ISRO set to unveil latest sponsored research opportunities for academia

PTI, Mar 14, 2022, 4:59 PM IST

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will unveil its latest sponsored research opportunities to academia on Tuesday.

‘RESPOND BASKET 2022’, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency’s focused research topics for sponsored research, will be launched by ISRO Chairman and Secretary in the Department of Space S Somanath.

“Every year, we publish ISRO-focused topics for research in the Respond Basket. Then, several universities and colleges apply to ISRO for joint collaboration. We will enter into MoUs with finalised academia,” an ISRO official told PTI.

RESPOND’s objective is to encourage academia to participate and contribute to various space-related research activities. Under RESPOND, projects are taken up by universities/academic institutions in the areas of relevance to the space programme.