Workshop Of 'Short Term Course Of Research Guides'
Many young software engineers were applying for posts in ISRO after the success of Chandrayaan-1, a top official in the Department Of Science and Tecnology (DoST), said today. These engineers have stated during interviews that they lacked professional satisfaction in IT companies and their jobs and wanted to work in space related programmes, by which they could at least be proud and part of a great mission, Dr G J Samathanam, Advisor, DoST, said today.Speaking at a workshop of 'short term course of Research Guides,' at UGC-Academic Staff College here, Samathanam said the success of Chandrayaan-1 has put India in the elite lunar club comprising of Russia, US, Japan, China and European Space Agency. Stating that by 2025 India would land on the moon, he said considering the potential in science and technology, Rs 1.25 lakh crore have been allocated in the 11th five year plan.
However, the concern today was that how this huge allocation would become functional and mission oriented investment, he said, adding multidisciplinary approach or hybridisation of thoughts should be the need of the hour in India. Samathanam said that as against the 25 per cent going for higher education in developed countries, only 10 per cent of the eligible students were continuing their studies in India.
