Central University of Haryana (CUH), Mahendergarh has going to set up a Nodal Centre for the
Space science and Technology AwaReness Training (START) program which has been approved by
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ISRO accepted CUH proposal in this regard. The
Vice-Chancellor of CUH, Prof. Tankeshwar Kumar told that ISRO has launched a new
introductory-level online training programme called START, aimed at post-graduate and final-year
undergraduate students of physical sciences and technology. Prof. Tankeshwar Kumar said the
programme will cover various domains of space science, including Astronomy & Astrophysics,
Heliophysics & Sun-Earth interaction, Instrumentation, and Aeronomy. It will be delivered by the
scientists from Indian academia and ISRO centres.
The START programme is part of ISRO's efforts to enable Indian students to become professionals
in space science and technology, as the organization's space science exploration program continues
to expand into new domains. The programme is intended to provide students with an introductory-
level training in space science and technology, giving them an overview of different facets of the
field, research opportunities, and career options. The training will also emphasize the cross-
disciplinary nature of space science, giving students insights into how their individual aptitudes
can be applied to the field. The programme is expected to help build a human capacity that will
lead space science and research in the future. The lectures will also cover topics on the Indian
space science exploration programme and research opportunities in space science and
technologies.
Co-ordinator of the program, Dr. Jaswant Yadav thanked the Vice-Chancellor and the head of the
Department of Physics, Prof. Sunita Srivastava, for the great initiave and informed that the
university will start the training immediately by inviting the meritorious students from various
disciplines to participate in the training program. The student community will be benefited from
this training programme, as they will receive an overview of the different facets of space science
and technology, exposure to the research ongoing in different Indian institutes, insight into how
their individual aptitude would suit some of the facets of space science and technology, appreciate
the cross-disciplinary nature of the subject, and accordingly choose their career path.

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