ISRO and IIRS invite students to participate in two free online courses with certificate; in October-November

The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is a branch of the ISRO. It is inviting applications for two new free online courses in- Geo computation, and Geoweb services; and Remote Sensing and GIS Applications.

Further, according to ISRO, participants can register for one of the programs of their choice or can enrol for all the available courses. Upon completion of the course, participants with at least 70% attendance and 40% marks in the online examination, will receive a certificate from the institution. Students will even get access to study materials such as lectures slides, demonstrations, and others through e-class platforms of IIRS.

Course 1: Basics of Geocomputation and Geoweb Services

The first course — Basics of Geocomputation and Geoweb Services is an introductory course on Geocomputation. This is a 2-week long course that runs from 19th October to 29th October 2020. Further, the curriculum includes:

- Geocomputation technology and applications
- Introduction to online GIS,
- Geo-web services and repositories
- ISRO Geoweb services
- Programming concepts for geo computation
- Introduction to Python and R

Course 2: Remote Sensing and GIS Applications

This course will teach concepts including applications of remote sensing, GIS applications for crop resource assessment and remote sensing applications for geological studies. This course begins on 2nd November and ends on 20th November 2020. Further, the curriculum includes:

- Introduction to the applications of remote sensing
- Other geospatial technologies in natural resources management
- Development and governance
- Remote sensing
- GIS applications for crop resource assessment and monitoring
- Remote sensing applications for geological studies
- Space-enabled products and services for disaster management

You can register for the courses from ISRO here.

How to enrol in the course?

Click on the above link and provide your details like email ID and mobile number. Then, you will receive one registration number on successful submission of your application. Activate your account by clicking on the link in your email. Once the account is activated and email is verified, your application will be available for the selection process to the Institute/Course coordinator/Director.

The course coordinator/Director will, then, review your application and verify the submitted documents. Only on verification, they will further approve or reject your application.

How to claim the certificate?

All the participants who are meeting the minimum attendance criteria will be allowed for online examination. The examination will be conducted through https://elearning.iirs.gov.in and IIRS will intimate the date and time of examination within 2 weeks of course completion.

Also, the question will usually be MCQs and True/False statement questions from the question bank in IIRS E-CALSS platform. Further, ISRO and IIRS will announce the minimum passing mark for each course separately. All the successful participants in the examination will be eligible for the course certificate. Also, the certificate will have lifetime validity.

Eligibility Criteria

All UG and PG students are eligible to take this course. Further, the application is subject to approval from IIRS and ISRO.