centers can also participate in the online application process for START – 2024. The student registration window is expected to be opened on April 8 till April 12.
Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START) – 2024 has been announced.https://t.co/WFJROz3b2p
Educational institutes can submit Expressions of Interest to serve as Nodal Centers by April 2, 2024.
Students can register starting from April 8, 2024. pic.twitter.com/zslhJ4wFCl
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Date and Duration of Online Training
The training will be conducted during April-May 2024. The training modules comprise introductory-level topics on various verticals of space science and technology.
Eligibility of Candidates
Post-graduate students and final-year undergraduate students of these streams are eligible to apply:
- physical sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
- technology (e.g. Electronics, Computer Science, Mechanical, Applied Physics, Radiophysics, Optics & Opto-electronics, Instrumentation and other associated subjects)
How to Apply
Interested institutions can register on the ISRO e-class platform https://eclass.iirs.gov.in before April 2, 2024. After approval, the nodal center will get its login credentials for the ISRO e-class Coordinator Management System (CMS). The head of the institution shall also nominate a senior faculty as the coordinator who will inform about the available facilities at the host center.