The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) provides financial support under RESPOND Programme for conducting research and development activities related to Space Science, Space Technology and Space Applications for Academic Institutions in India. The main objectives of the RESPOND Programme is to establish strong links with Academic Institutions to carryout quality research and developmental projects of relevance and derive useful outputs to support ISRO Programmes. RESPOND Programme aims to enhance Academic base, generate human resources and infrastructure at the Academic Institutions to support the Space Programme. Under the broad umbrella of RESPOND, ISRO runs Space Technology Cells (STC) at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IISc Bangalore and University of Pune which coordinate research proposals within their respective institutions. Many other leading technical Institutions are also participating in the RESPOND programme of ISRO.

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