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
Important Dates
- Start of Registration: 15th March 2025
- Last Date of Registration: 21st April 2025 (Extended from 15th April to 21st April)
- Announcement of the selected participants list: 7th May 2025
- School Dates: 7th July to 18th July 2025
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.
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Selected Participants
- Mrutyunjaya Muduli
- Aatif Hasan
- SHIVANGI JAIN
- Kartik Mandar
- Paaritosh Jain
- Ananthula Abhivardhan
- Gautam Singh
- Perumalla Satvik
- Arshita Ishaan
- Joydeep Das
- Ganesh Jaiswal
- KEERTHY RAJ
- Ruban K
- RITIK SINHA
- Siddhant Mutha
- RIYA RATHORE
- Madona Elizabeth Joseph
- Rishav Raj
- Tharun kumar M S
- Kumaran Aadhirai Azhagan S
- Jomon J Nalpat
- Aditya Kumar Sharma
- Rajamahanthi Tejaswini
- Bibin Abraham
- Himakshi Kaushik
- Abhishek Sharad Potdar
- M G BOJARAJAN
- Saloni
- Shubham Bhausaheb Khose
- Deeptanshu Giri
- Arun j
- Niladri Biswas
- Sudeepta Jana
- Gurtaj Singh
- Jadhav Abhishek Gopalkrushna
- Najah A Saleem
- Apoorv Tiwari
- Manya Arora
- Karavadara Nishit Bhagatbhai
- Sandra P
- Ankita Saha
- Mridula Pillai
- Athul C Nagesh
- Ghodke Priyanka Uddhav
- Siddhesh Adeshkumar Khobragade
- Tamanna Rodrigues
- Franklyne Wekesa Wakoli
- Shubham Pathak
- Prathmesh Prakash More
- Simran Kaushik
Waitlisted Participants
- HARSH KAPOOR
- SUNIL KUMAR SAINI
- Peeyush
- Bhaswar Kundu
- Samiran Bhowmik
- Arnav Vijay Kolhe
- DEBJIT PAL
- Sayan Maity
- Sneha C A
- Palak Patel
All the selected candidates will receive a mail for confirmation of your participation. The selected candidates must confirm their participation by
14th of May. Failing to do so, the candidate will no longer be considered for the school and the seat will be offered to the next wait-listed candidate.
Organizing Committee
Abhirup Datta (IITI)
Narendra Nath Patra (IITI)
Pankaj Jain (IITK)
Rohit Sharma (IITK)
Prasanta Kumar Das (BITS-Pilani-Goa)
Surajit Paul (MAHE)
Sumana Nandi (MAHE)
Neeraj Gupta (IUCAA)
Jagadheep D. Pandian (IIST)
Partner Institutes
The SKA-India Training Program School 2025 is being organized in collaboration with several esteemed partner institutes.
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)
Indian Institute of Technology Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (IIST)
Inter University Centre for Anstronomy and Astrophysics, Pune (IUCAA)
Birla Institute of Technology Pillani, Goa Campus (BITS Goa)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal (MAHE)
Logistics
Information on travel, accommodation, and venue details will be provided here to assist participants in planning their visit. Stay tuned for updates on recommended accommodations and transportation options.
FAQs
I am a first year PhD student. Can I apply? No. This school is meant for younger students who are early in their carrier.
Can I get support for the school? Yes. Support for lodging and food to the participants will be provided.
Is there any registration fee? No. There is no registrarion fee.
How many students will be selected? The total number of participants is expected to be around 50.
What are the selection criteria? Candidates will be selected based on their academic records, supported by a recommendation letter.