The Department of Earth & Space Sciences of IIST is organizing its annual Astronomy & Astrophysics School from December 7 - 16, 2015. The school is meant to acquaint students with the basics of astrophysics. The lectures will be at a fundamental level with introductions to more advanced topics.There will also be hands-on astronomical data analysis sessions.
Students belonging to any of the following categories are eligible to apply for the school
We typically receive a large volume of applications from prospective participants. As the number of seats are limited, we are not in a position to consider applications from students who do not belong to any one of the above category. Please resist writing to us for exemptions.
Interested candidates should download the application from the registration link and email us a scanned copy of the completed form on or before September 27, 2015 . The selected participants for the school will be intimated through email by October 05, 2015 . The list of selected participants will also be published on this page.
All selected participants will be provided round trip train fare (sleeper class) for the shortest route. Local hospitality including food and accommodation will be taken care of by IIST. The selected participants will have to pay a registration fee of Rs. 600 when reporting for the school.
In case of questions, please contact us at : iaas@iist.ac.in
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To apply for the school
Participants for the school will be selected after screening the applications. All applications received on or before September 27, 2015 will be given due consideration. The list of selected candidates will be published on this webpage on or before October 05, 2015.
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