Highlights
| Annual Sponsered reseArch Review (ASAR) 2022
| Annual Sponsered reseArch Review (ASAR) 2021
| Glimpses of Inaugural Session of Online SAC Annual STC & RESPOND Review 2020
| Annual Review of RESPOND Projects 2019
| Annual Review of STC Projects 2019
| RESPOND-Interest Exploration Meeting at Maharashtra state July 2019
| RESPOND-Interest Exploration Meeting at Jharkhand and Odisha States March 2017
Sponsored Research (RESPOND) and Academic Interface (AI) at SAC
ISRO started the Sponsored Research (RESPOND) programme in the 1970s, with the objective of encouraging academia to participate and contribute in various Space related research activities. Under Sponsored Research, projects are taken up by Universities/Academic Institutions in the areas of relevance to Space Programme. ISRO has evolved the Sponsored Research programme through which necessary financial and technical support is provided to academia in India for conducting research and development activities related to Space Science, Space Technology and Space Applications. This is the flagship programme of ISRO to promote the extra-mural research in emerging areas of Space at Academia. To enable the faculty of Universities/ Institutes to prepare suitable proposals of relevance to space programme, a detailed list of R&D areas/sub areas /topics have been evolved as per major programmes of ISRO, by the various centres of ISRO and published annually. Sponsored Research programme is mutually beneficial to ISRO and Academia, wherein the rich talent of Academia/ faculty is being harnessed to support the Nation's Space programme.
Apart from this, ISRO has also set up Space Technology Cells (STC) at premier institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) - Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee, Guwahati and Delhi, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Joint Research Programme with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU, Pune) to carry out thematic research activities in the areas of Space technology and applications, in support of the space efforts.
Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) is a regional level new initiative to pursue advanced research in the areas of relevance to the future technological and programmatic needs of the Indian Space Programme and act as a facilitator for the promotion of space technology activities in the region.
To attract and nurture the young academia with innovative ideas / research aptitude for carrying out research and developing the Academia - Industry ecosystem for Space Technology, ISRO has set-up a Space Technology Incubation Centre in 6 regions of our Country viz. Central, East, North, North-East, South and West.
In addition, conferences, workshops and publications, which are of relevance to Space programme, are also being supported. Sponsored Research is also participating in the National Missions like IMPRINT (IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology) programme and Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY).
For details please visit https://www.isro.gov.in/AcademiaGetEngaged.html
Apart from this, ISRO has also set up Space Technology Cells (STC) at premier institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) - Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee, Guwahati and Delhi, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Joint Research Programme with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU, Pune) to carry out thematic research activities in the areas of Space technology and applications, in support of the space efforts.
Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) is a regional level new initiative to pursue advanced research in the areas of relevance to the future technological and programmatic needs of the Indian Space Programme and act as a facilitator for the promotion of space technology activities in the region.
To attract and nurture the young academia with innovative ideas / research aptitude for carrying out research and developing the Academia - Industry ecosystem for Space Technology, ISRO has set-up a Space Technology Incubation Centre in 6 regions of our Country viz. Central, East, North, North-East, South and West.
In addition, conferences, workshops and publications, which are of relevance to Space programme, are also being supported. Sponsored Research is also participating in the National Missions like IMPRINT (IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology) programme and Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY).
Recognising the need for a broader academic interface with institutions across the country, a series of capacity building initiatives have been taken up to further strengthen the involvement of academia for ISRO programmes. These initiatives includes Space Technology Cells [STC] , Regional Academic Centres for Space [RAC-S] and Space Technology Incubation Centres [S-TICs].
For details please visit https://www.isro.gov.in/AcademiaGetEngaged.html