Enroll In IIRS-ISRO Outreach/START Certification Program 2023 (Absolutely Free)

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Students of B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Tech can now participate in free online training courses provided under the prestigious IIRS Outreach and Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START) program. You will not only gain knowledge in Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, and Environmental and Disaster Management but will also be awarded a certificate of participation once you successfully complete the training course. The certificate awarded to you can enhance your resume and increase your chances of securing a desired position in any recruitment. 

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, Govt. of India is a premier Training and Educational Institute set up for developing trained professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, and GNSS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management.

About IIRS Outreach Program

The IIRS Outreach Program course is designed for students from various central/state universities, academicians, scientists, researchers, and professionals who are involved in the processing of different geospatial data for archaeological applications.

Prerequisites: 

• Understanding of Basic concepts of Remote Sensing and GIS 
• The candidate who wants to participate in the course must be a graduate.

IIRS-ISRO Outreach Certification Program: Study Material 

Course study materials like lecture slides, video recorded lectures, open source software & handouts of demonstrations, etc. will be made available through IIRS File Transfer Protocol (ftp) link. Video lectures will also be uploaded on YouTube Channel. 

IIRS-ISRO Outreach Certification Program: Fees

No course fees will be charged to the participants. It is totally free. The program is sponsored and supported technically by the Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Government of India.

IIRS-ISRO Outreach Certification Program: Important Links 

Go through the process of registration for the course carefully:

• Course updates and other details will be available on the URL- http://www.iirs.gov.in/Edusat-News/
• To participate in this program the interested organizations/ universities/ departments/ Institutes have to identify a coordinator at their end. The identified coordinator will register online his/her Institute as a nodal center on IIRS website here- https://elearning.iirs.gov.in/edusatregistration/coordinator 
• All the participants have to register online through the registration page by selecting his/her organization as the nodal center using this website here- https://elearning.iirs.gov.in/edusatregistration/student 
• Course updates and other details will be available on URL – https://www.iirs.gov.in/EDUSAT-News

Please note: Certificates will be awarded for working Professionals and students based on 70% attendance throughout the online training course. Therefore, it is recommended that participants have good internet connectivity to complete the course with the required attendance to get the certificate. 

About IIRS, ISRO START Program

The Science Programme Office, ISRO HQ in association with the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Dehradun conducts the Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START) program. START is an introductory-level online training in space science and technology for post-graduate and final-year undergraduate students of science and technology. 

ISRO START Program: Important Guidelines And Links

The participants registered as “Individual registrations” need to follow the below training guidelines:

• The participants with individual registration will be automatically approved. All the registered participants will get their login credentials for ISRO Learning Management System (LMS)- https://isrolms.iirs.gov.in. 
• The training program will be conducted in online mode in live sessions from 02:30 pm-04:00 pm Indian Standard Time via IIRS YouTube Channel.
• The day-to-day schedule will be published in ISRO LMS. 
• After login to the ISRO LMS, the participant will be able to see the following major components: a. Training Guidelines & Announcements; b. Recorded Video Sessions; c. Attendance; d. Quiz; e. Training Feedback; f. Training Certificate. 
• The participants have to participate in a daily quiz published in the ISRO LMS. 
• The training activity of the participants in ISRO LMS will be recorded by the system as “Training Dedication”. 
• The training dedication will be recorded for each participant based on time dedicated to the training activities (video logs, participation in daily quizzes, participation in discussion forum, and training feedback submission). 
• All the participants with a training dedication of a minimum of 10 hours will be awarded a “Training Participation” certificate. 
• The training participation certificate will be available for download in ISRO LMS.

It is highly recommended that students and professionals grab the opportunity to participate in these prestigious outreach programs and training to enhance their resume with the course and training participation certificate once completed successfully.

Best of Luck!

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