YUVIKA 2022: ISRO's residential training programme receive 1 lakh applications from students

Out of the total, ISRO selected 150 students based on their academic scores and achievements in other co-curricular activities. 

YUVIKA 2022: The residential training programme, YUVIKA, organized by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received nearly one-lakh applications from students from across the country. Out of the total, 150 students were selected by the space agency. ISRO is conducting the 'YUva VIgyani KAryakram' (YUVIKA) from May 16 to May 28. "Around one lakh students applied for the programme. Finally, 150 students were selected based on their academic scores and achievements in other co-curricular activities", ISRO said.

Sky gazing, lab/facility visits, activities, interaction with scientists

Under this programme, students will get a chance to interact with eminent scientists along with classroom lectures, hands-on activities, lab/facility visits, sky gazing, robotic assembly, and 'Cansat' experiments, according to an ISRO statement. All the students will be taken to SDSC SHAR- Sriharikota, the space port of India, for a visit and face-to-face interaction with ISRO Chairman S Somanath, it informed.

ISRO YUVIKA training at five centres

The space agency organized the training at its five centres -- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, and North Eastern Space Applications Centre, Shillong.

YUVIKA-2022 was virtually inaugurated by Dr S Somanath on Monday. Asking the students to fully utilise the opportunity to interact with the senior scientists and technocrats, Somanath shared his experience. He also explained to the students about the vast opportunities and domains like Engineering, Astrophysics, Astrobiology, Mathematics, Material Science, Chemistry, and Computer Science which actually are integral parts of space technology "but not known to people."

He also appealed to the students to become "ambassadors" of ISRO and propagate the experience to their schoolmates, teachers, and general public and make them understand how ISRO is touching each and everyone’s life in a positive way.

Talking about the conduct of YUVIKA, ISRO earlier said it has chalked out this programme to "Catch them young", adding, it is also expected to encourage more students to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-based research/ career.

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