JMI Alumni Part Of Chandrayan 3 Mission (Image: ISRO)

Three Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) alumni were part of the historical lunar mission Chandrayaan 3 of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In the mission, in which India also became the first country to land near the Moon”s South Pole, Amit Kumar Bhardwaj, Mohammad Kashif, and Areeb Ahmad, all former students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, were part of the team.

All three completed their B.Tech. in 2019.

After completing their course at JMI, a central university, they cleared ISRO”s Centralized Recruitment Board-2019 exam for the post of Scientist/Engineer in September 2021. Mohammed Kashif had secured the first position in the exam, and all three were selected for the post of Scientist/Engineer (SC)-Mechanical.

“It is an occasion of national celebration, and we are happier to know that our students were also part of this historical mission. I congratulate them on their success and wish them good luck for their future endeavors. The Jamia fraternity is proud of them,” said JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar. Prof. Akhtar also said that they have become role models for the current students of the university, and the current students will get motivation to work hard to take the country to greater heights.

The university had made special arrangements at several places on the campus for watching the live telecast of the soft landing of Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-3 yesterday.