May 13, 2024
Young Scientists Programme YUva VIgyani KAryakram (YUVIKA) 2024 is inaugurated by Chairman ISRO / Secretary DoS Shri S Somanath on 13th May, 2024 at URSC Bengaluru with virtual participation of 6 other hosting ISRO centres. Centre Directors, Scientific Secretary, ISRO and Senior scientists from various ISRO centres participated in the event. A total of 355 students representing 28 states & 8 union territories are selected for the two weeks residential progarmme scheduled from May 13 - 24, 2024 at seven ISRO / DoS Centres viz. VSSC Thiruvananthapuram, SAC Ahmedabad, URSC Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR Sriharikota, NRSC Hyderabad, IIRS Dehradun and NE-SAC Shillong.
Shri S. Somanath, Chairman ISRO / Secretary DoS addressed and interacted with the students across the centres in hybrid mode. During the inaugural programme Chairman, ISRO talkedabout ISRO’s future endeavours like chandrayaan-4, Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan, etc.,He emphasized that space is a multi-disciplinary domain comprising of engineering, medical, physics, agriculture, remote sensing, law, etc., and hence there are avenues for professional other than engineering & science to work for space.
YUVIKA participants will be given an exposure to space science, technology and applications through classroom lectures, hands-on activities such as assembly & launch of model rockets, sky gazing, robotic challenges, Chandrayaan-3 DIY kits,technical facility visits and interaction with eminent scientists, etc. Extra-curricular activities like yoga & meditation, sports, cultural activities and local sightseeing tours etc. also planned as part of the programme.
SDSC SHAR
URSC
VSSC
NESAC
IIRS
NRSC
SAC