ISRO launches ‘YUva VIgyani KAryakram (Yuvika)

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has launched a special programme for School Children called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (युविका) from this year.

AIM

• The Programme is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of Space activities.
• ISRO has chalked out this programme to “Catch them young”.

Features

• The residential training programme will be of around two weeks duration during summer holidays and it is proposed to select 3 students each from each State/ Union Territory to participate in this programme every year covering CBSE, ICSE and State syllabus.

Eligibility

• Those who have finished 8^th standard and currently studying in 9^th standard will be eligible for the programme.

Process

• ISRO has approached the Chief Secretaries of the respective States/ Administrators of Union Territories in India to arrange for the selection of three students from each of their State/UT and communicate the list to ISRO.
• The selection is based on the academic performance and extracurricular activities, which is clearly mentioned in the selection criteria already circulated to Chief Secretaries of States/ Administrators of UTs. Students belong to the rural area have been given special weightage in the selection criteria.
• The list of the selected candidates from each state is expected by March end 2019

Updated on March 25, 2019

• Those who have just finished 9th standard (in the academic year 2018-19) and waiting to join 10th standard (or those who have started 10th Std just now) will be eligible for the programme. The selection will be based on the 8th Std marks. A few seats are left for the programme from various states.
• The interested students can register online from 25th March 2019 (1800 hrs) to 03rd April 2019 (1800 hrs). The selection is based on the academic performance and extracurricular activities.
• Students belonging to the rural area have been given special weightage in the selection criteria.
• The list of the provisionally selected candidates from each state will be announced on 06th April 2019.
• The provisionally selected candidates will be requested to send the supporting documents through E-mail to ISRO. This Email ID will be intimated to selected candidates. After verifying the relevant certificates the final list will be published on 13th April 2019. The progamme is planned at 4 centres of ISRO during the second half of May 2019.

https://www.isro.gov.in/update/26-mar-2019/young-scientist-programme-yuvika-online-registration

Registration: https://yuvika.isro.gov.in/yuvika/

https://yuvika.isro.gov.in/yuvika/register.jsp