January 23, 2026
ISRO opens up opportunity for Indian academic institutes to register for the fourth edition of Space science and Technology AwaReness Training (START) 2026 programme with the theme ‘Observation from Space’ to be held during March-April 2026.
START is an annual event organised by ISRO offering online lectures by pan-India experts in the domain of space science and technology, spanning a duration of around three weeks. The deliberations comprise introductory level lectures on various aspects of space science and technology, tailored for post-graduate and preferably the final year under graduate students of physical sciences and technology.
Expression of interest is sought from the academic institutes in India to host this online programme as nodal centres. Academic institutes in India may register their Expression of Interest in the prescribed format by February 13, 2026 through https://jigyasa.iirs.gov.in/START
Registration for student participants from nodal centres is open during 18-28 February 2026 and registration for individual category with a minimum age of 20 years is open till 28th February 2026.
Link for participant registration: https://elearning.iirs.gov.in/edusatregistration/