SKA-India Summer Training Program 2025

About the School

The SKA-India Training Program School 2025 is a premier event designed to develop foundational skills in radio astronomy for advanced undergraduate, and postgraduate students. This two-week-long school, scheduled from 7th to 18th July 2025, will feature lectures, hands-on sessions, and exposure to cutting-edge tools and techniques relevant to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project (SKAO, SKA India).

Participants will gain insights into radio instrumentation, observational techniques, data analysis techniques, AI/ML applications in astronomy, and more related to the Square Kilometer Array: The future of radio astronomy.

Topics to be covered

• Square Kilometer Array: The next-gen instrument for radio astronomy
• Electronics and devices for radio telescopes
• High-throughput real-time Signal processing
• High-performance computing and Big-data
• AL/ML Applications in Radio Astronomy
• Fundamental Concepts: Radiation Mechanisms and Radio Telescopes
• Fundamental Science cases: Pulsars, Cosmology, Galactic and Extragalactic Studies
• Observational and Data Analysis Techniques
• Hands-on: Building a radio telescope

Who can apply

Third year students pursuing BTech/B.E in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or equivalent discipline. First year students pursuing M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or equivalent discipline. First year students pursuing Master of Science in Physics, Electronics, or any equivalent discipline.

Registration

Interested students can register for the school starting 15th March 2025. The registration link and detailed instructions will be shared soon.

For any queries, please contact ska-training-2025@iiti.ac.in.

Organizing Committee

Partner Institutes

The SKA-India Training Program School 2025 is being organized in collaboration with several esteemed partner institutes.

Logistics

The training school will be conducted between 7th to 18th July, 2025 at Indian Institute of Technology Indore.

Accommodation will be provided (free of cost) in the campus from 6th to 19th. We will not be able to accommodate before 6th and after 19th. Accommodation for Boys and Girls will be seperate.

Basic food will be provided (free of cost) for all the school days, i.e., from 7th to 18th July. People who are coming early (e.g., on 6th) or leaving late (e.g., on 19th) can avail food in our canteen on payment basis (~Rs. 60 per plate for lunch/dinner, Rs. 40 for breakfast).

Candidates will have to book their travel tickets by themselves. We will not cover your travel tickets.

How to Reach Indore:
Indore is a major city in central India, well-connected to the rest of the country by air, rail, and road. The city’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport (IDR) offers direct flights to major Indian metros including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. Indore Junction is a key railway hub with regular trains from cities across India, and the city is also served by a network of national highways and intercity buses.
Reaching IIT Indore (Simrol Campus):
IIT Indore is located about 25 km from Indore Railway Station and 35 km from the airport, in Simrol on Khandwa Road. The campus can be reached by taxi, cab aggregators, or auto-rickshaw. From the railway station or main bus terminals (Sarwate, Gangwal, Navlakha), a taxi or auto ride to campus typically takes 45–60 minutes and costs ₹350–₹400. From the airport, the journey takes about 1 hour and costs ₹500–₹600. For the shortest route, ask your driver to go via Tejaji Nagar. Local city buses and shared cabs are also available for budget travel within Indore.

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