Young Scientist Programme 2024 (YUVIKA)

YUva VIgyani KAryakram (YUVIKA)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a special programme for school children called Young Scientist Programme [YUva VIgyani KAryakram (YUVIKA)], to impart basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger students in emerging trends in space science and technology amongst the youngsters, who are the future building blocks of our nation. ISRO has chalked out this programme to "Catch them young". The programme is also expected to encourage more students to pursue in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based research/career.

Important Dates

Selection Criteria

The selection of participants in YUVIKA-2024 will be carried out on the basis of following parameters:

• A minimum participation will be ensured from each State / UT. The programme is planned at seven centres of ISRO viz.Indian Institute of Remote
  • Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun.
  • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Satish Dhavan Space Center (SDSC) Sriharikota.
  • U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru.
  • Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad.
  • National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad.
  • North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC), Shillong.
• Expenditure towards only the travel of selected student (II AC train fare or AC (including Volvo) bus fare by State Government or authorized transport from nearest Railway Station/ Bust terminal to the reporting centre and back). Student needs to produce original ticket of travel for reimbursement of travel fare from respective ISRO center. In case the student has not travelled by the II AC train (II AC class), the maximum reimbursement of fare will be limited to II AC train fare only.
• The course material, lodging and boarding etc., during the entire course will be borne by ISRO.
• Students studying in Class 9 as on Jan 01, 2024, within India are eligible to apply.

Registration Process

Step-1: Register in ISRO Antariksha Jigyasa Platform - https://jigyasa.iirs.gov.in/registration
Step-2: Verify your email as received after successful registration in above website. Please click on the verification link sent to your registered email ID.
Step-3: Participate in SpaceQuiz. Read Quiz guidelines carefully before appearing for the quiz.
Step-4: Fill your personal profile and education details
Step-5: Student need to take a photocopy of the certificates and attest the same by the principal/Head of School signing the certificate for verification. The verified certificate needs to be scanned and uploaded into the website. The photocopy of attested certificates and certificate for verification need to be uploaded in the website.
Step-6: Generate your certificate for verification by your principal/Head of School/ Parent/ Guardian (Any mismatch observed in the attached certificate (s) by the student and certificate for verification submitted by the student will be liable for cancellation of candidature of the student)
Step-7: Scan and upload your document and submit the application.

Source: https://jigyasa.iirs.gov.in/yuvika