ISRO Launched Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System Free Certification Course with Limited Seats, No Fee Deadline Date 3 November in 2023

ISRO has launched a Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Free Certification Course with limited seats and no fee for the year 2023. The course is designed to provide essential knowledge in Remote Sensing, Geographical Information System (GIS), and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. The course is open to students of final year undergraduate courses or postgraduate courses (any year), technical/scientific staff of central/state government/faculty/researchers at universities/institutions, and other professionals in the technical and scientific fields. 

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About the ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of also acts as the executive of DoS. It is primarily responsible for performing tasks related to space-based operations, space exploration, international space cooperation, and the development of related technologies.

IT is one of the six government space agencies in the world that possesses full launch capabilities, can deploy cryogenic engines, can launch extraterrestrial missions, and operate a large fleet of artificial satellites. It is one of the four government space agencies to have soft landing (uncrewed) capabilities.

IT was previously known as the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), set up under Jawaharlal Nehru on the suggestions of Vikram Sarabhai in 1962 recognizing the need for space research. INCOSPAR grew and became in 1969, within the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). In 1972, the government of India set up a Space Commission and the DoS, bringing under it.

The establishment of these institutionalized space research activities in India. It has since been managed by DoS, which also governs various other institutions in India in the domain of astronomy and space technology.

About the IIRS

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), a unit under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Government 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.

Formerly known as the Indian Photo-interpretation Institute (IPI), founded in 1966, the Institute boasts to be the first of its kind in entire South-East Asia. While nurturing its primary endeavour to build capacity among the user community by training mid-career professionals, the Institute has enhanced its
capability and evolved many training and education programs that are tuned to meet the requirements of various target user groups in society, ranging from fresh graduates to policymakers including academia.

The training and education programs at IIRS include short-duration customized courses, a PG Diploma, and Master’s Degrees (M.Tech and M.Sc.) in various disciplines. IIRS also conducts distance-learning programs under IIRS Outreach Activity.

Eligibility Criteria of Remote Sensing

Undergraduate and Postgraduate (any year)
Technical/ Scientific Staff of Central/ State Government/Faculty/researchers at university/institutions.

Course Modules

RS and GIS Applications (06/11/2023 to 17/11/2023): Agriculture and Soil, Forestry and Ecology, Geoscience and Geo-hazards, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Urban and Regional Studies and
Water Resources.
Registration Start Date: 16 October 2023
Registration End Date: 03 November 2023

Geographical Information System Course Study Material

Course study materials like lecture pdf, video recorded lectures, open source software & handouts of
demonstrations, etc. will be made available through E-CLASS & ISRO LMS. The link is given below
Click Here Link to register through Nodal centers
Click Here Link to register as “Individual participants

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Course Participation

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 get their login credentials for the ISRO Learning Management System (LMS)- Click Here

The training program will be conducted in online mode in live sessions during 1600 -1730 hrs Indian Standard Time (IST) through IIRS YouTube Channel– Click Here The day-today schedule will be published in ISRO LMS.

After login to the LMS, the participant will able be to see the following major components:

Course Guidelines & Announcements;
Recorded Video Sessions;
Attendance;
Course Feedback;
Course Certificate.

The Course activity of the participants in ISRO LMS will be recorded by the system as “Course Dedication”

The Course dedication will be recorded for each participant based on time dedicated to the training activities (video logs, participation in discussion forum and Course feedback submission).

A certificate for ‘Course Participation’ will be given to everyone who devotes at least 70% of the total session’s hours to the course.

The Course participation certificate will be available for download in ISRO LMS.

Course Registration & Award of Certificate

The participants registered through Nodal centers need to follow the below guidelines.

The participant’s registration must be approved by the coordinator of nodal centers. The participants can register and see their application status through the URL- Click Here. In case, the application is pending approval then participants are advised to contact the coordinator of the respective nodal center.

All the approved participants will receive an email with login credentials for the ISRO E-CLASS platform Click Here

The training program will be conducted in online mode in live sessions during 1600 -1730 hrs Indian Standard Time (IST). The day-to-day schedule will be published in the E-CLASS platform.

Participant has to join the daily classes as per the lecture schedule published by ISRO.

The participant will join the live sessions in a group through their nodal center and will have to strictly maintain the training lecture schedules and guidelines.

The daily session attendance will be submitted by the coordinator through E-CLASS CMS.

In case, the participants are not able to join the live session through the nodal center, then they can also join it, with the permission of the co-ordinator, through the E-CALSS platform using their login credentials. In this case, the attendance will be automatically recorded by the system based on the active presence in the live session.

All the sessions will also be available “offline” under the participant’s login in the E-CLASS platform after 24 hours of live session.

The participants can post the questions related to the session topic either through their coordinator or directly through the E-CLASS chat box. A few relevant questions will be selected by the moderator for discussion at the end of the session

The participants with 70% attendance will be eligible for online examination.

The schedule for the online examination will be announced by IIRS and all the eligible participants have to appear in the online examination under the invigilation/ supervision of the coordinator of the respective nodal center.

All the participants need to submit their training feedback at the end of the program.

The participants scoring a minimum 40% score in the online examination will be awarded “Course Completion” from IIRS, Dehradun.

The certificate will be distributed through the coordinator of the respective nodal center.

Course Funding & Technical Support

The program is sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space, Government of India.

Number of seats

Comprehensive Course: 10,000 seats
Modules: 5,000 seats
The Nodal Center Coordinators will be provided with 25 seats in every course to register students of their institute

Programme Reception

Programme can received live through the E-CLASS platform of IIRS-ISRO or using the IIRS YouTube channel using internet connectivity. No specific hardware /software required. The content of the sessions will be available offline after 24 hours in the E-class portal.

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How To Apply?

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