NE-SPARKS

• 20 Sep 2025

Source: PIB

The Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region interacted with school students from the North Eastern Region (NER) who participated in the NE-SPARKS program.

NE-SPARKS

• About: The 'North East Students' Programme for Awareness, Reach, and Knowledge on Space' (NE-SPARKS) is a flagship initiative to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from NER.
• Collaborative Effort: It is supported by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) in collaboration with the 8 North Eastern States, North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC)-ISRO.
• Funding: The program is funded by the MDoNER and the state Govt. in 60:40 ratio respectively. NESAC is the nodal agency.
• Scale & Reach: The program aims to facilitate exposure visits for 800 meritorious science students (100 from each NE state) to premier ISRO centres, like those in Bengaluru.

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