Young Scientist Programme 2024 for school children to be hosted by ISRO
The "Young Scientist Programme" (also known as "YUva VIgyani KAryakram") is a unique initiative that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning to host for schoolchildren.
ISRO claimed to have designed this initiative with "Catch them young" in mind. Since children are the future foundation of the country, they may flourish in space science and technology if given the chance. It is anticipated that the YUVIKA program will also inspire a greater number of students to pursue professions and research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The Young Scientist Programme, or YUVIKA, was designed to teach younger students—with a preference for those attending rural schools—the fundamentals of space science, space technology, and space applications. Therefore, the program's goal is to educate pupils about the newest developments in science and technology. Two weeks of classroom instruction, real-world experiment demonstration, hands-on CANSAT, a robotic kit, model rocketry contacts with ISRO experts, and field trips are all part of the curriculum. 111, 153, and 337 students—representing each State and Union Territory—participated in the program, which was successfully run in 2019, 2022, and 2023. Lectures in the classroom, practical exercises like as robotics challenges, building rockets and satellites on your own, stargazing, etc., tours of technical facilities, and conversations with space experts will all be included in this course.
Indian students enrolled in Class 9 on January 1, 2024, are eligible to apply. Before submitting the application, applicants are urged to carefully verify all the information given in the form, as well as any uploaded papers and certifications. Applications cannot be changed or altered once they have been submitted. Interested students can visit ISRO Antariksha Jigyasa's website at https://jigyasa.iirs.gov.in/yuvika for further information.
How to register for YUVIKA-2024?
The registration process for YUVIKA-2024 will be held from February 20 to March 20, 2024.
Step1: 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 Space Quiz.
Step-4: Fill in your personal profile and education details.
Step-5: Students 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 to the website. The photocopy of attested certificates and certificate for verification need to be uploaded to 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 the certificate for verification submitted by the student will be liable for cancellation of the student's candidature.).
Step-7: Scan and upload your document and submit the application.
