ISRO Young Scientist Programme 2020: The second session of the Indian Space Research Organisation Young Scientist Programme 2020 will going to be held in the month of May.
The registration process for the programme will start on February 3 and will conclude on February 24, 2020. In the selection process, students from the rural area have been given special weightage. The list of the selected candidates from each state is likely to be released by March-end 2019.
The session will of two weeks duration conducted during summer holiday between May 11 and 22, 2020. The programme had been launched last year for school children called Young Scientist Programme (Yuva Vigyani Karyakram).
The aim of the programme is to impart basic knowledge of space technology, science and space applications to the younger ones.
The official notification reads, “The list of the provisionally selected candidates from each state will be announced on March 2, 2020. The provisionally selected candidates will be requested to upload the attested copies of the relevant certificates on or before March 23, 2020. After verifying the relevant certificates the final selection list will be published on March 30, 2020.”
Students of class 9 onwards, provided residential training of around two weeks during their summer holidays. Those who have passed class 8 and currently studying in class 9 will be eligible can apply for the programme.
The selection process will be done on the basis of academic performance. From each state/ Union Territory, there will be three students participating in this programme every year covering CBSE, ICSE and state-board syllabus.