ISRO to organise ‘Young Scientist Programme’; to pick 150 School Students to “Catch them young”

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The Indian Space Agency – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a special programme for School Children titled “Young Scientists Programme” or “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (YUVIKA), with the view to impart basic knowledge on Space technology, Space science and Space applications to young students, especially focusing on students from rural areas.

Aim of the Programme:

Children are considered the building block of our nation. The programme ‘YUVIKA’ is aimed at creating awareness about the emerging trends in science and technology amongst the youngsters. These youngsters are the future leaders who will harness Science and Technology to further contribute to the development of the nation.

According to the official release of ISRO, this programme is chalked out to “Catch them young.” And further, the programme will focus on encouraging more students to pursue Science, technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based research/career.

About the Registration and Process:

According to ISRO, the programme aims to select 150 students across the country, who are studying in class IX as of March 01, 2022, in a school located within the territory of India. Further, the process will ensure minimum participation from each State/UT.

The selection of participants will be on the basis of a few parameters, including marks obtained in the Class 8 examination, and participation in science fairs (school/district/state and above level) organised by the school/district/ state/Central government authority in the last three years.

YUVIKA-2022 programme will be a two weeks affair that will commence during the summer holidays (May 16-28, 2022) and the schedule will include invited talks, experience sharing by eminent scientists, experimental demonstration, facility and lab visits, exclusive sessions for discussions with experts, practical and feedback sessions.

The programme is planned at five centres of ISRO:

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram,
U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru,
Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad,
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad
North-East Space Application Centre (NE-SAC), Shillong.

It is pertinent to mention that towards the end of the programme, students will be taken to visit Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.