ISRO Announces Free Space Science Course With Certificate for School Students
ISRO Announces Free Space Science Course With Certificate for School Students
S. Jakkir Hussain,
LAST UPDATED: June 12, 2022, IST
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Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO is inviting applications from school students over 10 years for a free online course on space tech and applications. Read on the article to learn more about the course.
Content
- Course Objective
- About the Course – Overview of Space Science and Technology
- Dates
- Who Can Apply for ISRO Free Online Course?
- How to Apply for the ISRO Course
- Course Content
- Experiments
- Award of Certificate
- Other Important Points to Note
Course Objective
To improve awareness among school students on Space Science and technology.
About the Course – Overview of Space Science and Technology
This IIRS-ISRO certificate course is developed by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS). It is open to global students to help them gain knowledge about different aspects of space science and technology.
It will involve 10 hours of online technical sessions by leading space scientists of India. Students will have the flexibility to watch the videos at their convenience multiple times. After completing the video session, you would need to participate in the Quiz assessment available in the E-CLASS LMS.
IIRS-ISRO online courses for school students will help them understand the importance of space missions in developmental activities such as better planning and decision making in the areas of earth observations, satellite communications, navigations, weather forecasting, telemedicine, environmental and climate studies, agriculture, food, and water security, disaster management, etc.
Dates
Course Duration – June 06 – July 05, 2022.
The course will open on 6th June and close by July 5, 2022.
Who Can Apply for ISRO Free Online Course?
The Overview of Space Science and Technology course is open to all the students of age ten years and above from India and abroad.
How to Apply for the ISRO Course
- Click here to register.
- Activate your account to receive your login credentials for E-CLASS Learning Management
System (LMS) through email
- Detailed Course Brochure
- Daily technical sessions will be available on IIRS E-CLASS LMS
Course Content
Sl. No. | Topic |
1 | Space Technology & Indian Space Programme |
2 | Spacecraft Systems |
3 | Satellite Communication & Navigation technology |
4 | Astronomy and Space Science |
5 | Satellite Meteorology and its applications |
6 | Planetary Geoscience |
7 | Satellite-based Earth observations & Remote Sensing Technology |
8 | Remote Sensing Applications in Governance |
9 | Close Range Photogrammetry for Urban Heritage Studies |
10 | Online learning resources and career opportunities in Geospatial technologies |
Experiments
Sl. No. | Experiment Name |
1 | Reading Satellite Imageries for Information Extraction |
2 | Geodata access from online data repositories and problem-solving using GIS |
Award of Certificate
The Course Participation Certificate will be awarded from IIRS ISRO based on their attendance in technical sessions and score in the online quiz assessment. A minimum 60% score in the Quiz and 70% attendance in video sessions are required to get the course participation certificate.
Other Important Points to Note
- 10 hours of online video sessions are available
- Attendance will be recorded based on the video watch logs.
- You can download the PDF version of the study material for your future references from E-CLASS LMS.
- All the technical sessions and learning resources will be available till July 05, 2022, under your account in the E-CLASS LMS.
- A discussion forum is also available in E-CLASS LMS for collaborative learning and doubt clearance.
- You need to submit course feedback before proceeding to generate your course certificate through E-CLASS LMS.
- You can also recover your login credential anytime during the course from https://eclass-intl-lms.iirs.gov.in/login/index.php.
Course Link
Available Courses
Organized By

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Online Registration
- Opening Date - May 17, 2022
- Closing Date - 30 June, 2022
- Course Brochure
- Course Guideline English
- Course Guideline Hindi
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